Sunny Top Ten: Come Sundown (#3)

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Nephew is home, lounging on the sofa with a pillow across his abdomen. It’s a truly blessed morning, and now that he’s taken care of (well, his sister’s going to watch him, and you know how siblings are ) I’m heading for Memphis! To coincide with the sunny day (even though it’s slightly foggy here), here’s another song with “sun” in the title. Linda? NO!!!!!! #3: Come Sundown - Bobby Bare I go back to my 100 favorites list and pull this gem out again. It’s the perfect combination of a great Kris Kristofferson tune and Bobby Bare’s powerful delivery. I’ve loved this one since I first heard it when it was a hit back in 19(mumble mumble). We lost Kristofferson last year. Bobby Bare is still with us (age 90), and his son (Bobby Bare Jr.) is an alt-country singer/songwriter. Given that the senior Bare’s Lullabys, Legends, and Lies wasn’t the first album that I ever bought that my father objected to (definitely not the last one, though), it’s only fitting that Bare’s son would continue the alt-country tradition. Come Sundown Written by Kris Kristofferson Recorded by Bobby Bare From This Is Bare Country, 1970 It hurts to know it’s over: