
"25 Mexicans" is a song of border crossings, illegal immigration, and the living conditions of Mexican Nationals that strikes up thoughts of Woody Guthrie, John Prine and Tom Russell. As performed by Phil Lee it shares both the cadence and the lyrical themes of some of those great singer-songwriters. It's a pretty amazing song and one that adds to the great week of music we've had already on Songs:Illinois ( here and here ). Phil Lee is an unsung "real" country artist from Nashville. He's had two previous critically acclaimed records. The [...]