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Old Man Blues
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Men get old. And they should be warned what will happen.
alternative blues comedy
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Alternative. Blues. Comedy. Acoustic. Folk. Jazz. Protest. Country. Car songs. Motorcycle songs. Horse songs. Songs about mothers. Songs about being a mother.
Musically, I'm a storyteller. As a storyteller, I use music. Note, 5/10/06: I just took "Ridin' In Alone" off the page, because in my studies (I'm doing my Master of Arts in Humanities, with a Storytelling emphasis, at Prescott College) I have begun to do archival research, and that was one of several songs that were just not correct. Bits and pieces of it were, but the whols thing was incorrect... Damn! And it was one of my favorites! I have rewritten the lyrics, keeping the melody and chorus, and centered on Father Kino, an amazing man who did indeed ride alone throughout Apacheland in the late 1600's, building missions and bringing cattle, wheat, and orchards to Alta Pimeria. Gotta re-record it. I am mostly working by myself right now, although Bill Vasquez (keyboard, small brass, flutes) and I have long-range plans for recording and performing some wildly jazzy stuff. Working to pay the bills, unfortunately, gets in the way of musical time together at this point.
Song Info
Charts
#669 in subgenre Peak #7
Charts
Peak #55
Author
MaryK
Rights
1998, 2003
Uploaded
February 25, 2004
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MP3 3.0 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
This is NOT one of my "been there, done that" songs...
Lyrics
Used to be frisky, played like a pup Now that I'm old, I can't get it up Wish I was a young man, doin' what I did back then Used to be smarter, quick as can be Now I have to remind myself to go pee Wish I was a young man, livin' 'way back when (Chorus) All the good music done been played All the good women done been laid Wish I was a young man, playin' the blues again Used to be ready to do it once more Now I gotta wonder, whatever for? Wish I was a young man, chasin' the young women!
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