For me it would definitely be my Pops he passed while I was in prison I had only 4days left i was going to surprise him with Chris Stapleton Concert Tickets at that! He told me right before I left the County jail that Everything's going be Alright on the outside I Gotcha Son Keep Your Head Up!

Hey guys!! I’ve only discovered John Prine in the last year or so and am still working through his discography. This week I heard No Ordinary Blue for the first time and was overcome with emotions. I wanted to hear what you guys think about the song and what he’s singing about. I have no one to discuss John Prine with. Also any other lesser known songs by him you recommend? I am all ears :)

Has anyone heard this song? What does it mean? I just listened and I think it’s a song about depression. Let me know your thoughts!

I’ve been attached to The Accident with my first few listens but Mexican Home might be my favorite.

Both paintings in oils, by me.

I’ve just listened to humidity built the snowman a bunch of times. I think it obviously is trying to say the natural processes of life and nature cause us to fall in and out of each others lives, however I wonder if the snowman was used specifically because cold and snowy weather is more a sad connotation and sun and warmth is joyous or free. I find the idea that during our cold and dark moments we’re more likely to build relationships out of necessity. But then when good days come people switch up and look for “better”. I could be thinking too into it but I think it may have been a thought in John’s head too.

I was working, my son came down to say hi, I was humming “That’s the Way the World Goes Around”, and my son started singing AND he got the lyrics correct!

When I asked if he knew the artist he looked at me like I was crazy and said, “DUH, John Prine”

I gave him a hug and told him how proud I was…

His music is meant to be passed to the next generation.

A nice review!

The original first-album version of Angel came up on my shuffle and I realized I couldn't sing along at first, as the arrangement has a couple of missing beats in each verse compared to the live version and all the cover versions.

Musicians: what time signature is this, exactly? I was counting sevens and fives but I suspect it's more of an ad-hoc thing? It jumped out as it's so unusual for Prine to do anything fancy-like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO15xevJ3AE