The Way it Goes - Gillian Welch Cover
Songs are magical. Everlasting. Powerful creatures without form. Creeping in the shadows, waiting for the opportunity to inspire a new thirst, or in this case, the desire to cover an old song.
As my lover and I were traveling along the quiet backroads of Virginia, an unfamiliar song came over the radio; The Way it Goes by Gillian Welch. I’ve ‘known’ about Gillian Welch since I started writing songs on my busted up Yamaha (fire red) guitar in 2008. But I didn’t really ‘know’ her. I still don’t.
But this song dug its claws into my brain and then into my heart. There were lines that I felt I had written or perhaps, hoped I had written.
It wasn’t long after we returned to our humble weekend getaway that I pulled out my trusty Martin guitar, opened a bottle of bourbon, and set the scroll speed to 5 on Ultimate Guitar Tabs as I hummed and fumbled my way through the song.
A week later I felt comfortable enough to sit in front of the laptop and lay this song down in the tracks. Below is a “one pass” recording via Garageband of Gillian Welch’s The Way it Goes.
Grab a glass of your favorite spirit and enjoy.
https://soundcloud.com/lukemitchem/the-way-it-goes-cover-gillian-welch