Day 10: January 10: Bonefields
"Today you think that I don't even like you, but don't you know you are my world?"
Shawn Colvin turns 60 today. I've always felt like I was supposed to like her a little more than I do. Her music is totally cemented in the genre I like best and I always hope I'm going to like her stuff when it comes out. However, I usually find myself wishing for a little more melody and a little more of a hook. About 15 years ago, James sang back up on her track Bonefields from her album "Whole New You." You can really hear him in the chorus, and the harmony there is the highlight of the song.
Shawn has a new album out of cover songs and she chooses lots of great songs: Baker Street, Lodi, Not a Drop of Rain, and American Tune to name a few. As I sampled them though, they mostly made me nostalgic for the originals. So, I picked her most famous song and what is likely her best.
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