Canned Goods by Greg Brown

This performance of Canned Goods is rare. It comes from an old episode of A Prairie Home Companion (c.1985). I can't help but think that Garrison Keillor must have brought out the best in Brown because this version has an impact that none other has. It's been a favorite of mine for more than 20 years.

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[Chris Reed]

Greg Brown can and does make daily life sound so good, so sacred. Whenever I get cynical (often), I listen to Greg and he makes me yearn for an America I once believe existed.

[Ray Spicer]

It was always a very hot, sweaty activity canning during an Iowa summer, since it usually was in August,,,high humidity, made worse by the steaming pot of tomatoes cooking on the stove...but we loved it....scolding the tomatoes to get the skins off first, and then cutting them up first being oh so careful to cut out any bad spots,,,,and the smell of fresh tomatoes cooking in the house is quite simply heavenly

[iamda1949]

I love this song. It reminds me of a childhood in Iowa in a simpler time when my grandma canned everything that grew in the garden and had a cellar with cans lined up on the shelves. I agree...it makes me cry. In a good way.

[Intangiblemusic]

I love this song. I cry every time I hear it. I think that's something I need to do every so often.

[jeffreydebra1]

Greg Brown is fantastic!

[jeffreydebra1]

Greg Brown

[Lorelle Becton]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[BeezoHow]

One of the reasons that I love PHC!

This song makes me miss my grandmother so much.

[Testeraccount123]

Copy the url of the song and use this link I've provided below:

youtube(dash)mp3 .org/

erase the extra spaces and put in the dash.

[HeroicOaf]

If you have a PC with Windows Movie Maker, you can record the audio to this clip then send it to your Windows Media Library (i.e., add it to 'playlist' - that what I usually do with clips). Check your tutorial and try it out.

[ingerevans]

Thank you, thank you for this wonderful recording and video! I too fell in love with this song and with Greg Brown all those years ago on PHC.. I have searched and searched for this exact version -- it's the best one in the world. I had one of those dear Grandmas who canned, and she was a powerful influence in my childhood. Thanks again for bringing this to YT!

[trkdrvrsqueen]

One of most favorite Greg Brown songs....such a beautiful video to go w/it!

 Thank You!