Thursday 7 April 2016

Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard - Django and Jimmie, album review



Somewhere Between Then and Now

Though not a solo album, this last by Merle with Willy Nelson is a fine swan song. It is worth noting that some of the finest songs [the title track, Unfair Weather Friend and Live This Long – that last we would have hoped was entirely self-referencing] are not self-penned by either ol’ outlaw, but two of my other favourites are by Haggard, the sweet Somewhere Between and The Only Man Wilder Than Me. But reflections on old age and regret as well as fond reminiscences, whether completely personal or applied by hired hands, do make for a memorable reminder of how good Country and its old-timers can be. Here’s Merle in more poetic rather than cheeky Muskogee mode:

Somewhere between your heart and mine
There's a window that I can't see through
There's a wall so high it reaches the sky
Somewhere between me and you

I love you so much I can't let you go
And sometimes I believe you love me
But somewhere between your heart and mine
There's a door without any key

Somewhere between your heart and mine
There's a window that I can't see through
There's a wall so high it reaches the sky
Somewhere between me and you

Somewhere between your heart and mine
There's a love I can't understand
It's there for a while then it fades like a smile
And I'm left in the middle again



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