DBT #431 Mixed Tape #2 for Kelly
Well Kelly enjoyed the last playlist that I used to summarize our conversations over supper. I put songs to our memories that Lori (my wife) and I were sharing with Kelly Hunt the night she passed through between gigs. Nearly 30 songs put into a YouTube playlist for her to stream while driving through the states, Edition #395.
You know how guest sometimes leave things behind that are worth returning? Kelly left a hair scrunchie that seems to hang around the house and sometimes is attacked by Pat, and sometimes is found on Pete.
The boys really love company and the scrunchie did remind me to ask Kelly what she thought especially of Whiskey Before Breakfast by Lost Nation Stringband; and she said, "... the Whiskey Before Breakfast with words was a fun twist! So well done. Hard to imagine that song without those words now" I find it so cool that Warren Nelson the writer of the song found the video and commented and loved that I posted it. Have a listen:
When I did the last playlist I forced you all to go to the playlist to hear songs... let's try a more normal DBT post for Mix 2. Yes it's a manageable 17 songs that starts with a continuation of the last 80's folk conversation, but quickly gets into more favorites that I wanted to share with Kelly this time.
Mixed tapes in general were always a vulnerable look into your soul that you pass to someone that you hope one or two songs stick with them too. Now don't even get me started on how it was attempted to be used to lure the opposite sex into dating you... ha; it never worked.
Ok let's listen to music:
1) The Witch of the Westmorland - Stan Rogers
Lori loves this song, but I didn't put it in the first mixed tape because it's a cover of Archie Fisher; though I have both versions and Stan made it his with his incredible storytelling singing voice.
2) Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers
Keeping Stan's music alive is always important to me; and this historical tale is incredible.
3) Kokomo - Greg Brown
Again just like with Stan Roger songs, a whole playlist could be made of Greg Brown songs. I picked two from more of his later career. As the video says, Greg has fun with some explicit lyrics in this tale. Kokomo could be a double entendre, that would be a go figure for an excellent writer like Greg. Of course the line "ripped off her tube top" sure reminded me of my youth; and I ain't saying why.
4) Fat Boy Blues - Greg Brown
You I love the studio version, but here's a decent video of the song and there are always more extra comments during Greg's live cuts. Oh maybe we should rice and beans and sausage for dinner tonight, but instead I made Cajun Potato & Sausage soup.
5) That's the Way That The World Goes Round - John Prine
I always joked this was Lori's theme song because I once asked her, "Do you subscribe to paranoia of the Month?" So the line "it's a half of inch of water, and you think you're going to drown" fit her perfectly.
6) Red Dancing Shoes - The New Prairie Ramblers
I miss Peter Ostroushko, and I'm not a big fan of when YouTubers put whole albums out there. So we'll swap The New Prairie Ramblers with Robin & Linda Williams since Peter's is on both for his original song. Who knows some day I might come back and put it in the YouTube universe because it's a great bluegrass feel with more mandolin.
7) Farewell my Friends - Claudia Schmidt
Claudia is joined by the duo of Malcolm Dalglish and Grey Larsen for this wow version of a traditional song. I had huge crush on Claudia in my youth, just ask Lori who I embarrassed myself once; she'll tell the story.
8) St. Paul Waltz / Tall Buildings - The Lost Nation String Band
I figured I wouldn't find this great medley of traditional polka waltz with John Hartford's classic in YouTube. We of course saw them play it, while I was working at Mirro Corporation with a job on the seventh floor. Yes it was an old manufacturing plant that had the highest building in Manitowoc WI. I figured this was my song. Since I had to upload Whiskey Before Breakfast which started this playlist, I figured it's another upload for me. Yes I since bought the album of John Hartford doing the original song, but you got to love that waltz at the beginning and this one was first.
9) Eat Bertha's Mussels - John Roberts and Tony Barrand
Here we start a little food vein in the playlist, first a funny one. These two bards album is a savored treasure and I wonder why I never bought more of them.
10) When did we have Sauerkraut? - Peter & Lou Berryman
We found ourselves saying that recently. Peter and Lou are treasured musicians from Madison WI.
11) Victoria's Kitchen - Clay Riness
While there was a classic low res video of Clay playing this song at a such a wonderfully nostalgic place "The Mill Road Cafe", I had already figured I'd upload a video and found a bunch of stock photos and videos that I already licensed to make the video fun.
12) Sailing To Philadelphia - Mark Knopfler
I have absolutely no idea how popular this song is outside of our house, but it's truly one of our favorite's when it comes on in the car. Mark and James Taylor... so good; and the story, Mark captured history. Reading the comments, I've posted this once before in the 25th Anniversary of music released in 2000.
13) My Sweet & Shiny Eyes - Bonnie Raitt
Ok I know this isn't hugely popular either, but it's another favorite song from Bonnie.
14) Mary's Eyes - Janis Ian
A beautiful song Janis wrote for Mary Black, and then in appreciation of the song and Lady Mary Crawley in Downton Abbey I tweaked some of the words. Here are both:
Janis:
Mine:
15) Our Deliverance - Indigo Girls
Again, another favorite that might not make a top ten list from fans, but maybe it was the bouzouki lead at the beginning that just grabbed me.
16) Roving Cowboy - Steve Goodman
Since I just shared a favorite "Can't Go Back" from this record on the 50 Year Anniversary of 1976, here's our second favorite story song on the record. I love that I read Steve forced Warner Brother's to fly in Jim Post from SF to Chicago keep him up in an expensive hotel to do the coda, for about a minute on the album. It was worth it... stay with the song until the end to hear how he gave up on his friends. I see this song made it on my Hey Cowboy playlist too. Jim Post made the comment on this video and that's how I heard of the story.
"I was living in S. F. when I got the call from Goodman asking me to fly to Chicago to sing on the last verse of Roving Cowboy. I understand that the producers were going nuts over the expense but Goodman insisted so that was that. Even I mention that he could have some one in Chicago to do it but Goodman had spoken and that was that. I listen now and boy am I happy I got the chance to sing on that song. Jim Post"
17) Bull Mountain Ridge - Paul Thorn
What's a playlist if it doesn't have at least one murder ballad. It's such a nasty chorus, but he's a nasty man and likely deserved it.
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