Waitin' Around to Die

Waitin’ Around to Die

Those of you old enough to remember the first incarnation of Lilith Fair in the 90s might be shocked to think that a group relegated to busking outside the entrance gate would amount to much. But your skepticism would be misplaced if you were thinking of The Be Good Tanyas. A trio singing gorgeous harmonies and playing quiet acoustic guitars has to have some stellar songwriting skills to make it beyond parody covers act. I fell in love with their murder-ballad-with-the-surprise-ending Waitin’ Around to Die about 10 years ago. Then I got ahold of all of all 3 of their excellent albums. Recently, Waitin’ Around to Die has come back to be my theme song. I listened to it over and over while deciding whether to heave myself back on the pyre of radiation therapy. In a sense, then, at least as of now, I can say The Be Good Tanyas saved my life, giving me the strength to slug it out with the cancer treatments one more time. Beyond that, though, all their stuff is fabulous. Highly recommended. All available, I believe, as downloads via Amazon, although hard copy CDs sometimes still turn up.