Sad Songs for Henry

[Adam J. Thornton]

> And if you're feeling in the mood for old-time hillbilly music, listen
> to a bunch of murder ballads, such as the excellent collection by Doc
> & Merle (RIP) Watson called BALLADS FROM DEEP GAP.

Or if you want heroin-laden Australians doing the same genre, Nick Cave's
_Murder Ballads_ is a hell of an album.  A strangely homoerotic version of
"Stagger Lee," the twelve-minute-long-and-tedious-but-still-compelling
"O'Malley's Bar," and, my personal favorite, "Curse of Millhaven."

Adam
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