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~ October 2008 ~

ND INDEX

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Dan Fogelberg

Same Old Lang Syne
Dec 31, 2008
Just for a moment I was back in school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
The snow turned into rain

"Trouble In My Way"

Traditional
Dec 30, 2008
Trouble in my way
I have to cry sometimes
Trouble in my way
I have to cry sometimes
I lay awake at night
But that's all right
Jesus will fix it
After a while

Bottle Rockets

Welfare Music
Dec 29, 2008
Buys cassette tapes in the bargain bin
Loves Carlene Carter and Loretta Lynn
Tries to have fun on a Saturday night
Sunday mornin don't shine too bright

It's welfare music
Watch the baby dance
To the welfare music
Will she ever stand a chance?

As rendered by the Fox Hunt:

Bruce Springsteen

The Rising
Dec 28, 2008
A dream of life comes to me
Like a catfish dancin' on the end of my line

Sam Cooke

A Change Is Gonna Come
Dec 27, 2008
It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die
Cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come

As rendered by Ben Sollee:

Calexico

Bisbee Blue
Dec 26, 2008
Some say this way's the only one that's true
Bring me back, Bisbee blue

John Lennon

Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
Dec 24, 2008
So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

Dia Joyce

Sleep A Million Years
Dec 23, 2008
Don’t frown at me when you could smile
Our eternity is just a while
Don’t you know that later on
We’re going to sleep a million years

As rendered by Vetiver:

Abigail Washburn

Song Of The Traveling Daughter
Dec 22, 2008
Men wai you ge shijie
(World sits outside the door)
Xinzhong you ge shengyin
(A voice in your heart is calling)
Sifang jiu den ni lai
(The ends of the world await)
Younu
(Traveling daughter)

Darden Smith & Boo Hewerdine

The First Chill Of Winter
Dec 21, 2008
I believe I believe
I just felt the first chill of winter
Was it me was it you
Who let the cold in here

Raphael Saadiq

Sure Hope You Mean It
Dec 20, 2008
There's been aces among spades
All your love I could never trade
There's something about you
That shakes away my pain

Mickey Newbury

The Future's Not What It Used To Be
Dec 19, 2008
I once had a lot
But the future is not
Not what it used to be

Well the years they went by
And I went steadily downhill
Till I had no place left to go
Made the missions by morning
Made the dives every night
Till I made a wreck of my body and soul

As rendered by Ronnie Milsap:

Washington Phillips

What Are They Doing In Heaven Today
Dec 18, 2008
What are they doing in heaven today
Where sin and sorrow are all done away
Peace it bounds like the river they say
What are they doing there now

Marah

Angels Of Destruction
Dec 17, 2008
Where does the time go
When you're talkin' to a savior that's a cross around your neck?
Through the eye of the needle
We're just tryin' to sail to heaven on an old shipwreck
Angels of destruction
Angels of destruction
Angels of destruction
The angel of redemption's got you beat

Josh Haden

Spiritual
Dec 16, 2008
All my troubles
All my pain
Will leave me
Once again

"Spiritual" first appeared in 1995 on the debut album by Josh Haden's band, Spain; it was covered in 1996 by Johnny Cash on his Unchained album. Most recently, a new version was included on the 2008 album Rambling Boy by Josh's father, the legendary bassist Charlie Haden. This performance was made in conjunction with the release of Rambling Boy:

Ben Sollee

A Few Honest Words
Dec 15, 2008
If you're gonna lead my country
If you're gonna say it's free
I'm gonna need a little honesty
Just a few honest words
It shouldn't be that hard
Just a few honest words is all I need

Willie & Waylon

written by Chips Moman & Buddy Emmons
Luckenbach, Texas
Dec 14, 2008
Let's go to Luckenbach Texas
With Willie and Waylon and the boys
This successful life we're livin's got us
Feudin' like the Bradfords and McCoys

Please allow timely poetic license on that last line. Oh, and by the way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ltVtEOdpz4

Spinanes

Heisman Stance
Dec 13, 2008
Still swimming towards your hands
When all is said and done
Locked in a Heisman stance
And I don't trust a thing
Why don't you prove me wrong

As demonstrated by this year's rightful Heisman winner, Colt McCoy:

Jason & the Scorchers

White Lies
Dec 12, 2008
Take these chains and set me free
Release me from this misery
Don't you waste my time with your alibis
'Cause your heart can't hide what I see in your eyes
You're telling white lies, you're telling white lies