"I’ll sing til I can’t sing no more. . ."
Coins In A Fountain
"I won’t be persuaded to write words I can’t believe in."
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"Sometimes I feel like I’m falling. Falling fast and falling free.
She said, 'My darling you’re not falling. Always looked like you were flying to me.'"
Rolling Stone
"I was growing up inside of my head. . ." Selected Poems
"If I played you my favorite song lying here in the dark, oh my my, it would Break Your Heart"
No vids for these songs yet. In the meantime:
Instrumental meditations inspired by Walt Whitman:
Song at Sunset evokes memories of Vince Guaraldi playing themes for the Charlie Brown specials. Leave it to John Zorn to merge the sprit of Whitman and Shultz, two unique Americans =:-)
Waiting for new vids, enjoy the ballet of Besos de sangre:
"You triflin' lazy, ain't worth a cigarette ash."
featuring Shemekia Copeland
Sweet Hunk O'Trash
featuring Telmary:
Tight Like This
"I see trees of green. Red roses too." What a Wonderful World
Dr John with the Blind Boys of Alabama live:
Versions to watch till more Dr John vids arrive:
Dr John concert:
"Well, maybe I don't need this anymore. It was a place for me."
My Word for It
"I could live in your old car with the broken stereo..."
Wherever You Are
Live:
"Old man trouble come pokin' round, I'll be planted on higher ground."
Movin'
"Oh Lord, I'm much too tired."
Get Up, Child
"Don't let this setback tell you who you are. It's only a sign of where you need to go, that's all."
Twice As Strong
"The beer was cold and it tasted good,
laughter filled the neighborhood."
Lost
"We take great delight in our own company."
River
No new vids yet. An oldie:
"Don't look at me as if I was one more thing you have to do on your List of Chores"
"If you want clean sheets you have to clean them yourselve."
Home Is Not a Hotel
"I can speak my own mind, I was raised in the south!"
Don't Put Words in My Mouth
"Momma locked herself in the bathroom, I was screaming in the hall,
All you kids were looking on in wonderment of it all."
House of Love
No new vids yet. A fun time oldie:
"If you missed the meaning this time - here comes another one. . ."
Knock Knock Knock
Old folk song made current.
I Just Don't Understand
I know I hailed the live version last month. The CD version adds a hilarious band. Fun flavors!
Brand New Dance
"I'm experiencing malaise. . ." Haven't Got The Blues (Yet)
"My old man, he kicks me out when I tell him that I lived this way.
He doesn't own me."
Arrows
"I sat in the car and dreamed about dreaming. . ." Songs About Angels
Setzer has always been expert at evoking the past. Lyrically, the songs belong in the 50's. Sonically, this dance groove will play well at any 21st century Sunday afternoon bar-b-que. The best part is the intense, specific, raucous, and joyous guitar playing. Amazing!
Les Paul at his 90th birthday party:
"I met your parents. They were lying about falling in love."
A Heartbreak
"You be the night sky and I will be the stars. . ."
All This Love
"What would I change if the choice were mine?"
A Light in the Window
Well known tunes played by well known folks for us wonderful listeners with love and energy. . .
They Call Me the Breeze
By the guitar king himself:
Beautiful versions.
Mad World
Everybody Hurts
"Why'd you have to be so hard?" Drop Your Guard
taste the original. . .
watch Jasmine:
taste the original. . .
watch Jasmine:
A fun place to spend a few hours:
Jasmine Thompson Channel
"All I have is doubt. I don't care." Make Me a Robot
"I don't want to be a human anymore. I'm done."
Once or twice a year a full album appears whose purpose is not to entertain, but to emote and evoke. These rare albums belong in my collection for those times I need them. They are pulled out for special occasions, usually lone times. Or those few times in life I find a friend who survives quietly and will experience depths with me. I will not need this CD every day, but there will be times when I am very glad I have it. This instrumental album could be called americana jazz if one absolutely was forced to put a label on it; but both terms call up memories that do not fit this CD. No voices interrupt the beauty of the music, which helps my inner voice visit the places it needs to go when the music is playing.
Players: Barrett Martin, Peter Buck, Mike McCready, Justin Harwood, Skerik, Scott McCaughey, and Manuel Oquendo.
No new videos yet. Older tunes by the ensemble:
"This is where it starts tonight, if you open up your heart. Tonight."
Scarecrow
Classics re-realized acoustically on CD with passion!You would not go wrong deciding to purchase the entire CD for a full intense meal of pleasure.
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
"I don't want to wait anymore, I'm tired of looking for answers. . ."
My Silver Lining
Also on Eartaste.
Live:
Theme song for my relatives, and my soon to come retirement years. . .
Handy
School starts in 2 weeks!
Word Crimes
Fun. That simple. Tacky
"The joy in the boy is revealed." Hummingbird In A Box
Instrumental dance. . . The One In 901
The One In 901:
No Hummingbird videos yet; but several sales pitches. . .
"I don't know how to have fun they say. . ."
