Lest anyone with a dirty mind think otherwise, this refers to my newfound penchant for cradling a baby in the crook of my left arm while typing with my right. Several of these songs have shown up on previous FRTs. I think this means that I ought to limit myself to one FRT per month.
1. “Steve’s Hammer (For Pete), Steve Earle
2. “Writing to Reach You”, Travis
3. “Return of the Grievous Angel”, Gram Parsons
4. “Pretty Face”, Oh Susanna
5. “Walk Down this Mountain”, Bebo Norman
6. “The Shape You’re In”, Catherine Feeny
7. “You’re Still Standing There”, Lucy Kaplansky
8. “Thunder Road”, Bruce Springsteen
9. “Wisemen”, James Blunt
10. “Salvation Song”, The Avett Brothers
Bonus Track: “We Close Our Eyes”, Oingo Boingo
Or it could just mean it’s time to discover a new artist? Allow me to recommend David Francey (I think he streams a few songs on his website – I know “Red Winged Blackbird” is there). I don’t bother doing FRTs because half of my playlist is a David Francey song. You’ll probably find yourself humming his tunes to your daughter within the week.
There’s a song by an old group named Go West that’s also called we close our eyes.
My dad used to say he sometimes held me like a football when I was a newborn. I think that refers to how you are holding Cerys.