Saturday 12 November 2022

Music I Like, #12, You Got to Walk that Lonesome Valley by Mississippi John Hurt

I love sad songs in a major key. It doesn't get much grimmer than the message that everyone dies alone--yet this message is transformed into something hopeful, even joyful, by the quiet beauty Mississippi John Hurt's singing and playing.

It's hard to write about this song. I first encountered it in 2020 and it means a lot to me.

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