Day: January 25, 2013

  • Life Goes On (30 Days of Marc Cohn — Day 11)

    “Life Goes On” Join the Parade This is one of those pop songs that have a catchy melody but when you stop to listen to the words, you say, “Wait, what?” It’s a pop song about dying, but it’s surprisingly upbeat. Marc is a little brutal here. Life goes on, no matter what we lose: Elvis,…

  • Perfect Love (30 Days of Marc Cohn — Day 10)

    “Perfect Love” Marc Cohn This is another gentle song.  It’s incredibly an incredibly sweet tale.  I have to wonder if a real couple served as a model and if so, who?  It’s not his parents (since we know Marc’s mom died when he was young) and it’s not him (because he would have been 5…