Everything Is Free

artist:Gillian Welch

, writer:David Rawlings, Gillian Welch

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Title: Everything Is Free

Artist: Gillian Welch

Writer: David Rawlings, Gillian Welch

Song Types: Country

Key: C

Info: From Rolling Stone:
Originally written in the Napster era, Welch's song has been embraced by a new generation of artists including Father John Misty, Courtney Barnett and Phoebe Bridgers

Just this past summer, Courtney Barnett covered "Everything Is Free" on The Tonight Show and performed it regularly on her August tour of Australia. Los Angeles indie singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers made the song a staple of her set, inviting artists like Julien Baker and Anais Mitchell onstage to sing it as a duet at Newport Folk and Eaux Claires.

"It's incredible to me that Gillian wrote a song essentially about the internet, and managed not to compromise her style at all," says Bridgers. "I love that the chords don't change, and that the verse melody is exactly the same as the chorus, but it's so strong you never get bored of it."

At the time when Welch wrote "Everything is Free," her record deal had expired. Feeling excluded from any future possibilities in the music industry, she and her musical partner, Dave Rawlings, decided to start their own label, Acony Records. Time (The Revelator) was the label's first release; it would end up becoming Welch's signature album, and it helped establish Welch as the in-demand live performer and foundational roots pioneer she is today.

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Everything Is Free

artist:Gillian Welch

, writer:David Rawlings, Gillian Welch

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