In celebration of Joanna’s birthday, I’m listening to her entire discography today and I’d like to know what other fans think about her music. What is your favorite:

  • Milk-Eyed Mender song?
  • Ys song?
  • Have One On Me song?
  • non-album song (Walnut Whales, Ys Street Band EP, etc.)?

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  1. tarapatriciaa reblogged this from hydrocephalitic-listlessness and added:
    1 Tie between “Swansea”...“Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie” 2 Too many good songs on here, will...
  2. slowglow answered: Milk-Eyed Mender: Sadie. Ys: Only Skin.
  3. lightshadowandnothingoutthere answered: Milk-Eyed Mender…Especially Sadie
  4. source-of-the-light answered: My favorite Ys song is Only Skin (be a women.) But I don’t really have favorites for the other albums.
  5. hydrocephalitic-listlessness reblogged this from hydrocephalitic-listlessness and added:
    Thanks for all the answers, everyone! So lovely...see all the Joanna love today. My...
  6. clairethehobbit answered: Swansea, Only Skin or Monkey & Bear, Go Long, Colleen.
  7. euphoricingenue answered: Milk Eyed Mender: Sadie
  8. bugalu answered: 1) Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie. 2) Only Skin. 3) Have One On Me. 4) Colleen. I am the most stereotypical Joann Newsom ever. a
  9. ketseleh answered: 1. Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie; 2. Only Skin; 3. In California or Go Long; 4. Colleen. :)
  10. flamelikeme answered: peach plum pear ! only skin! 81! colleen!
  11. amberolivia answered: Cosmia
  12. a-slice-of-fun-pie answered: Milk-Eyed Mender: Bridges and Balloons, Ys: Sawdust and Diamonds, Have One On Me: Baby Birch, non-album: Colleen-the first Newsom song I head
  13. seanchaithe answered: Peach Plum Pear, Cosmia, Autumn, Colleen
  14. poiretsoiree reblogged this from expendable-limbs and added:
    En Gallop, Sawdust and Diamonds, Kingfisher, Colleen
  15. berylbaublesandrubiestoo answered: MEM: “The Book of Right-On”, YS: “Emily”, HOOM: “Good Intentions Paving Co.” NAS: “Ca’The Yowes To The Knowes”
  16. sweetweedqueen answered: Only Skin from Ys is one of the greatest songs ever.
  17. talisman answered: go long or kingfisher
  18. tracina answered: Milk-Eyed Mender song: En Gallop
  19. toad-hollow answered: milk eyed mender: bridges and balloons or sadie / ys: sawdust & diamonds / hoom: autumn or ribbon bows / non-album: yarn and glue
  20. martinscorcrazy answered: Sadie/This Side, Sawdust/ Emily, Good Intentions/ Soft as Chalk, and Ys St version of Clam Crab. BOOM.
  21. luzdelsoul answered: MEM: Sadie; Ys: Emily; Have One On Me: Go Long and Easy, tie. She makes me so happy :’)
  22. damienverrett answered: Milk-Eyed Mender - Swansea
  23. theteethbehindkisses answered: have one on me
  24. joannanewsomfashion said: I meant: -tie between Sadie; En Gallop; Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie -Sawdust & Diamonds -tie between Baby Birch; Ribbon Bows; ‘81; Have One On Me, In California -tie between Erin and Flying A Kite
  25. sub-lunary answered: Peach Plum Pear / Cosmia / Go Long / Erin.
  26. joannanewsomfashion answered: Sadie
  27. carousels-of-time answered: No but I love them all! En Gallop or Peach, Plum, Pear, Only Skin, Soft As Chalk or On A Bad Day, & Colleen or Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie. 
  28. lightstartsbeingthere answered: Inflammatory Writ, Cosmia, Have One On Me or Ribbon Bows and Colleen
  29. marieloquence answered: Sprout and the Bean, Cosmia, ‘81 : )
  30. ehsisyphus answered: En Gallop, Sawdust & Diamonds, Have One On Me, Colleen
  31. okayivedoneit answered: ‘Peach, Plum, Pear’ (obviously), ‘Emily,’ ‘Soft As Chalk,’ ‘What We Have Known’
  32. tharsei-thanate answered: oh my, this is difficult lol. 1. Sadie 2. Only Skin/ Sawdust and Diamonds 3. Have One On Me 4. Colleen/ What We Have Known
  33. scrape-your-knee answered: Sadie, Only Skin, Kingfisher, and Colleen!
  34. expendable-limbs reblogged this from fuckyeahjoannanewsom and added:
    Inflammatory Writ, Only Skin, Go Long/ Have One On Me, Colleen
  35. fuckyeahjoannanewsom reblogged this from hydrocephalitic-listlessness
  36. newwavewomen answered: omg i cannot answer, i am obsessed w/so many songs from every album!
  37. haylofts answered: Sadie, Emily, Have One On Me, and The Fray
  38. bitterbitterbitterbutterknife answered: 1. “Sadie,” which is also my favorite song of hers, bar none. 2. “Only Skin.” 3. “Baby Birch.” 4. “What We Have Known”
  39. mrgainford answered: Peach Plum Pear/Book Of Right-On, Sawdust & Diamonds, Good Intentions Paving Company/Soft As Chalk, Colleen!
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