Woody, we hope you’re listening to Jonatha Brooke
This morning I heard Jonatha Brooke on NPR talking about Woody Guthrie and how Nora Guthrie gave her permission to go through the Woody archives and find wonderful bits of unpublished Woody songs and prose.
My favorite this morning is the heartbreaking, Madonna on the Curb,
The result of her collaboration with Woody’s words and her musical style is the album, The Works.
Another lovely example is Sweetest Angel:
I wind the stem of my little clock
And when I look in the crystal glass
I see a lot of faces pass
Of those I knew
And those I know
And you now coming
And you to go
Here’s a word I’d like to whisper
And I’d like to have you listen
All this world is made of love
You are fresh from heaven above
You’re the sweetest angel in this world
You’re the sweetest angel in this world
You’re the sweetest angel in this world
You’re the sweetest angel
When I hold you by your hand
I’m in my happy promised land
When I kiss you in the dark
I’m just happy as a lark
So let me come as close as I can
And lay me down beside you
Here’s a word I’d like to whisper
And I’d like to have you listen
All this world is made of love
You are fresh from heaven above
You’re the sweetest angel in this world
You’re the sweetest angel in this world
You’re the sweetest angel in this world
You’re the sweetest angel
So let me come as close as I can
Let me bring my scattered pages
Let me lay down here beside you
Tonight, and I will whisper
All this world is made of love
You are fresh from heaven above
You’re the sweetest angel in this world
You’re the sweetest angel in this world
You’re the sweetest angel in this world
You’re the sweetest angel
Thank you again Woody for reminding us of the two sides of the coin, human suffering and love.
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