Banjo Poetry

I have been rolling around in the folk genre the last few weeks. Personally, I like when an artist can make me think with lyrics and feel with the music. This song builds to a point where the music seems to have a hundred different layers. Simple and layered is the sweet spot if you ask me. Hope you enjoy.

Peter Bradley Adams_Leavetaking_03_I'll Forget you.mp3

Artist: Peter Bradley Adams
Song: I'll Forget You

Well those days have all but gone
And still I'm listening in
To that old long-distance call
But I'll forget you

Well the fields are turning gold
As the winter moves in
There's a love I used to know
But I'll forget you

So bye-bye
So bye-bye
I'll forget you

There's a ghost above my door
Still, can you hear
There's a high lonesome call
But I'll forget you

So bye-bye
So bye-bye
I'll forget you

As the space around me grows
I need the touch of your skin
So I wear this ring of gold
Til I forget you

So bye-bye
Bye-bye
So bye-bye
I'll forget you

Guilty Pleasure

Martin Sexton

[via FoxyTunes / Martin Sexton]

I am a sucker for a great hook. I am always singing this song in the shower...settle down ladies. This dude writes a great song lyrically but with that he has a great sense of Americana in his voice. I hope you likey.

Martin Sexton_Seeds_01_03_Wild Angels.mp3

Artist: Martin Sexton
Song: Wild Angels

Even when the desert sands roll with thunder
Even when I know it's all for gasoline
Even when the hole in my head lets me wonder it
I know I sing because I must
Even when the truth waters down way too quickly
Even when the storm blows down in New Orleans
I will still be dreamin' when I know why this happens
But I know I love you and I trust
We are born with this music in our hearts
We tend forget a little each day right from the start
In a dream I rolled on back the clock and found another way
To remember the words

That we are wild angels
Believing in our childhood dreams
We're just trying to find our way back to
The source of the stream
We are wild and free
Even like the hills these songs they last forever
Even though the singer will be forgotten in good time
Even that a song can unify or move mountains
This I cry we sing because we must

We all love the sound of music in our head
And feel the joy and pain cuz we ain't dead
We have the power and the duty and the means to change the world
And to remember the words

Cuz we are wild angels
Sent down from our childhood dreams to change the world
And to remember the words
Cuz we are wild angels
Send down from our childhood dreams
And we're just trying to get ourselves back to the source of the stream
We are wild and we are free
It's where we want to be

Come and join us on the journey down the winding road
Doesn't matter what you fear cuz we are bold
We got the light inside us of the universe
Gonna let it flow like a raging river

Medication

WEEN!

[via FoxyTunes / Ween]

Sometimes when life gets a little hectic, this song runs through my head. I have been a fan of Ween since the dawn of time. These guys are a big part of my eclectic taste in music, I am always amazed that they can sound like six different great bands all in one record. I hope this drives you to check them out...

01 Zoloft.mp3

Artist: Ween
Song: Zoloft

Gimme that z, o-l-o-f-t
Gimme a grip, make me love me
Suckin' 'em down, I'm happy man
Can feel it inside, makin' me smile

...realize that the sky's not made of gold
don't disguise the nature of your soul

Gimme that z, o-l-o-f-t
No longer pissed and you don't bother me
I'm makin' it through, I'm givin' my all
When base are loaded, I'm whacking the ball

...don't suck the mind, don't drain the source
the path of life's not so easy to course, buddy

Heavy Rain

Marcus Congleton, Ambulance LTD

[via FoxyTunes / Ambulance LTD]

One of the things that I am thankful for this special season is that these dudes are making music together again. They make a fine hook. I think you'll dig it.

Ambulance LTD_LP_04_Heavy Lifting.mp3

Artist: Ambulance LTD
Song: Heavy Lifting

True enough, I hear them take you away
But you could be home in a day
And let the hammer fall
Alone because my friends have places to go
My people have people to know
They've never seemed so remote

I'm taking it easy if it comes to fate
But for the time I've gotta wait

Soothe your bones
With the papers of a man that you know
His kids are really gonna grow
And leave their daddy home
But it's an easy game
Those clouds bring heavy, heavy rain
And lifting is an awful lot of pain
We're gonna be sore for sure

I'm takin it easy if it comes to fate
But for the time I've gotta wait

I'm takin it easy if it comes to fate
But for the time I've gotta wait