We are a mere 2 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.

Ah, the weekend. When a young blogger rises at the break of down, off the clock, to scour YouTube for clips of one of his favorite singers.

Looking like Will Farrell on a bender, this live version of LWIII’s “Motel Blues” does an impeccable job of showing the desperation, and horniness, of a lonely rocker after the thrill of the stage lights have faded.