I woke up with Black Eyed Suzy in my head today

Honestly, I'm surprised there haven't been more Justin Townes Earle songs on this list. Part of the problem is that I just don't make that many updates. I've been considering trying to get a post started early in the morning, with the title, list, and all the content that is used on all the posts in this series. Then at work, I could write out the rest of the content. We'll see. There really are songs or melodies in my head every day. I'm missing the point of the series a bit.

Maybe I could come up with a new format of the series to keep it alive. Perhaps I could write down all the songs throughout the week and make one post on Saturday or Sunday with all the songs.

Black Eyed Suzy

Black Eyed Suzy
She works the corner
Out on the block where she was raised
And I don't know how but
She finds some comfort
Up amongst the rubble
And the Queen Ann's Lace
But nobody seemed to notice
Her beauty wither away
Oh Black Eyed Suzy girl
How much more can you take

Justin Townes Earle – "Black Eyed Suzy"

This song seems like it's about a woman, but it also seems like it's about a flower. Let me try that again. It seems like he's giving human traits to a flower. This was lost on me the first dozen or so times I heard the song, probably. It's a fun song.

I've been listening to all of Justin Townes Earle's albums a lot lately. I have a playlist of them I listen to nearly every day. He's been one of my favorite songwriters to listen to lately. Sadly, he passed away in August of last year. Something about singers with troubled souls passing away makes their music almost more interesting to me. I know that's a morbid thing to say. It's true, though.

Black Eyed Suzy is on Justin Townes Earle's second studio album, Midnight at the Movies. The overall feel of that album was old-school country. The musicians backing Earle up on the album play tastefully and skillfully. There's steel guitar, dobro, fiddle, vibraphone, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, piano, and even whistling. Some songs would sound better with only acoustic guitar and vocal, but there are renditions done that way all over YouTube.

Perhaps someday, there will be "deluxe" editions of some of these albums with demo or solo recordings of the songs. I'd love to hear them, if they exist. Only time will tell, I suppose.

Black Eyed Suzy is upbeat and fun with a classic feel. Not all of Justin Townes Earle's songs were. The lyrics to this one seem mostly playful and not drawn from his own life or experiences like some of his other songs are.

"I think that it's the job of the artist to be in transition and constantly learn more."

— Justin Townes Earle

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This post is part of an ongoing series in which I document the songs which are in my head immediately upon waking. I've been making them for a long time now.

Do you wake up with songs in your head regularly? What song was in your head this morning? Comment below, I'd love to hear from you!

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The list so far

#	Artist	Song
1	Auli'i Cravalho	How Far I'll Go
2	Huey Lewis and the News	The Power of Love
3	Metallica	Sad But True
4	Metallica	Nothing Else Matters
5	Metallica	Wherever I May Roam
6	the pAper chAse	I Did a Terrible Thing
7	Metallica	Sad But True (Repeat)
8	Limbeck	Honk + Wave
9	AC/DC	Back in Black
10	Patsy Cline	Back in Baby's Arms
11	The Heligoats	Florida Panther
12	Patsy Cline	Walkin' After Midnight
13	Lord Huron	Until the Night Turns
14	Richard Edwards	Gene
15	Built to Spill	You Were Right
16	Richard Edwards	Olive Oyl
17	Frank Ocean	Sierra Leon
18	The Thermals	Back to Gray
19	Pedro The Lion	When They Really Get to Know You, They Will Run
20	Limbeck	Trouble
21	All Them Witches	Internet
22	Pedro The Lion	Keep Swinging
22	Father John Misty	Please Don't Die
23	Black Sabbath	Fairies Wear Boots
24	Father John Misty	Total Entertainment Forever
25	Cardi B	Best Life
26	All Them Witches	Call Me Star
27	Black Sabbath	Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
28	The Doors	Light My Fire
29	Al Green	Can't Get Next To You
30	Guns n' Roses	Civil War
31	Atlanta Rhythm Section	Spooky
32	Against Me!	Sink Florida Sink
33	Paula Abdul	Straight Up
34	Seals and Croft	Get Closer
35	Black Mountain	Mothers of the Sun
36	Hum	The Scientists
37	The Black Angels	Currency
38	Spiritualized	Here It Comes (The Road) Let's Go
39	Guns n' Roses	November Rain
40	Chris Staples	Times Square
41	The Get Up Kids	Ten Minutes
42	Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats	Death's Door
43	The Roots featuring Erykah Badu	You Got Me
44	Daryl Hall & John Oates	Rich Girl
45	The Lemonheads	It's All True
46	The Snake The Cross The Crown	The Great American Smokeout
47	Every Time I Die	Map Change
48	Iron Maiden	The Number of the Beast
49	Kevin DeVine	Heaven Bound and Glory Be
50	Wilco	Random Name Generator
51	Kanye West	All of the Lights
52	Terrence and Phillip (South Park)	Uncle Fucker
53	Alice in Chains	Angry Chair
54	Sturgill Simpson	Keep It Between The Lines
55	The War on Drugs	Holding On
56	Nine Inch Nails	Head Like a Hole
57	Jawbox	Empire of One
58	Alice in Chains	Rain When I Die
59	The Snake The Cross The Crown	Cotton Teeth
60	Crumb	Locket
61	Chad VanGaalen	Monster
62	Pedro The Lion	Clean up
63	The Mars Volta	The Widow
64	Magnolia Electric Company	Montgomery
65	The National	Runaway
66	Mac Miller	Circles
67	Bright Eyes	Make War
68	Mac Miller	Good News
69	Ryan Adams	Chains of Love
70	Oasis	Don't Look Back in Anger
71	R. Kelly	Ignition (Remix)
72	Ryan Adams	Rocks
73	Mount Eerie	Real Death
74	Better Living Community Center	Service Road
75	Lucy Dacus	Strange Torpedo
76	Wilco	Wishful Thinking
77	Limbeck	Making the Rounds
78	The Get Up Kids	Second Place
79	Shiner	Spinning
80	Shiner	Glass Jaw Test
81	Bright Eyes	Hot Knives
82	Satan (South Park)	I Want to Live Up There
83	R.E.M.	It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
84	Owen	I'm Not Going Anywhere Tonight
85	The Posies	Solar Sister
86	The Gloria Record	Good Morning, Providence
87	Pulp	Pencil Skirt
88	Phoebe Bridgers	Kyoto
89	Baroness	Kerosene
90	Okkervil River	No Key, No Plan
91	Johnny Cash	Give My Love to Rose
92	Sierra Ferrell	In Dreams
93	Clem Snide	Exercise
94	Townes Van Zandt	Tecumseh Valley
95	The Flying Burrito Brothers	Sin City
96	Colter Wall	Caroline
97	Paul Cauthen	Cocaine Country Dancing
98	Justin Townes Earle	Black Eyed Suzy

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