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Jul 16, 2021
Songs for Insomniacs 83: Bridget St. John, “I Don’t Know if I Can Take It”
A precious few artists can take the entirety of a tragic relationship and distill it into a single song of regret and pain.
“And you teach me not to reach for things that are no longer mine,
And with one hand you deny me, while the other feeds me life,
I don’t know if I can take it anymore.”
Bridget sang with Kevin Ayers and gigged with Nick Drake.
