Blog

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Supernatural... Goodbye Vic Chesnutt

Vic Chesnutt by John Common

I don't remember how I ran into Vic Chesnutt's music... through a friend, probably. That's the best way. I heard this song - Supernatural - the first time in Pensacola, FL in 1993, I think. It was from Drunk (1993). I immediately went out and bought Is The Actor Happy? (1995) as well.

Those two records changed me as a listener, as a writer and as a person. It's dark stuff. And it's honest stuff. And it's weird stuff. And it knows how to laugh at itself too. He loved words... that was obvious. I got it.

I'm sorry Vic isn't alive anymore. But I bet he's not in pain anymore either.

Here are the lyrics:

supernatural

built a king on compliments
charisma and advertisements
still they see him shimmer ephermeral
it ain't supernatural
or maybe

out of body experience
I flew around the little room once
on intravenous Demerol
it weren't supernatural

sudden smell..certain view
sparks a whoppin case of the deja vu
is it inexplicable
it ain't supernatural
or maybe

Here's a link to hear it:
http://popup.lala.com/popup/504684655126310024

Posted By John Common at: 2:12 pm

Blog

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Supernatural... Goodbye Vic Chesnutt

Get In Touch