AL.com’s Dennis Pillion has a story this morning about the sighting of a one-in-a -million genetic anomaly, a yellow cardinal, seen in the Birmingham area.
First thing I thought of was the band Bright Eyes led by Conor Oberst and his references to yellow birds in two songs of the album ‘I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning.’
From the song Poison Oak:
And I never thought this life was possible
You’re the yellow bird that I’ve been waiting for
The end of paralysis I was a statuette
From the song We are Nowhere and It’s Now
Did you forget that yellow bird?
How could you forget your yellow bird?
She took a small silver wreath and pinned it on to me
She said, “This one will bring you love”
And I don’t know if it’s true
But I keep it for good luck
I don’t have this on vinyl, so this is not a ‘countdown’ record. But I recommend Conor Oberst’s work, both in Bright Eyes and out of Bright eyes. Check the videos and his references to ‘yellow bird.’