
“Monkey Dance is a cover of a relatively obscure song by T-Bone Burnett, who has long been my favorite music producer.
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“Monkey Dance is a cover of a relatively obscure song by T-Bone Burnett, who has long been my favorite music producer.
(more…)Music and lyrics by T-Bone Burnett
She slides across the floor
Puts her head on his shoulder
His eyes search for the door
Even as he pulls her closer
Music and lyrics by T-Bone Burnett
She slides across the floor
Puts her head on his shoulder
His eyes search for the door
Even as he pulls her closer
Stepping from the shelter of the shadows
Out into the unrelenting light
You feel the weight of each furtive glance
And you raise your face, and begin your dance
Josie can’t sing, but she sure knows how to smile
Josie can’t sing, but she sure knows how to smile
And when she smiles at me, I get to feeling like a child
As they lay her in the ground
And the priest begins to pray
I raise my head and look around
The colors fade to gray

Since I published the liner notes for “In the Right,” I’ve somewhat surprisingly run into a couple things that seem related.
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“In the Right” was the first song I wrote after a years-long — possibly decades-long — hiatus.
(more…)He was in the right
She was in the wrong
And though he won the fight
He doesn’t feel that strong

I’m happy with the new album, but there are four or five songs that I’m particularly pleased with. “Long Shadow” is one of them.
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Mildly introverted. Mostly harmless.
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