From the monthly archives:

August 2004

Some Say Love

by johnford on August 29, 2004

mp3 here –>> Some Say Love

or hi-fi stream here–>> link

it’s the 5th song on the playlist

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some say love
is just a curse
others swear
it’s a dirty word

one man wrote
it’s the highest ring
but I’d bet
he never had the thing

jesus wept
high on the cross
oh father dear
I can’t bear the cost

but I need more
like the air I breathe
but every breath I take
makes my cold heart ache

I’ve heard love
will set you free
but I can’t say
it’s happened to me

I think love
is a dirty game
but I’ll play
just the same

don’t have faith
that jesus does
so I shook my fist
and cursed at god

but I need more
like the air I breathe
but every breath I take
just makes my cold heart ache

I think love
is a dirty game
but I love you
just the same

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Some De Day’s

by johnford on August 26, 2004

A quick and dirty recording of my arrangement of Charlie Patton’s Some De Days.
–>> mp3

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It’s been a while since I posted any of my inane bullshit… so here we go.

August 24, 2004

OK, so I’m drawing a blank here, and I keep going back to trying to write that damn song I lost before. That one I stole from the line I heard from that girl who was a riverboat captain. I can’t re-create it for the life of me. That’s what happens when your mind is [...]

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Lyrics for a new song (This Raging Fire)

August 20, 2004

Here’s a couple of different mp3 versions
–>> mix 1
–>> mix 2
I wonder what she looks like
when she peels that skintight dress
who finds the folds and tears it off
when it hits the floor to rest
She pulls her pink skirt taught
her back curves into the chair
as the hunter grips his arching bow
and aims recklessly to the air
the [...]

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Oh Jackie

August 18, 2004

Updated again with very rough mp3
mp3–>> link
jackie remembers
goin back now fifty years
still the lines and scars
haven’t dried one single tear
she moved here in 80
to find a new life
after raising four kids
dropping out as a wife
Tonight the moon is hiding
behind a silver cloud
and the wind is kicking up
Along with Jackie’s doubts
Oh Jackie found out today
just how [...]

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Send the Irish back to Ireland

August 18, 2004

Last year my daughter, who is a budding film student, decided to take on an acting gig with an Irish theatre company here is South Florida. Although, she doesn’t have any intention of becoming an actor, an understanding of acting is an advantage for someone interested in filmmaking. And for a young girl who had [...]

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Fort Lauderdale flora and fauna.

August 17, 2004

When I was a kid growing up a block from Fort Lauderdale beach back in the ‘60s, roaming the shoreline, fishing for snook and checking out the wildlife was always a highpoint of my day. We would spot ghost crabs, sand fleas and the occasional sea turtle hunting for home to drop their eggs. Yet [...]

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Jackie

August 16, 2004

Maybe music to come for this:
jackie remembers
goin back fifty years
still the lines and tides
haven’t dried a single tear
she moved here in 80
to find a new life
after raising four kids
dropping out as a wife
jackie found out today
just how much you can’t own
when you spent your last dollar
and you’re still all alone
She used to be a contender
She [...]

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Updated lyrics for “Lincoln told the band to play Dixie.”

August 16, 2004

Still can’t get the music right for this:
The band came together
Ribbons spun to the ground
We stood proud down river
And found peace in Lee’s ground
South of the bent willow
Jenny swore she won’t forget me
And then Lincoln told the band
To play Dixie
Through blue smoke and thunder
In the cane and the vine
The cotton bales drifted
And our chains came [...]

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LA… without the benifits

August 14, 2004

I’ve said from time to time that I believe South Florida is basically “LA without the benefits.” As with most things that emanate from my grey matter and cracked lips, very few people ever understand what the hell I am talking about. And just so that I completely understand what the hell I’m talking about, [...]

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The Vampire Dream

August 13, 2004

I have a recurring nightmare where I’m being consumed by vampires. You know, the old Boogie Man scenario. I’m usually taken in by someone who appears to be one thing and then turns out to be something else, in this case, a vampire. I often wake from this horror and pull the covers over my [...]

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Infection

August 12, 2004

I believe I’ve never been in love
I’ve only been infected
And when I’ve tried to spread the germ
It’s only been rejected

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