Year 35: 2007

 

The Story by Brandi Carlile

This likely would have been the "no doubt about it" choice for this year without any context, as it is one of those breathtaking songs that knocks you out on the first listen and becomes even better with each subsequent play.  

But the context. . .I was introduced to this song by my friend Dave and he championed her music far and wide.  For those of you who have followed my various blogs for awhile, you may recall that we lost Dave in 2015 to cancer at the stupidly young age of 42 (here's my version of an obituary to him). Chosen by his wife Anna as the recessional song as his funeral service, I often have to skip over it when it comes up on shuffle-it's still too tender at times.  But I just listened to it again, while reading what I wrote seven years ago and through the tears, it was if my friend was beside me again.