Happy New Year! We wish everyone a happy new year, and especially for those who had a long year, we wish the new year brings good changes. One of my favorite songs about struggling through a year is Todd Snider‘s “Long Year,” the lead track from his excellent 2000 CD, Happy to Be Here.
“Long Year” captures someone struggling with alcohol addiction. The singer tells about attending a meeting and not knowing what to say. In the chorus, he notes “It has been a long, a long, long year” and wonders “How did I get here?” By the end of the song, though, he ends up back in a bar, thinking to himself, “Well, here we go again,” as he faces another long year.
The above video by Kathy Hatch was shot at Duggan’s Pub in Homer, Alaska on April 27, 2007. Yelp reports that the bar apparently had its own long bad year and is no longer open.
So be careful in your celebration, and have a good year.
What is your favorite song with “year” in the title? Leave your two cents in the comments.
(Some related Chimesfreedom posts.)
I saw him at a music festival a two years ago. While enjoying his show, I noticed several other musicians standing with the rest of us. That says quite a bit when that’s what the other singers think of him.
That sounds great. I have not seen him live yet, although I can see how he puts on great shows from his live CD “Near Truths and Hotel Rooms.” But I’ll have to check him out live one of these days. Thanks.