Archive for the tag 'townes van zandt'

Nov 05 2004

Going to Townes

Published by Phillip under music & audio, phillip's room, wwr

Townes Van Zandt is one of the best song-writers of the 20th century, and I can count on one hand how many people I’ve met who’ve heard of him. I initially thought his music was okay but nothing special, just another traditional country singer playing his guitar like everybody else. Then a year or so [...]

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Sep 13 2004

The World’s Most Depressing Song

Published by Phillip under music & audio, phillip's room

…was written by Townes Van Zandt, and it’s amazing how he’s able to pull it off, how I can listen to this song and say, “That is the saddest thing I’ve ever heard,” and then want to hear it again. When asked, who is your favourite songwriter, Bob Dylan said, “Townes Van Zandt,” and that’s [...]

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