 The Animal Years (2006) [ larger cover art ] |
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These chords are old but we shake hands
'Cause I believe that they're the good guys
We can use all the help we can
So many minor chords outside
I fell in love with the sound
Oh I love to sing along with you
We got tunes we kicked around some
We got a bucket that the tunes go through
Babe we both had dry spells,
hard times in bad lands
I'm a good man
for ya, I'm a good man
Last night there was a horse in the road
I was twisting in the hairpin
My hands held on my mind let go
And back to you my heart went skipping
I found the inside of the road
Thought about the first time that I met you
All those glances that we stole
Sometimes, if you want them then you¹ve got to
Babe we both had dry spells,
hard times in bad lands
I'm a good man
for ya, I'm a good man
They shot a Western south of here
They had him cornered in a canyon
And even his horse had disappeared
They said it got run down by a bad, bad man
You're not a good shot but I¹m worse
And there¹s so much where we ain't been yet
So swing up on this little horse
The only thing we'll hit is sunset
Babe we both had dry spells,
hard times in bad lands
I'm a good man
for ya, I'm a good man
Babe we both had
Babe we both had
Baby we both had
Babe we both had
You and I both had
Babe we both had
Babe we both had
Babe we both had dry spells,
hard times in bad lands
I'm a good man
for ya, I'm a good man
| DaidyBoy (Bristol, UK) | Posted: Feb 28, 2013 - 06:50 Silly beeping. Sounds like our man's hearing aid is turned up too loud. Someone whistle gently to get the man to turn it down. |
| h8rhater | Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 07:14 fredriley wrote: You want to be careful with what you play in the car - falling asleep at the wheel is dangerous, and yer man Ritter has a strong soporific effect  Perhaps, but our man Ritter can also calm the road rage too.  |
| TerryS (The other SW) | Posted: May 07, 2011 - 19:46 Proclivities wrote: I do too, especially when I read the name in the "Now Playing" box. Good song, despite that. I think your on to something here.........."she's now playing while I'm down here praying, parlaying a run into a straight" Oh yeah. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Feb 02, 2011 - 09:19 Jelani wrote: Every time I hear this guys name, I can't help but think of THIS guy....  I do too, especially when I read the name in the "Now Playing" box. Good song, despite that. |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Dec 01, 2010 - 11:02 Every time I hear this guys name, I can't help but think of THIS guy.... |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 03:07 Darlington wrote: I had this CD in the car last week. Fantastic from start to finish. You want to be careful with what you play in the car - falling asleep at the wheel is dangerous, and yer man Ritter has a strong soporific effect |
| Darlington (Columbia, South Carolina) | Posted: Sep 14, 2009 - 06:22 I had this CD in the car last week. Fantastic from start to finish. |
| holborne (New York) | Posted: Dec 03, 2008 - 16:48 Well, I thought that was very nice. |
| hobiejoe (Pulling pints) | Posted: Oct 01, 2008 - 14:44 I was expecting Deacon Blue, "A Ship Called Dignity" after that intro. Anyone? Bueller? |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Oct 04, 2007 - 12:29 thewaxtadpole wrote: Josh Ritter is a like a big bowl of plain oatmeal to me.
Once upon a time, I ate large amounts of 3-minute oatmeal and powdered milk. Daily. No sugar but the Iodine taste frequently poked through. If you hold the milk and oatmeal in your mouth long enough, it turns sweet. Pleasant. But I fight this urge to edit the song and produce it differently, like a writer/editor confronted with a piece of writing that is almost there.... but not quite. |
| crankypage | Posted: Aug 18, 2007 - 06:04 This is a 7, would be an 8 without the annoying beeping sounds. They really take me out of the song. |
| ProfessorFrink (10 seconds in the future) | Posted: Aug 16, 2007 - 13:19 fretman wrote: I hadn't thought about Photoshop when I looked at the cover- I thought that's where the Tyrannasuarus Rex bit the horse. But I SHOULD have thought "Photoshop", because that's about the only way to get a T. Rex these days... except for the cloned ones they're making in Costa Rica... Obviously SOMEBODY doesn't know how to use a basic 8th grade chem lab, take frog DNA and comingle it with T.Rex DNA and then .. ARRRGGGH! |
| fatcatjb (Sunny Sacramento) | Posted: Jun 30, 2007 - 10:59 It's mid-morning, I'm fully-caffeinated, and this is putting me straight to sleep |
| dousto (Mesa, Arizona) | Posted: Jun 03, 2007 - 14:55 If anyone saw the episode of House that ended with this song at the end I thought it was very fitting. I love that show. I love this song. |
| yclept (in the ferry lineup) | Posted: May 31, 2007 - 19:22 good song |
| fretman | Posted: May 14, 2007 - 07:10 Stefen wrote: Does anyone else hear beeping toward the end?
