Your Greed is Showing
Today is the 26th of September so I just wanted to wish all you stores that have hauled out your Christmas decorations already...Holiday Greed-ings. And Kiss My Ass.
September 25, 2008 - Thursday
every note is right
Playing my 1965 C-1 Gibson classical that my father bought my mother for Christmas...played by nearly every member of my family, (except my father) including dearly departed Susan, but mostly by me, it was my main guitar for years. An odd choice I know, classical...but then there's Willie's Trigger.
Anyway, playing it this morning and every note seems right...
September 24, 2008 - Wednesday
Also my feet stink
Another unproductive session in the studio. No complete performances of songs. But the energy was there. A little over the top. Trying to achieve the phil spector wall of sound on a solo acoustic guitar. Mike, my former sound guy, told me save it for live performance...the studio is for getting things mistake free...
Also my feet stink.
That oughta count for something...
September 23, 2008 - Tuesday
don’t let me go down in flames
okay I got 56 minutes to get a few more views so like, don't.
read my song, Sailor...I wrote it in 1981...took about a minute for the lyrics, but the music took at least 15 years till I was more than satisfied and not just settling.
It's next...
SAILOR
A simple song packed with meaning...okay, if you're into meaning...
Maybe I'll just be a sailor
stay in my boat all day long
just let the wind
carry me along
carry me along
need no one to sail with me
or tell me I'm having fun
you are here with me
hiding in the sun
this is a song about living
this is a song about bein free
this is a song about the heaven in you and me
where we are free
(C)2008 T. Paige
September 22, 2008 - Monday
A WHITER SHADE OF PALIN
I SEE THE LIGHT SPANDANGLED
IT'S RUSSIA FROM MY DOOR
HE WAS FEELIN KIND OF SEA SICK
LIKE A PRISONER OF WAR
OBAMA HAD THEM VOTERS HOODWINKED
TURNING CARTEWHEELS ON THE FLOOR
I TOLD HIM JOHN, DON'T WORRY
I CAN GIVE THEM SO MUCH MORE
YOU SEE, THE TRUTH IS LESS ABHORRENT
THAN A WHITER SHADE OF PALIN...
Okay, it needs work...
SIGN UP FOR MY NEW CLASSES
BUYING A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE FOR DUMMIES, BY DON BLANKENSHIP
BAIL OUTS FOR DUMMIES
SONGWRITING FOR DUMMIES BY T. PAIGE DALPORTO
VICE-PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS FOR DUMBASSES,
BY SARAH PALIN
September 21, 2008 - Sunday
401 K for dreamers
Somehow this made sense to me this morning. I'll let you know when it does again...
Why I like songwriting.
At's the great thing about songs...and I don't think it's being used to it's fullest potential these days...you can get away with saying a lot more than you ordinarily would...without being thrown into jail...like 'overthrow the gubmint'. Which, if anyone wants to, be my guest...I could probably get some writing done...
And by the way, the actual music is pure, patriotic, American rockabilly...just your basic blues progression...
Soon as I can, I'll put it up...It's THAT good.
September 20, 2008 - Saturday
overthrow the gubmint
NEW SONG I'm still workin on it.
Gubmint Song
When in the hell, when in the hell
when in the hell you gonna get into
sit right there, ass in a chair
when in the hell you gonna get into it
Rock
Rock
Rock it till the beast is dead
Rock and roll and overthrow the gubmint.
Sing this song all day long
sing it till somebody get's into it.
MTR is a beast from hell
lookin for a another soul to enter in
Rock, rock
Rock it till the beast is dead
Rock and Roll and over throw the gubmint
Here comes Don, here comes Rainey
Blowin harder than a hurricane and it
looks like a hard rain's a gonna fall.
You can lie, you can bribe
don't ask why, everybody's doin it.
When in the hell, when in the hell, etc.
Rock, Rock
Rock it till the beast is dead
Rock and roll and overthrow the gubmint***
(C) 2008 T. PAIGE (not that anyone would steal it)
***George Bush's way of pronouncing 'government' when he wants to convince all the 'little' people he is one of them....not that he is, or ever has been or ever will be, or even wants to be...
