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What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World

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Tracklist14 songs

1.The Singer Addresses His Audience4:43
2.Cavalry Captain3:18
3.Philomena3:05
4.Make You Better5:08
5.Lake Song5:52
6.Till the Water’s All Long Gone5:01
7.The Wrong Year3:53
8.Carolina Low3:25
9.Better Not Wake the Baby1:45
10.Anti-Summersong2:12
11.Easy Come, Easy Go2:22
12.Mistral3:54
13.12/17/123:03
14.A Beginning Song5:22

Released on JANUARY 20, 2015 · Length 53 MINCapitol Records, LLC

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What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World is the seventh studio album from The Decemberists, released on January 20, 2015. The album's title comes from a line in the song "12/17/12", a reference to the date of Barack Obama's speech in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and lead singer Colin Meloy's conflicting feelings about the shooting and his happy personal life. Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