That Big Rockin Chair Won't Go Nowhere
John doesn't have a Music Friday post today, not yet anyway, and I wanted to do one in any case.
I've been thinking about mortality lately -- "What, because of a kidney stone?" Well, yes, it was the first time I ever rode in an ambulance and the first time I ever had general anesthesia. A couple of days later I heard the song "Rockin Chair" on one of my Pandora stations, and its been singing in my head ever since.
The version I heard was a dignified, moving homage by Death Cab for Cutie on the tribute album Endless Highway.
And here's the real thing:
I've been thinking about mortality lately -- "What, because of a kidney stone?" Well, yes, it was the first time I ever rode in an ambulance and the first time I ever had general anesthesia. A couple of days later I heard the song "Rockin Chair" on one of my Pandora stations, and its been singing in my head ever since.
The version I heard was a dignified, moving homage by Death Cab for Cutie on the tribute album Endless Highway.
And here's the real thing:
posted by Richard Lawrence Cohen at 12:06 PM
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