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Sufjan Stevens - Chicago

Sufjan Stevens Chicago

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Discovered by:
Jason Grishkoff
Jason Grishkoff
Published:
May 27, 2010
Total plays:
23,960
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160 times
Sounds like: The Welcome Wagon, Sisyphus, DM Stith
Why do we like this?
From the twinkling intervals of the first six notes, then the breathless, rollicking drive (that pushed "Little Miss Sunshine" through its voyage), the song begins as a celebration of freedom ("I drove to New York / In a van with my friends / We slept in parking lots / I don't mind, I don't mind / I was in love with the place"), which makes a perfectly fine road-trip and soundtrack song. But as the song begins to reflect on itself, we hear about the double-edged sword of nomadic existence, and that's where Stevens makes a song of the decade. - Treeswingers
- Jason Grishkoff
Streaming source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_-cUdmdWgU

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