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Song · 2011 · Indie pop

I Can't Make You Love Me (Bon Iver)

2011

★ 4.5 editorial score

Vernon strips Reid and Shamblin's Nashville ballad to falsetto, then slips into Raitt's "Nick of Time" at the end.

Genre

Indie pop Indie

Subject

Unrequited love Acceptance

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Quote · 1932

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

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Quote · 1996

“"Acceptance" is usually more a matter of fatigue than anything else.”

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“Who is rich? He that rejoices in his Portion.”

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