I think the beeping is a keyboard note that is part of the music. Either that, or the alarm just went off on my geek-watch indicating I spent too much time commenting on this track. |
| fretman | Posted: May 14, 2007 - 07:08 Geecheeboy wrote: I wonder why somebody photoshopped out the saddle on that horse? Leaves him looking very strange and swaybacked, but worse than swaybacked. Clearly it is an English saddle profile, but strange harness. Girth is way too narrow, and the others straps don't belong.... tres peculiar.
I hadn't thought about Photoshop when I looked at the cover- I thought that's where the Tyrannasuarus Rex bit the horse. But I SHOULD have thought "Photoshop", because that's about the only way to get a T. Rex these days... except for the cloned ones they're making in Costa Rica... |
| govna (beantown) | Posted: May 14, 2007 - 07:08 Geecheeboy wrote: I wonder why somebody photoshopped out the saddle on that horse? Leaves him looking very strange and swaybacked, but worse than swaybacked. Clearly it is an English saddle profile, but strange harness. Girth is way too narrow, and the others straps don't belong.... tres peculiar.
...i think it's time to step back and re-focus. |
| mattc296 (Nashville, TN) | Posted: Apr 30, 2007 - 09:02 And the horse went: "Ho Hum Ho Hum" |
| Stefen (West Hollywood, CA) | Posted: Apr 28, 2007 - 16:54 Does anyone else hear beeping toward the end? |
| thewaxtadpole (Toronto, ON) | Posted: Apr 14, 2007 - 11:32 Josh Ritter is a like a big bowl of plain oatmeal to me. |
| MrCaps (Sydney) | Posted: Apr 12, 2007 - 18:55 Geecheeboy wrote: I wonder why somebody photoshopped out the saddle on that horse? Leaves him looking very strange and swaybacked, but worse than swaybacked. Clearly it is an English saddle profile, but strange harness. Girth is way too narrow, and the others straps don't belong.... tres peculiar.
I do believe the cover art could be making an artistic statement. |
| Geecheeboy (under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | Posted: Mar 12, 2007 - 12:44 I wonder why somebody photoshopped out the saddle on that horse? Leaves him looking very strange and swaybacked, but worse than swaybacked. Clearly it is an English saddle profile, but strange harness. Girth is way too narrow, and the others straps don't belong.... tres peculiar. |
| Jacksonstat (Columbus OH) | Posted: Feb 09, 2007 - 08:01 Seeing him tonight! Can't wait :) |
| bokey (Filialville) | Posted: Feb 09, 2007 - 08:01 Pretty likeable. |
| artmaven (A cultural wasteland by the sea . . .) | Posted: Jan 13, 2007 - 01:39 We love Mr Ritter 'round these parts. There's an interview and, even better, two performances on Amazon's TV show thingie. Ritter does "Wolves" w/his band and "Girl in the War" solo. |
| blazezd (Enmore, Sydney) | Posted: Dec 14, 2006 - 16:41 Daniel_Pittenger wrote: Jesus, I just discovered Josh Ritter ala Thin Blue Flame...I cannot get enough! That song is the most powerful, tingly, teary eyed song in ages, just listen to the lyrics. This song is nice too, but I'm currently obsessed, so I'm bias.
