We are a mere 6 days from Loudon Wainwright III’s Portland performance (Monday, September 17th at the Aladdin Theater), so in honor of this great—and tragically underrated—songwriter coming to town, we’re posting one song a day, all the way up until showtime. Yes, even on the weekend! If you are already a fan, you won’t mind hearing these songs again, but if you are not familiar with his work, consider this a crash course.

My goal today was to post a song of deep meaning from Wainwright III, something that would wow the casual listener…aw fuck that! It’s supposed to be 90 degrees today and all I want to do is flee this office, find a swimming hole and submerge myself underwater. Maybe I’ll even figure out how to swim the “Old Australian Crawl,” whatever that is.

MP3:
Loudon Wainwright - The Swimming Song

Yes, this is the song from The Squid and the Whale. God, I love that movie.