Sarah Jarosz- The Tourist (Radiohead cover)
bluegrass-inspired radiohead cover. featured on her album ‘follow me down.’
-the skinny miracle
The Carter Family- Wildwood Flower
i really like this song. i checked out several of the carter sisters individually, and they have some good stuff as well. haven’t tried much of ma carter’s stuff yet. but this is good.
-the skinny miracle
Justin Townes Earle - Ain’t Waitin’
i feel like ‘country’ is almost a dirty word. as soon as you mention it, people say NOPE! not hearing it. i mean, if you ask me if i like country, i would say no. not really. but it’s just like anything else. dig through the junk and you’ll find some really good gems. i first heard jte when he opened for the swell season at a show. honestly, i was not looking forward to the evening (swell season songs are so slow!) but then jte hit the stage and my whole night changed. just some down-to-earth, raw country jams. yea buddy.
-jfk
George Strait- Run
i don’t really get into too much country, but this one is a jam. all sentimental ‘n such. george really, really wants to see this woman. maybe she owes him a lot a money? some of my friends wore this song out for me a few years ago, but after (finding it) and listening again, i still really enjoy it. my dad would laugh himself to death if he knew i was posting a country song, so don’t tell him, okay?
-JFK
Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance
I think that I might have gone a little crazy trying to figure this one out. Apparently Lee Ann Womack recorded two versions of this song - the original country version and another more poppy version. They even have different groups contributing background vocals. I was really confused when I found the version I wasn’t used to hearing.
So…I’m not sure which version this is but I still enjoy it. It’s really just a lovely song with some of the best lyrics of our generation. So I hope you enjoy and get a dance or two in.
-CaliDre
Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you’ll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they’re worth taking
Lovin’ might be a mistake
But it’s worth making
Don’t let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you’ll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
I hope you dance
(Where those years have gone)
(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)
John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack and Diane
Does VH1’s behind the music still come on? They used to have some great stuff on that show. Watching that show in high school is how I got turned onto John Mellencamp and Journey. That show is the reason why I know John married a super model half his age in the 90s and why I refuse to go see a live Journey show (loooooooong story but essentially, I’m angry about how they dissed my man Steve Perry who is THE sound of Journey). If I’m not mistaken - John and the hottie are still together. Go Team John!
Anywhooooo…this is one of my standard oldie’s but goodies. I love this picture of him because it’s exactly how I picture him in my mind. If you’re reading this Mr. Mellencamp - I’d love to sit in a bar with you and shoot the breeze.
For the rest of ya’ll - enjoy the track!
-CaliDre
John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack and Diane
Little ditty about jack and diane
Two american kids growin up in the heartland
Jackies gonna be a football star
Diane debutante backseat of jackies car
Suckin on chilli dogs outside the tastee freeze
Diane sittin on jackies lap
Hes got his hands between her knees
Jackie say, hey diane lets run off
Behind a shady tree
Dribble off those bobby brooks
Let me do what I please
And jackie say a
Chorus:
Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone
Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone they walk on
Jackie sits back reflects his thoughts for a moment
Scratches his head and does his best james dean
Well you know diane we oughtta run of the city
Diane says, baby you aint miss no-thing
Jackie say a
Chorus:
Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone
Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone
Gonna let it rock
Let it roll
Let the Bible belt come down
And save my soul
Hold on to 16 as lang as you can
Changes comin round real soon
Make us women and men
Little ditty about jack and diane
Two american kids doin the best they can
Los Lonely Boys - Heaven
Happy New Year DailyCrack! As I was doing a little bit of cleaning for the new year this past weekend, I found my old school Ipod Photo - the very first ipod the featured a color screen. I decided to charge it and see if it still worked since at last view, it hadn’t.
Zing Zam Zoom..still kicking with the 2700 songs I’d last updated it with. So I then decided to check out what I was listening to back in 2005 and ooooooh the nostalgia. I’ve lost 2 harddrives worth of music since then and I hadn’t heard some of these songs in forever. So…expect the next few posts to be trips down memory lane for me. To start us off, the Garza brothers with their first single Heaven. This band is a wonderful mixture of American Rock and Tejano so I hope you get to check more of them out if you’re not already a fan.
Enjoy!
