Weeks and weeks ago my little friend Janana* sent me this link from McSweeney’s and I’ve only just now gotten ’round to reading it. Several authors tell the stories behind their favourite songs, and some of them are incredibly moving. My favourites were Ted Jillson’s piece about The Flaming Lips‘ “Do You Realize”, Dan Clem on “How To Disappear Completely” by Radiohead and “The Church of Johnny Cash” by Elizabeth Miller.

*some names have been changed to protect the wee and nearly-married