i remember seeing this on CMT (yeah I know). I was immediately struck by how fresh and different it sounded from the rest of stuff on rotation on CMT. I am not a country fan, but I love country music like this, that is honest and has a soul, that sounds like your neighbor next door could be singing it - no the overproduced yee-haw stuff that is all over the radio...country with soul....americana folk music...and Tift Merritt is probably one of the best songwriters out there right now!
As Leonard Cohen was the true voice of my generation, Tift Merrit, I am certain, will eventually be recognized as the true voice of today's. There aren't that many artists that can so completely catch the heart and soul of an era.
I remember hearing this years and years ago on our local country station and loving it. Then found out she's coming to the folk festival here on a day I get a free pass, so I decided to re-listen to the song. I think I love it more than I did back when I first heard it.
