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Ben got a job, at the mine along the way
He said eveything was fine until that fateful day
That's when his life started to change,
The day he went to help and go blow up that mountain range
He been moved to town a year ago or maybee more
Straight out of high school,
The whole he had in store,
Wanted to travel, needed some dough
Eveybody worked the mines why should he say no
But don't ask him why,
He can't explain,
Why now things for him have changed
It's not his land
They're not his songs
He can't work out why he don't belong
(chorus) x2
Part of company
Part of company
Part of company sin
Won't someone please tell the lad when humbug did begin.
Now legend has it,
Or so they say
The bones of an ancient people,
Yeah thats where they lay
And their decendants hold close to heart,
Oh that mountain range Ben was helping to blow apart
And so I said things for ben weren't quite right
Now he's waking up screaming man every single night
Hearing voices in different tounge
The screaming of the old
Yeah the screaming of the young
Don't ask him why,
He can't explain, why
Why now he feels in so much pain
It's not his land
They're not his songs
He can't work out why he don't belong
(chorus) x2
Part of company
Part of company
Part of company sin
Wont someone please tell the lad when humbug did begin.
(guitar)
Now Bens moved on
Job left him a while back
Now he's thanking God that his boss gave him the sack.
But in the mirror, yes he can face
The day he stopped helping go blow up that sacred place
(chorus) x2
Part of company
Part of company
Part of company sin
Now he knows when all that humbug did begin
| railroadwail (Deep in Penn's Woods) | Posted: Mar 28, 2013 - 17:59 Jeff09 wrote: Actually, I'm hearing Rusted Root True that. Michael Glabecki. |
| paradisepig (Inverness-Scotland) | Posted: Jan 24, 2013 - 23:50 Cynaera wrote: I was thinking the same thing!  Me too...good though |
| Keef (Confluence of the American River) | Posted: Jul 20, 2012 - 13:00 cupajoe wrote: I just saw JBT last night with a good friend. Excellent show. That guy sure can play the guitar!!! I saw the trio in Reno 2 or 3 years ago at a small little outdoor venue. What a great show! Too bad he does not come around these parts more often. Definitely an underrated talent. |
| misterbearbaby (Marina del Rey, California) | Posted: Dec 11, 2011 - 11:31 Jeff09 wrote: Actually, I'm hearing Rusted Root There's nothing wrong here, then... |
| cupajoe (Delaware) | Posted: Aug 07, 2011 - 10:47 I just saw JBT last night with a good friend. Excellent show. That guy sure can play the guitar!!! |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Mar 02, 2011 - 17:50 Funky Universal Vibes goin' on here!  |
| Jeff09 (Gainesville, Florida) | Posted: Mar 02, 2011 - 17:49 DaveInVA wrote: Sure does sound a lot like the Peppers better stuff... Actually, I'm hearing Rusted Root |
| TerryS (The other SW) | Posted: Oct 27, 2010 - 17:51 This is my go-to song when the weights are too heavy in the gym "he don't work out" |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 26, 2010 - 14:56  John Butler 14-08-2007 by ~burntcitizen Scotty Gelston ©2007-2010 ~burntcitizen John Butler, Albert Hall Launceston Tasmania |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: May 21, 2010 - 09:26 DaveInVA wrote: Sure does sound a lot like the Peppers better stuff... I was thinking the same thing! |
| icemang | Posted: May 21, 2010 - 09:25 AdyMiles wrote: annoying and noisy Yes you are. Please stop. |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: May 21, 2010 - 09:24 Sure does sound a lot like the Peppers better stuff... |
| derekd (Just Visiting This Planet) | Posted: Apr 19, 2010 - 15:20 Same. Either way, good little ditty. |
| lmic (Influential In All The Wrong Ways) | Posted: Dec 14, 2009 - 14:53 On_The_Beach wrote: Couldn't believe it wasn't the Peppers! Ditto! I thought, "Hey, they're back in form!" |
| cathal_mchale | Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 05:18 Bought this album when it come out and I was travelling in Australia (hadn't come across JBT before - was recommended to me by an Ozzy mate). Listened to it constantly while road tripping in Oz. Don't care how cheesey this sounds, but that album made the trip twice as good!! b.t.w. the album's well worth buying - as with most good albums, the overall value is greater than the sum of the parts! |
| EssexTex (Gitche Gumee) | Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 05:14 A shamless Chili Pepper's rip off |
| Droidac (Blacklight District) | Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 05:12 floydoftherocks wrote: second. fourth! |
| natalita (Philadelphia, PA) | Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 05:12 third! floydoftherocks wrote: second. |
| floydoftherocks (Frisco) | Posted: Oct 12, 2009 - 17:15 AdyMiles wrote: annoying and noisy second. |
| AdyMiles (Wolverhampton, UK) | Posted: Sep 11, 2009 - 04:28 annoying and noisy |
| akmegan | Posted: May 07, 2009 - 12:32 wally42 wrote: You must listen to more JBT. I have seen him solo and with the band. Amazing, really fun and a super nice guy. I completely agree. I saw them live in Alaska & they were just amazing! Met them after the show & everyone was so cool & down to earth. My favorite song is off their EP album, called Treat yo' mama (funky mix). Definitely indicative of John's style. MORE JBT on RP!!  |
| RadioDoc (Chicagoland) | Posted: Jun 25, 2008 - 15:03 prickelpit96 wrote: What a groovy drumbeat combined with a real lazy rhythm and a charismatic voice...
