Comments on: Jim White presents Searching For The Wrong Eyed Jesus (Cat Power, Johnny Dowd, David Johanson, and The Handsome Family)

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By: Scott Edmondson

Scott Edmondson — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 04:43:00 +0000

I believe you’re referring to the same song as anonymous above; here’s what i found on it. been stuck in my head for days after seeing the film…haunting.

“The filmmakers stumbled over Maggie Brown and invited to sing with Johnny Dowd on “First There Was.” Her raspy, country voice offsets Dowd’s so-disastrous-you-have-to-like-it tenor on the morbid hanging song. Dowd’s previously recorded the song with Kim Sherwood-Caso, but Brown takes over well, playing the true Louisiana in a forced collaboration to help British filmmakers and a migrant songwriter convey the truth about the South.”
http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/various-artists/searching-for-the-wrong-eyed-jesus.htm

By: Dan MacDonald

Dan MacDonald — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:28:00 +0000

HEY CRAIG – I’m looking for a song that was in Searching for the Wrong Eyed Jesus – it was a duet (guy/girl) sung in a barber shop – it had the line “they let me hang for a while” (sung by the girl).
if you could tell me the name and artists, i’d be eteranlly grateful.
mailto:deadshark77@hotmail.com
dan

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 15:06:00 +0000

Thanks for commenting and visiting my blog

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 09:30:00 +0000

Hi Craig,

Just wanted to say that I love your site. I’m London (UK) based but I’m a massive fan of the style of music you post. Anyhow, ‘First There Was’ is an absolutely awesome track, I’m totally blown away by it. Too bad the soundtrack’s only available Stateside – means I have to wait a couple of weeks for delivery

Keep up the great work
Respect.