"John Wayne Gacy, Jr."
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Here's our song of the hour in all its Sufjan Stevens—and John Wayne Gacy, Jr.—glory.
"For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti"
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This is a gorgeous track from the album Michigan.
"Brinkley, Ark., Embraces 'The Lord God Bird,'" NPR
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Sufjan was asked by NPR to compose a song about the town of Brinkley, Arkansas, where a bird that was thought to be extinct was rediscovered. This is an interesting segment that gives a good glimpse of how Sufjan writes his music.