Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for July 05, 2017
July 04, 2017
July 06, 2017
Transcript:
urban folksong sing-along page 2 the johnny song o, listen to the song of johnny whose ears are big & head is scrawny. johnny: huh? in each ear he wears six rings, great ungainly silver things. johnny: hey in his nose he's also kept 'em, six more rings right through 'is septum. jingle jingle jingle jangle johnny: what? he's noisy as a tambourine, a gamelan or drum machine. johnny: man and he works two jobs i'm certain, jingle jingle johnny: you, man. "tower" clerk and shower curtain.
Teto85 Premium Member about 7 years ago
“Tower” refers to “Tower Records”, a business that started out selling vinyl records and branched out to all kinds of recorded music and video and later print media. iTunes and other music and media apps, and poor management, put it out of business. But not before a killer sale. I picked up the entire catalog of Wendy Carlos (Switched on Bach) and some group Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were with called the Beatles. And the Elvis Xmas album.
Pharmakeus Ubik about 7 years ago
Thanks for the reminder. It’s been too long since I last listened to Carlos’ Moog virtuoso performance.
Sisyphos about 7 years ago
The Johnny Song has a good beat, but I still can’t dance to it….