Song of the day: "The Greatest"
I was never a big fan of Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power. Her voice just seemed too somnolent, too droopy. I haven't heard her latest album in its entirety, but I like the title track a lot, maybe because she's enhanced her dreary sound with orchestral flourishes that make her sound less gummy. The song is beautiful, actually, and quite touching.
The refrain goes:
"Once I wanted to be the greatest
No wind or waterfall could stop me
And then came the rush of the flood
The stars at night turned you to dust"
Well, you know what George Eliot used to say: "It is never too late to be who you might have been."
[Happy photo of Chan Cat by Shawn Mortenson]
