The great Steve Earle's paean to New Orleans offers a declaration of survival amidst the music of desperation and loss. "Ain't the river or the wind to blame. Every around here knows nothin' holdin' back Ponchartrain except for a prayer and a promise's ghost." The metaphor of New Orleans as America - at least, an America we once knew - permeates this sad song of hope and defiance.
Monday, May 21, 2018
This City (Won't Wash Away) (Steve Earle)
The great Steve Earle's paean to New Orleans offers a declaration of survival amidst the music of desperation and loss. "Ain't the river or the wind to blame. Every around here knows nothin' holdin' back Ponchartrain except for a prayer and a promise's ghost." The metaphor of New Orleans as America - at least, an America we once knew - permeates this sad song of hope and defiance.
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