Easily one of my favorite tunes of yours in 2020, James. Reminiscent of some of your 2016 pieces that I also really appreciated. Really enjoyed hearing this on the live last weekend, too!

I've heard this one before....lovely Nikki Dean

I really enjoyed hearing this one the other day on the open mic. Really nice imagery on it.

I went back to listen to this a couple times in the open mic video because I didn't want to wait a week. Your guitar is infuriatingly good here, but your vocal delivery/sentiment match here is somehow pushing past the always high bar you set.

Easy song to like a lot! Keep them coming,

Really drawn in, I love the guitar work.  Also, the melody on the "favorite one" is a really nice hook.  Nice tension throughout supporting the story.

"Favorite One" (#423, 201211)

If I had to choose
Which I love the most
Of all the trains that run

I would choose the train
Headed south to you
In that setting sun

And if I had to ride
Just one set of tracks
Until they lay me down

I would ride the ones
Which take my body back
To the best I’ve ever found

The one who picked me up
The one who sat me down
Who taught me how it’s done

Yes I’d ride the rails
Which bring me back around
Back into the arms of my favorite one

If I had a ticket
One way out of town
When the day had disappeared

I would leave tonight
Runnin’ with the sound
Coal and iron racin’ outta’ here

Week 51 - My Favorite One (201211)

Nashville songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Godin Guitars Official Artist and Founder of www.songaweek.org.

His catalog of 500+ titles includes collaborations with hit writers Mark Narmore, Elliott Park, Steve Dean, and Pete & Pat Luboff, among others internationally from England to Australia.

Redding's music has landed cuts by numerous recording artists including Dan Whitehouse, Emma Gale, and David Easterling.

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