Wednesday, January 27, 2016

A Middle of the Night Music Post - The World I Used to Know - Glenn Yarbrough

Great voice, and I'm a sucker for this sort of bittersweet song. I'm a melancholy guy sometimes.

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Scott D. Parker said...

Never heard the song, but I like it. And I'm right there with you with melancholy songs. Sting can really write them well, with Fields of Gold a great example. Actually, another great example is from his musical, The Last Ship. "Practical Arrangement." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEn7KYHEpAk) is excellent as is "The Night the Pugilist Learned to Dance" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SptmkMYQdRs).

6:14 AM, January 27, 2016
Peter Brandvold said...

I had an uncle, Mike Brandvold, who not only resembled Glen Yarbrough but could do a not to shabby imitation singing and playing guitar up on the old farm near Bottineau, North Dakota. I, however, was and still am in love with Bobbie Gentry.

6:20 AM, January 27, 2016
James Reasoner said...

Scott,
"Fields of Gold" is one of my favorite songs. I'll check out the others you mention.

Pete,
I think many of us of a certain age are still in love with Bobbie Gentry. "Ode to Billie Joe" was in heavy, heavy rotation on KBWD in Brownwood the summer I lived in nearby Blanket, Texas. I think I still know all the lyrics.

6:41 AM, January 27, 2016
Jerry House said...

That's a great album. It was, I believe, Yarborough's first album after leaving the Limelighters. Yarborough lost it for me for a while when he was recording Rod McKuen's poetry to music, but he managed to get back on track later, IMHO.

7:34 AM, January 27, 2016
Adventuresfantastic said...

I've not heard this one, but I like it. It reminded me a bit of Harry Chapin at first. Now there was a guy who could do melancholy.

I heard "Ode to Billy Joe" some on the radio when I was a kid, but this was several years after the song charted. Even so, I think I also know most of the words.

8:10 AM, January 27, 2016
Unknown said...

Thanks for the Flashback!

4:30 AM, January 29, 2016

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