“I got the key to the highway, Billed out and bound to go, Because the way you made me love you, Lord its a crying shame. Give me one, one more kiss baby, Baby before I go. The way that I love you, About to drive me insane. Well I love you love you love you love you love you. Tell you what I’ll do, Without your loving, baby, I might as well go on and die.” He sings with all the desperation and wild abandon of heartbreak, overcome by emotion but with the presence of mind to do the right thing, to hit the road, consoled only by his conviction that the love he feels is real and eternal. Spurred on by a rollicking beat and interplay of saxophone and accordion, Clifton Chenier's voice vividly captures all of this feeling in his rendition of the classic blues song Key to the Highway, available on the 1973 compilation record Bon Ton Roulet , released by Arhoolie Records. It’s a song I’ve listened to hundreds of times, and it’s such a satisfying piece that for me it bears repeating over an...