John Prine: 25 Essential Songs

Prine couldn’t have written a better epitaph than this, the final song on his final album.

Prine pledges to open up a nightclub called the Tree of Forgiveness in the afterlife. Over a joyous kazoo-filled chorus, he sings about making a handsome Johnny and “smoke a cigarette that’s nine miles long.” Prine had found rich subject matter in mortality for as long as he’d been recording. When he sang about his own, it was full of just as much dark humor and lyrical precision: “When I get to heaven, I’m gonna take that wristwatch off my arm,” he sang.

Damn I miss his voice, both literally and in a literary way. Good friend of Steve Goodman whose voice I also miss from my first real concert I bought tickets for.

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The thing that's crazy is I could give you 25 more just as amazing songs of his

HunterZThompson Shame he passed

In a conversation in Bluerailroad: “I think the more the listener can contribute to the song, the better; the more they become part of the song, and they fill in the blanks...Rather than tell them everything, you save your details for things that exist.' Damn!

John sure as hell deserves better than a GD RS article.

Great list, except you forgot one: 'That's The Way The World Goes 'Round' '... it's a happy enchilada and you think you're gonna drown...'

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Jimi_Jammin Half an enchilada....

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Classic thank you John.

Beth_Guay Gonna smoke a cigarette that's nine miles long

RIP John Prine. You hold a special place in my heart.

Sam Stone is my favorite song of John Prine. R.I.P.

He will surely be missed!

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_KennyRogers 'Even that young age, Prine could channel humor & heartbreak 💔 just like his heroes HankWilliams & RogerMiller'

I thought Covid-19 was a Democrat hoax.

Great list. And thanks for adding Lake Marie. Listen daily to Prine. Met him one time in Hollywood. A GREAT down-to-earth guy. One of the best days ever.

There were spaces between donald and whatever he said. Strangers had forced him to live in his head. He envisioned the details of romantic scenes After midnight in the stillness of the barracks latrine ☺️

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Out of all his great songs, this is the one I like the best today.

A songwriter epitomizing the brilliance of a generation; RIP John Prine.

RIP John Prine. Thank you for sharing your talent, words and songs with the world and for being such a beautiful soul and human being.

Can’t find “Far From Me”. Am I missing a page?

Angel from Montgomery and Speed of the Sound of Loneliness. ❤️❤️❤️

Now the question is...do we have to take his song 'please dont bury me' literally?

Donald trump killed JohnPrine Man who died before his time Man whose word shed such light Is gone now into the night Donald Trump killed John Prine Seems time we should draw the line Before Donald trump gets get yours and mine DonaldTrump killed johnprine JohnPrineRIP

This is a good list, and yet there are so many great tunes it omits. A true 'Best of' list would be over 50 songs at least. RIPJohnPrine

Angel of Montgomery was always my fave!

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In Spite of Ourselves 💗

Tom_Godell Paradise was a real place in Western Kentucky (not Eastern - Kentucky has coal on both ends). If you do a google map search for Paradise, KY you can zoom in and see the power plant. That power plant can burn a rail car full of coal in 4 seconds.

His cover of Clay Pigeons is so damn good it hurts

jimallthetime Exactly, I loved that he didn't take himself so seriously...he found the joy in his life and lyrics. That said, I'll have to check your list ;)

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John Prine's eponymous whole first album with Sam Stone, etc, etc, etc Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore Big Old Goofy World is another great one from later on

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TXmusicTV They didn't list 'Linda Goes to Mars'🤨🤨🤨🤨

'Well it's a doggone shame...and it's an awful mess...I wish you love...I wish you happiness'

Your flag decal won’t get you into heaven any more 🇺🇸

John's songs speak of wisdom, humor, kindness, love and with his big old goofy heart he shared this with the world. The world needs to listen. johnprine

RIP-say Hello In There!❤❤🙏

Hey Paradise is in Muhlenberg County Kentucky which is in Western Kentucky. Could you please correct this? Thank you.

MichaelEMann Why is this written in the past tense?

101theFoxKC I’m just crushed. 💔

Paradise is in western kentucky, not eastern kentucky. Fix the article

Angel From Montgomery is one of my favorite songs ever.I just listened to it again 😥😥😥😥😥😥

Oh no - I thought he was going to make it.😢 JohnPrine

*was America’s greatest songwriter. Not even a competition.

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