Well, I don't want to give too much away about the mvyradio Top 25 of 2013, but I WILL do a couple of posts, leading up the countdown which will start on Monday.
Every year there are a few surprises on the voting list. Some more surprising than others.
We did have an internal discussion here at mvyradio about whether or not we should include the "Inside Llewyn Davis" soundtrack on the list.
On the "pro" side, it is a really excellent album. Typical T Bone Burnett brilliance.
On the "con" side, the album consists mainly of covers and previously released songs. In the past, we have excluded "covers" albums from the Top 25.
But in this case, the question was moot: "Inside Llewyn Davis" received ZERO votes from MVY listeners for the Top 25 of 2013.
I find this a bit perplexing, and I don't really have an explanation for it.
We offered "Inside Llewyn Davis" as a gift for a donation to Friends of mvyradio, and it went quickly. The album---and the movie---are getting rave reviews. Folks are calling in about the single "Fare Thee Well." Clearly, people do like this record out there in listener-land.
Zero votes?
I can't explain it. But you won't hear it on the countdown next week.
Hear the song on Youtube.
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