John Prine, Amanda Shires, Jason Isbell, "Unwed Fathers"
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- "Unwed Fathers" is a song by John Prine and Bobby Braddock which appeared on Prine's album Aimless Love (1984). This performance at Ryman Auditorium, Friday, 11 March 2016. Shires and Isbell were surprise guests.
"John Prine for President!"
This is so beautiful, it actually hurts. Prine's is the first covid death to bring the reality of the virus home. I'll always associate the first weeks of lockdown with John Prine.
I still miss John Prine....
That's a man right there, speaking up against the b.s. so many guys think is okay. Beautiful song.
my god this is lovely
John will always be number one.
"Your daddy never meant to hurt you, ever...he just don't live here, but you got his eyes..."
My favorite Prine song. A beautiful time capsule, for a dark part of America’s history.
A history that repeats itself thousands of times each and every year...
This is my earworm song at the moment !
Prine is one of our country's great songwriters. This song is one such example. See today's article in the LA Times about his new record and his influence on American music. Prine in the man. I just love his music.
I love raw and live and Amanda and Jason and John.
John taught me TravisPicking
Damn, Amanda's voice is so good. The perfect counterpoint to Prine's here. Jason to the side like the most unobtrusive backing band-mate ever. This would have been amazing to see.
John attracted the best of talent, like bees to honey
Goddammit, John just keeps getting better and better!
Lyrics
In an Appalachian, Greyhound station
She sits there waiting, in a family way
"Goodbye brother, Tell Mom I love her
Tell all the others, I'll write someday"
From an teenage lover, to an unwed mother
Kept undercover, like some bad dream
While unwed fathers, they can't be bothered
They run like water, through a mountain stream
In a cold and gray town, a nurse say's "Lay down"
'This ain't no playground, and this ain't home'
Someone's children, out having children
In a gray stone building, all alone
On somewhere else bound, Smokey Mountain Greyhound
She bows her head down, hummin' lullabies
'Your daddy never, meant to hurt you ever'
'He just don't live here, but you've got his eyes'
From an teenage lover, to an unwed mother
Kept undercover, like some bad dream
While unwed fathers, they can't be bothered
They run like water, through a mountain stream
Well, they run like water,
Through a mountain stream
That fiddle solo is the saddest beauty
i was at this show
Good night, John. You will be missed...
Oh John 😔💋
Tammy Wynette did a great version of this one!
Sure would like to know why Amanda stopped the music... and what she said to John... Anyway, there's a stage full of uber-talented folks...
Cuts like a knife
John has a way of doing that in the most beautiful, gentle way.
that was really a great song,with hed odd sounding voice amsnda is a female version of john prine