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Thanks for sharing Chuck. It sounds nice and mellow.

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Nice song. Not sure I could listen to it from sunrise to sunset, but there's not a lot of songs I could do that with. In fact, I'd probably have a mental breakdown if I tried.

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Mondegreens all over the plays!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mondegreen

P.S. Happy Birthday Ricky Lee Jones!

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The moment I hear her voice, Chuck E's in Love starts playing in my mind. That song is on the soundtrack of my childhood.

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Nothing like sparkin up a one hitter of infused yesca and putting the right jam or playlist on repeat to get the writing flowing.

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Spooky how I was thinking of asking you last night. What a serendipitous post :)) thank you!

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What other songs do you like?

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Highly recommend Moses Sumney

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I have listened to songs over and over like that many times, often much older songs though

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Drunk History is a great device when I need inspiration for burning the language. I love certain episodes so much. This one is my favorite. When the Roman crowd chants "You wack. You wack. You wack!" I lose it every time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ab4rYDR0yY

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“Some days, I’ll listen to the same song on repeat from sunrise to sunset.”

Ha some days I just do this anyway, just *because*😂😂

Cool

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I love both the music and the story of this song and I have since I was a kid.

https://youtu.be/j4jtIDaeaWI?si=3BeneWsBgXvxNKxu

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I'd forgotten about her. Thanks for the reminder. Such lush cool.

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I alternate between Dylan & Eddie Fisher. I then attack the comments section of the NYP.

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I had completely forgotten her music! I listened to her in Dublin when I was in my twenties. It’s funny, that music and writing thing. Often when I am writing on the laptop, my fingers move across the keys as though they were playing a piano, and I am playing a musical piece. But until I read ‘Priming the Pump’, it never occurred to me that the words were the music. A wonderful thought to start the day with. Thank you so much!

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