Seth James - Thing for You

I had the pleasure of seeing Seth James a few weeks ago at The Dosey Doe in H-Town.  He played with Cody Canada of Cross Canadian Ragweed.  Yeah, it was an amazing show. 

I don't think I've recovered yet.

Check out Seth's tour dates here and here.

One of my favorites was "Thing for You" by Seth James.  Listen to it hear.  Lyrics below:

Well, we both been trying to fight it.
We've been sitting here all night long.
It's gettin' harder and harder to hide it.
I've never felt anything this strong.
So it can't be wrong.
Honey, it can't be wrong.

Now girl, we're in a situation
It's a problem that we have to address
I've got a long long list of inclinations
And if ya got anything to confess
Get it off your chest
Honey, get it off your chest.

Chorus:
I got a thing for you.
You got a thing for  me.
Well, we should put our things together
And do what comes naturally
Don't even think about thinking
It's just the way it should be
I got a thing for you
You got a thang for me.

Well, I know you're feeling the feeling
Girl, you know what I'm talking about
Baby, I'm about to hit the ceiling
You got a vibe that you're putting out
You know you're putting out
Honey, there ain't no doubt

Repeat chorus.

Eric Hutchinson - Rock N Roll

I heard this song on the radio tonight. 
I had never heard it before, although it's been out since 2008. 
Something about it just got under my skin and made me want to dance... 
Watch it here. 

Lyrics below:

He's been waiting around for the weekend

Figuring which club to sneak in
Fancy drinks and fifty-dollar cover charge
Lately it's been a big hassle
Heineken and New Castle
To make sure he's fitting in and living large
Disregard the lies that he will tell
and what he's probably like 'cause

It's not hard his charm is gonna
Get him through the night

If he wanna rock he rocks
If he wanna roll he rolls
He can roll with the punches
Long as he feels like he's in control
If he wanna stay he stays
If he wanna go he goes

He doesn't care how he gets there

Long as he gets somewhere he knows oh no
ah na na na na na na na na na na na
ah na na na na na na na na na na na
See her heavy make up and cut t-shirt

Every girl out wants to be her
But they look the same already why adjust
Reading the magazine secrets
Forget the topical regrets
'Cause If she comes home all alone the nights a bust
It's a must the swivel in her hips
And the look she gives
It's all her trust if only in the morning
She knew where she lived

'Cause If she wanna rock she rocks
If she wanna roll she rolls
She can roll with the punches
Long as she feels like she's in control
If she wanna stay she stays
If she wanna go she goes
She doesn't care how she gets there
Long as she gets somewhere she knows oh no
ah na na na na na na na na na na na
ah na na na na na na na na na na na

And in a wink they're on the brink
From drink to drink and at the bar
With cash to blow
From shot to shot it's getting hot
Advance the plot to see how far
It's gonna go

All depends so ditch the friends
And grab a cab
Another chance for cheap romance
Doesn't count cause the room is spinning
Nothing to lose tonight they both are winning
And they fall in love as they fall in bed
They sing

If they wanna rock they rock

If they wanna roll they roll

They can roll with the punches

Long as they feel like they're in control

If they wanna stay they stay

If they wanna go they go

They don't care how they get there

Long as they get somewhere they know oh no

ah na na na na na na na na na na na...

Regina Spektor / Ben Folds - You Don't Know Me... At All

I've had this Regina Spektor/ Ben Folds song stuck in my head for a few days.

So, watch it here and you can get it stuck in your head, too ;-)

I wanna ask you -

Do you ever sit and wonder,
It's so strange
That we could be together for
So long, and never know, never care
What goes on in the other one's head?

Things I've felt but I've never said
You said things that I never said
So I'll say something that I should have said long ago:
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all (at all)

You could have just propped me up on the table like a mannequin
Or a cardboard stand-up and paint me (paint me)
Any face that you wanted me
To be seen.

We're
Damned by the existential moment where
We saw the couple in the coma and
It was we were the cliché,
But we carried on anyway.

So, sure, I could just close my eyes.
Yeah, sure, trace and memorize,
But can you go back once you know

(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all (at all)

(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me

If I'm the person that you think I am (Ah ah ahh)
Clueless chump you seem to think I am (Ah ah ahhh)
So easily led astray,
An errant dog who occasionally escapes and needs a shorter leash, then
Why the fuck would you want me back?!

Maybe it's because
(You don't know me at all)
Ahhh ah
Ahhh ah
(You don't know me,
you don't know me.)

