This Is The Sea

"You've got a war in your head and it's tearing you up inside,"

-- Mike Scott, "This Is The Sea" from the Waterboys' This Is The Sea, 1985.

Rousing and triumphant, this five-star tune rides a raging string section to a lush and rapturous crest. Inspiring through its final proclamation. Behold!

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Woody (live)

"I'm staring headlong into the jaws of death, alright,"

-- The Seventy Sevens, "Woody" from The Seventy Sevens (Pray Naked), 1992.

This ferocious live version of Pray Naked's opening track rocks unconditionally. It is taken from a 1999 concert in St. Louis, Missouri and presented at 320 kbps.

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Saving Grace

"As I look around this world, all that I'm finding is the saving grace that's over me,"

-- Bob Dylan, "Saving Grace" from Saved, 1980.

Bob Dylan dispenses the reason why his existence on this earthly plane has not yet terminated.

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Fight

"Do you think I bow out 'cause I think you're right or 'cause I don't wanna fight?"
-- The Tragically Hip, "Fight" from Road Apples, 1991.

The Hip nurture a loose, tough and hypnotic groove, perhaps directed at those who dissuaded the band from naming the album "Saskadelphia".

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Saint Of Me

"I know that I'm a sinner, I'm gonna die here in the cold,"

-- Mick Jagger, "Saint Of Me" from the Rolling Stones' Bridges To Babylon, 1997.

What did Mick say? He said "yeah" thirty-six times. Keith Richards is conspicuous by his absence on this track, perhaps the twins' last glimmer, but Billy Preston's organ vibes are always warm and welcome.

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Help Me

"I'm tired of walkin' all alone,"

-- Larry Gatlin, "Help Me" from Rain Rainbow, 1974.

Bare-bones, musically and spiritually, this meek petition goes out to the only one who can and will help. This song, originally appearing on Kris Kristofferson's Jesus Was A Capricorn (1972), is Johnny Cash's take from American V: A Hundred Highways (2006).

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