Autumn in New York. Ahhhh!!!! My season of choice. Spring may be the season of rebirth, but for me autumn is the season of possibility.
Okay, so it's not quite fall - it officially arrives September 22nd - but can't you just feel the crisp autumn air on the back of your neck and smell the smoldering fireplace in your nose? Can't you?
Here are five amazing songs that celebrate my favorite three months.
"Harvest Moon" by Neil Young
Mr. Young's quiet song is a lullaby of sorts. He sings with gentle ease, while the lush acoustic guitars and the harmonica solo contribute nuance to such a wistful number.
"Autumn Sweater" by Yo La Tengo
Great album. Great song. It makes you feel warm and fuzzy like that ratty old cardigan you own. The one with the moth holes in the sleeves. Yeah, that one:
"When I heard the knock on the door, I couldn't catch my breath. Is it too late to call this off? We could slip away. Wouldn't that be better? Me with nothing to say and you in your autumn sweater."
"Moondance" by Van Morrison
Van The Man makes use of the not-so-brilliant portmanteau "fantabulous" in his brilliant song "Moondance" on his brilliant third album, Moondance:
"A fantabulous night to make romance / 'Neath the cover of October skies / And all the leaves on the trees are falling / To the sound of the breezes that blow."
"Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were never one to shy away from their influences. In "Ramble On," Robert Plant borrows from his muse, J.R.R. Tolkien's poem "Namarie" from The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien's poem was certainly the inspiration for the song's entire first verse:
"Leaves are falling all around, It's time I was on my way/ Thanks to you, I'm much obliged for such a pleasant stay / But now it's time for me to go / The autumn moon lights my way / For now I smell the rain, and with it pain, and it's headed my way."
"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" by The White Stripes
"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" is the raunchy opening track to the White Stripes' 2001 album White Blood Cells. Judging by the song's title, we can surmise that autumn isn't Jack White's favorite time of year. Perhaps winter is.
"Dead leaves and the dirty ground / when I know you're not around / shiny tops and soda pops / when I hear your lips make a sound."
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This is an interesting compilation. I would add "Leaves Are Gone" by Secret Machines to complete that autumnal feeling.
Posted by: Uelation | 09/22/2012 at 05:13 AM
Thanks for checking in with Riffraf. I'm not familiar with that particular song. Best,
Richard
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