Somedays The Song Writes You

Guy Clark | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dualtone Music Group
• ASIN: B002JMLJRU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,491 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

When Guy Clark discusses the art and craft of song-writing, people listen. He has, after all, been writingsongs of uncommon quality for nearly four decades, songs like "L.A. Freeway," "Desperados Waiting For a Train," "The Randall Knife," and "Texas, 1947." "Somedays the Song Writes You" is the thirteenth recording by this songwriting legend.

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Guy Clark Masterwork, September 22, 2009

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Norman Draper - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Somedays The Song Writes You (Audio CD)

Well, actually Guy's song says "Stuff That Works", but I get the idea!! :-)

My first exposure to Guy Clark was his "Old Friends" album (HIGHLY recommended!), when I heard the song "Old friends" one week and "Immigrant Eyes" the next on a Philly folk music show... and thanks to Gene Shay for that!!

It's hard to believe that Guy has been around for thirty-five years and is still writing some of the best songs around. I see Guy's work as a piece; not that you have to be familiar with all of it in order to appreciate this album... It all hangs together so damn well. Guy once said that Townes' writing was "seamless". I'd like to suggest that Guy's is equally so.

"Some Days The Song Writes You", "Hemingway's Whiskey", "The Guitar", Maybe I Can Paint Over That"... Any of the songs on this album would fit well in any of the other truly superb albums he's done. This is another wonderful bunch of songs from a GREAT songwriter.

On final thing: If you have the chance to see Guy and Verlon in concert, crawl over ground glass to do it! I've seen them play a fair number of times, from Spicewood, Texas to New York City, with many points in between... and loved every show! Hang around for a while after the show and he'll even talk to you... and maybe show you how to open a CD the easy way!! And Verlon is one of the nicest people you will ever meet!!

Guy Clark... As that song also says, "Stuff That Holds Up"!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I Feel Like I Have Heard This Before, December 22, 2009

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Max Hutsell (The Beach) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Somedays The Song Writes You (Audio CD)

First off, I must reveal that I am a huge Guy Clark fan. In some ways that may cloud my judgement of this record. If I had never heard his previous work this album may work better. The songs display the famous craftsmanship of the master songbuilder but they feel much like some of his earlier songs.

"Maybe I Can Paint Over That" borderlines on self plagiarism. The vocal phrasing is almost identical to his classic "Magdaleine". The theme of the song is different but while listening to it I can't put "Magdaleine" out of my head.

There are other songs that have chord progressions and rhythmic passages that are similar to songs from his legendary catalogue. I could hear bits of "Tornado Time In Texas" in the song "Hollywood". It also seems to cover similar themes to his iconic "LA Freeway". There is a version of this song on YouTube that is more interesting than the one chosen for this record.

I, truly, wanted to like this record more than I did.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Songwriters Songwriter, September 22, 2009

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M. Gaines (Alabama, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Somedays The Song Writes You (Audio CD)

Guy Clark is back again in 2009 with "SDTSWY" and what a beaut it is!! Another masterpiece from the Texas troubadour that encompasses songs of life, love and living. Guy is the last of a dying breed of songwriter/performers who take the best of those experiences and turn them into vibrant living and breathing things that envelop the listener with every listen.
Thank God for Guy Clark and the time he's been given to share his life stories with those who will listen.
Highly Highly recommended to everyone who enjoys musical tales of wonder and magic.