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Motherland (2001) – Natalie Merchant

I’ve seen some photos in my life, but wowee. As my father used to say to me, ‘she’s better looking than you son‘. Any-hows, I better talk about Natalie Merchant’s Motherland. I mentioned this song in the article about Lily

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Birds and Ships (1998) – Billy Bragg and Wilco (feat. Natalie Merchant)

This is the first song to feature here from Billy Bragg and Wilco’s wonderful tribute album to Woody Guthrie called Mermaid Avenue (see image above). I played this album so often after it was released although I hadn’t heard much

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Carnival (1995) – Natalie Merchant

This understated song from Natalie Merchant’s debut album Tigerlily was inspired by her first trip to New York as a 16 year old. She compares the sights and sounds of New York to a carnival. She claimed she was fascinated

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