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Anatomy of a Great Song IV: Kris Kristofferson’s “Duvalier’s Dream”

This, to me, is the best example of what can happen to a song once it’s out in the world and its meaning is no longer controlled by the writer. Let me set up the context in which I was hearing Kristofferson’s “Duvalier’s Dream”, so that what

"The Water Is Wide," Joan Baez, changing the lyrics, and other folk music things... and marriage equality

Remembering Rory Gallagher: "The People's Guitarist"

Remembering Rory Gallagher: "The People's Guitarist"

John Moreland - "Nobody Gives A Damn About Songs Anymore"

John Moreland - "Nobody Gives A Damn About Songs Anymore"

Gay Traditions: Texas Songwriter Emily Herring's Honky Tonk Pathways

Gay Traditions: Texas Songwriter Emily Herring's Honky Tonk Pathways

The Handsome Family ... On woodpeckers, crows, darkness, philosophy and Leonard Cohen

The Handsome Family ... On woodpeckers, crows, darkness, philosophy and Leonard Cohen

Sturgill Simpson's High Top Mountain

Sturgill Simpson's High Top Mountain