Ahhh ah
Ahhh ah
So, what I'm trying to say is
What (What?)
I'm trying to tell you
It's not gonna come out like I wanna say it cause I know you'll only change it.
(Say it.)



(You don't know me)

You don't know me at all

(You don't know me)

You don't know me at all (at all)



(You don't know me)

You don't know me at all

(You don't know me)

You don't know me at all (at all)



What?



(Mmmm, ohh oh

Ah ah ah ah ah

Aha ah ah ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Aha ah

Ah ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Oh-oh-oh-oh oh ohh)

Chris Smither: No Love Today

Chris Smither will be playing at The Cactus Cafe tonight (2/14/10).  It's going to be an awesome show!

I love this song called "No Love Today."  Amazing performance of this song here on Vimeo.

HAPPY VETERAN'S OF LOVE DAY!

I don't know much, when I knew less,

And I was heartbroke for the first time,
I was drowning in my tears,
I went looking for a lifeline,
Trying to find some comfort,
A simple tender touch,

Searching for some little cure
That would not cost too much,
And I could hear that produce wagon on the street,
I could hear that farmer singing,
As I cried myself to sleep

CHORUS

I got ba-na-na, watermelon, peaches by the pound,
Sweet corn, mirleton, mo' better than in town,
I got okra, enough to choke ya,
Beans of every kind,
If hungry is what's eatin' you
I'll sell you peace of mind,

But this ain't what you came to hear me say,
And I hate to disappoint you,
But I got no love today,
I got no love today,
I got no love today,

No love today

I could not love to save myself
From lonesome desperation.
Everything I thought was love
Was worthless imitation.
My concept of commitment
Was to take all you could give,
I thought the cheapest thrills I loved
Were teachin' me to live,
But nothin' seemed to last or see me through

Nothin' but that little song
That I still sing for you.

CHORUS

No love today, none tomorrow,
Not now, not forever.
You can't see what comes for free,
I think you much too clever,
For your own good I will tell you
What's right before your eyes,
Intelligence is no defense
Against what this implies,
In the end no one will sell you what you need,
You can't buy it off the shelf,
You got to grow it from the seed,

CHORUS

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The Avett Brothers: I and Love and You

I love this song by The Avett Brothers...

Watch it here and here on YouTube.

Load the car and write the note

Grab your bag and grab your coat
Tell the ones that need to know
We are headed north


One foot in and one foot back
But it don't pay, to live like that
So i cut the ties and i jumped the tracks
For never to return

Ah Brooklyn Brooklyn take me in
Are you aware the shape I'm in
My hands they shake my head it spins
Ah Brooklyn Brooklyn take me in


When at first I learned to speak
I used all my words to fight
With him and her and you and me
Oh but its just a waste of time
Yeah its such a waste of time


That woman shes got eyes that shine
Like a pair of stolen polished dimes
She asked to dance I said it's fine
I'll see you in the morning time


Ah Brooklyn Brooklyn take me in
Are you aware the shape im in
My hands they shake my head it spins
Ah Brooklyn Brooklyn take me in


Three words that became hard to say
I and love and you
What you were then, I am today
Look at the things I do


Ah Brooklyn Brooklyn take me in
Are you aware the shape I'm in
My hands they shake my head it spins
Ah Brooklyn Brooklyn take me in


Dumbed down and numbed by time and age
Your dreams to catch the world, the cage
The highway sets the travelers stage
All exits look the same

Three words that became hard to say
I and love and you
I and love and you
I and love and you

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Madeleine Peyroux: I'm Alright....

I'm still feeling a little traumatized by the crazy roller coaster of events that unfolded in my life in 2009. 
So I've got this tune stuck in my head today, and I'm dedicating it to myself:


Watch Madeleine Peyroux's "I'm Alright."


"I'm All Right"


He made me laugh
He made me cry
He smoked his stogies in bed
But I'm all right
I'm all right


I've been lonely before
I asked the boy for a few kind words
He gave me a novel instead


But I'm all right
I'm all right
I've been lonely before


It's fine, it's OK


It was wrong either way
I just wanted to say
There isn't much fun when you're drinking wine


He got drunk, he fell down
He threw a few of my things around
But I'm all right


I'm all right
I've been lonely before


I'd like to believe that it's easy to leave
But I have to conceive that wherever you are
You're still driving my car
Sticks and stones break my bones
But tears don't leave any scars


So I'm all alright
I'm all alright


I've been lonely before


Mmm...
I'm all alright
I'm all alright
I'm all alright


Yeah


He played solitaire in bed....
Used to blow bubbles in bed...
He sang Christmas songs in bed....


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