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Roger in Baltimore Your favourite Guy Clark song (46) RE: Your favourite Guy Clark song 16 Feb 11


Sussanna Clark wrote one that Guy sings and is a favorite of mine, "Come From the Heart". According to something I read, Sussanna and another writer (Richard Leigh) went into a room at Guy's house and about 1/2 hour later came up with the song. Guy was jealous 'cause they made it look easy. They started out with a saying that I have heard elsewhere as base for the chorus:

"You've got to sing like you don't need the money;
Love, like you'll never get hurt;
You've got to dance, dance, dance like nobody's watching.
It's gotta come from the heart, if you want it to work."

The lyrics contain two different lessons I try to keep upfront:

"If you want to have someone to hold onto
You're gonna have to learn to let go."

"When everything is falling apart:
In life as in love, what I need to remember,
There's such a thing as trying too hard."

First Guy Clark song I ever heard was "LA Freeway." The most requested song I have is probably "Home Grown Tomatoes".

Roger in Baltimore


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