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Rather Watch My Show
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Social commentary about the lives of ordinary women. (I don't DO television.)
alternative blues comedy
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Alternative. Blues. Comedy. Acoustic. Folk. Jazz. Protest. Country. Car songs. Motorcycle songs. Horse songs. Songs about mothers. Songs about being a mother.
Musically, I'm a storyteller. As a storyteller, I use music. Note, 5/10/06: I just took "Ridin' In Alone" off the page, because in my studies (I'm doing my Master of Arts in Humanities, with a Storytelling emphasis, at Prescott College) I have begun to do archival research, and that was one of several songs that were just not correct. Bits and pieces of it were, but the whols thing was incorrect... Damn! And it was one of my favorites! I have rewritten the lyrics, keeping the melody and chorus, and centered on Father Kino, an amazing man who did indeed ride alone throughout Apacheland in the late 1600's, building missions and bringing cattle, wheat, and orchards to Alta Pimeria. Gotta re-record it. I am mostly working by myself right now, although Bill Vasquez (keyboard, small brass, flutes) and I have long-range plans for recording and performing some wildly jazzy stuff. Working to pay the bills, unfortunately, gets in the way of musical time together at this point.
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Genre
Podcasts Comedy
Charts
Peak #164
Peak in subgenre #77
Author
MaryK
Rights
1996, 2003
Uploaded
March 05, 2004
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MP3 3.2 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
Don't shoot me; I'm just the messenger.
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I've got wrinkled-up clothes in my basket Piles of dirty jeans in my hall Dishes pilin', baby whinin', dog wants out It's drivin' me up a wall I guess I get nothin' accomplished Got nothin' on the ball I'd rather be drawn in by fictional women and men 'Cause reality sucks, that's all. (Chorus) And I'd rather watch my show, The soaps are what interests me My friends watch too, ya know It's what we all want to see. Be sure and call me this afternoon I'll miss my show while I'm in town I couldn't stand not knowin' Exactly what has gone down Especially on a Friday It's always really hot With something to hold us 'til Monday-- A short attention span we've got. (Chorus) And now I check out all the talk shows So I can talk about them too I don't know where they find these people They're really not like me and you I don't like watching the news And sports doesn't interest me a bit But don't interrupt me when my show's on 'Cause I really don't give a _______ (Chorus) And I'd rather watch my show Such awful people to see It will distract me from my troubles By watching problems on TV. (Repeat first chorus)
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