LA ISLA BONITA - Laura Barrett
(via Cover Lay Down, original by Madonna)
For my niece, Isla, who is as bonita as life gets.
BLOOD LOSS - Horrible Crowes
(via More Cowbelle)
For all the elderly who have captivated me with their stories this year.
LOW DOWN MONKEY BLUES - Tom Waits and the Replacements
(via Big Rock Candy Mountain)
For my husband, who loves winning combinations.
RUIN - Cat Power
(via 3Hive)
For the Tuscaloosa City Council who isn't thinking longterm about the Eastern Bypass.
YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES - William Fitzsimmons
(via Cover Lay Down)
For all the wildflowers we've picked and all the fields we've laid across this year.
WHERE IS MY MIND - Trampled By Turtles
(via Cover Lay Down, original by The Pixies)
For Filip, who was with me when I first asked this question.
SHE IS STILL MY WEAKNESS - My Darling Weakness
(via Lonesome Music)
For lovers of parlor songs and zombies.
MOTHER NATURE'S SONG - Bill Evans
(via Cover Lay Down, original by The Beatles)
For the munchkins, who should know the words.
MY INTERNAL DIN - I Was Totally Destroying It
(via Those Who Dig)
For Mary, because pots, pans, and milk let-downs bring you to mind. That, and these girls would get on your nerves.
RIDING IN MY CAR - Bruce Springsteen
(via Cover Lay Down, original by Woody Guthrie)
For the Coryell family spaceship that gets us from here to the lark.
VERONICA BLUES - Horse Feathers
(via This Mornin' I Am Born Again)
For Suebee and Pops who like similar things.
MY OLD FRIEND, THE BLUES - The Proclaimers
(via Cover Lay Down, original by Steve Earle)
For the red carpet which finds me there, blue.
THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN - The Gibson Brothers
(via Cover Lay Down, original by Steve Earle)
For Holt, where we found ourselves frequently.
CAN'T CHANGE ME - Lydia Loveless
(via More Cowbelle)
For Bunica, because's she right on the metaphysics but wrong on the microcosm.
DO RE MI - Uncle Tupelo
(via Cover Lay Down, original by Woody Guthrie)
For Micah, who can't stop singing.
YOU ARE MY SISTER - The UnThanks
(via Lonesome Music)
For Carla, because blood is blood.
MOUNTAIN TUNE - Trails and Ways
(via Those Who Dig)
For Matt and Sarah I just can't quite put my finger on it.
SURE N'UFF N' YES I DO - Ralph Stanley
(via Those Who Dig)
For those who live on Crescent Ridge Road.
LITTLE BLACK STAR - Hooray for the Riff-Raff
(via More Cowbelle)
For Milla, who's "just like her daddy".
