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🗓️ 18 August 2020
⏱️ 35 minutes
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0:00.0 | Black voters play a crucial role for any Democrat who seeks to win the White House, |
0:04.6 | but some big divides amongst that block and some serious ambivalence could determine who is |
0:09.9 | elected president this November. Listen now on the Co-Switch podcast from NPR. |
0:16.9 | From NPR Music, it's also on considered I'm Bob Boylin. The last time I went to see a show, |
0:23.0 | it was March 12th, the band was the astonishing Irish group called Lancome. I think a lot about |
0:28.7 | how our all missing shows about music venues and their ability to survive in this crisis. Search |
0:34.8 | online, there are ways for you to help. And I'm reminded of all this because I just got a cover |
0:39.5 | of Willie Nelson's on the road again. It's from the Swedish duo First Aid Kit and I began to think |
0:45.7 | listening to the words that despite the grueling nature of touring, that musicians deeply missed |
0:51.8 | the clubs, the crowds, the fan interaction. I'll let Clara from First Aid Kit take it from here. |
0:57.7 | We recorded our cover of Willie Nelson's classic song on the road again a few years ago, |
1:02.8 | but never released it. When the reality of COVID and no touring this year set in, |
1:08.0 | we decided it was a good time to share this song. We miss the joy of live music and hope that soon |
1:14.0 | we will be able to tour again. The proceeds from the streaming of this song will go to crew nation, |
1:19.5 | who are supporting the live music community during this unprecedented time. The video is called |
1:25.1 | from our tour footage throughout the years. Joanna amazingly edited the entire thing, |
1:30.4 | and it makes us really nostalgic. We hope you enjoy the song and we can't wait to get on the road again. |
1:37.4 | A one, two, one, two, three, four. |
1:55.1 | Life I love is making music with my friends. I can't wait to get on the road again. |
2:02.8 | On the road again. Going places that I've never been. |
2:10.2 | Seeing things that I may never see again. I can't wait to get on the road again. |
2:17.7 | On the road again. I like a band that you think we go all down my highway. |
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