I know I'm gonna sound like I'm gushing again (there really are songs I don't like) but these first four tracks just happen to be great tunes! Cuyhoga is about the river in Ohio so polluted it caught on fire on more than one occasion. The old joke is, you don't drown in the Cuyahoga, you decay.
But it's also a song about youth, about longing, and about hope for stronger times ahead. This is where we walked, hunted, danced, and sang. This tune makes solid use of a bridge - you know how sometimes bridges seem like they're an afterthought? This bridge soars, and adds a poignancy to the song. And you gotta dig the tambourine.
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You are allowed to gush.
Maybe it's the water theme, maybe the over-the-shoulder longing for a glorified past, but Cuyahoga also makes me think of Night Swimming. I know the two are dissimilar, both in form and content, but still.
"I'm not sure all these people understand."
yes, the bridge!
in some ways its the destination.
Stevo, i hear what you're saying. perhaps the earnestness of the vocal delivery?
check it: looks similar:
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