![]() Gossip in the grain (2008) [ larger cover art ] |
All my life I've been poor boy son, scratching for my meat
I have been kicked in my teeth till the blood run hot and sweet
Seen a lot of living my friends and this I will repeat
Just because you knock a man down don't mean that you got him beat
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
Henry nearly killed me 'fore they hauled his ass in jail
Slapped me right across my face with a flour sack full o' nails
Nearly broke my head in two with his steel toed boots
Shoving all that money down the laundry chute
Listen, it's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
It's a shame, shame, shame
A crying shame
Sweet little Mary Anne with her make up all a mess
Picks herself up off the floor coughs and straightens her dress
Saying please, please daddy, can I have just a little bit more?
I said sorry baby, but I'm heading out
Somehow this town don't feel like home anymore
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
I've seen a lot of living my friend this I will repeat
Just because you knock a man down don't mean that you got him beat
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
Shame, shame, shame
It's a shame, shame, shame
I have been kicked in my teeth till the blood run hot and sweet
Seen a lot of living my friends and this I will repeat
Just because you knock a man down don't mean that you got him beat
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
Henry nearly killed me 'fore they hauled his ass in jail
Slapped me right across my face with a flour sack full o' nails
Nearly broke my head in two with his steel toed boots
Shoving all that money down the laundry chute
Listen, it's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
It's a shame, shame, shame
A crying shame
Sweet little Mary Anne with her make up all a mess
Picks herself up off the floor coughs and straightens her dress
Saying please, please daddy, can I have just a little bit more?
I said sorry baby, but I'm heading out
Somehow this town don't feel like home anymore
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
I've seen a lot of living my friend this I will repeat
Just because you knock a man down don't mean that you got him beat
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
It's a shame, shame, shame
Baby, it's a crying shame
Shame, shame, shame
It's a shame, shame, shame
| hayduke2 (Southampton, NY) | Posted: May 23, 2013 - 10:59 uh huh, yes indeed, dude is smokin |
| rockpommel16 (rockpommel´s land...near the netherlands) | Posted: Jan 02, 2013 - 11:19 kingfish2004 wrote: POW! ...YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!....... |
| kingfish2004 (That GREAT country of Texas!) | Posted: Aug 13, 2012 - 19:46 POW! |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Aug 13, 2012 - 19:45 Joe Cocker's heir apparent. |
| Lakeview (Great White North) | Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 09:17 rockstarbro wrote: Can't get over how cool this guy is. Or rather, how cool he makes me feel for being a fan of his. Your location made me laugh. Thanks. |
| rockstarbro (Up and to the right. A little higher. A little to the left. Ahhh... that's it. RIGHT THERE!) | Posted: Apr 25, 2012 - 07:33 Can't get over how cool this guy is. Or rather, how cool he makes me feel for being a fan of his. |
| Blastcat900 | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 18:18 Daim !!!!!! That is some good musiking ! Way to get back Louretta ! |
| 1artist | Posted: Mar 08, 2012 - 12:53 Heard this song live, and it blew me away! |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 21:50 qosforever wrote: IMHO, a bit disappointed this new album from LaMontagne. good for you |
| sieversfam | Posted: Sep 16, 2011 - 12:48 When I hear this song, I think..."The Guess Who meets Aretha Franklin. " |
| Andy_B (aboard MV "Horizon," east coast Fla) | Posted: Aug 20, 2011 - 06:41 The harp licks fit just right and Ray is a rockin'! Got an 8 right out of the box the first time I heard it. |
| tutakea | Posted: Jun 18, 2011 - 05:44 fit title: "it´s a shame" - awful! |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: May 13, 2011 - 12:04 oooh yeah! GREAT segue from Chris Isaak's Round & Round |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Apr 27, 2011 - 16:36 mandolin wrote: ...sounds like rachael yamagata... ;) NOT a bad comparison! I rather love Rachael Yamagata's work. I know I've mentioned this in other threads, but I have her double-CD "Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart" and I absolutely love the way she rocks ("Sidedish Friend" and "Accident" always make me drive too fast.) |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Mar 11, 2011 - 09:22 ...sounds like rachael yamagata... ;) |
| Rooney (Near Paradise) | Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 18:20 This boy's puttin' it OUT. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Dec 22, 2010 - 23:55 !Nice |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Nov 09, 2010 - 14:26 Love this one! Keep it up Ray — putting out some great tunes |
| sailorgirl | Posted: Nov 09, 2010 - 14:11 I am really enjoying this. I do believe I like this Ray LaMontagne! ![]() |
| ugly (Compton, CA) | Posted: Nov 09, 2010 - 14:10 Love Ray. Be Here Now is a favorite but so is this... I just love Ray. |
