Michael Bix Band
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Chief Joseph Chief Joseph
A lament for America - spoken through the 1887 words of a dignified protector of his people, Chief Joseph of the Nez Pierce
South of the Border South of the Border
El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Bolivia... the door-gunner in a provided 'U.S. surplus' Huey sprays the village below with machine-gun fire, as the residents are punished for siding with the rebels, or... in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Down & Out Down & Out
Nobody (?) knows you when you're on the skids... at least that's the premise. But when you can pick up the tab, your list of 'friends' grows rapidly.
Born Beautiful Born Beautiful
A piano-based vocal ballad with sax interludes and a simulated tuba bass line. Recorded in an old library auditorium. (song demo - dedicated to Mimi Farina c. 1968-71)
Song of the Tundra Song of the Tundra
Stumbling through the 'barren waste' a devoted couple, convinced of a compelling destiny, leave their tribal group and head off on their own. Near the end of their resources they find... death?... or is it an encounter with a transforming magic?
