<description>&lt;p&gt;Download Chris Thile’s Song of the Week for May 23, 2020: “How’s the Weather Where You Are?” (originally from our December 7, 2019 show) The band: Chris Thile, Aoife O’Donovan, Mike Elizondo, Chris Eldridge, Marcus Gilmore, Brittany Haas, Brett Williams.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Please support &lt;em&gt;Live from Here with Chris Thile&lt;/em&gt; to help us stay strong during these tough times: &lt;a href="https://livefromhere.org/give" class="default"&gt;livefromhere.org/give&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.livefromhere.org/shows/2019/12/07/pixies-black-pumas-crooked-still-aoife-odonovan-freestyle-love-supreme-tom-papa" class="default"&gt;Listen to our May 23 rebroadcast with Pixies, Black Pumas, Crooked Still, &lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.livefromhere.org/shows/2019/12/07/pixies-black-pumas-crooked-still-aoife-odonovan-freestyle-love-supreme-tom-papa" class="default"&gt;Freestyle Love Supreme&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.livefromhere.org/shows/2019/12/07/pixies-black-pumas-crooked-still-aoife-odonovan-freestyle-love-supreme-tom-papa" class="default"&gt;, Aoife O’Donovan, and Tom Papa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;—&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Lyrics:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Morse: A nibble!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Lincoln: A bite!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A reason to be thankful—&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M: —for another sleepless night&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;But how best to set the hook?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L: How best to reel him in?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M: Hmm...what to send?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L: Hmm...what to send?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M + L: Not my name&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L: He’ll know it&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M: Rendering this another unclean slate&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L: Another couple hours answering for these Divided States&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M: And being the amplifier of this rift between Americans&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Won’t help me make a friend&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L: What to send?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M + L: Hmm...what to send?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L: What are the chances of this meeting? I won’t let it get away&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M: Who else will dance me through the dead of night unto the break of day?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L: If I believed in God I’d ask him&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M: Father, tell me&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M + L: what to say&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To make a friend out of this stranger on the wire&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L: How’s the weather where you are?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M: It’s hot as stock in Western Union&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The air’s as thick as the brow of a grim patent judge&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L: Is that your field of law?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M: Nice try. How’s the weather where YOU are?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L: Hot as the barrel of a freshly fired cannon&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Air as thick as the skull of McDowell at Bull Run&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And the smoke rising up to the sky&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Over sons that were loved as much as mine was&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M: I’m sorry for your loss.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L: I’m grateful for your ear&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I hope I haven’t scared you off&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M: Fellow stranger au contraire&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Any night you feel like hopping&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On this wire I’ll be here&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Waiting to ask you how’s the weather where you are&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L + M: How’s the weather where you are?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M: Cold as the sweat I woke up in an hour ago&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L: Cold as each toe in each boot marching south through the snow&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M: Exactly further yet from their hearths and our peace&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Were I Abe I would bid each brave toe retreat*&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L: What of the war for freedom lost?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;M: I don’t believe it’s ours&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I hope that doesn’t scare you off&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;L: Fellow stranger au contraire&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Any night you feel like hopping&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On this wire I’ll be here&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Waiting to ask you how’s the weather where you are&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;‘Cause you can learn a lot about someone from asking how they feel about the weather where they are&lt;/p&gt; </description>

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Song of the Week: How's the Weather Where You Are? - May 23, 2020

MAY 25, 20204 MIN
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Song of the Week: How's the Weather Where You Are? - May 23, 2020

MAY 25, 20204 MIN

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<p>Download Chris Thile’s Song of the Week for May 23, 2020: “How’s the Weather Where You Are?” (originally from our December 7, 2019 show) The band: Chris Thile, Aoife O’Donovan, Mike Elizondo, Chris Eldridge, Marcus Gilmore, Brittany Haas, Brett Williams.</p> <p></p> <p>Please support <em>Live from Here with Chris Thile</em> to help us stay strong during these tough times: <a href="https://livefromhere.org/give" class="default">livefromhere.org/give</a></p> <p></p> <p>—</p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.livefromhere.org/shows/2019/12/07/pixies-black-pumas-crooked-still-aoife-odonovan-freestyle-love-supreme-tom-papa" class="default">Listen to our May 23 rebroadcast with Pixies, Black Pumas, Crooked Still, </a><em><a href="https://www.livefromhere.org/shows/2019/12/07/pixies-black-pumas-crooked-still-aoife-odonovan-freestyle-love-supreme-tom-papa" class="default">Freestyle Love Supreme</a></em><a href="https://www.livefromhere.org/shows/2019/12/07/pixies-black-pumas-crooked-still-aoife-odonovan-freestyle-love-supreme-tom-papa" class="default">, Aoife O’Donovan, and Tom Papa</a></p> <p></p> <p>—</p> <p></p> <p>Lyrics:</p> <p></p> <p>1.</p> <p></p> <p>Morse: A nibble!</p> <p>Lincoln: A bite!</p> <p>A reason to be thankful—</p> <p>M: —for another sleepless night</p> <p>But how best to set the hook?</p> <p>L: How best to reel him in?</p> <p>M: Hmm...what to send?</p> <p>L: Hmm...what to send?</p> <p></p> <p>M + L: Not my name</p> <p>L: He’ll know it</p> <p>M: Rendering this another unclean slate</p> <p>L: Another couple hours answering for these Divided States</p> <p>M: And being the amplifier of this rift between Americans</p> <p>Won’t help me make a friend</p> <p>L: What to send?</p> <p>M + L: Hmm...what to send?</p> <p></p> <p>L: What are the chances of this meeting? I won’t let it get away</p> <p>M: Who else will dance me through the dead of night unto the break of day?</p> <p>L: If I believed in God I’d ask him</p> <p>M: Father, tell me</p> <p>M + L: what to say</p> <p>To make a friend out of this stranger on the wire</p> <p></p> <p>L: How’s the weather where you are?</p> <p></p> <p>2.</p> <p></p> <p>M: It’s hot as stock in Western Union</p> <p>The air’s as thick as the brow of a grim patent judge</p> <p></p> <p>L: Is that your field of law?</p> <p></p> <p>M: Nice try. How’s the weather where YOU are?</p> <p></p> <p>L: Hot as the barrel of a freshly fired cannon</p> <p>Air as thick as the skull of McDowell at Bull Run</p> <p>And the smoke rising up to the sky</p> <p>Over sons that were loved as much as mine was</p> <p></p> <p>M: I’m sorry for your loss.</p> <p></p> <p>L: I’m grateful for your ear</p> <p>I hope I haven’t scared you off</p> <p></p> <p>M: Fellow stranger au contraire</p> <p>Any night you feel like hopping</p> <p>On this wire I’ll be here</p> <p>Waiting to ask you how’s the weather where you are</p> <p></p> <p>L + M: How’s the weather where you are?</p> <p></p> <p>M: Cold as the sweat I woke up in an hour ago</p> <p>L: Cold as each toe in each boot marching south through the snow</p> <p>M: Exactly further yet from their hearths and our peace</p> <p>Were I Abe I would bid each brave toe retreat*</p> <p></p> <p>L: What of the war for freedom lost?</p> <p></p> <p>M: I don’t believe it’s ours</p> <p>I hope that doesn’t scare you off</p> <p></p> <p>L: Fellow stranger au contraire</p> <p>Any night you feel like hopping</p> <p>On this wire I’ll be here</p> <p>Waiting to ask you how’s the weather where you are</p> <p></p> <p>‘Cause you can learn a lot about someone from asking how they feel about the weather where they are</p>