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John Prine

Paradise

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“Paradise” is a song written by John Prine for his father, and recorded for his 1971 debut album, John Prine. Prine also re-recorded the song for his 1986 album, German Afternoons. The song is about the impact of coal mining both while in activity and what happens to the area around the Green River in Kentucky once the coal mining ends. The song references a now-defunct town called Paradise in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Read on...

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