| olesonb (Westminster, CO) | Posted: Nov 05, 2010 - 10:39 Cynaera wrote: Boy, what a departure from "Be Here Now"! I like it - Ray can rock! ![]() Agree!! Because of RP I have 2 Ray CDs. Didn't know he could rock. Damn, do I need to buy another CD??? |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jun 20, 2010 - 21:16 Boy, what a departure from "Be Here Now"! I like it - Ray can rock! ![]() |
| nerakdon | Posted: Jun 16, 2010 - 18:12 uh. |
| DanFHiggins (Mid Maryland) | Posted: Jun 03, 2010 - 09:16 Very Nice |
| BowTieDad (Stockholm, Sweden) | Posted: Jun 03, 2010 - 09:16 JEEEEZ Bill! wadda mix! PUSS! |
| fevertree | Posted: Apr 28, 2010 - 10:24 Goddamn! I love this man's voice |
| That_SOB (The Dark Side of the Tune) | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 05:00 Get back Loretta ! |
| RocknAustin (Austin, Texas) | Posted: Dec 23, 2009 - 08:55 I typically like upbeat live music concerts. I didn't go see him play in San Antonio because I thought it would be to mellow/slow. A friend of mine said 'he really rocked and was very upbeat.' Go figure. He has a few songs that I think are really really good toe tappers - this being on of them. |
| lophrequa (the very edge of the land) | Posted: Dec 13, 2009 - 07:27 philbertr wrote: Spoken by a knowledgeable and, I might add, one hot critic. ![]() why thank you Phil |
| buzmaggie (AZ, US) | Posted: Dec 07, 2009 - 14:11 |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Nov 17, 2009 - 04:54 Tagish_girl wrote: Hey, is that Ray LaMontagne, or is that a photo of Donald Sutherland from 'Kelly's Heros'? At least HE played great music out the front of his tank as he blew up the enemy.... no more negative vibes, Moriarty! ![]() Oddball: The Man, the myth, the legend. |
| RParadise (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY) | Posted: Oct 21, 2009 - 12:42 I see this title and all I can think of is it should be followed by Pink Floyd's "Careful with that axe, Eugene". |
| ortallcowgirl (Globe, Arizona) | Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 07:26 he can play so many kinds of music I love. I love Ray. It sounds sooo good. |
| hippiechick (topsy turvy land) | Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 07:25 Anyone see the commercial with Ray LaMontagne's song and the doggy. It's so cute! |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 15:45 geordiezimmerman wrote: Sounds a little like the beginning of Tomstone Blues. Thanks. |
| AdyMiles (Wolverhampton, UK) | Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 15:43 i don't usually like this type of music, but somehow i like this one |
| wrangler (swamps of jersey) | Posted: Aug 19, 2009 - 11:14 there should be a law that songs need at least a 2nd chord |
| fuh2 (salmon land) | Posted: Jul 02, 2009 - 21:18 A song of the 1930's depression deep south? |
| qosforever (Madrid) | Posted: Jun 12, 2009 - 05:22 IMHO, a bit disappointed this new album from LaMontagne. |
| philbertr (Hurricane Target Florida) | Posted: Jun 12, 2009 - 05:20 lophrequa wrote: i think he's got a great range in the songs i've heard Spoken by a knowledgeable and, I might add, one hot critic. ![]() |
| FlatCat (Chicago) | Posted: Jun 06, 2009 - 21:59 OldFrenchie wrote: Its just so damn breathy. Its a shame.... The grunting sounds like my friend's bulldog gasping for air. But it's actually a pretty good song otherwise. |
| Tagish_girl (happily seeking hammock, Helsingborg, Sweden) | Posted: Jun 01, 2009 - 01:33 Hey, is that Ray LaMontagne, or is that a photo of Donald Sutherland from 'Kelly's Heros'? At least HE played great music out the front of his tank as he blew up the enemy.... no more negative vibes, Moriarty! |
| dBdwg | Posted: May 20, 2009 - 11:24 I like this, it pulls and pushes at the same time.... |
| spraehbuer (London, UK) | Posted: Apr 30, 2009 - 09:14 Wizzuvv_oz wrote: I actually got down off a ladder to turn it up. And I'm not the biggest blues fan in the house. that made me smile |
| lophrequa (the very edge of the land) | Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 18:49 SusieQ wrote: Ah Bill, such a "shame" you had to kill the buzz with this depress-er. I agree with MaryM, this guy's appeal worth thin way too quickly. One trick pony. i think he's got a great range in the songs i've heard |
| OldFrenchie (Frozen wastes of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) | Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 18:48 Its just so damn breathy. Its a shame.... |
| nwskinner (Sydney) | Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 18:46 SusieQ wrote: Ah Bill, such a "shame" you had to kill the buzz with this depress-er. I agree with MaryM, this guy's appeal worth thin way too quickly. One trick pony. Yeah - we need some Social Distortion to liven things up! Seriously Ring of Fire would go well now. |
| SusieQ (Losama Angamalesama) | Posted: Apr 17, 2009 - 12:45 Ah Bill, such a "shame" you had to kill the buzz with this depress-er. I agree with MaryM, this guy's appeal worth thin way too quickly. One trick pony. |
| Caligula (Stockholm) | Posted: Apr 14, 2009 - 16:19 ca1vinandhobbes wrote: diggin' this one. climb aboard the train! Yeah!!! I couldn't have said it better :-) |
| Wizzuvvoz (Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.) | Posted: Apr 11, 2009 - 08:01 Rich3D wrote: this is one of those songs that makes you reach over and turn up the volume. That makes it pretty good song, in my book. I like Ray. I actually got down off a ladder to turn it up. And I'm not the biggest blues fan in the house. |

boy's puttin' it OUT.

