Song of the Week - Penny & the Quarters

Penny & the Quarters - You and Me
Album: Blue Valentine Soundtrack / Numero Group - Eccentric Soul: Prix Label

Very little can be found about the soul group Penny & the Quarters. Numero Group, an archival record label, came upon old demo tapes at an estate sale in Columbus, Ohio. Despite efforts by fans and researchers to find out more about this group, not much has turned up. It's figured to have been a demo rehearsal that was recorded in the early 1970's by a group of teenagers, but even that can't be known for certain. Nor does anyone know of the songwriter, or even who Penny is. And despite these unknown roots, the song rose in popularity after the release of the independent movie Blue Valentine (2010), where Ryan Gosling presented it to Michelle Williams as 'their song'. The lack of background into the artist is a mysterious story that really leaves the listener to enjoy the music for itself. How else could you describe a lost treasure?