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singer/songwriters who don't make me gag.
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singer/songwriters who don't make me gag.
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Moving along from guitar propulsion to gentle, spare sounds. The less beats per minute, the more they count. This is how I like my ballads. A slow build to a soar. A voice that's so unaffected it can't help but affect you. And steel guitar. Let it carry you through the weekend.
Forget about songwriting prowess, ragged charm, and the grace to almost never make a public fool of oneself over a 40 year career. It's rare for any man to achieve "women want to be with him and men want to be him" status. All the more impressive when his name seems to destine him for a career in Accounting.
Sometimes you have a day when you realize your life has drifted way too far from the exquisite poetry of a Leonard Cohen song. These are the times when such a song is necessary.
Moving along from guitar propulsion to gentle, spare sounds. The less beats per minute, the more they count. This is how I like my ballads. A slow build to a soar. A voice that's so unaffected it can't help but affect you. And steel guitar. Let it carry you through the weekend.
