The Queen's Eclectic Music

THAT'S RIGHT YOU'RE NOT FROM TEXAS

2009-07-30T23:05:00.003-04:00

Imagine two little girls, in their car seats, singing at the top of their lungs...

They were both born in Texas and love this song!

sing along time...........

You say you're not from Texas
Man as if I couldn't tell
You think you pull your boots on right
And wear your hat so well

So pardon me my laughter
'Cause I sure do understand
Even Moses got excited
When he saw the promised land

That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway

That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway

See I was born and raised in Texas
And it means so much to me
Though my girl comes from down in Georgia
We were up in Tennessee

And as we were driving down the highway
She asked me baby what's so great
How come you're always going on
About your Lone Star State

I said that's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway

That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway

Oh the road it looked so lovely
As she stood there on the side
And she grew smaller in my mirror
As I watched her wave goodbye

Those boys from Carolina
They sure enough could sing
But when they came on down to Texas
We all showed them how to swing............

I love Lyle!!
Lyle Lovett is a clever wordsmith and funny and writes good music to capture the phrasing of his lyrics.

Don't Touch My Hat is a great one...and when we (my husband) got his hat..right there in the hatband was

DON'T TOUCH MY HAT

Man you better let go
You can't hold on to
What belongs to me
And don't belong to you

I caught you looking
With your roving eye
So Mister you don't have to act
So surprised

If it's her you want
I don't care about that
You can have my girl
But don't touch my hat

I grew up lonesome
On the open range
And that cold North wind
Can make a man feel strange

My John B. Stetson
Was my only friend
And we've stuck together
Through many a woman

So if it's her you want
I don't care about that
You can have my girl
But don't touch my hat

My mama told me
Son to be polite
Take your hat off
When you walk inside

But the winds of change
They fill the air
And you can't set your hat down
Just anywhere

So if you plead not guilty
I'll be the judge
We don't need no jury
To decide because

I wear a seven
And you're out of order
'Cause I can tell from here
You're a seven and a quarter

But if it's her you want
I don't care about that
You can have my girl
But don't touch my hat

If it's her you want
I don't care about that
You can have my girl
But don't touch my hat

No it never complains
And it never cries
And it looks so good
And it fits just right

But if it's her you want
I don't care about that
You can have my girl
But don't touch my hat

You can have my girl
But don't touch my hat
You can have my girl
But don't touch my hat

Check out Lyle Lovett- you will find yourself smiling and tapping your foot!

Willie, Bob, and John

2009-07-26T15:01:00.004-04:00

Last night we went to the concert at Harbor Park in Norfolk. Who did we see? Why, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Bob Dylan. Click the link to read about the tour and hear some of the music. What a night!

What a great show, here is the ballpark early in the evening.

We thoroughly enjoyed our evening! Willie came on first. This is about the 4th or 5th time I have seen him! He really played to the audience. Great showman.

After Willie John Mellencamp came on. Another great set. I know some of his music, though I don't own any. I really enjoyed his performance. Full energy all the way!

After Willie and John and another stage set, Bob Dylan exploded onto the stage! Lights, smoke, full band, and large sound! It was pretty incredible. This was my first time seeing Dylan. Truly a legend.

Here is the set list of the numbers that Dylan sang.

Great time, great show, wonderful!

Move Like A Jellyfish

2009-07-03T11:42:00.003-04:00

This song is on a CD my youngest did from her Pepsi bottle cap trade-in for mp3 songs on Amazon. The correct title is 'Bubbly Toes'

When you move like a jellyfish
Rhythm don't mean nothing
You go with the flow
You don't stop
Move like a jellyfish
Rhythm is nothing
You go with the flow
You don't stop

The rest of her choices were fun as well..........will share some of them another time.

Acre of Land

2009-06-23T08:35:00.004-04:00

Another artist that Paul Shugrue introduced me to is Terri Hendrix. She is a fabulous singer and a great songwriter.

This is the song that was on the radio. She is a Spiritual Kind...what a smile. After hearing this song, I bought the CD 'Spiritual Kind'. Love the Acre of Land...kind of my gardening theme. What grows, grows.

Check out more of her music...great music, great messages. Listen to her swing song-- Mood Swing scroll down to Spiritual Kind CD and click on Mood Swing. (just a short clip)

Springtime for .....Michael?

