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| From | "Sager, Greg" <greg.sager@bankofamerica.com> |
| Subject | the most bizarre Audities coincidence of the year |
| Date | Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:12:53 -0500 |
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> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:28:17 -0400
> From: "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@comcast.net>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Subject: Re: Big star shines dimly
> Message-ID: <012101c5c45a$65c30eb0$6401a8c0@mcall.trb>
> But to your post -- Listen to "Thirteen." Listen to it
> closely. Listen to it
> repeatedly. And then, when you're done, listen to it again.
> Pound-for-pound, it's probably the most beautiful and well-wrought
> expression of the inarticulateness of teenaged love that I
> have ever heard.
> Bar none.
> Every time I hear, "If it's so, let me know. If it's no, well
> I can go,"
> just resonates utterly with anyone who's ever had something
> for a girl and
> just wants to know where he stands.
> I've lost track of the number of times I've heard the song,
> but it never
> fails to move me. For me, it's Chilton's shining moment and
> he's never come
> that close to perfection again.
Guess which Big Star ballad Chris Von Sneidern covered in his now-infamous appearance at the Hideout last Friday?
He did a mighty fine job with the song, too. It gave me the sudden mental urge to fly to L.A. to pet John Borack's dog.
Gregory Sager
(who thinks, "I loved you ... well, nevermind" is the most poignant turn of phrase in Chilton's career as a lyricist)
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