Dec 30, 2011

Wrong songs, left turns (Odes to being good, or good enough)

Rocks in my pocket and a devil on my back.
Rocks in my pockets and a devil on my back.
You won’t even come across the tracks.

-- "Good Til Now," Gillian Welch

I feel so good I'm going to break somebody's heart tonight
I feel so good I'm going to take someone apart tonight


-- "I Feel So Good," Richard Thompson

I've been a bad boy
I sung a wrong song
I took a left turn
I stayed too long


-- "Bad Boy," John Prine

No good, you say
Well, that’s good enough for me


-- "Bad As Me," Tom Waits

A Friday-night playlist (partial):

1. "Good Til Now," Gillian Welch
2. "Bad As Me," Tom Waits.
3. "You've Been a Good Ole Wagon," Bessie Smith.
4. "Bad Reputation," Woody Guthrie.
5. "Feelin' Good," Little Junior Parker.
6. "Feelin' Bad," Little Junior Parker.
7. "Good Man," Josh Ritter.
8. "Mr. Bad Example," Warren Zevon.
9. "Life is Good Blues," Laura Veirs.
10. "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School," Warren Zevon.
11. "I Feel So Good," Richard Thompson
12. "Bad Boy," John Prine.
13. "A Good Time," John Prine.

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