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  2. John Prine - Wikipedia

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    John Edward Prine [2] (/ p r aɪ n /; October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music.Widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation, Prine was known for his signature blend of humorous lyrics about love, life, and current events, often with elements of social commentary and satire, as well as sweet songs and melancholy ...

  3. You Never Even Called Me by My Name - Wikipedia

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    Prine requested to be uncredited on the song, as he thought it was a "goofy, novelty song" and did not want to "offend the country music community". Goodman released the song on his 1971 debut album Steve Goodman to little acclaim.

  4. The Great Compromise (song) - Wikipedia

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    The Great Compromise is a song written and performed by John Prine. [1] The song was included on Prine's album Diamonds in the Rough which was released by Atlantic Records in 1972. It is an anti-war song and a protest song. Its theme is the disillusionment of the country during the Vietnam War era.

  5. The 10 best John Prine songs - AOL

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  6. Celebrating the late, great musician John Prine in the new ...

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    It makes great reading and it is the first of more than four dozen great things to read (devour actually) in a marvelous new book, “Prine on Prine: Interviews and Encounters with John Prine.”

  7. Hello In There (song) - Wikipedia

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    David Allan Coe's 1983 album is titled Hello in There and features a cover of the title song, in tribute to John Prine. [citation needed] In 2020, Jason Isbell covered the song for the Alzheimer's Association's Music Moments compilation: according to Isbell, John Prine is one of his favorite songwriters.

  8. Sam Stone (song) - Wikipedia

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    Parts of the melody of "Sam Stone" were used by Roger Waters in the opening of "The Post War Dream", a song on Pink Floyd's 1983 album The Final Cut.The song is indirectly referenced in "Cop Shoot Cop...", which closes Spiritualized's 1997 album, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space – the lyrics "There's a hole in my arm where all the money goes/Jesus Christ died for nothing, I ...

  9. Angel from Montgomery - Wikipedia

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    John Prine wrote "Angel from Montgomery" after a friend suggested writing "another song about old people," referring to Prine's song "Hello in There."Although Prine had "said everything I wanted to [about seniors] in 'Hello in There '" he was intrigued by the idea of "a song about a middle-aged woman who feels older than she is...[Eventually] I had this really vivid picture of this woman ...