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Bill Fay, “Methane River,” Bill Fay (Nova, 1970)
When we attach ourselves to the idea of possibility, we sometimes stumble into obstruction. The methane river. Hope guides you to the chemical pit.
In under three minutes, the great Bill Fay somehow weaves gorgeous melodies and accompaniments of utter hope and joy into lyrics of precise oddity. “Methane river”? A most bizarre metonymy. But for what does it stand in? So many things, seemingly and faithfully.
Anyone who can’t love this song takes life too seriously, and does not see the beauty in not knowing.
