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Teddy Thompson — Can't Sing Straight
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dew34
(Wisconsin-quite woodsy)
Posted: Dec 15, 2012 - 17:36
 
It was the horns that ruined it for me, otherwise a very solid tune, yes a little younger Johnny Cash.

ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 11:02
 
I listen to RP every day and have heard this song dozens of times since it first got played 4 years ago. I like it, I think, but up until just now, I never looked to see who it was, or rate the song. Maybe that means I don't really like it? I guess I'll go with a 7.

lunatic
Posted: Sep 02, 2012 - 03:55
 
Sounds like Cash 'walking the line', looks like a young Stipe.
Taping along w this one!

mrdak
(Middle GA)
Posted: Aug 11, 2012 - 23:12
 
Got Damn I didn't expect horns up in dis one.......... it's killer.

bill-1956
(The Greater Moncure Metro Area, NC)
Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 12:41
 
Horns are awesome!

Is it just me, or does his voice sound a little like Johnny Cash?

Boy_Wonder
(Bath, back in the UK)
Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 12:40
 
He's great..... and so is his Dad! Check out TT's version of 'The Price of Love'

Have been lucky enough to see TT twice, including on the Thekla, a boat in Bristol harbour converted (by Viv Stanshall of the Bonzo's) into a great venue - what a night.... 'The Boat that Rocked'!

djaychicago
(In a far, far better place)
Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 20:23
 
Bumped my rating to an 8! Spurt lifting, foot tapping fun. Love horns!

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: May 30, 2012 - 08:59
 
Those horns are really ripping it!!!!
More!!!!!!! 

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Oct 21, 2011 - 10:58
 
I love this!



fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Oct 21, 2011 - 10:58
 
F*ck me, that horn really sends juice through my nerves. 'Kin excellent! 9 from the toe-tappin' twitchin' Nottingham jury.

scrubbrush
(Sea of Calm)
Posted: Oct 21, 2011 - 10:57
 
 sieversfam wrote:
I love Chris Isaack!

 

exactly what i was thinking.

mach-hog
(the high west)
Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 01:54
 
{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}{#Drummer} This is great music... haven't heard in a while. It was on my mind to buy this, thanks for the reminder! Great artist.

sieversfam
Posted: Aug 19, 2011 - 10:36
 
I love Chris Isaack!


fatcatjb
(Sunny Sacramento)
Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 20:59
 
damn this is smokin cool

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Jun 17, 2011 - 09:12
 

I find him quite yummy{#Heartkiss}



bbryan
(Don't believe everything you think)
Posted: May 27, 2011 - 05:36
 
 Darlington wrote:
One of my favorite musical finds of last year. All of his albums are great.
 

Couldn't agree more! He has an album of honky tonk covers that absolutely kills. Probably my favorite CD in past five years. 

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: May 16, 2011 - 19:02
 
Echoes of Choctaw Bingo.

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Apr 17, 2011 - 23:19
 
is this a good time to mention I met the dude and he signed his latest cd?  okay

Jack_Jefferson
(Columbus, OH)
Posted: Apr 15, 2011 - 05:22
 
Wanted so much to see him open for the Old 97's in Columbus last week, but couldn't.  Saw Richard Thompson at the Dublin (OH) Irish Fest almost ten years ago.

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 12:05
 
 AvoidingWork wrote:
Cynaera wrote:
holborne wrote:
Very nice!Btw, could we get some boppin' fruit other than bananas? A nice bunch of grapes, perhaps, or maybe a mango?

That must be cucumber with mutant arms. Because a cactus isn't a fruit. ;-)
 
Picky, picky, picky....  It was the closest thing I had to a dancing banana. (Cucumber with mutant arms? That's really funny!!) {#Lol}  Now, get back to work, AvoidingWork! {#Roflol}

Darlington
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Posted: Jan 21, 2011 - 09:18
 
One of my favorite musical finds of last year. All of his albums are great.

willmcnaught
(Eugene Oregon)
Posted: Oct 18, 2010 - 15:02
 
{#Dancingbanana_2}Bought immediately on I Tunes, foot stomper! Thanks RP!

AvoidingWork
(Home of Big Boy #4004)
Posted: Oct 18, 2010 - 14:42
 
Cynaera wrote:
holborne wrote:
Very nice!Btw, could we get some boppin' fruit other than bananas? A nice bunch of grapes, perhaps, or maybe a mango?

That must be cucumber with mutant arms. Because a cactus isn't a fruit. ;-)

hcaudill
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Oct 08, 2010 - 06:41
 
 rjewyo wrote:
Do I hear a little Johnny Cash influence?
 