Like it! Hard to add to that, so I won't. |
| Hob | Posted: Nov 12, 2007 - 14:05 UltraNurd wrote: I didn't realize it wasn't until Bill transitioned us into "Scar Tissue". Indeed, I was sat here thinking "Surely Bill wouldn't play the same artist twice" He didn't. |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Oct 12, 2007 - 04:01 On_The_Beach wrote: Couldn't believe it wasn't the Peppers! ....but only together with the musicians from 'The Specials'.... |
| ginger | Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 18:15 Bosonator wrote: Same here! That's hilarious! Me too! Or three, or four... It's like Chili Peppers except I like it! ;) |
| UltraNurd (Boston, MA) | Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 08:09 On_The_Beach wrote: Couldn't believe it wasn't the Peppers! I didn't realize it wasn't until Bill transitioned us into "Scar Tissue". |
| Nabla (Ver-Cork-st (Ireland)) | Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 08:06  |
| Bosonator (Nova Scotia) | Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 08:04 On_The_Beach wrote: Couldn't believe it wasn't the Peppers! Same here! That's hilarious! |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Jun 14, 2007 - 05:46 What a groovy drumbeat combined with a real lazy rhythm and a charismatic voice... Like it! |
| Wimpy (Ohio USA) | Posted: Jun 08, 2007 - 11:17 I hear some 4 Way Street type guitar solo's, maybe I better eat something... |
| Laptopdog (Overcrowded & Overpriced Los Angeles) | Posted: May 13, 2007 - 21:07 Sure, it sounds like the Chili Peppers, but it's still got an original enough vibe....and a great guitar solo! I think this might just be one of my new favs. |
| sub-arctic (63°50' N) | Posted: May 08, 2007 - 01:56 SuperWeh wrote: why is there only one guy one the cover when it is a "trio"?
lionirons wrote: Someone had to take the picture, and someone had to aim the lights.
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| lionirons (Portland, Maine) | Posted: Apr 06, 2007 - 12:25 SuperWeh wrote: why is there only one guy one the cover when it is a "trio"?
Someone had to take the picture, and someone had to aim the lights. |
| bokey (Filialville) | Posted: Feb 24, 2007 - 10:39 SuperWeh wrote: why is there only one guy one the cover when it is a "trio"?
It's a tribute to his parents,Tracey Chapman and Anthony Kiedis.Baby makes 3. |
| Kdubba | Posted: Feb 03, 2007 - 11:28 There is a hot pepper taste on the tongue |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 06:51 SuperWeh wrote: why is there only one guy one the cover when it is a "trio"?
Multiple personality disorder? |
| electronicshaman (miskatonic) | Posted: Jan 10, 2007 - 16:13 SuperWeh wrote: why is there only one guy one the cover when it is a "trio"?
hmmm... self-indulgent? |
| SuperWeh (52.0° N 4.21° E) | Posted: Dec 27, 2006 - 03:15 why is there only one guy one the cover when it is a "trio"? |
| wally42 (Between a Rock and a Hard Place) | Posted: Dec 12, 2006 - 14:39 On_The_Beach wrote: Couldn't believe it wasn't the Peppers! You must listen to more JBT. I have seen him solo and with the band. Amazing, really fun and a super nice guy. |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Nov 22, 2006 - 14:04 jlind wrote: Can you say red hot chilli peppers?
Couldn't believe it wasn't the Peppers! |
| phineas | Posted: Nov 22, 2006 - 14:03 jlind wrote: Can you say red hot chillie peppers?
Ah yes, those paragons of originality. |
| rah | Posted: Nov 13, 2006 - 09:11 jlind wrote: Can you say red hot chillie peppers?
similar funk-inspired sound perhaps, but john butler's lyrics are much more coherent and less contrived. |
| jah_blessed (Netherlands) | Posted: Nov 13, 2006 - 09:09   |
| hippiechick (Chi-town) | Posted: Oct 24, 2006 - 08:48 rgrace wrote: Exactly what I thought. Maybe in this song, but not the album in general. |
| SuperWeh (52.0° N 4.21° E) | Posted: Oct 15, 2006 - 03:03 this is like a better version of michael franti |
| rgrace (Rio Nido, CA) | Posted: Oct 09, 2006 - 17:12 jlind wrote: Can you say red hot chillie peppers?
Exactly what I thought. |
| oscar_driver (South Florida) | Posted: Sep 15, 2006 - 18:59 I'm always think that this is a intro to "Drifting Along - Jamiroquai" is just either a great coinsidence or i'm going nuts but that intro is a bit too jamiriquai imo. OScar |
| Yibbyl (Running to the water...) | Posted: Sep 10, 2006 - 09:59 cptbuz wrote: can you spell it? |
| cptbuz (El Dorado Hills, CA) | Posted: Sep 10, 2006 - 09:57 jlind wrote: Can you say red hot chillie peppers?
can you spell it? |
| jlind (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Aug 17, 2006 - 13:47 Can you say red hot chillie peppers? |