Talk to Tall Trees

Talk to Tall Trees
Let's go to the movies or something

before time gets the best of us both …

"Talk About the Passion," R.E.M.
"Talk Memphis," Pierce Pettis
"Talk of the Town," Jack Johnson
"Talk of the Town," The Pretenders
"Talk to Me (I Can Hear You Now)," Iam Siam
"Talk to the People," Johnny Clegg & Savuka
"Talkin' at the Texaco," James McMurtry
"Talking in Circles," Mark Heard
"Talking Myself Down," The Go-Go's
"Talking Old Soldiers," Bettye Lavette
"Tall Trees," Crowded House

My favorites out of the above are the REM and Mark Heard tracks, which I recommend — unless you don't care for music that evokes a nameless, ineffable longing for something just out of reach, in which case neither REM nor Mark Heard is probably your cup of tea.

If you happen to be in a bar band and you're looking to fill out your set list with some covers, then I highly recommend James McMurtry's "Talkin' at the Texaco," which deserves to become some kind of "Live Music & $5 pitchers" Saturday night standard. (Plus, you already know the chords, and it's almost certain that someone in your band sings as well as McMurtry.)


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