Mary Chapin Carpenter - Lockdown Songs Quittin' Time

I did say I was not going to post too much of these things however.....this is possibly my favourite ever MCC songs. She does it both slow and fast, certainly live I have heard her do it both ways. A great song of lost love and regret...a companion in some ways to the Waterboys The Thrill Is Gone, again I song I think is superb.



Here is how it used to sound, Shawn Colvin on backing vocals!

Get It On #2 - Songs for troubled times UPDATED!! Theme change

Very topical theme tonight on get It On. Probably something that has been on most peoples minds recently, troubled times indeed and I for one am worried at the apparent rush to relax the "rules" but that is not a debate for here.

So songs for troubled times....Bruce has ben writing consistently about "troubles" and making searing social commentary more than any other main stream artist, from My City of Ruins, How Can a poor man stand such times and live, we take care of our own, long walk home, hey blue eyes, 41 shots, devils and dust, rocky road....and that is just the start.

Watch the spike lee film on New Orleans and Katrina if you can, it is different but I see so many parallels where the poor, the elderly and infirm and the minority groups are being disproportionately affected by this crisis



However lets be positive and uplifting here is Bruce with a song of hope and redemption - rise up people we need it!



Bonus track make of it what you will



UPDATE

They changed the theme, it is now happy songs to make you sing along. Not to worry I stuck with the Boss:



Gie it laldy!!

Songs for the Lockdown #1 - Trouble Came Looking For Me, Ricky Ross

None of these tracks will be specifically about the current covid / lockdown situation. I am not making a particular political point. But people are hurting, livelihoods are ruined, physically and mental health affected and families bereaved in the most awful circumstances.

I would like to post some songs from my favourite artists which resonate with me at this time.

I will start with Ricky Ross and the title track from his outstanding album Trouble Come Looking. I will not make much comment on these, perhaps a lyric or two:



Keep a watch out for things you never can see......