Mississippi John Hurt sang a song that was on my mother’s old Newport Folk Festival records; referencing turning 21, the lyrics went “You’re 3×7, you know what you want to do.” Half my life time ago, I didn’t know, not really. Now I do. These are the songs on my iTunes Party Shuffle this week, as I turn 6×7 today.
1. “Ghost Repeater”, Jeffrey Foucault
2. “Blood and the Ram”, The Gourds
3. “This Heart of Mine”, Wailin’ Jennys
4. “One Tree Hill”, U2
5. “But the Days and Nights are Long”, Cheryl Wheeler
6. “Little Tornado”, Aimee Mann
7. “Holiday Inn”, Elton John
8. “Don’t Go Easy”, Jill Barber
9. “Willin’”, The Flying Burrito Brothers
10. “Change”, Tracy Chapman
Bonus Track: “Martyrs and Thieves”, Jennifer Knapp
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday, Hugo!
Who DOES know what they want to do when they’re 21?
BTW, I love Mississippi John Hurt. I first heard him on a scratchy old vinyl record, which is how he is properly played.
<3 <3 <3 happy b-day hugo!