My life is full of music to people to event and situation connections. I often associate a certain song or artist with a certain time in my life, and the miracle of good songwriting is that I can extract a CD I haven’t listened to in a few years and find a new relation to an old set of lyrics.
I had a meeting with someone today with whom I have common associates, most namely in the local music community. Our conversation motivated me to pull out a couple of CDs that had grown dusty and neglected.
First, I submersed myself in Mike Farley’s HalfAWorldAway. A beautiful collection of insightful and emotive tunes, “Comes With A Conscience” reminded me of someone in my life, someone who wasn’t when I first heard this record, but for whom this song is poignantly accurate. I hope he recognizes himself.
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you know, to this day…
i think “iowa” off that record is one of the greatest songs ever….
Despite, perhaps, his other flaws, Farley really is an amazing songwriter. I’d be very curious to see him license/sell some of those things to other people to perform. I see no reason why they wouldn’t be huge.