Sounds very similar to an Aussie artist...Josh Pyke... awesome rock on! |
| Daniel_Pittenger (Vermont) | Posted: Nov 28, 2006 - 10:03 Jesus, I just discovered Josh Ritter ala Thin Blue Flame...I cannot get enough! That song is the most powerful, tingly, teary eyed song in ages, just listen to the lyrics. This song is nice too, but I'm currently obsessed, so I'm bias. |
| youngj | Posted: Nov 28, 2006 - 10:01 I love this song. Great lyrics. Just honest. It's one of those take you on a mental journey songs. His video for this song is pretty nice, too. I like the old Western feel to it. |
| amcallis (501.5 Miles South of Paradise, Defenestrating!) | Posted: Sep 30, 2006 - 21:01 emleamy wrote: There is a nice podcast featuring Josh Ritter songs and interviews through KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic
Yea - during the interview, he's in the basement of some Disney building, which was funny. He's got an independenty-wrought, interesting purpose behind his songwriting that he describes - somewhat inspiring, I thought. |
| natedog (Victoria, TX) | Posted: Sep 30, 2006 - 20:59 I have to agree. This is a great song! |
| amcallis (501.5 Miles South of Paradise, Defenestrating!) | Posted: Sep 30, 2006 - 20:58 I fell in love with the sound |
| themotion (the great city of austin in the not so great state of texas) | Posted: Sep 01, 2006 - 14:07 I'm gonna have to bump this up to a 10 . . . great song. |
| Jack_Jefferson (Columbus, OH) | Posted: Aug 24, 2006 - 13:57 -relayer- wrote: It's a good thing that horse is missing 1/2 of its torso. Otherwise, that log would surely sink into the water.
Physics student or horse fanatic? |
| DoofusGeezer (Toronto - Just beyond the Twilight Zone) | Posted: Aug 24, 2006 - 13:56 -relayer- wrote: It's a good thing that horse is missing 1/2 of its torso. Otherwise, that log would surely sink into the water.
The horse flies must be really bad around that pond |
| iamnotabronte (My Old Kentucky Home) | Posted: Aug 22, 2006 - 19:38 |
| Johnny_Wave (California, baby) | Posted: Aug 22, 2006 - 19:36 Not familiar with Josh Ritter, but I really like what I'm hearing. Thanks RP. A solid 8 |
| gernick (Groningen (in the cold northern Netherlands)) | Posted: Aug 03, 2006 - 13:48 Josh Ritter is just awesome, can't get enough of his stuff. This album is great Hello Starling is gorgeous, just lift's your whole mood when you hear his voice. great stuff |
| -relayer- (9500 ft ASL) | Posted: Jul 26, 2006 - 07:48 It's a good thing that horse is missing 1/2 of its torso. Otherwise, that log would surely sink into the water. |
| emleamy (Virginia) | Posted: Jul 21, 2006 - 08:24 There is a nice podcast featuring Josh Ritter songs and interviews through KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic |
| softjeans (Upper Ojai, CA) | Posted: Jul 19, 2006 - 15:50 Platypus wrote: any chance of hearing Thin Blue Flame from this album? c'mon it's only about 10 minutes long.
great stuff. Anyone who likes this song should check Ritter's site. He's giving his best known songs away for free. Must be pretty confident in his material, performances. |
| Platypus (here, now) | Posted: Jun 15, 2006 - 19:57 any chance of hearing Thin Blue Flame from this album? c'mon it's only about 10 minutes long.
great stuff. |
| physicsgenius (90% of everything is crap) | Posted: Jun 12, 2006 - 09:16 Any relation to John? Oh man, "relation to John". That was awesome. I have to write that down. |
| Jacksonstat (Columbus OH) | Posted: Jun 07, 2006 - 10:47 Glad to hear something else off this album. Pretty good! Or should I say quite likeable, since that's what I rated it.  |
| Snaz (Pasadena) | Posted: Jun 07, 2006 - 10:46 not bad |