The Resignation Vs. The Comeback Special - Todd Snider
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First Agnostic Church Of Hope and Wonder, 2021
Written by Todd Snider
Todd Snider died yesterday. I can't pretend I've been a lifelong devotee — I'm always the last one to discover a talent — but I really enjoyed his acerbic wit and dry, deadpan delivery. His sharp observations and craggy growl lent his songs a gravitas missing from a lot of political singer-songwriter material. I chose this song because it showcases Snider's it captures both his mordant humor and his exasperation with an absurd, unjust world, and because musically it's a step outside the usual acoustic story song Snider excels at. Over a funky, bluesy piano line, Snider half-raps the lyrics, in which a figure in the spotlight, probably a politician, announces his grand, principled resignation. "I cannot succeed the way that I need to under the glare of all these suspicions / And I will not stand here and listen to any more of these wild accusations." He's stepping down, do you hear me? The punchline, and the depressing reality, is when after a beat of silence, the band slides back in: "I'm making a comeback! Just the same as ever if not even more the same!"
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