Ron Sexsmith’s 2006 album Time Being seems to get lost in the shuffle. It’s the one album of his nine studio releases that, for me, doesn’t have a distinct identity.
All the rest have some distinguishing factor, whether it’s the production values (or lack thereof), choice of instrumentation, chronological placement in his discography, cover photo, you name it. You name an album and I’ll say, “yeah, that’s the one with…”
But Time Being is generic in all of the ways the rest are distinct.
And yet, listening to this album recently, I have to say it’s one of his very best. That distinguishing factor, if I need one, can be that every friggin’ song is wonderful. Amazing that I’ve come to just take that for granted.
And there’ll be no warning
Should the wind of change start blowin’
Cold hearted wind
Is blowin’ in the face of love
But I’ll take it to a place I know
Where the cold hearted wind don’t go
Been brewin’ ever since the world began
It could mean the ruination
Of your best laid plans
Cold hearted wind
Is moving on from every side
Dividing all goodwill has tried
To mend and to unite
You wonder if it’s gone for good
As I ponder that unlikelihood
Oh, if only wishing could
Just keep us from harm’s way always
But I feel it like a train rollin’ down the track
As it calls for you
To entertain these thoughts so black
Cold blooded storm
May turn the warmest heart to stone
And leave a trail of toppled hopes and dreams
Where the cold hearted wind has blown
Cold hearted wind
Is blowin’ in the face of love
But I’ll take you to a place I know
Where the cold hearted wind don’t go
Meet Me In Montauk 
Yes, indeed, Amy and I were just saying how this album gets lost in the shuffle of the other Sexsmith albums. Kerrie, don’t you agree?… Kerrie?… Peg?… Maddie?…
Well, I’m sure they all would chime in and agree if they had not just exhausted themselves so much with the Glee commentary that they felt they needed to take a pass on the Sexsmith weekends.:)
Anyway, this song is pleasant enough, but, quite honestly, I don’t hear anything all that different here than the other songs you’ve featured (except, again, for that awful disco experiment).