James Yorkston - Woozy With Cider

This blog is a year old and I inadvertently mark its first birthday by posting a Youtube clip of the Muppets..

To redress the balance here is something as magical and perfect as music can ever be. James Yorkston's 'Woozy With Cider', remixed by Jon Hopkins (who is Jon Hopkins ??).

For me, the words of song did not matter as much as the sound and vibe of a song. But as I get more discerning (I do not get cynical about music) and with my head stuffed full of music for most of my life the sentiment and thus meaning of songs have come to mean more and more. And for me James Yorkston just about nails it. He writes of a life similar to how mine possibly was once or could have been. He find romance and the grit of life in the details and waste of our daily landscapes. He pulls you in. Well, he pulls me in.

Although this track is not entirely representative of his oeuvre it is very great. The original, and more electronic, version is so good you need to buy it and is posted here in the You Tube video.

He has a new album coming out. It's called 'When The Haar Rolls In' and is out in September; which I think is the perfect time to listen to a new James Yorkston album..

Anyway, James Yorkston's 'Woozy With Cider' (as remixed by Jon Hopkins) is here -

http://rapidshare.com/files/130628356/05_Woozy_With_Cider__Jon_Hopkins_Remix_.mp3.html

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