My version of the song Jolene by Ray LaMontagne(sorry, not the Dolly Parton song!) Playing my new favorite instrument, the guitalele. Love the lyrics of this song, and Ray's soulful voice in unmatchable.
Recorded this, a song that was introduced to me as a child, watching the episode of Tom and Jerry cartoon where Tom wears a zoot suit to pick up cute kitty. He plays the bass(actually, a hanger) to woo her and sings this song, while Jerry tries to sabotage the whole courtship. This is actually a song made famous by the legendary Louis Jordan. And my friends, Time Bomb Taxi, used to do a killer version of this classic tune back in the day. Happy belated Valentines Day.
(sorry the quality is low, but I'm becoming more and more low maintenance as the years roll by)
Another psuedo-love song, a traditional number done famously by Simon and Garfunkel and the Grateful Dead. I recorded this maybe a month of so ago, probably just woke up(note, the undeniable bed-head!) You ever notice that there are many old, traditional songs and ballads of murder, infidelity, and abandonment? But, the melodies are so gorgeous that you forget about these themes, or rather, put them aside until you really listen to them. Other examples are Little Sadie, Frankie and Johnny, House Carpenter, and many more.
Here's an original song I wrote a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away. Recently, I just remembered it, since I've never really recorded this song, like many others of mine, I often forget their existence. The lyrics are based on J.D. Salinger's A Cather and The Rye, which I first read in high school. I read it again later as an adult, and the characters and story took on a whole different experience for me as a reader... it was amazing. I love it when books can piss you off, or scare you, or make you happy, or confuse you. I'm not a reader by any stretch, but I do enjoy a good story. Just like any good art, if it doesn't move you, then it's not doin' it's thing. I composed it to the background of a blues feel , 'cause I thought if Holden ever got a hold of some good blues like Robert Johnson or Muddy Waters, maybe he wouldn't have felt so alone or alientated. Blues is good for lifting you up, even though it sounds so sad a lot of the time.
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