hi mike,
I'm sorry if I somehow gave the impression
that I wrote that... no, it was probably
written somewhere between selma and
mongomery... maybe by the same person who wrote 'hey nelly, nelly' (same type of
song... driving and in your face) I don't
know who the author is but Gil Scott Heron
put it on his 1980 album, 'Real Eyes':
http://www.gilscottheron.com/REAL.htm (that
is floating around on napster if you want to
hear how he did it... I haven't heard it) and
there is a link there to the lyrics the way
he does it. (different from mine some)
if you look at the joni ad in the gallery
at:
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1502641&a=11682876&p=41512516&Sequence=0&res=high
you can see that the next week's performer
that december in '66 was a guy named Ron
Coden... well, Ron was the house performer and king at the best coffeehouse around,
the Raven and the first 'pro' folk oriented
artist I ever met, about 2yrs before I knew
Joni when I was just 15 and playing in my
first coffeehouse to a bunch of college kids.
it was Ron who taught me that song along with
'early mornin' rain', 'hey nelly, nelly' and
my signature songs, 'you know my name' and 'if I had wings' as well as lots of others.
that was me, bro... pickin' up licks from the pros... I was really a mockingbird who
couldn't write a song to save my life... and that was my downfall...
*ranting off topic now*..:
it may sound strange but if you've ever
stopped to wonder just why I gave up music
when I had everything going for me, a really
decent voice, a sufficient guitar style that
people liked, a *recording contract with
reprise* in the bag if I just wanted to sign
the papers and go make a record, that just
dropped in my lap way out in the sticks when
I'd never so much as sent out a demo tape!
(hell, I coulda blown away a LOT of the major
acts that made big money & fame around that
time!) well, you're the only one I've ever
really explained this to but the answer to
just what was it that cause me to give up my
music is that *it was Joni herself*! ...like
I said, it may sound strange... but it's
true.
see, I really really worked on my licks and
my sound and my stage presence and my look
and everything for 2 solid yrs before she
came to town... and I was, IMO, really
getting good... but what I was good at was
presenting what others had created or
arranged... and ya see, (this is hard to
explain) Joni and I became really tight...
and, tho I love her like crazy, it's just not
a good idea for someone so UNcreative to get
so close to the heat of someone like her. I
mean, it's not a pride thing... that could
never be an issue with her; it was just like
'what's the point?'... like I got better and
better and didn't really know how far I could
go... and then Joni came along and showed me
undeniably just how far I *couldn't* go!
oh geez, I hope this makes *some* sense! the
ironic thing is that Joni really seemed to do
all she could to encourage me, and, as you
may have read before, I strongly suspect that
it was a word from her that prompted that
record contract offer... (it had to be
something to drag this company agent so far
off the beaten path when he coulda been in
phily, toronto, detroit, chicago, etc, where
there was SO much more happening... anyway,
it was just like 'standing next to her fire'
took all the wind out of my sails... my fault
not hers... my head/heart was screwed up ever
since my dad passed away when I was 12...
anybody else would have had to flourish in
such a lush environment... and I think a lot
did... (Rush, Anderson, Crosby, Stills, Nash,
Young... in fact, I might be nuts but I think
CSNY never woulda happened were it not for
Joni... just my opinion...) she's a muse,
man, she's a muse! ;o)
anyway, (wot a rant! LoL!) I really don't
have much of a voice left anymore... I AM
getting a mic for my puter and, if I can
figure out how, maybe I'll do something...
but I don't think I could ever do the Klan
again... that one takes a *lot* of voice!
we'll see, ok? :o)
btw, thanks for a really encouraging ltr,
mike... that was nice of ya... :) I mean yer
alright! I don't CARE what kakki says about
ya! when she starts, I just don't lissen! ;o))))
cheers,
pat
NP; Refuge VHS - Woodstock (nice!)
---
"A liar never believes anyone and a thief always locks his doors."
On Sat, 10 Mar 2001 22:13:13
Michael Paz wrote:
>Hey Pat-
>i meant to write you back and tell you hoe much i really liked your work. I
>would love to hear you play it. Are there recordings of this in exsistence??
>It would be neat to put together and cd project of original songs from list
>members as a project (even a tree). I have hear so many agreat originals
>since I have been on this list.
>
>best
>
>Paz
>
>NP-Dog Dreams-The Story
>
>on 3/3/01 6:38 AM, P. Henry at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> (song I used to do)
>>
>> the country side was cold and still
>> there was a cross upon a hill
>> this cold cross wore a burning hood
>> to hide it's ugly heart of wood
>>
>> father... I hear the iron sound
>> of hoofbeats on the frozen ground
>>
>> down from the hill the riders came
>> Lord it was a cryin' shame
>> To see the blood upon their whips
>> and hear the snarlin' of their lips
>>
>> mother... I feel a stabbing pain
>> my blood runs down like summers rain
>>
>> now each one wore a mask of white
>> to hide his cruel face from sight
>> and each one sucked a hungry breath
>> out from the empty lungs of death
>>
>> sister, come hod my bloody head
>> it's so lonely to be dead
>>
>> now he who travels with the klan
>> he's a devil and not a man
>> and underneath that white disguise
>> I have looked into his eyes
>>
>> brother... will you stand by me
>> it's not easy to be free
>>
>>
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