The Idol And The Idle
"You better run away for good. . ."
Rainy Taxi
"auction off what you love - it will come back sometime. . ."
Let Me Be Mine
We'll just light a candle for every kid
For every soul that was done away with
For every confession that wasn't on the level
For every man of God that lives with hidden devils
Available only on the vinyl version of Hypnotic Eye.
"The stars are eyes watching you. A breath upon a cloud." Mercy Is
"I understand the dark when it hangs upon the water. . ."
Forgotten Man
"even my best friends are turning into crooks. . .
here I am stealing gas with a garden hose. . ."
Burnt Out Town
meditative instrumental: Leave Me Like You Found Me
Different cut on the CD: Empty Upon Impact. . .
"I've had my share of deacons who point their fingers and tell me what I lack. . ."
I've Held the Devil's Hand
My hidden treasure chest: a golden grand piano. . ." Budapest
"There's just one problem with my plan; you spend your nights with another man. . ."
Drawing Board
"When your adventure ends, the next one will begin. . ."
Blind Man in Amsterdam
"Don't spin me in your tangled web of lies. . ."
Mean Enough World
"Damn this old cowboy for my foolish pride.." Sweet Amarillo
"If you want the girls, better think like Merle. . ."
Doc's Day
Rough audience video - smile =:-)
Official video:
It's rock and roll - the lyrics will evolve in the mind later. First, let's dance!
Mama's in the Backseat
No new videos yet, so re-live the past =:-)
"New day dawning and I'm so worried about everything. . ."
Eliza Jane
"They obsessed over minor variations. Misconstrued the truth to justify their deeds."
2153
"Whatcha want to do this for? Got me waiting by the kitchen door.
Bottle of booze and a cigarette - waiting on you!"
Big Bad Wolf
"Love was the means and you were the end."
I Knew Your Mother
"Wake up in the morning and look into the abyss."
Brand New Dance
Concert:
"I have a rocking chair on the porch outside. . ."
Five Dollar Bill
"The door is always open - I'll be home. . ."
I'll Be Home
An hour a few years back. . .watch with pizza, beer, and love
"I've been living the shadows of my life. . ."
Dream Girl
"Even though I waste your time girl, you changed my life. . .""
Selfish Girl
We must wait for new videos. Classic flavors from the band:
"I was getting tired of being upset. . ."
Everybody's Happy Nowadays
"If I never ever see you anymore, I'll meet you on the other shore."
Going Home
No new videos yet - enjoy an old concert!
"Ignoring everybody here - we wish they would disappear. . ."
Sing
"That heart is so cold all over my arm. . ."
Don't
"When we were in school listening to grown ups - didn't learn a thing!"
Gold Rush
"Just trust me. . ."
Come Wit Me
"Had me an '82 Cutlass back when I was sixteen. . ."
Keep Pushin
"You used to hold my heand when we walked. . "
Suspicion
While waiting new video treats:
"Jimmy got a Bible right next to his bed."
Righteous Blues
"Ain't got the will to say no. . ."
Gates of Hell
Whle they work on new videos, here's a classic:
"I need to walk on the wild side. . ."
Desert Island
"Love is only just a game, so come and play with me."
Open Up Your Heart
live:
"I haven't been swimming all summer. . ."
Swimming Pool Blues
"Lately I feel like a burned out birthday candle..."
Oblivious
The heart of Lucky's guitar sings joyous visions. A must taste!
Nana Jarnell
The organ soars with grace and funk.
You Lucky Dog
The title says it all!
Joy
Live at the Denton Blues Festival last year:
"Keep me in your dreams. . ."
That Makes Two of Us
"Stay away from me!"
Gin House Blues
No new videos yet - enjoy the oldie w/Susan!
"Let the rhythm hypnotize - let it take your mind away. . ."
"Hold me in your arms, keep me till the break of day."
Save Me
"Werewolves howl and grown men weep."
Return of the Voodoo Sheiks
"Will this place ever be my home?"
So Alone
The vocalist is scatting, and the focus is on the eartasty guitar work!
"It's only a matter of time before I lose my wail (whale?)"
Rancho Tehama Airport
concert:
"You don't have to make a single sound. . ."
When the Deal Goes Down
"I'm gonna sparkle like a glass of wine. . ."
Mister Stay at Home
"American dream? Political scheme? I'm gonna find out for myself someday."
American Dream Plan B
Full 2012 concert:
Summer dance treat
Chaimra
New video is not yet ready. Enjoy this live appetizer:
Music to accompany a stroll through the park with someone you love eating a fresh-scooped ice cream cone by the lake and enjoying the sun with the floating baby turtles on a Sunday afternoon.
"You walk like jazz, you talk like jazz. . .
too late to change your wicked, wicked ways. . ."
Like Jazz
"If this were my last song I'd ask the band to slow it down. . ."
Last Song
"I'll wear sunglasses if you ask me to. . ."
Akobi First Born S(u)n
Julian with John Taylor on piano, Dave Holland on bass and Martin France on drums.
