On a recent long car trip to visit family in the northeast, I let my Itunes go and ran across this brilliant song by REM. The only track I recorded from Collapse… Sometimes Michael Stipe, says it better than anyone can
James Taylor’s song “Copperline” is a deeply personal reflection on his childhood and connection to the natural world around Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he grew up on Taylor Creek. The song was co-written with Reynolds Price, a renowned professor of English at Duke University, author, playwright, and lyricist.
She could raise the power level when the melody demanded but quietly convey emotion when bigness was unnecessary. Serving the feeling of the song and telling the story was paramount.
