Song of the Week: First Kiss - February 1, 2020

Chris Thile's Song of the Week, "First Kiss," from our February 1, 2020 rebroadcast (originally from April 13, 2019) featuring Holly Laurent reading Jessica Greenbaum’s poem “I Love You More Than All the Windows in New York City.” The band: Chris Thile, Madison Cunningham, Mike Elizondo, Chris Eldridge, Brittany Haas, Philip Krohnengold, and Ted Poor. Find "I Love You More Than All the Windows in New York City" in Jessica’s book Spilled and Gone. — Lyrics: We float above the recycling And the catcalls A prelude to the hardest We will ever fall No bar is too loud No bar is too loud No sidewalk’s too crowded No stoop too well-lit No head is too cloudy For an East Village first kiss Text me Text me Text me Text me Don’t forget Don’t forget me I will take out the recycling And pick up the take out While you stir a pair of Manhattans And a mocktail No child is too loud No dinner’s too hurried No morning too big No future’s too blurry For a South Brooklyn next kiss So text me Text me Text me Text me Don’t forget Don’t forget me