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World Without Tears

Certain Songs #1042: Lucinda Williams – “People Talkin'”

November 11, 2017 by Jim Connelly

Album: World Without Tears
Year: 2003

Probably my favorite Lucinda Williams song, the preternaturally gorgeous “People Talkin'” is all smokey atmosphere and sad vocals; a groovy late night country torch song.

But, like a lot of the songs on World Without Tears, “People Talkin'” brings the pain in the lyrics, as Lucinda describes a relationship under siege.

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Certain Songs #1041: Lucinda Williams – “Sweet Side”

November 10, 2017 by Jim Connelly

Album: World Without Tears
Year: 2003

Her album release cadence picking up as she got deeper into her career, Lucinda Williams followed up Car Wheels on a Gravel Road in 2001 with the too-quiet-by-half Essence, and then bounced back with 2003’s World Without Tears.

Only two years later! And it kinda showed, as World Without Tears featured some of her most imperfect, raggedly songs. Which, naturally, I loved. As if I could ever dislike a song inspired by Paul Westerberg called “Real-Life Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings.”

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Previously on Medialoper

  • Certain Songs #1700: R.E.M. – “Pretty Persuasion”
  • Certain Songs #1699: R.E.M. – “HarborcOat”
  • Certain Songs #1698: R.E.M. – “so. Central Rain (Late Night With David Letterman, 1983)”
  • Certain Songs #1697: R.E.M. – “Shaking Through”
  • Certain Songs #1696: R.E.M. – “9-9”

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