merridia | [0016] these few precious days

I am in... such a good place right now.

Wikipedia Sez: Stardust is the twenty-second studio album by Willie Nelson, released in April 1978. Its ten songs consist entirely of pop standards that Nelson picked from among his favorites. Nelson asked Booker T. Jones, who was his neighbor in Malibu at the time, to arrange a version of "Moonlight in Vermont". Impressed with Jones's work, Nelson asked him to produce the entire album. Nelson's decision to record such well-known tracks was controversial among Columbia executives because he had distinguished himself in the outlaw country genre. Recording of the album took only ten days.

Prior Familiarity: Decent. About five years ago, I believe I said something about how I thought I had figured out which elderly celebrity death was gonna hit me the hardest when it comes but didn't want to speak it into existence, so I'll just leave it at that.

What I Did While Listening: Bought comics, downloaded them, basked in the vibes. Really didn't have time for much, this thing is a TIGHT 36 minutes.

Verdict: Sometimes the simple things are the best things. I hit that 5 star rating before I was even halfway through.

Favourite Song: I've always loved pretty much every version of All Of Me I've heard, and I'm kinda obsessed with the way Willie takes what is a brutally wrenching love ballad and makes it fucking BUMP??? But Unchained Melody straight up made me cry, so.