DBT #243 Monday Morning Song "Cedar Street" by Andrea Von Kampen
Last week I got a commission gift card from people using my code at Blue Water detergent strips (read about it in the Mission), and I am committed to buying music with all proceeds. I've been following Andrea for a while, witnessed by her first mention on this blog was April 2021. This single was sitting in my wishlist, and I love it for how she approached the song, picked up a street in a college town, and yes it will be a pusher for me to make a Street Playlist which will include a long time favorite Harry Chapin's "Old College Avenue" because it will blend perfectly. (later update... yes I created playlist Streets Vol 1)
Andrea described the birth of the song:
Cedar Street follows the story of two main characters in the book “Overstory” by Richard Powers. These characters find themselves in the same time and place concerned about the deforestation in North America so they travel out west together to live in the Mimas trees to prevent them from being cut down. The juxtaposition of the upbeat music and the frightening lyrics leads to a tension in the song that reflects the current state of the climate change crisis. While many people are devoting their lives to this problem and feel the impending doom, others are happy to remain blissfully ignorant.
Sadly she only has an audio video of the song on YouTube but when I searched it I ran into her singing the song "Crossing the Bar" that is on my wake list that I posted in "Edition 169 When I Leave" I just feel you need to also follow her there so here's a second song; just don't tell anyone. Love her gentle interpretation.
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- Let me answer why you won't find the playlists on Spotify here.
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