-CaliDre
Los Lonely Boys - Heaven
Save me from this prison
Lord help me get away
Cause only you can save me now
From this misery
Cause I’ve been lost in my own place
And I’m getting’ weary
How far is heaven
And I know I need to change
My ways of livin’
How far is heaven, Lord can you tell me
Cause I’ve been locked up way too long
In this crazy world, how far is heaven
I just keep on prayin’ Lord
Just keep on livin’, how far is heaven
Lord can you tell me, how far is heaven
I just got to know how far, how far is heaven
Lord can you tell me
Tu que estas en alto cielo,
Echame tu bendiciòn
[translated from Spanish]
[You that’s in a higher place
Send me down a blessing]
Cause I know there’s a better place
Than this place I’m livin’, how far is heaven
So I just got to show some faith
And just keep on giving, how far is heaven
Lord can you tell me, how far is heaven
I just wanna know how far, how far is heaven,
Lord can you tell me, how far is heaven,
‘cause I just gotta know how far,
I just wanna know far
Trace Adkins- Every Light in the House is On
the country music i know tends to date from my years in middle school. my mother used to listen to the local news on the radio every morning. that station played country music and only country music. i was introduced to vince gill, dolly parton, johnny cash, randy travis, clint black, tim mcgraw, and others (i only named the people i liked). i heard this song during a special performance of some kind. i have no idea why i was watching it, but i’m glad i did. the song has stuck with me since then. it had to because i don’t particularly care for country music. therefore, i don’t own much of it, and i never listen to it. but something about this song stayed with me. i find myself singing it from time to time. it’s well-written, it’s touching…it’s a lot of things. most importantly, it’s good. well, i think so. i hope you do to0. enjoy.
-the skinny miracle
Tim McGraw - Don’t Take the Girl
This song is like…one of the awesomest short stories I’ve ever heard set to music. I’ve heard it a gazillion times and I kid you not, when I listened to it just now I started to tear up just like the first time I heard it. It is sweet and eloquent and heart-wrenching. In 4 minutes Tim McGraw paints a beautiful story that spans 15 years of a man’s life and…even though its only three verses, you feel like you know exactly whats going on.
Enough from the talking head - go on and listen to the song. And…for all of my country music skeptics, just give this one a chance and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
-Calidre
Tim McGraw - Don’t Take the Girl
Johnny’s daddy was taking him fishin’
When he was eight years old
A little girl came through the front gate holdin’ a fishing pole
His dad looked down and smiled, said we can’t leave her behind
Son I know you don’t want her to go but someday you’ll change your mind
And Johnny said take Jimmy Johnson, take Tommy Thompson, take my best friend Bo
Take anybody that you want as long as she don’t go
Take any boy in the world
Daddy please don’t take the girl
Same old boy
Same sweet girl
Ten years down the road
He held her tight and kissed her lips
In front of the picture show
Stranger came and pulled a gun
Grabbed her by the arm said if you do what I tell you to, there won’t be any harm
And Johnny said take my money, take my wallet, take my credit cards
Here’s the watch that my grandpa gave me
Here’s the key to my car
Mister give it a whirl
But please don’t take the girl
Same old boy
Same sweet girl
Five years down the road
There’s going to be a little one and she says its time to go
Doctor says the babys fine but you’ll have to leave
Cause his mommas fading fast and Johnny hit his knees and there he prayed
Take the very breath you gave me
Take the heart from my chest
I’ll gladly take her place if you’ll let me
Make this my last request
Take me out of this world
God, please don’t take the girl
Johnny’s daddy
Was taking him fishin’
When he was eight years old
Lonestar - I’m Already There
I love the stories that permeate country music. They really suck you in and its almost like an oral history being passed down.
Back in college….in the days when I declared “country and heavy metel” to be the only genres of music that I didn’t listen to…this was one of my roommates favorite songs. It was also one of the songs that played a role in converting me to a country music listening gal. The first time I heard it was shortly after I’d decided I like Tim McGraw’s twang…and I just got swept up in the story. I could picture the mother at home with the kids…the quilt thrown over the couch…the old fashioned phone that plugs into the wall with a cord…the dad on the road in a Holiday Inn-esque hotel room.
So enjoy this song. Its absolutely beautiful.
-Calidre
Lonestar - I’m Already There
He called her on the road
From a lonely cold hotel room
Just to hear her say I love you one more time
But when he heard the sound
Of the kids laughing in the background
He had to wipe away a tear from his eye
A little voice came on the phone
Said daddy when you coming home
He said the first thing that came to his mind
Im already there
Take a look around
Im the sunshine in your hair
Im the shadow on the ground
Im the whisper in the wind
Im your imaginary friend
And I know Im in your prayers
Oh Im already there
She got back on the phone
Said I really miss you darling
Dont worry about the kids theyll be alright
Wish I was in your arms
Lying right there beside you
But I know that Ill be in your dreams tonight
And Ill gently kiss your lips
Touch you with my fingertips
So turn out the light and close your eyes
Im already there
Dont make a sound
Im the beat in your heart
Im the moonlight shining down
Im the whisper in the wind
And Ill be there until the end
Can you feel the love that we share
Oh Im already there
We may be a thousand miles apart
But Ill be with you wherever you are
Im already there
Take a look around
Im the sunshine in your hair
Im the shadow on the ground
Im the whisper in the wind
And Ill be there until the end
Can you feel the love that we share
Oh Im already there
Oh Im already
There
