How Lucky (John Prine Cover)

Learning this song for a little trio that we're putting together called Zeman's Folly... so we'll see.

'til then the second verse of this song has one of the best lines you have never paid attention to:

"I bronzed my shoes and hung them from the rear view mirror,
Bronzed admiration in the blind spot of regret.... "

Wow.... John is so profound in two lines... talks to our childhood.. (I know my parents had baby shoes bronzed.) our teens.. (who didn't hang something from the rearview mirror) Bronzed admiration ... (isn't everything better looking when you think back) and the blind spot of regret... (he pulls it all together by pulling the metaphor with reality... Do I care or don't I what happened in the past, maybe I just choose to put it in the blind spot.)

John is one of my heros, and he should be one of yours. period.

Dave

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Music

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• folk song
• poetry
• song writing

[Zsolto66]

C'mon guys, 435 views and not even a Like? Dave, this is a smoking good performance and I am so glad to hear it. You know how to pick those strings for sure and you sang it so well. Thank you for sharing this :)

Take care,

Zsolt

[DaveZeman]

@Zsolto66 Ha... thanks... I guess I just play and record for the practice and maybe some one hearing that even an old coot like me isn't embarrassed getting out there and singing.. why not you... Dave

[marleyorange]

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