Sometimes when I discover a song I really love, I just put it on repeat. I play it over and over again, while I let the lyrics and notes sink in and saturate. If you are down with using your repeat button, treat your ears to a specific tune, preformed many times by many people, most notabley Bob Dylan: Girl From the North County. I just can't get enough of these versions (on repeat of course):
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
Mason Porter
Joni Mitchell & Johnny Cash
Joe Cocker
The Black Crowes
For bonus points, check out Bob's lyrics:
"Girl Of The North Country"
If you're traveling in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was the true love of mine.
If you go when the snowflakes storm
When the rivers freeze and summer ends
Please see if she's a coat so warm
To keep her from the howlin' winds.
Please see if her hair hangs long
If it rolls and flows all down her breast
Please see from me if her hair hangs long
That's the way I remember her best.
I'm a-wonderin' if she remember me at all
Many times I've often prayed
In the darkness of my night
In the brightness of my day.
So if you're travelin' in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine.
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