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Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

12. Lucinda WilliamsEssence

What a beautiful song: honest, clever, heartfelt and oblique. I envy the song. What I love about it most is the last verse that ties the first three together. I have always liked circular lyrics that tidy it all up at the end.

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