New Decemberists - "O New England"

On their first of three Always The Bridesmaid singles, Colin & Co. take the Blue Line to "O New England." It's the B-side to previously dissected "Valerie Plame." The relatively low-key, down-tempo track doesn't have "Valerie Plame"'s horn, group sing-a-long, or contemporary politics angle, but it does have plenty of words and a rainy love story. For example: "You say this was the furthest that we had come / We traveled so far to watch it fall undone" and "O New England / In the face of your em...

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