Last night, singer-songwriter John Prine appeared on The Colbert Report, where he talked about his former career as a mailman, hence the name of his latest release from the archives, The Singing Mailman Delivers.
Prine then performed “How Lucky” from his album Pink Cadillac (1979). Colbert also announced that one of Prine’s great albums The Missing Years (1991) will be released on vinyl for the first time. That is great news for vinyl collectors. I have had the wonderful CD since it came out and listen to it often.
Also, as a web exclusive, Prine performed “Paradise,” a song about Kentucky coal mining from his self-titled debut album, with a little help from Stephen Colbert. [February 2014 Update: Unfortunately, Prine’s performances on The Colbert Show are no longer available online, but the following Internet exclusive duet between Colbert and Prine on “That’s the Way That the World Goes Round” is below.]
What is your favorite John Prine song? Leave your two cents in the comments.
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Love John Prine, and Colbert’s obvious admiration is very endearing. Thanks for the post!
Yeah, it is cool to see an interviewer who is a fan of an artist, especially when the artist is as under-appreciated as John Prine is.