2009-06-12T07:46:00.003-04:00

I didn't think I would be putting stage clips on this blog, but I love this young man. Michael Lasris is a hoot. He and my kids went to school together, from elementary through high school. This is one very talented young man. He did the choreography with Sarah Claire Smith and here he is in Hitler's role. Hope to find some clips of his other high school buddies that I also think the world of. Michael is performing in Colorado right now. If you get a chance to see him, it is worthwhile.

Break a leg Michael--love you!

Emmylou!! Now with Update

2009-05-30T09:35:00.003-04:00

Tonight we are going to see Miss Emmylou Harris in concert along with Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin and Shawn Colvin. I am looking forward to this concert, have not seen Emmylou in concert but have many of her CD's/ cassettes/ albums.
Her website has tour date information and her music. A good place to listen to her music is at her myspace webpage. I don't want to clip songs or photos that aren't open to all, so please go and listen. Her voice is as clear and pure as it was in the 1970's when she started with Gram Parsons. On her CD set Songbird, there is a wonderful biography and a 4 CD set of great songs.

Will share an update after seeing her tonight!

What a wonderful concert last night. The stage was setup like a guitar pull. All of us them were on the whole time, each taking turns playing while the others did some harmonies and accompaniments. Emmylou opened with a song from her 'Stumble From Grace' CD, she said it was one of the few happy songs they would play last night. She played 'Here I Am' and it was great. After Emmylou, Patty Griffin played, while we have her singing with others on their CDs - I didn't really know her. What an amazing voice.

Patty Griffin played various percussion instruments to accompany the others as they sang. She has a new CD coming out in August 11th on Amazon.com that is filled with Gospel Music titled 'Downtown Church'. The times she and Emmylou and Shawn sang together it was as if they were sisters harmonizing...it was hard to know where one voice ended and another began.

After Patty sang, Shawn Colvin sang. She too has a nice voice that blends well with the other two. When not singing she would accompany with tambourine. Shawn hails from Austin now, though you can read her whole bio on her website. It is interesting to read through the list of songs she has on soundtracks of multiple movies.

Buddy Miller, what can you say about Buddy Miller? He is funny, he is talented, and he is amazing to hear. Apparently his library of song knowledge is legendary. What is truly amazing is that he had a heart attack and bypass surgery in February and here it is May and he is on stage playing and singing. Man! In addition to being a great performer he is also producer of Patty Griffin's CD that is coming out, as well as many many others. He produces, composes, masters--- a jack-of-all-trades!

After playing 5 rounds of great songs, they adjourned -- to come back out for a few encores. The first was the three ladies singing 'Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby' A Capella. Oh- such harmony! They continued to play a couple more songs before the evening ended. All in all a wonderful evening.

Keb Mo'

2009-05-18T16:58:00.005-04:00

Our local public radio station is just about the best radio station one could ever want. WHRV FM 89.5 has many locally produced shows; everything from talk to new music. They also have NPR shows like "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me", "The Thomas Jefferson Hour", "Car Talk", "This American Life", and many more. I don't know that there are enough hours in the day to listen to all that is on this great radio station.

One of the DJ's that we like to listen to is Paul Shugrue. We especially like his show called "Out of The Box". (He also has another show that is fun to listen to, "A Shot of the Blues") This is a show that profiles new albums (ok- CD's). Sometimes it is new artists and sometimes it is old favorites that have a new album released. On a drive to the high school for a band booster meeting a few years ago I heard the best song. It was an artist I had not heard of, but a nice sound. The message was SUPER!

Shave Yo Legs by Keb Mo'

You don’t need no fancy tricks
Painted eyes or glossy lips

I love you just the way you are
Hope you don’t mind my beat up car

You don’t need to change your dress
You don’t need to change your shoes

Don’t try to hide your natural looks
Forget about the cover let me read the book

Don’t get me wrong I like them heels
But the way I feel is the way I feel

You don’t need to change your dress
You don’t need to change your shoes

Go ahead be wild and free
you don’t have to shave yo’ legs for me.

Hunnybabe don’t starve yourself
You’re lookin good you’re lookin well

And I’m proud to have you by my side
Glad to have you in my life

You don’t have to clean my house
You don’t have to wash my clothes

Go ahead be wild and free
Cause you don’t have to shave yo’ legs for me

You’re an angel

You don’t have to read them magazines
You already know how to get to me

Just be yourself and I will too
That’s all we really have to do

You don’t have to be ashamed
You don’t have to hide your knees

Go ahead be wild and free
You don’t have to shave yo legs for me.

