Chit-Chat Check-In #152 • Transcript
If you watched The Tweedy Show during the pandemic, you probably heard “Human” by Molly Sarlé. It was kind of a staple, and Sammy usually sang it.
Molly came out and sang it with us the other night in Napa, which was really wonderful. If you don’t know that record, Karaoke Angel, you should check it out along with Mountain Man, the band Molly is in with Amelia Meath and Alex Sauser-Monnig.
Even if I didn’t know Molly, I’d put “Human” in the top tier of my favorite songs. There are lyrics in it that distill something a lot of people spend their entire lives writing songs to try and say, like:
I see what I see
I don’t see what I can’t
It’s a very honest song, full of lots of beautiful lines.
We’re still out here doing the Tweedy Band shows and having a blast. It’s just been one night after another of joyous music-making with my family and friends. And I really appreciate it.
Carry on. OxO—Jeffy
This Week in Wilco, Etc.
2016 / March 31: The last Tweedy band show of 2016’s Japanese tour features a 33-song set at Club Quattro in Osaka and a cover of Neil Young’s “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.”
2010 / April 3: Wilco plays a 36-song set at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel in Providence, RI. The show includes a six-song acoustic set and an improvised synth piece, “Easter Bunny Ditty.” by Mikael.
2008 / April 5: Jeff’s 41-song Letters to Santa performance in Winnetka, IL is comprised of mostly originals, including deep cuts like like “Panthers,” “Just a Kid,” and “ELT” plus the live debut of “One True Vine.”
Human (Molly Sarlé cover)
