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Jeff Tweedy – “Theme In Yellow”

BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 24: Jeff Tweedy of Tweedy performs live for fans at the 2016 Byron Bay Bluesfest on March 24, 2016 in Byron Bay, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

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Carl Sandburg's Chicago Poems is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and to commemorate the occasion, musician David Nagler recruited a number of Chicago-based songwriters to sing on his musical settings of Sandburg's poetry. Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy is one of the project's participants, and he sang the words to Sandburg's autumnal "Theme In Yellow" against a contemplative sway. Listen via Vulture below.

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