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while a certain someone has already recognised that i’ve been trawling old romancing mixtapes for posts over the past few months it’s not going to stop me from upping some of my best archival material in my last few weeks as a single girl.
four or so years ago, before they released albums by both bob dylan and paul mccartney and while they were mostly hawking ella fitzgerald as froth on your jazzpuccino a rather cute valentine’s day compliation surfaced on hearmusic, starbucks’ record label.
sweetheart love songs was an album of covers by bands who are now some of hl’s favourites; iron and wine, rosie thomas and ron sexsmith amongst others, enough there for me to dunk my listening biscotti into alone and this little gem by alt.country swooners beachwood sparks, a cover of sade’s beautiful 2001 single by your side, is something i’ve treasured since i found the album in a midtown boston coffee sink an entire lifetime ago.
(seconds from a life i never dreamed i’d lead; i’m right by your side.)