Things Are Gonna Be Alright

Acetone

Few things bum me out more than great artists killing themselves. There are obvious ones like Ian Curtis, Elliott Smith, Nick Drake and Scott Hutchison. But the ones that really hurt are the songwriters who flew under the radar a little bit more like Adrian Borland, Vic Chestnutt and Mark Linkous — who I’ve written about on here before. Richie Lee was the lead vocalist and bass player for ACETONE. He was also a painter and photographer. This is his incredible tune on a fantastic record called YORK BLVD. He left us nine months after it was released when he was only 34. These lyrics say it all and it is such a strange paradox how this song can cheer me up on a rainy day.

You may try and try again
Not to be unsatisfied
Just squeezing by one more time
But how long do you go on
Believing things are are gonna be alright?

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