I think that's deliberate ("Maybe I'll learn to walk the line..")

df1489
(Lake Palestine, Tyler Tx)
Posted: Sep 16, 2010 - 20:49
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:

http://oldschoolmusiclover.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/300-px-batman-robin-tvshow.jpg Holy horn section, Batman!

  Maybe just me, but when that organ goes eh eh, I think



Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Aug 15, 2010 - 20:12
 
 holborne wrote:
Very nice!

Btw, could we get some boppin' fruit other than bananas? A nice bunch of grapes, perhaps, or maybe a mango?

 




Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Aug 15, 2010 - 19:56
 
This is just a really great song!  I can hear undertones of his dad, but the sound and writing are all his... Sorta like listening to Jordan Zevon and hearing the ghost of Warren... (Um, except that Richard is still alive, so not his ghost so much as his inadvertent influences...) {#Roflol}

JamesB
(Coastal Carolina)
Posted: Aug 05, 2010 - 06:02
 
 WonderLizard wrote:

Pretty funny considering he's a Brit. The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, yes?
 
And what a wonderful tree to fall from, no?


On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Jun 13, 2010 - 01:55
 
 hugoallen wrote:
Anyone else find themselves going "Batman!" in time with the horn blasts?  Just me?
 
http://oldschoolmusiclover.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/300-px-batman-robin-tvshow.jpg Holy horn section, Batman!


WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Jun 05, 2010 - 09:25
 
 4merdj wrote:
Not into country/western myself ... but this tune sounds authentic—even if, to the ears of experts, it might not be considered to be a pure country/western rendition. I enjoyed it ... {#Cool}
 
Pretty funny considering he's a Brit. The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, yes?



rjewyo
(Ventura, CA)
Posted: Jun 05, 2010 - 09:24
 
Do I hear a little Johnny Cash influence?

4merdj
(donde el viento se devuelve)
Posted: Jun 02, 2010 - 13:03
 
Not into country/western myself ... but this tune sounds authentic—even if, to the ears of experts, it might not be considered to be a pure country/western rendition. I enjoyed it ... {#Cool}

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: May 12, 2010 - 07:46
 

Yum



Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: May 01, 2010 - 19:52
 
 helgigermany wrote:
Very nice!!
 
Yes.

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Apr 10, 2010 - 13:54
 
Very nice!!

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Mar 05, 2010 - 16:35
 
 LaurieinTucson wrote:
Whenever I hear this song, I am always surprised by his picture on the album. The voice calls to mind a country and western singer in a plaid cowboy shirt with snaps, not Jude Law in a suit with a metrosexual haircut.
 
Nicely put.  Talk about benefiting from both parents!


LaurieinTucson
(Tucson,AZ)
Posted: Mar 02, 2010 - 09:04
 
Whenever I hear this song, I am always surprised by his picture on the album. The voice calls to mind a country and western singer in a plaid cowboy shirt with snaps, not Jude Law in a suit with a metrosexual haircut.

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Mar 02, 2010 - 09:01
 
yum

Queue
(ROKville, MD)
Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 11:20
 
 polkadude wrote:
A (substantial) chip off the ol' Richard Thompson block.
Does this sound a bit Morphine-ish?
 
I was thinking the vocal sounded a lot like Mark Sandman (RIP).


Giselle62
(California's Cental Coast)
Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 11:18
 
The kid has a good voice. Papa must be proud. p.s.and of course, he's very handsome, too.


Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Dec 05, 2009 - 15:51
 
 siskinbob wrote:

I'm with you blue.!!!
 
Me too!!!

siskinbob
(United Kingdom)
Posted: Dec 01, 2009 - 09:26
 
 fredriley wrote:
The trumpets and trombones really add oomph to this number. Long live brass! 8 from the Nottingham jury.
 
I'm with you blue.!!!


Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Dec 01, 2009 - 09:25
 
Did I mention SEXY voice????  {#Pray}

Jack_Jefferson
(Columbus, OH)
Posted: Nov 25, 2009 - 06:27
 
The cover photo sort of looks like Tim from The Office (BBC version).

eeke
(Canal Winchester Ohio)
Posted: Nov 25, 2009 - 06:25
 
curious as to the rest of the album... I see that he's got another out that is a bit of roots country... any word? really dig this a lot!!

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 06:38
 
also, one of the sexist voices out there!

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 06:36
 
I love me all them Thompsons (Mom, Dad, Son)!{#Bananajam}

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Aug 25, 2009 - 14:41
 
 fredriley wrote:
The trumpets and trombones really add oomph to this number. Long live brass! 8 from the Nottingham jury.
  

Woodwinds - yes. 

Brass - no.

jbunniii
(San Jose, CA)
Posted: Aug 22, 2009 - 19:04
 
Well, he's no Richard (who is?), but this isn't bad!


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