Dan Bern: Estelle
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This week is bound to be cool because not only will we get our regular dose of amazing tunes, but we'll also "get to know" a lot of different woman through the lyrics of these songs. I have to assume that in most cases the woman will be real people in the lives of the artists. So, as a man who loves women (none more than my wife) I look forward to hearing about the different personalities.
Meet Estelle. She is described by Bern as "the best person" he ever knew. She's a Mormon woman who calls him drunk every few months and asks him questions about things that he doesn't want to talk about. Bern says that he can't talk to her for long unless he is also drunk, in which case he can talk to her "aawwllll night".
(Note: There are a lot of lyrics in this song. You won't actually meet Estelle until the 5th verse or so.)
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Little Black Book: Estelle
Posted by bwrice at 8:49 AM
Labels: Dan Bern, Little Black Book
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3 comments:
It just so happens that one of my 20 favorite songs of all time is a girl-name song, but it is from 2005 and that probably stretches the loose "20th Century" rule of the blog just a little too much. So, I'm going to post it in the comments.
It's Iron & Wine's Jezebel. This song has actually brought tears to my eyes before, which is saying something. Really beautiful stuff.
C'mon BWR, post it!
Six - It's done! Thanks for the encouragement.
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