Crucial Track for January 14, 2026

"Big Day Coming" by Yo La Tengo

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What's your favorite song about patience?

This fits quite nicely I think.

“Let’s be be undecided, let’s take our time / And sooner or later, we will know our mind”

This song to me is about anticipation, waiting as tension. Patience may indeed be a virtue but it isn’t always easy.

Here I’ve included the ‘softer’ version, the opening track from the Painful album.