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I don't understand why I find I'm drawn to his voice. Over the past few years I've
fallen in love with two songs he sang on - the first is a tune by Tin Hat Trio (now Tin Hat) called "Willow Weep for Me." The second is
"The Scientist", a song I heard only a few days ago on
an advertisement for Chipotle. I liked the spot so much I bought a copy of the song. (I think I liked the
version in the ad better; it seemed to focus more on Nelson's voice and the acoustic guitar
— but perhaps that's a limitation of listening to it through my television set.)
Nelson has a voice that goes well with a specific kind of song, IMHO — those with a sad,
lonely, downtrodden feel — not necessarily country or folk in genre, but they seem to work
best for the feel Nelson seems to complement so well.
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