And this one too.
And this one too.
= DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR =
Dreamtimer (3rd March 2019), Elen (1st March 2019), Emil El Zapato (4th March 2019)
Mickey Newbury... one of my all-time fav singer songwriters and always will be. A singer songwriter's singer songwriter actually. Word was when artists got together to do what they used to call guitar pulls, when it came Mickey's turn everybody set their instruments down and never picked 'em up again. All they wanted to do was listen to Mickey. He was operatin' from a whole other layer.
He could take a subject and write about the down side. Then turn right around and write one about the upside. Then marry those words with melody and that incredibly powerful tenor voice of his to produce...
ménage à trois...
Threesomes usually don't work out between people. But left to our own devices we all manage to become skilled in the art of living with a menagerie within.
In both cases, up or down, he achieved dimension in a way that it touches every fiber of my being and every aspect of that menagerie inside me. His work has a way of grounding me in a way I cant really explain. It's exists in a reality beyond words. I can only feel it... but somehow, that's enough. Plenty enough.
A consistent theme woven throughout the totality of his work was... memories.
On the upside...
Sweet Memories...
She slipped into the silence, of my dreams last night
wandering from room to room, turning on each light
Her laughter spills like water falls, from the river to the sea
I'm swept away from sadness, clinging to her memory
Google the song and you'll find covers by willie, andy williams, ray charles, roy orbison, brook benton, everly brothers and more. But you won't find Mickey unless you add his name to the search.
On the downside...
Some Memories Are Better Left Alone...
All the smoke from burnin' bridges, makes it hard to catch my breath
But the precious love I'm missin', Is chokin' me to death
Oh you're still my strongest weakness, and I'll love you 'til I'm gone
But I'll have to remember, some things are better left alone
Nights When I Am Sane is another one. I used that song to grieve my brother after he killed himself because he couldn't stand the hurt any more.... or... so it is my take in the matter. Then I wrote about it here. I often wonder had I done that grieving ahead of time, he might still be here. Had we grieved together the hurt we shared in common growing up, maybe he'd still be alive. Then again, given the nature of some of that pain, maybe he's the lucky one...
I'm just one man sometimes I wish I was three
I could take a 44 pistol to me
put one in my brain for her memory
one more in my heart and I will be free
And then there are songs that stand alone. The one linked below is one of those. A dirge to a whore and the pimp who owns her. A sinister requiem for a patriarchy gone mad. Makes me wonder... how far back does this story go? Is there an original cause event? If we rolled this movie back would it take us all the way back to the original godhead???
I once wrote this somewhere here on TOT...
god said...
I am not perfect
palooka sez...
oh, but creation is
god said...
oh, I see you've met my wife
Now, that's a comforting acknowledgement... kinda adds a whole new dimension to the party too, eh?
BUT... did he really accept her as such back then???
BANG...
Last edited by palooka's revenge, 3rd March 2019 at 05:39.
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