Now go ahead be wild and free
You don’t have to shave yo legs for me.

Keb Mo', a singer-songwriter is a contemporary Blues Grammy Award winner. If you watched 'West Wing' he was the singer who sang at the inaugural swearing in when Jimmy Smits became President. To learn more about him check out his website
Needless to say we have purchased a few of Keb Mo' CD's. Give him a listen and maybe you too will be buying one of his CD's.

Another one of his songs........ France anyone?

Iris Season

2009-05-13T22:59:00.006-04:00

When asked about what music you listen to, my answer always includes many female singers and songwriters. Since high school I have listened to Carole King, Carly Simon, Joni Mitchell, Maria Muldaur, Bette Midler, and Emmylou Harris. At the end of the month we are going to see Emmylou with Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin, and Shawn Colvin. Nanci Griffith and Bonnie Raitt are two whom we have seen in the past few years-- excellent shows!

One singer songwriter who has partnered with many is Iris Dement. Her soulful clear voice is truly unique. The first time I heard her, I wasn't sure if I liked her sound, for about one minute. Below are some of her songs, give a listen. She wrote the first three. The last one she is paired with John Prine who wrote that selection. She has sung with Merle Haggard, Delbert McClinton, John Prine, Emmylou Harris, and John McCutcheon to name just a few.

The first cassette I bought was back in 1992, Infamouos Angel. It has a song that my kids liked to sing. Imagine two little girls sitting in car seats in the back of a Volvo station wagon, singing at the top of their lungs-'Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart'. I loved adding interesting music to their repertoire.
Check out her web site. Iris Dement .

Graduation Tribute

2009-05-06T07:37:00.002-04:00

This spring there are some very special graduates in my life. This is for these kids.... Rachel and Rebecca at JMU, Lauren at GMU, Lynn at VT, Kelly at UCF, Ben at GCC, mon Frere Clare and Javi at UVA, and all your friends as well! So proud of all of you. I have enjoyed watching you grow up and become wonderful young adults. May you have great successes in your life.

Happy Graduation and Congratulations!

Forever Young

May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.

May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.

May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
And may your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.

Bob Dylan

Friday Tunes

2009-05-01T18:17:00.002-04:00

Friday has been my 'cleaning day' since I was in college, some 30+ years ago. It always seemed like a good start to the weekend. To clean properly, one needs some tunes. Usually I have Raul Malo in the stack, but more about him another day. Today I had Sweetback Sisters CD Bang! to start off the cleaning frenzy.......more on them in June (this is what they call a teaser...new CD on the horizon). After listening to the Sweetback Sisters, the next CD was The Band, again, not today's topic.
After The Band, we had Old Crow Medicine Show. This is a group of young guys who play music that sounds like old timey music. Most of what they play is new, written by members of the band. They do play other's music, Woody Guthrie for example. Not the best recording of this... but boy they can play.

One that depicts some of our local area...James River Blues.

Will close this post with one that will stick with you...........

A window into my very eclectic taste in music- John Prine

2009-04-29T17:16:00.003-04:00

This week Bob Dylan is on the cover of Rolling Stone. He is interviewed in this issue wiht all sorts of insights. The interview that really piqued my interest was the one on Huffingtonpost.com Here he talks about other songwriters that he likes. The list is interesting, coming from such a legend.
John Prine is one of these songwriters from the list. He has been a favorite of mine for many many years. He seems to have a melancholy sound to his music. His music ranges from Vietnam War protests to Love Songs. I guess you could call his music folk music. Word has it that Kris Kristofferson discovered him. I heard John Prine twice in concert and could hear him again and again. He was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998 and jokes about his voice and radiation treatments during his concerts. A biography of his life can be found here. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003.

His songs show what a sense of humor he has ---

His heart- You may have heard this one before-

Or you may have heard this if you like Bonnie Raitt --

The first time we saw John Prine, Nanci Griffith opened for him....she is another favorite.

All in all, John Prine is a wonderful songwriter, I hope you find yourself humming one of these songs after reading. You can see more of his music and info on his website.