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With the passing of John Prine<\/strong>, I’m gratified to see so much appreciation for his music on the social networks. He was a brilliant singer-songwriter.<\/p>\n In the back of my mind, I kept thinking I had already written something on these pages about John and his special LOUIE reference with his song entitled “Lake Marie.”<\/p>\n This charming little story-song that describes a tender moment with a girl that falls asleep in his arms “humming the tune to Louie Louie.” <\/em><\/p>\n It turns out the closest I came to a John Prine blog post was a reference to John’s performance of “Lake Marie” back in January 2019, when I did a post entitled “LOUIE Project Update \/ LOUIE on TV \u2013 part 1<\/a>” which included a mention of John’s then-semi-recent performance on Austin City Limits (October 2018).<\/p>\n Since then, I’ve discovered there’s more “Lake Marie” than meets the eye. <\/p>\n I’ve been told that is Bob Dylan<\/strong>‘s favorite John Prine song, which is in itself, a major revelation.<\/p>\n Mark Guarino<\/strong> of the Chicago Daily Herald<\/a> digs a bit deeper than I certainly did when i first heard it.. <\/p>\n There’s an odd sort of power in that song, mainly because he combines several disjointed images (a grisly murder, a failing marriage, Native American lore, grilling Italian sausages) and somehow makes them seem natural together. It’s also an example of how Prine’s Chicago past always somehow filters into his songs, whether he knows it or not when he’s writing.<\/p>\n The fact that “Lake Marie’s” a real place and is inspired by real events, makes it strangely moving.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Brand Acid<\/strong> went as far as to write an article entitled “John Prine\u2019s Lake Marie’ is the Most Literary Song I Know.<\/a>”<\/p>\n I never gave this song that much thought, but it is a beautiful song, I’m tickled to see all this special attention.<\/p>\n Certainly, this song and accompanied analysis is all food for thought, and a 2000 performance of this song from the “Live From Sessions at West 54th” TV show may help inspire additional insight on such matters..<\/p>\n