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The Civil Wars- Poison & Wine


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Justin Peterson

This might be one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written. A song about love and longing, your heart and mind being at odds about the feelings that you have for someone. After a decade of listening to this song, I still tear up every single time I hear it.

The duo of the Civil Wars- Joy Williams and John Paul White were a Nashville-based Folk duo who released two absolutely incredible albums. Unfortunately the duo had differences in direction for the group, and as a whole just didn’t get along, so they split in 2012, prior to their sophomore album being released. I can’t help but wonder how many incredible songs the world is missing out on as a result of their split.

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