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Townes Van Zandt

Lungs

1969 · via Townes Van Zandt

Townes Van Zandt wrote “Lungs” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1969. Also recorded by Cowboy Junkies (released 1994), Steve Earle (released 2009) and Lyle Lovett (released 1998), among 32 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Townes Van Zandt – Lungs
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Townes put "Lungs" on tape himself in 1969, and the song kept finding new hands, Cowboy Junkies in 1994 among them. Start with his, then hear what a band does with a song built for one guitar.

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Credited writer: Townes Van Zandt.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1969.

Other recordings on file · first release year

32 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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