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36. OLD DOG BLUE BY JIM JACKSON, 1928 REMIX: VASHTI BUNYAN, OLD DOG BLUE, 2007 The song tells the story of a loyal and true dog called Blue, who dies and is buried. His owner digs the grave “with a silver spade” and “laid him down with a golden chain” and "with every link I called his name.” On selecting this track Bunyan has referenced her own personal history “I had a dog, his name was Blue too.” The drawing shows the key motifs from the song; the silver spade, the burial scene and Blue chasing a possum. The heaven scene reunites all these elements; a celestial winged Blue, possum and a guitar. Vashti Bunyan is an influential English singer-songwriter. Her 1970 debut album, ‘Just Another Diamond Day’, is considered an important album in the psych folk genre. Interest in her music was reignited with the psych folk revival of the early 2000s, and she appeared on releases by Piano Magic, Animal Collective and Devendra Banhart. In 2005 she recorded and released her second album, ‘Lookaftering’. www.forthstreet.demon.co.uk |
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