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Tony Joe White — Can't Go Back Home (w/ Shelby Lynne)
Album: The Heroines
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Released: 2004
Length: 4:18
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Packing my suitcase, tan boots
Slip out the back door and nothing to loose
Full moon rising out on the road
Ain't carrying nothing but the heavy load

Turn in lose of the ties that bind
Feeling turmol in my mind
But I can't look back, these times are gone
I know, I can't go back home

My grand-daddy he left his things
He stands tall but he's kinda bent
His hands are warm
But they are strong
Takes care of his place, he lives alone

Now I'm sure he wonders what's happen to me
He's keeping it real, I'm living a dream
He checks the cows, Lord, he's up at dawn
But I know I can't go back home

There was a storm the other night
Had to talk to God, try to set things right
Church door was locked, Lord, I stood in the rain
Waiting for and answer
But it never came

I believe in living, give it all I got
I'm strong enough to except all that
A little piece of daylight, time to move on
It's just a reminder, I can't go back home

Just a reminder
I can't go back home

Just a reminder
I can't go back home
I can't go back home
No going home
Can't go back home

It's just a reminder,
I can't go back home

Just a reminder
I can't go back home

Just a reminder
I can't go back home
I can't go back home
No going home
Can't go back home
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 jimys wrote:

I wish RP would play more Shelby Lynne, I've always thought she had a good bit of talent.  



i agree, and i don't normally like the genre i associate her with. and then i hear her and i'm like "nope, i'm totally wrong. she/this is great."
bumping from 8 -> 9.
Smooth vocals nicely punctuated with tasty licks. Throw in some hammond organ. That's the way you do it!
I didn't know Shaquille O'neal had an album!  Sweet!
I wish RP would play more Shelby Lynne, I've always thought she had a good bit of talent.  
Tony Joe White is fabulous; an unsung hero himself.
 a_genuine_find wrote:
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Ha ha! . . . a very worthwhile bump.
Very nice, I thought it was Joan Osborne singing with him at first.
Mediocré at best. Dull to me.
Haven't heard Tony Joe for years! Thanks Bill!

Saw him once back in the early 70's in Denver - opened for Cheech and Chong!  

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Very nice! This is weird, but at first I thought it was Greg Brown and Bonnie Raitt. Did a double take when I saw it was neither one of them. Yet another one to get because of RP. Woohoo!
Damn, this sounds good!
Oh nice.

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THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED in 2004!
Tony is another example that you can be an amazing singer,
without being a good singer!

Always liked him!
Wonder what Captain America did to lose his shield among all those saucy-looking ladies...
Also very nice!
 mandolin wrote:
...sidi ifni...
 
My thoughts upon hearing this for the first time. Virtually identical in parts.
...sidi ifni...
What a good thing it is to have Shelby Lynne supporting the Legendary Tony Joe White. The kind of tribute that doesn't require a great effort to be appreciated just on the basis of style, so the resulting tune is lagniappe.
Nevertheless - works with me!
 E_A_D_G wrote:
Sock a little polk salad to me, you know I need a mess of it ... Go Tony Joe

 
Yeah, good to see he's still puttin' out some tunes.

I love Shelby Lynne doing her best Tony Joe White.  A great combo.
 wferrier wrote:
Thought this sounded real cool, then I saw Shelby's name attached to it. That explains it.
 
Please let's hear more Shelby.

HAHAHAHAHAHAH HA
 
a_genuine_find wrote:
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I love this... Thanks
Still amazed at the lack of Shelby Lynne on RP. Her latest album of Dusty Springfield covers is really exquisite - I don't have files in the right format to upload - anyone?
Thought this sounded real cool, then I saw Shelby's name attached to it. That explains it.
Shelby Lynn is teh roxxor. I've got her solo album — or I used to — "I am Shelby Lynn."

Nice seque from the last song, too. Bill, your awesome tune-picking really makes RP. Nothing like a human being mixing it up the old-fashioned way. But, you know, on teh intarwebs.
 ScottyB wrote:
I couldn't find an emoticon laughing so hard Dr. Pepper was coming out of his nose, or I would have used it.
 
