# Long live John Prine! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [February 15, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-live-john-prine/932915 "2021-02-15T00:54:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-live-john-prine/932915/1 "2021-02-15T00:54:30Z")
This is special. He plays songs of course but I’ve seen them all performed so I skipped to the interview portions, at least half of the hour is John talking about his life and his music. For example, starting about 9:15 he talks about how he came to write Paradise, and what happened after Mr Peabody destroyed the town. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZBBlbrp5EA) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-live-john-prine/932915/2 "2021-02-15T01:01:16Z")
> **[John Prine, One of America's Greatest Songwriters, Dead at 73](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/john-prine-obit-253684/)** > > Grammy-winning singer who combined literary genius with a common touch succumbs to coronavirus complications ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-live-john-prine/932915/3 "2021-02-15T01:31:54Z")
I know he has died. Long live John Prine.