Story Song: Love Vigilantes

Love Vigilantes, which is originally by New Order, but was covered by Iron and Wine, is a beautiful but sad song regarding how a soldier longs for home, and when he does go home, he finds out that he died during the war from a telegram his wife held as she cried. The first time I heard this song was when I was watching an episode from the TV show House, and this song began to play during the end of the episode. When I first heard it, I was quite taken by the lyrics and the beautiful way the guitar and voice accompanied one another, so I decided to look it up. I really enjoy how the song is emotional, but expresses it in a very simple way. The song is soft, and it carries quite a heavy story with it. It is a good song.

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