Bob Lind is a singer/songwriter who emerged from the American Folk movement in the 60s with the iconic Top Five hit "Elusive Butterfly". Bob charted a few more times in the 60s but couldn't crack the Top 40 again, although over 200 artists have covered his songs from then to now. For a time, Bob dropped out of the music world entirely, continuing to write...novels, an award winning play, a screenplay, and a satirical news column, but he began playing music again around 2004. In October, Bob released his first all new album in some 40 years, "Finding You Again", which some have hailed as his best work ever.
Back around 2005, Bob wrote and recorded "A New Year's Carol", a song that strips away the hypocrisy of the holiday season and finds, at the core, good reason to be hopeful and celebrate. It's ultimately up to us, though. Bob polished the song a bit a few years later and it has long been available as a free download from his web site (scroll down a bit; it's there). I can think of no better song to close out 2012 and welcome 2013 than Bob Lind's "A New Year's Carol".
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Back around 2005, Bob wrote and recorded "A New Year's Carol", a song that strips away the hypocrisy of the holiday season and finds, at the core, good reason to be hopeful and celebrate. It's ultimately up to us, though. Bob polished the song a bit a few years later and it has long been available as a free download from his web site (scroll down a bit; it's there). I can think of no better song to close out 2012 and welcome 2013 than Bob Lind's "A New Year's Carol".
(The divShare widget above is courtesy of Forgotten Hits, an exceptional blog to rediscover the old hits and keep track of what the artists from the 50s, 60s and 70s (mostly) are doing today.)
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