SPEED OF SOUND OF LONELINESS TV
But Vile puts his own touch on it with his iconic voice cracks and breaks that give the cover a gleam of authenticity. John Prine and Nanci Griffith perform The Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness on UK TV show Town And Country, broadcast in 1990.From the same show : Nanci Griff. Vile’s take on “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” abounds with reverence, like the son of a preacher taking up his father’s sermon. His reverberated voice bounces back at him from the empty room as his gentle nature takes on an almost Neil Young-like tone.
I had a picture from the cover of ‘Life’ magazine of the guys who broke the speed of sound on the ground and they had the G-forces pulling the guy’s face back and I felt that was my heart. I was going through a relationship that was breaking up. Performing live in Meyers studio, Vile sits solo and displays the finger-picking prowess necessary to properly pay tribute to Prine. Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness I wrote that song to explain something to myself. When booking the singer-songwriter for his Thanksgiving performance, Meyers thought it would be “a perfect song to listen to together on that couch, but now we can’t be together.” However, in the true spirit of Prine’s brilliant songwriting, the German Afternoons track is just as fitting to listen to in solitude as it is to hear surrounded by loved ones. Meyers prefaced Vile’s performance by stating how the Saturday Night Live alum’s family is made up of devoted John Prine fans. Related: The War On Drugs Release ‘Live Drugs’, Share ‘Super High Quality Podcast’ Episode One The song features a guest contribution from Prine on “How Lucky”, as well as Vile’s solo take on “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness”. Released on October 3rd, Speed, Sound, Lonely KV (ep)features a mix of two originals and three covers recorded by the former War On Drugs guitarist over a period of four years in Nashville. 1 Speed of the Sound of Loneliness Lyrics Verse 1 You come home late and you come home early You come home big when youre feeling small You come home straight and you come home curly Sometimes. The performance comes as Vile is promoting an EP that features a guest appearance from Prine himself. Kurt Vile served as the musical guest on Thursday’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers, where he covered John Prine‘s “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness”.