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Western Matinee
02:45
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2. |
Please Mr Banker
03:09
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Verse1: Oh please Mr Banker, could you help me out with a loan
The crops have failed the farm's for sale
and the mortgage is up on my home
You've already claimed my earnings
you've picked me to the bone
So please Mr Banker can you help me out with a loan
Verse 2: So please Mr Banker, can't you see the shape I'm in
My kids have nothing much to eat
While my wife's taken up with gin
Well I may appear as hard as nails
But yours is a heart of stone
You'd rather see me in some jail than help me out with a loan
Chorus: But if you have a change of heart, then listen to my plea
'Cos life ain't been no easy street for me
So if you give this man a break you'll help him ease the weight
'Cos I need this chance to get back on my feet
Verse 3: So now Mr Banker the truth is plain to see
The working man can't get ahead without being made to bleed,
The union man he aint much use, the fat cats always win
But the working man who's treated harsh, never gets his dues
Repeat Chorus
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3. |
High Country
02:18
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4. |
Bakersfield
03:21
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Verse1:
Well I left home in Oklahoma with my children and my wife
And set out for California to start a brand a new life
I left the farm to the banker though the land has turned to dust
Gonna find a job near Bakersfield, I'm gonna try and change my luck
Verse 2:
The handbills told us Okies about the dreamland in the west
Where nobody has to go hungry where a man needn't work to death
And crossed the Arizona desert searching for a rippling stream
And seeing the land of California coming up through the windshield
Chorus1:
But Bakersfield they said is where the crops grow thick and fast
The lettuce green fields just beckon for the pickin' to start
And a man can always find work in this paradise
Bakersfield oh Bakersfield you promised us so much
Verse 3:
From Bakersfield to Monterery thousands of us searched for work
Home was a tent in a transit camp pitched down in the dirt
We were pickin' just for a dollar a day working hard like slaves
And Okies who once stood straight and proud now their heads hang down in shame
Verse 4:
Things ain't no better in Bakersfield than they were way back home
An Okie cant even buy no land an Okie can't raise a loan
Since we left Oklahoma ain't seen the young ones smile
The money we earn ain't hardly enough to keep us all from dying
Chorus 2:
But Bakersfield they said is where the crops grow thick and fast
The lettuce green fields just beckon for the pickin' to start
And a man can't always find work in this paradise
Bakersfield oh Bakersfield you promised us so much
Bakersfield oh Bakersfield you promised us so much
Bakersfield oh Bakersfield you're no good to us
You're no good to us
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Verse 1: Well I was looking at your loving face as you lay asleep at night
Remembering all the things that you once said
That you and I would never part as long as we both cared
And the promises of love that we both shared
Verse 2: So awaking from your far-off dreams you told me that you cared
And talked of love past the midnight hour
You said don't ever leave me honey that I could not bear
You might as well kill me stone cold dead
Chorus: Just a stone's throw away from you sweetheart
A truck stop away from your love
Just a day or two away from losing all my blues
And a stone's throw away from loving you
Verse 3: So I'm sitting here behind the wheel with you upon my mind
Heading home along this lonesome highway
With my transistor jangling out a bunch of country tunes
While my semi's snorting back its diesel fumes
Chorus:
Bridge: Lord she picks me up when I'm feeling down
She's always by my side when I need her help
She gives me comfort when I've fallen on hard times
She is the reason for my life
Yeah she is the reason for my life
Verse 4: So I hit the road before sunrise to try and make fast time
And reached my destination early morning
So it wont be long before I'm off the road and my rigs back at home
When I'll take you in my arms and rock you slow
Chorus
Repeat Twice: Just a stone's throw away from loving you
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6. |
Muddy Slide
04:28
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Verse 1:
I can’t reach a safe haven
The river burst and sunk the town
The rising waters threaten safety
Paddling hard to higher ground
Chorus 1:
Hey hey what's our fate
Will luck or death prevail
I want my wife and child alive
Or will we die in a muddy slide
Verse 2:
Last year the people sweltered
In heat intense as hell
The wind screeched across the nation
Driving all to seek help
Chorus 2: As per Chorus 1
Verse 3:
You can’t fight mother nature
You can’t beat the teeming rain
You can’t beat the fire and flooding
No use to complain
Chorus 3: As per Chorus 1
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7. |
Desert Plaguescape
08:11
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Otis Slim Sundown Melbourne, Australia
Otis Slim Sundown is the alter ego of Henry Jackson – guitarist with the band Portmanteaux
portmanteauxbandmelbourne.com
also part of the duo Another Story. anotherstorysounds.com
Otis Slim Sundown sings and plays original songs with country and blues flavours but his most recent tracks have expanded to include harder country tunes and songs, with a more experimental flavour.
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Otis Slim Sundown recommends:
Cigar Box Americana
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The music from Red Dog Guitars is highly atmospheric and absorbing. One can hear it as a soundtrack to a movie or TV series. For me, it evokes dusty, desolate towns that have seen much better days.
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Ry Cooder is a superb musician who has brought attention to neglected tunes and musicians in various genres. His arrangement and performance of Under My Thumb is joyous, creative and exciting!
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Let's Get Happy Together
by Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur continues to make vibrant and entertaining music with her latest record Lets Get Happy Together. The musicianship and songs are superb as is Maria's husky and seductive vocalizing.
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