Tuesday, December 09, 2014

Bruce Cockburn: Salt, Sun and Time (1974)


Of course, the title should really be Salt, Sun, and Time. The Oxford comma is a good thing. I say, use it. In 1974, Cockburn evidently discovered or "found" Jesus. Despite the creeping Christian sentiment, I still think these are fantastic songs. All the Diamonds in the World is one of my favourite Cockburn songs, despite the line: "Dying trees still grow greener when you pray." That's simply delusional thinking. In fact, there have been peer-reviewed studies that analyzed the efficacy of praying for the sick, and there was zero effect, because god does not exist.

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