I have to agree....it was quite spot on

a_genuine_find wrote:
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I couldn't find an emoticon laughing so hard Dr. Pepper was coming out of his nose, or I would have used it.
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thompc wrote:
I think he sounds exactly like Leonard Smalls (the motorbike bounty hunter from Raising Arizona). But maybe that's just me...
you got that right. The resemblance is enough to make me wonder what the movie would have been like if Leonard Smalls had actually sung something in it.
E_A_D_G wrote:
Sock a little polk salad to me, you know I need a mess of it ... Go Tony Joe
Oh! that's why I know his voice. . .now that's all I can hear--the dang salad song
Sock a little polk salad to me, you know I need a mess of it ... Go Tony Joe
Stunning ... Do I need to say any more ... I could go on forever about how this song is just sooooo right.
Shelby Lynne, she sounds very much like TJ's daughter, doesn't she? I thought "hey, that's Michelle White!" but it wasn't. Same voice, same mood. Beautiful.
TJW - legend!
kimschoice wrote:
Nice! Great combination. How 'bout some Shelby, Bill? Maybe "Leaving" or "Thought it would be Easier".
Totally agree! Some Shelby would be nice!
thompc wrote:
I think he sounds exactly like Leonard Smalls (the motorbike bounty hunter from Raising Arizona). But maybe that's just me...
Mr. Smalls was played by Randall Tex Cobb. To perfection. Great movie.
Dave_Mack wrote:
Gator's got your granny. Chomp. Chomp chomp.
Oh, snap! :LOL:
Nice! Great combination. How 'bout some Shelby, Bill? Maybe "Leaving" or "Thought it would be Easier".
Perfect followup to Savoy Brown. I was actually thinking of this song when it was playing...
Awesome song. I love good blues ballads!
radiojunkie wrote:
You can call it what you like. I just love this Bonnie Raitt - Isaac Hayes duet.
Gotta admire the unconventionality of that statement. Well said.
radiojunkie wrote:
You can call it what you like. I just love this Bonnie Raitt - Isaac Hayes duet.
You stole the words out of my keyboard.
YES, please play some Shelby Lynneredtex wrote:
I whole heartedly agree!
Maybe I'm crazy, but listening to this song, I see Tom Waits and Faye Dunaway sitting next to each other in a dark bar - both with a cigarette and glass of scotch in their hands and never once looking at each other.
mrrmt wrote:
I'd love to hear some of Shelby Lynne's "I am Shelby Lynne" on RP. That album is fantastic...
I whole heartedly agree!
Magnus wrote:
This is exactly why I listen to RP. Can't wait to download some more of this!
Perfectly stated. "This is why I listen to RP!"
Gator's got your granny. Chomp. Chomp chomp.
I bought this CD after hearing this cut on RP. It's a great CD, with TJ doing duets with several different females, including Lucinda Williams and Emmylou Harris. All this from the guy who did "Poke Salad Annie" in the 60s.
Mugro wrote:
This guy sounds like Chef (Isaac Hayes) !!! "Hello children!"
I think he sounds exactly like Leonard Smalls (the motorbike bounty hunter from Raising Arizona). But maybe that's just me...
FYI, she played Johnny Cash' mom in Walk the Line.
radiojunkie wrote:
You can call it what you like. I just love this Bonnie Raitt - Isaac Hayes duet.
You can call it what you like. I just love this Bonnie Raitt - Isaac Hayes duet.
algrif wrote:
When it starts, I always think she's going to sing that '50 ways to leave your lover' Paul Simon thing.
I just came over here to say the same thing.
When it starts, I always think she's going to sing that '50 ways to leave your lover' Paul Simon thing.
mrrmt wrote:
I'd love to hear some of Shelby Lynne's "I am Shelby Lynne" on RP. That album is fantastic...
Absolutely. I just checked and there's *no* Shelby Lynne (other than this) on this station!! That's just not right. My MP3s aren't encoded high enough to upload - can anyone help out?
I'd love to hear some of Shelby Lynne's "I am Shelby Lynne" on RP. That album is fantastic...
Bad ass blues! Just bought the album....for that ONE song!
ohso soulful yikes! RP delivers da goods, yo?
This is exactly why I listen to RP. Can't wait to download some more of this!
Thank you baby_M, for this upload! I love it.
This is indeed Radio Paradise! Delightful music.
I like this sh****t... I really like it.... knew I would. **********************************
Play "Polk Salad Annie" Bring on Da' Funk!
BKardon wrote:
Just a side comment here, but some people may not know that Shelby Lynne's father shot her mother and himself to death while she watched on. Tragic really.
ok, that makes me goosebumply. how sad.
A lot better duo than Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood!
janellish wrote:
i almost wish shelby lynne was singing throughout... i like her voice much better. the song itself drags a bit. also, the cover art reminds me of those newfangled hewlett-packard ads.
I thought I recognised her voice. More Shelby Lynne should be played on RP, IMHO. Her sister isn't too bad either. This song would be so much better if it were just Shelby singing. 5.
Like the addition of Shelby... haven't heard her before.
have good, get give babyarm
nice song, better than Pinpinela
Just a side comment here, but some people may not know that Shelby Lynne's father shot her mother and himself to death while she watched on. Tragic really.
maybe chef sounds like Tony Joe White......
i almost wish shelby lynne was singing throughout... i like her voice much better. the song itself drags a bit. also, the cover art reminds me of those newfangled hewlett-packard ads.
This guy sounds like Chef (Isaac Hayes) !!! "Hello children!"
"Got some Tony Joe White on the stereo..." Yeah!
Beautiful album cover. Tune isn't bad, either.
Tony Joe White? I think he's been around awhile. I heard another song by him a few years ago called Stud Spider and it might make you wonder if this guy's for real or not. I don't know....I laugh when I hear this guy.
Beanie wrote:
I just love Shelby Lynne -- She has a lot of the soul of Joan Osborne with the vocal shadings of Bonnie Raitt. Wonderful. Really. Oh, the guy is OK, too. ;)
I was thinking she sounds a bit like Bonnie myself!
This is all right, but you should check out the cover/collaboration that Shelby does of Tony Joe's "Rainy Night In Georgia" on her latest release, with TJ playing guitar - it's pretty awesome, then again it's such a good song to begin with.
I just love Shelby Lynne -- She has a lot of the soul of Joan Osborne with the vocal shadings of Bonnie Raitt. Wonderful. Really. Oh, the guy is OK, too. ;)
My first upload, and the Best Blues Ever. Thank you, RP! I believe in livin', givin' all I got And I'm strong enough, 'cept when I'm not Little piece of daylight, time to move on It's just a reminder . . . I can't go back home.