Somedays The Song Writes You

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Another Guy Clark Masterwork

Well, actually Guy's song says "Stuff That Works", but I get the idea!! :-)

My first exposure to Guy Clark was his "Old Friends" album (HIGHLY recommended!), when I heard the song "Old friends" one week and "Immigrant Eyes" the next on a Philly folk music show... and thanks to Gene Shay for that!!

It's hard to believe that Guy has been around for thirty-five years and is still writing some of the best songs around. I see Guy's work as a piece; not that you have to be familiar with all of it in…

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Written by Norman Draper

I Feel Like I Have Heard This Before

First off, I must reveal that I am a huge Guy Clark fan. In some ways that may cloud my judgement of this record. If I had never heard his previous work this album may work better. The songs display the famous craftsmanship of the master songbuilder but they feel much like some of his earlier songs.

"Maybe I Can Paint Over That" borderlines on self plagiarism. The vocal phrasing is almost identical to his classic "Magdaleine". The theme of the song is different but while listening to it I can't…

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Written by Max Hutsell

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Somdays You Write The Song