Showing posts with label 1970. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1970. Show all posts
Friday, August 21, 2015

Working on a Guru

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It's raining outside And I need an umbrella. So does the guru. This is just a two-man guitar workout between George Harrison and Bo...
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Winterlude

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Man marries his gal In the middle of winter. Then they build a fire. Some clunky rhymes aside, this is a charming waltz from the 1970 a...
Thursday, August 20, 2015

Went to See the Gypsy

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Bob visits gypsy They party with dancing girl. Girl and gypsy leave. This song from 1970 remains ambiguous to observers because they th...
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Time Passes Slowly

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My sweetheart and I Enjoyed the country life. Now, We just do our best. “Time Passes Slow” is supposed to be one of the happy domestici...
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Three Angels

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Angels play their horns While commuters ignore them And a driver sighs. This song reminds me of being wrapped in the fog of narcotics a...
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Thirsty Boots

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One crash pad needed For a civil rights worker Who's returning home. This is a song by Eric Andersen about a civil rights activist ...
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These Hands

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My workingman's hands Can vouch for me even if My track record can't. This song by Eddie Noack appears on the 10th volume of th...

Tattle O'Day

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Man buys animals That can't possibly exist. Then he plays with them. I would think that "Tattle O'Day," which surface...
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Monday, August 17, 2015

Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go)

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When we date people, They want to change us. Please don't. I am who I am. Here's a Boudleaux Bryant song from the 1970 album ...
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Take a Message to Mary

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Frontier lad gone bad Goes to jail, and hopes Mary Doesn't find out why. "Take a Message to Mary" is an Everly Brothers s...
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Sign on the Window

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The meaning of life: Family yes, girlfriend no, go Fishing, catch some trout. This is a knockout song from an album that I already love...
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Sunday, August 16, 2015

Railroad Bill

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I fear Railroad Bill. He'll take whatever he wants And kill everyone. Here's a portrait of a bad man named Bill who rides the r...

Pretty Saro

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Man must leave woman Whom he can't afford. He dreams About her and moans. "Pretty Saro" is an 18th-century English b...
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Sunday, August 9, 2015

One More Weekend

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Leave the kids at home And come out for the weekend. We're gonna have fun. You've heard of date night. This is date weekend, co...
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Sunday, July 19, 2015

New Morning

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Days in the country, Rabbits, groundhogs, blue skies and You in the morning. The title song from the "New Morning" album of 1...
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Saturday, July 11, 2015

Minstrel Boy

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Minstrel sings for cash While Lucky's stuck on a hill, Lonely with ladies. "Minstrel Boy," which appears on the 1970 albu...
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Sunday, July 5, 2015

The Man in Me

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Bob often will hide Himself from other people. You could coax him out. This is one of my favorite Bob Dylan songs. "The Man in Me...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Living the Blues

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They all let him know His gal has a new lover. Now he has the blues. This is one of Bob Dylan's milder songs, released in 1970 on t...
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Saturday, June 27, 2015

Let It Be Me

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Don't break up with him. There's no life without your love. Don't leave him lonely. This is an English version of the song ...
Saturday, June 20, 2015

It Hurts Me Too

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I can feel your pain. You should be with me. If not, You will hurt us both. I find it fairly engaging, but this take on the Tampa Red s...