Dublin Blues. Guy Clark

This was written by Emmylou Harris about her late boyfriend, Gram Parsons, formerly of The Byrds:

Another of Emmylou’s songs, this one can break my heart if it catches me in a fragile mood. It’s a song I’d like played at my funeral, and I’ve been fortunate to see her play it live.

The Wedding Present, Bewitched – “….but the moment’s gone” There’s not a more poignant lyric anywhere. Surely everyone has missed ‘a moment’ at some time?

Skeeter Davis set the bar pretty high a long time ago. Updated by The Carpenters and Brenda Lee and best of all Sharon Van Etten

Jason Molina mentioned above but…

Farewell transmission

The real truth about it is no one gets it right
The real truth about it is we’re all supposed to try
There ain’t no end to the sands I’ve been trying to cross
The real truth about it is my kind of life’s no better off
If I’ve got the maps or if I’m lost

The National ft Lauren Mayberry
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The Beautiful South, I’ll Sail This Ship Alone

Proof that he doesn’t just do bitterness…

And this is painfully brilliant.