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Monday, September 13, 2010

Inspirations: Cattle and the Creeping Things by The Hold Steady



For the effortless way in which it integrates Biblical stories and idioms into a resolutely secular narrative. And for this genius theological analysis:

I GUESS I HEARD ABOUT THE ORIGINAL SIN
I HEARD THE DUDE BLAMED THE CHICK
I HEARD THE CHICK BLAMED THE SNAKE
I HEARD THEY WERE NAKED WHEN THEY GOT BUSTED
I HEARD THINGS AIN'T BEEN THE SAME ROUND HERE SINCE