Who's heard Little Richard sing "Shake a Hand"?
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Then stick your doubt into your poke, Holy smoke this ain't no joke! ":O}
During the depression bums called their parcel of belongings a poke. But I think the phrase "a Pig in a poke "predates the1920s.The term a pig in a poke indicated a hidden unknown value. The buying a pig in a poke was to take a chance on the unknown as the pig cannot be seen.
Oh ye of little faith! LOL
i can think of but a very few artists that are this eclectic She hears the music everywhere
Speaking of artists, the Ricky Lee Jones song that you posted in Gizmo's thread is amazing. I had no idea that the woman can be so deep. Thank you for posting it! Maybe it will help Chris, he is facing one of life's hardest of all situations. I hope and pray for the best for him and his family.
But the Depression caused millions of people to be "bums." Oh, glorious Capitalism, I'm sure that more of the same will be a bonanza for the very few.
You having proven yourself worthy Here she leaves the merely deep and goes all out Mystical!
Flying Cowboys
Rickie Lee Jones
Down there by the river is a man
Whose horn is twisted into shapes
Unknown to the wicked and the wise
And he bears the look of an animal
Who's seen things no animal should ever see
He has been driven beyond all towns
And all the systems until now though it is
Long past too far he keeps going
Because it's a desert
Because he's a desert
We come to the river
We'll walk away from all this now
We come to the water
We'll walk away from all this now
She first saw him he was standing in the doorway
Illuminated from behind by a light
Though imaginary posses chased them
To these distant adobes
Standing on the cliffs today
I thought I saw you below
My shadow growing smaller
It's a desert because
Because it's a desert
They'll be asking me about you forever
I guess
We come to the river
We'll walk away from all this now
We come to the water
We'll walk away from all this now
Long coats on the prairie
Lying in the dust
Who can I turn to ?
Who can I trust ?
Were you walking on the water ?
Playing in the sun ?
But the world is turning faster
Than it did when I was young
When I was young
When I was young
Oh, when I was young I was a wild, wild one
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Ricky wrote this one. Just really like these lyrics, clever but soulful...":O}
The Last Chance Texaco
Rickie Lee Jones
A long stretch of headlights
Bends into I-9
Tiptoe into truck stops
And sleepy diesel eyes
Volcanoes rumble in the taxi
And glow in the dark
Camels in the driver's seat
A slow, easy mark
But you ran out of gas
Down the road a piece
Then the battery went dead
And now the cable won't reach...
It's your last chance
To check under the hood
Last chance
She ain't soundin' too good,
Your last chance
To trust the man with the star
You've found the last chance Texaco
Well, he tried to be Standard
He tries to be Mobil
He tried living in a world
And in a shell
There was this block-busted blonde
He loved her - free parts and labor
But she broke down and died
And threw all the rods he gave her
But this one ain't fuel-injected
Her plug's disconnected
She gets scared and she stalls
She just needs a man, that's all
It's her last chance
Her timing's all wrong
Her last chance
She can't idle this long
Her last chance
Turn her over and go
Pullin' out of the last chance Texaco
The last chance
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Rickie Lee Jones
The Last Chance Texaco
Rickie Lee Jones
A long stretch of headlights
Bends into I-9
Tiptoe into truck stops
And sleepy diesel eyes
Volcanoes rumble in the taxi
And glow in the dark
Camels in the driver's seat
A slow, easy mark
But you ran out of gas
Down the road a piece
Then the battery went dead
And now the cable won't reach...
It's your last chance
To check under the hood
Last chance
She ain't soundin' too good,
Your last chance
To trust the man with the star
You've found the last chance Texaco
Well, he tried to be Standard
He tries to be Mobil
He tried living in a world
And in a shell
There was this block-busted blonde
He loved her - free parts and labor
But she broke down and died
And threw all the rods he gave her
But this one ain't fuel-injected
Her plug's disconnected
She gets scared and she stalls
She just needs a man, that's all
It's her last chance
Her timing's all wrong
Her last chance
She can't idle this long
Her last chance
Turn her over and go
Pullin' out of the last chance Texaco
The last chance
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Rickie Lee Jones
My personal favorite RLJ song: 'The Horses'. It was written by RLJ and the always brilliant Walter Becker, one of the Steely Dan geniuses, allegedly for her daughter - telling her that she would always be there for her. Becker was the album's producer as well. A true gem in her body of work:
She's a very interesting artist. I listen to very little music in my old age, the best of it grabs my emotions too much.
I can't find the lyrics for this tune. As I understand none of them the emotional thrust of this song seems to be lighthearted about a very dark subject. Hope I'm wrong about that.
I can't find the lyrics for this tune. As I understand none of them the emotional thrust of this song seems to be lighthearted about a very dark subject. Hope I'm wrong about that.
Thanks for posting this Daniel. I watched the whole thing, I like her far more than I previously thought.
When woman speaks to daughter a bridge is crossed...
"A virgin can no more understand a mother than a mother can return to being a virgin"
This a favorite of mine as well
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We are beyond believably fortunate to be alive when these four amazingly talented musicians did and do their stuff. Breathtakingly talented and so much more. Thank you for this post!!