Sweet and Low
“I’m a bit of a groupie.” ~ Jerry Hall
No, it has nothing to do with that saccharin, dextrose, cream of tartar stuff (well, maybe *a little* saccharin…).
It’s a song, “Sweet and Low” by Augustana, and it’s the kind of thing that makes me understand videos from the 60s that depict herds of mindless young girls screaming and chasing cars trying to spirit away boys that play guitar. It also makes me profoundly miss Elliott Smith as the delicate, vulnerable style in the acoustic version reminds me of his performances.
As such, I much prefer watching this version:
Acoustic Live - Augustana “Sweet and Low”
(They disabled embed, so you have to click. Yes, I know this means they’re asses; no, I don’t care)
But there’s also a studio acoustic version:
As well as the all-out produced studio version:
There is something in my groupie girl DNA that renders me an absolute sucker for this stuff. It’s physical, chemical, an utter disadvantage…and responsible for way too much of my high school and college “dating” experiences.