"Forget Her" combines the bluesy undertones of "Joey" with the emotional upheaval of the already covered "Pain In My Heart". In this wrenching tune by Jeff Buckley's listen for the slow build to the scorching lead guitar solo and Jeff's disarmingly beautiful falsetto. Add a killer Hammond B3 riff that the bass guitar slaps around like a sad puppy and you'll hear what I mean. I've already got the images playing in my head for when Grace starts singing "Oh my tears are falling down . . ." The fact that the song appears on an album called "Grace" - well, there you go. (Note, of course we know it was the "Legacy" edition and not the 1st edition - thank you).

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Lyrically - this bridge just kills me

Oh my tears are falling down as I try to forget
Her love was a joke from the day that we met
All of the words all of her men
All of my pain when I think back to when
Remember her hair as it shone in the sun
The smell of the bed when I knew what she'd done
Tell yourself over and over you won't ever need her again

But don't fool yourself
She was heartache from the moment that you met her
Oh my heart is frozen still
As I try to find the will to forget her somehow
She's out there somewhere now


<em><strong>Note: "Unlikely Cover Songs" is a new, semi-regular feature on This Is Somewhere. Here we will highlight great songs that we would love to hear Grace Potter and the Nocturnals cover even though we're pretty sure it will never happen. Nominations are accepted although likely to be ignored - my music collection is big enough. </strong>

Note 2: Obviously this song has been on my mind/playlist recently because of <a href="http://www.thisissomewhere.com/2010/08/09/theres-a-flaming-red-horizon-that-screams-our-names/">this performance</a>. If you haven't read about it - please do.

Note 3:  This post is not intended to be a jumping off point for comments like "Hey, I think they should cover song xyz".  I am interested in what you think of the song in question though.</strong>
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