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- “Angel From Montgomery” (1971) Prine’s most widely known song is an indelible portrait of “a middle-aged woman who feels older than she is.” The song’s stripped-down country-rock arrangement belied the intricacy of Prine’s lyrics, which home in on details like the flies buzzing around the kitchen sink and the rodeo poster that sends her into a reverie of youthful recollection, and its matter-of-fact description of marital stasis and midlife depression were groundbreakingly real.
- “Illegal Smile” (1971) The opening track to Prine’s self-titled 1971 debut, “Illegal Smile” became an anthem for weed-smokers — despite the songwriter claiming it wasn’t really about that.
- “Spanish Pipedream” (1971) There’s a lot of advice in Prine’s tale about a soldier and a topless dancer who run off together to live the good life. For starters: blow up your TV, throw away your paper, go to the country, build you a home.
- “Paradise” (1971) A sentimental recollection of home that’s also an unsparing description of predatory capitalist devastation, “Paradise” is Prine’s ode to the tiny mining town in Western Kentucky where his parents met.
Sep 22, 2023 · 29. “Caravan of Fools”/”Some Humans Ain’t Human” (The Tree of Forgiveness, 2018 / Fair & Square, 2005) His most direct, straightforward political songs. He expressed regret about taking ...
Apr 8, 2020 · John Prine’s 15 Essential Songs. He showed how much humor you could put in a song and still be taken seriously. The singer and songwriter died of complications of Covid-19 at 73. In January...
John Edward Prine (/ p r aɪ n /; October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music. Widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation, Prine was known for his signature blend of humorous lyrics about love, life, and current events, as well as serious songs about melancholy tales ...
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- "Sam Stone" From: John Prine(1971) "Sam Stone" is best known for its harrowing refrain: "There's a hole in Daddy's arm where all the money goes." But the entire song is a vivid portrait of a Vietnam War vet's downturn into drug addiction until his fatal overdose.
- "Hello in There" From: John Prine(1971) It's impossible to listen to "Hello in There" without getting a lump in your throat. At a time when young people were shunning their elders, Prine took an emotional turn in the other direction.
- "Angel From Montgomery" From: John Prine(1971) Loosely inspired by another song from his debut LP, "Hello in There," "Angel From Montgomery" again takes an outside perspective – this time of a middle-aged woman whose life long ago stalled out in an empty marriage and faded dreams.
- "Jesus the Missing Years" From: The Missing Years(1991) After a five-year absence, Prine returned with one of his best albums, co-produced by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers bassist Howie Epstein.
Sep 7, 2017 · Country. John Prine’s 10 Best Songs: Critic’s Picks. Here’s a list of the top 10 best John Prine songs. By Chuck Dauphin. 09/7/2017. There is a definite warmth to the music of John Prine.
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While he never notched a solo hit near the top of Billboard airplay or sales charts, his greatest songs did when other artist took them Top 10 or even — as is the case with George Strait and "I...
