You’re the lucky one so I’ve been told
Free as the wind blowindown the road
Loved by many, hated by none
I’d say you were lucky cause I know what you’ve done
Not a care in the world not a worry in sight
Everything’s going to be all right
Cause you’re the lucky one
You’re the lucky one always havin' fun
A jack of all trades a master of none
You look at the world with a smiling eye
And laugh at the devil as his train rolls by
Just give you a song and a one-night stand
And you’ll be looking at a happy man
Cause you’re the lucky one
I want to be the lucky one! …though G may object to the "one-night stand" bit. A beautiful song, none the less.
PS: About five years ago now, I was on a huge bluegrass kick about this time of year. So now when the cool crisp air of fall hits, I dig them out! Expect a few more in the next month or so!
I spend all day worrying about the intricate details of data storage, entry, movement, security, blah blah blah…
In the midst of it I was talking about chickens, farming, and even a rooster named Blackie, who (whether he knows it or not) is fighting for the right to be a rooster. To crow at the sun. To be free. Suburbanites are crazy stupid people sometimes. They build and move out next to farms and then bitch and moan about living next to a farm. If you don't ever want to hear roosters or smell cow pies then DON'T MOVE TO THE COUNTRY!
In honor of this local hubbub, something a little closer to home is striking my fancy tonight…
And I gotta get a move on fit for the sun
I hear my baby callin' my name
And I know that she's the only one
And if I die in Raleigh
At least I will die free
I found this totally cool bass guitar playing by this artist, Victor Wooten. It is as though he is playing two guitars at the same time. Totally wild! Then I discover I'm like 13 years late to the party because the song came out in 1996. Well whatever. This has happened recently with another artist. It is certain to happen again. Better late than never. Check it out!
The nice thing about bluegrass music is you can't tell if it was made yesterday or decades ago. This diddy by Tom Adams is certainly not what most people think of when they hear "80s music", and I could tell you it came out yesterday and you wouldn't have a clue, would you? It is just some solid bluegrass, and really that is all that matters. I do like to pull out my bluegrass on occasion, tap my foot, and watch the crazy world go by from my porch.
Sometimes I just feel completely buried alive. Too much to do at work, too much to do at home, everyone wanting a piece of me. It is all my fault though. I let it get to this point. If I just focus on one thing at a time, then that is the best I can do. I could really use a little vacation though. I have had very few days off this year and usually that day and the weekends are used playing catchup on the home "to do" list. I don't know how people have kids and still function. It is a mystery to me.
Anyway, because I keep falling behind I entered "falling" into the search engine and this song, "Falling Leaves" by Martin Tallstrom came up. In this song the acoustic guitar is beautiful and calming. I need to listen to it over and over to soothe my mind. I listened to a number of other songs by him and I am very impressed. This song in particular reminds me of that calm feeling I get when I am out canoeing on the lake, just taking in the world as it is. Nothing to do. No expectations. Away from the world that would pull on my leash (AKA cell phone) and give me 5,000,000 things to do by yesterday. (Why did we create cell phones again?)
I love The Dixie Chicks. They have got to be my favorite Country musicians. Period. I would not consider this my favorite song by them, but I felt like it this morning. A perfect opening to an album named "Home".
Then Natalie Maines apologized within 4 DAYS. But still people were throwing away, burning, bulldozing, etc. their Dixie Chicks CDs. I have 2 words for all those people who ever did that:
FUCK YOU
You people are forever on my shit list. Anyone who supports the government (or one particular political party) 100% of the time is on there too. I do not want any of you as my leaders or representatives or in the government at all because YOU ARE THE PROBLEM!!!
If "we the people", famous or not, do not have the freedom to express our opinions without others taking violent action, then we might well forget out that first amendment "Freedom of Speech" thing. If we are not allowed to disagree with our President or the government then the government is not really serving us, we are serving them. The Declaration of Independence says clearly that governments are "deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed", so it is our duty to express our disagreement or agreement to guide THEM, not to follow the President blindly. (And yes… that goes for all you Obama lovers too.) The President, government, Republicans, or Democrats do not dictate our opinions. We the people should dictate theirs. Bush even said a month after the comment "The Dixie Chicks are free to speak their mind. They can say what they want to say." but still they were dragged through the mud for years because of that one comment. It disgusts me.
And to all of you who do not like the Dixie Chicks for artistic non-political reasons… I'm cool with that. Their sound is definitely not for everyone. If you still want some country though, may I suggest some Alan Jackson?
UPDATE 2009-06-08:
Since writing this post, I cannot help but think of the bulldozing of the Dixie Chicks CDs as being synonymous with the Nazi book burning. Not cool man. Not cool.
