John Prine Lake Marie Live From Sessions at West 54th

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John Prine performs Lake Marie Live from the Sessions on 54th St. • Tree of Forgiveness available here: https://found.ee/uuFMSO • FOLLOW JOHN: • Website: https://found.ee/psULI • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_prine/... • Facebook: / johnprine • Twitter: / johnprinemusic • Mailing List: https://found.ee/4x3tS • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0nJUw... • Subscribe to Oh Boy Records: / @ohboyrecords1981 • Oh Boy Records: https://www.ohboy.com • Facebook: / ohboyrecords • Instagram: / ohboyrecords • Twitter: / ohboyrecords • • Lyrics: • We were standing • Standing by peaceful waters • Standing by peaceful waters • Whoa wah oh wha oh • Many years ago along the Illinois-Wisconsin border • There was this Indian tribe • They found two babies in the woods, white babies • One of them was named Elizabeth • She was the fairer of the two • While the smaller and more fragile one was named Marie • Having never seen white girls before • And living on the two lakes known as the Twin Lakes • They named the larger and more beautiful Lake, Lake Elizabeth • And thus the smaller lake that was hidden from the highway • Became known forever as Lake Marie • We were standing • Standing by peaceful waters • Standing by peaceful waters • Whoa wah oh wha oh • Many years later I found myself talking to this girl • Who was standing there with her back turned to Lake Marie • The wind was blowing especially through her hair • There was four Italian sausages cooking on the outdoor grill • And they was sssizzlin' • Many years later we found ourselves in Canada • Trying to save our marriage, and perhaps catch a few fish • Whatever came first • That night she fell asleep in my arms • Humming the tune to 'Louie Louie' • Aah baby, we gotta go now • We were standing • Standing by peaceful waters • Standing by peaceful waters • Whoa wah oh wha oh • Whoa wah oh wha oh • The dogs were barking as the cars were parking • The loan sharks were sharking the narcs were narcing • Practically everyone was there • In the parking lot by the forest preserve • The police had found two bodies • Nay, naked bodies • Their faces had been horribly disfigured by some sharp object • I saw it on the news • The TV news • In a black and white video • You know what blood looks like in a black and white video? • Shadows, shadows that's what it looks like • All the love we shared between her and me was slammed • Slammed up against the banks of old Lake Marie, Marie • We were standing • Standing by peaceful waters • Standing by peaceful waters • Whoa wah oh wha oh • Whoa wah oh wha oh • Whoa wah oh wha oh • Peaceful waters • Standing by peaceful waters • Ahh baby, we gotta go now • Singer. Songwriter. Poet. Icon. • John Prine was an artist’s artist with a list of admirers and collaborators that cut across musical genres and generations - names like Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Brandi Carlile, George Strait, Kurt Vile, Miranda Lambert, The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, among others. • His self-titled debut album was released in 1971 and featured a list of songs now regarded as classics, including “Paradise,” “Angel From Montgomery,” “Illegal Smile,” Hello in There,” and “Sam Stone.” Prine received the first of his 13 Grammy nominations in 1972 for Best New Artist. He would record three more albums for Atlantic and another three with Asylum. • His profound impact on American music was amplified in 1981 when John co-founded Oh Boy Records, and independent label where he released most of his subsequent work and which gave voice and respect to so many fellow singers and songwriters. • In his distinguished career, John won four Grammys and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2020). He was a three-time recipient of the Artist of the Year Award at the Americana Music Honors Awards, which also honored him with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting. He won the Pen/New England Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award (2016) and was enshrined in the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2019). In addition, John was named Honorary Poet Laureate of Illinois (2020). • John Prine passed away on April 7, 2020 due to complications from Covid-19. The outpouring of grief and love from his fan community was staggering. Over 500,000 viewers participated in an online memorial and tribute that raised more than half a million dollars for Covid-related community causes. In 2021, the Prine family created the Hello In There Foundation to honor John’s spirit of generosity towards those in need. Fiona Prine and her sons continue to operate and expand the reach of John’s independent record label, Oh Boy Records. • #johnprine

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