pk53
| | Posted: Oct 13, 2012 - 00:18 | |
and tonight Bill follows this song with Shawn Colvin — Sunny Come Home. Sweet! |
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mohrol
| | Posted: Sep 29, 2011 - 01:54 | |
weez wrote:YES! I was hearing that too, and had to see if anyone posted this comment. Good call.  Same with me! It's the wah-wah/bass combination, isn't it? |
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laozilover
(Left of Chicago and up) | | Posted: May 26, 2011 - 07:31 | |
Dgradeworkunit wrote:This ought to have been followed by Shawn Colvin's Facts About Jimmy
 You know, just about every time I hear Bill play this, I think "Who's doing this nice cover of Shawn Colvin's song?".  |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: May 26, 2011 - 05:37 | |
It's the eerie guitars that really make this number - spooky, and with more than a touch of Pink Floyd IMO. 8 from the Nottingham jury.
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: Apr 24, 2011 - 16:19 | |
calypsus_1 wrote: Could anyone ever ask for a better ensemble? Holy crap - Jim Keltner alone has two lifetimes of music with some very heavy hitters. Add Ry Cooder and Nick Lowe, and - in my opinion - you have the best go-to band since, well, The Band. Thanks, Calypsus_1 - as always. |
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: Apr 24, 2011 - 16:15 | |
sirdroseph wrote:John Hiatt is 2 kewl 4 skool!  Agreed. |
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sirdroseph
(Yes) | | Posted: Jan 20, 2011 - 10:13 | |
John Hiatt is 2 kewl 4 skool! |
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: Sep 15, 2010 - 20:31 | |
Giving this an instant 9, just for the title. As always, not vouching for the accuracy of the lyrics, but you get the idea... What a dark song! There's a dead girl's body By the railroad track She's waiting for a train Jimmy left town like a fade to black In his camero in the rain She wrote it down and burned it
Jimmy loves who knows who
Well he wasn't from around this town
And mister neither are you She was listening into that monon line
For the wabash cannonball
Put your head on the rail
And you can hear her whine
Just like a caterwaul She wrote it down and burned it
She clutched it flaming to her chest
It said jimmy loves cars And jimmy loves trains
Ah but jimmy, jimmy loves me best There's a dead girl's body
By the railroad track
Waiting for a train
Well I guess jimmy never did come back
In his camaro in the rain She wrote it down and burned it
Yeah the only way I know
You could still read some words
In the ashes there
But she could not watch him go She wrote it down and burned it |
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calypsus_1
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Bleyfusz
| | Posted: Jun 12, 2010 - 01:42 | |
Huey wrote:Me likey mucho  Yo también, por lo pronto. Edit: intriguing lyrics, by the way. |
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Huey
(Netherlands) | | Posted: May 11, 2010 - 07:41 | |
Me likey mucho |
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: Mar 08, 2010 - 23:40 | |
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Dgradeworkunit
(Shenandoah Valley) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2010 - 11:23 | |
This ought to have been followed by Shawn Colvin's Facts About Jimmy
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Propayne
(Richmond VA) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2010 - 11:22 | |
WhiteNinja wrote:Reminds me a bit of "Have a Cigar" by Pink Floyd...
Pretty good song, I give it a solid 7. Vocals by Roy Harper on that one. I love John Hiatt - a great song writer (so is Roy Harper, for that matter!). |
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cixelsyd
(Winterpeg) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2010 - 11:22 | |
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jfarrance
(40 N, 88 W) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2010 - 11:19 | |
What a fantabulously moody track - love it!
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wildrudi
(NW Germany, Oldenburg) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2010 - 11:19 | |
geiler Song...mehr davon >> glatte 10 |
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zipper
| | Posted: Feb 05, 2010 - 11:17 | |
I love to sing harmony with this cut. Makes The Mo howl.
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weez
(Lexington, KY) | | Posted: Dec 04, 2009 - 16:00 | |
WhiteNinja wrote:Reminds me a bit of "Have a Cigar" by Pink Floyd...
Pretty good song, I give it a solid 7.
YES! I was hearing that too, and had to see if anyone posted this comment. Good call. |
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crockydile
(I miss Excelsior!) | | Posted: Nov 03, 2009 - 06:49 | |
Don't generally like Mr. Hiatt, but I DO like this one. Nice edge. Melancholy. Dark. Just my style. 7 — > 8 |
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WhiteNinja
| | Posted: Nov 03, 2009 - 06:47 | |
Reminds me a bit of "Have a Cigar" by Pink Floyd...
Pretty good song, I give it a solid 7.
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h8rhater
| | Posted: Nov 03, 2009 - 06:47 | |
sharkey wrote: Excelsior wrote:Wish he had burned the master tapes of this song (and all his recordings) instead. Worst singing voice ever. He should stick to writing songs and selling them to other artists.
Guess you have the same to say about Dylan, Neil Young et al. It's all about you isn't it? Get over yourself. Has it occurred to you that your opinion is irrelevant? Mainstream, terrestrial radio don't play Dylan, Hiatt Young etc. Check it out!!! Please!!!! I couldn't have said it better myself. John Hiatt is a living legend. For the songs he's written AND the songs that he's performed... and the unwashed that don't realize that should go back to their local FM radio and enjoy the Morning Zoo. Thanks RP for playing this hidden Hiatt gem. |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Sep 01, 2009 - 04:57 | |
Echoes of Tom Petty - love the soaring ethereal guitar. Lyrics reminiscent of Tom Waits, but with a tuneful voice ;). 7 from the Nottingham jury.
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deadfdr
| | Posted: Jul 31, 2009 - 15:59 | |
radiolicious wrote:Makes me want to buy a Firebird, wear feather earrings and ride off into the sunset with Smokey the Bandit. Kinda boring 70s sounding in a cool way.
Probably most tolerable while under the influence of a foreign substance |
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radiolicious
(backwoods o' montana, whitefishy to be exact.) | | Posted: Jul 31, 2009 - 15:57 | |
Makes me want to buy a Firebird, wear feather earrings and ride off into the sunset with Smokey the Bandit. Kinda boring 70s sounding in a cool way.
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deadfdr
| | Posted: Jul 31, 2009 - 15:56 | |
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sirrus
(#8-) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2009 - 09:05 | |
Damn you, Jimmy!  |
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sharkey
(Hogtown) | | Posted: Nov 20, 2008 - 15:16 | |
Excelsior wrote:Wish he had burned the master tapes of this song (and all his recordings) instead. Worst singing voice ever. He should stick to writing songs and selling them to other artists.
Guess you have the same to say about Dylan, Neil Young et al. It's all about you isn't it? Get over yourself. Has it occurred to you that your opinion is irrelevant? Mainstream, terrestrial radio don't play Dylan, Hiatt Young etc. Check it out!!! Please!!!! |
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mandolin
(...drifting...) | | Posted: Nov 20, 2008 - 15:10 | |
...what an awesome title...
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Excelsior
| | Posted: Jul 17, 2008 - 05:47 | |
Wish he had burned the master tapes of this song (and all his recordings) instead. Worst singing voice ever. He should stick to writing songs and selling them to other artists.
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