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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Track of the Moment: Silver Thunderbird by Marc Cohn


            Some songs tell really good stories.  They don’t always have to be long, or even very complex.  What’s important is the imagery and sincerity.  This song tells the story of a young boy watching his father with his car, the aforementioned Silver Thunderbird.  In the few lines the song has he paints the picture of how he remembered his father getting up for work, and driving his car.  There’s a bit of description and dialogue, but that’s about it.  It still manages to capture me ever time I hear it. 
The nostalgia, vivid description, and delivery make me believe that this song is Cohn’s true observations of how his Dad loved his car.  The lines “Down the road in the rain and snow/The man and his machine would go” conjures up the image of the T-Birds in their prime, and the Americans who built and drove them.  If Detroit needs something to revitalize and inspire them look no further then this track.

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