My favs have been, of course, The Wreck, the Pony Man, and If You Could Read My Mind. The wreck has the most mystical and ominous sounding music in it. As if the lyrics weren't descriptive enough, the "windy" noises created by Gordon really takes you to that November night. Jump ahead to 2004, I am a 37 year old first time mother of a 13 month old. My fav song to sing to her is Pony Man. She gets so still in my arms when I sing it and you can tell that the lyrics totally pacify her. She had a somewhat painful medical procedure at 8 months of age and the doctors told me to sing to her. When I started to sing the Pony Man, her wailing was reduced to little sobs, even at that young age. I had to bring in the lyrics for the staff at my daughters next visit!
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