Triality
No new videos yet, so here's Julian playing a few oldies with Kit Downes on piano, Calum Gourlay on bass, and James Maddren on drums.
Instumental funk covered with fresh raspberry dreams. Dancing.
Realize
Vocal version with China Moses:
"Now I've seen winter's dawn, the wind turns trader cold." (traitor cold?")
Fleeting One
"You've spend a year staring into a mirror, another one trying to figure out what you saw.
Pay so much attention to what you're not, you have no idea who you are."
Heaven Knows
Some tasty oldies:
"When you sell your soul it opens a deep dark hole."
Oh Soul
"The road got rough and you got ahead of me."
Walking Each Other Home
"Every revolution brings you closer to the sun."
How You Learn to Live Alone
Interview:
"There was a boy with a bomb in his jacket that didn't explode. . ."
Good Things
Instrumentally, a happy guitar troubadour! Moist brownies!
Happy Troubadour
". . .forgivin' women are fools. . ."
Moonshine Slide
No videos of newest CD yet. Enjoy flavors of old. . .
"There's a whole lotta things you and I could do. . ."
Simply Beautiful
"How many of us have them? Ones we can depend on?"
Friends
"Thought I'd make me happy. . ."
Comet, Come to Me
"They say there is no gain without pain. Well, I must be gaining a lot.
I'll give it all that I've got - bring it on.
Well it seems that I've been here before, so if this means that there is more - bring it on!"
Bring It On
"Well I love my wives and I love my girlfriends, and may they never meet.
May they never know each other when they meet on the street."
Wives and Girlfriends
"I like you 'cause you're reckless and as free as a breeze.
I love you 'cause you're crazy like me!"
Crazy Like Me
"Butterfly in the wind - don't know how fragile his wings are."
Two Bends in the Road
"If you should ever leave me, my life shall still go on. Believe me."
God Only Knows
"Every mistake I've made is standing here with me."
Let Me Breathe
"Don't you worry about wind and rain and cold lonely nights. . ." Everything Is Alright
"Once she's really gone she can't come back."
When a Woman Goes Cold
"You woke up inside a cage. I woke up consumed with rage.
A million miles from our first kiss. How does love turn into this?"
False from True
solo
cd version
"I'll take my chances on this winding road - I'm going out where the wild wind blows."
Devil's Time
"I don't want to die in the middle of a city!"
Rolling Stone
w/band
"Every creature casts a shadow under the sun's golden fingers. And as the sun sinks past the waving grass some shadows drag along."
My Sister's Tiny Hands
"When the last light warms the rocks and the rattle snakes unfold, cats will come to drag away your bones. . ."
Far from Any Road
Older video - great times - fantastic tacos!
"Take a little time for love" with full Check Berry grooves!
Take A Little Time
Back story. This instrumental is in honor of Walter's dad. Once in a restaurant he dad let loose with a loud fart. When everyone looked at him in amazement, he simply said loudly, "Tight shoes". Made an impression on young Walter, and we are glad because this guitar is worth every meal on the menu!
Tight Shoes
No videos (yet), so here's a classic cover by Waltershowing off why we all love his work so much:
"Come and see me someday. You can stay at my house, I have plenty of space."
I Live in LA
No song video yet, so here's a concert from last week in San Diego:
"I didn't have no one to help me. . ." All By Myself
"I can you you satisfaction - if it's all night long!"
How You Want It Done
"When the moon peeps over the mountains I'll be on my way. . ."
Key To The Highway
"I'm getting good at doing nothing. I just killed another day."
Good At
Feelin' Bad
"I've seen what I need to see. . ."
Around The
World
Videos to hold your brain at even keel till the new ones arrive:
"You gotta face it mama, there's a beast in me. . ."
We Like The Zoo
No video for this song yet, and this will simply whet the appetite:
"One day you're lifting me up, the next day you're turning me down."
Two Sides
No new videos. Understand the desserts of life. . .
"I am haunted by a ghost. She's the one I miss the most.
Late at night when I close my eyes, I can hear my baby cry."
Dark Highway
An oldie to taste while waiting for the new video:
"Spit shine. Moon shine. Play it like a pro!"
Poor White Trash Burns Slow
No new video yet. Good live taste of the boogie man at work:
"Not a dollar, not a nickle, not a penny to my name. . ." (Dave Van Ronk)
Sunday Street
"We're raising hi-class hell on Sunday Street!"
More Dave from Mollie & Rich:
The man himself for dessert:
"Mining for treasure deep in my bones that I never found."
This cut is from his first album, the one that pulled me out of music-writing retirement when I wrote this. It's re-released in 2014 because it's an integral part of the soundtrack for A Fault In Our Stars. The rest of the soundtrack is typical pop fluff, and will delight the youngsters. I will say the soundtrack doesn't hold up against the power of the book, which everyone should read. Jake's cut gives me solace that perhaps the movie will invite more people to the book.
"Tried liberation of my own free will
But it left me looking to get higher still"
