FIRE CHIEF SONG - Live Acoustic
RECORDING=ACOUSTIC DEMO See "Story behind the song" below.
Soulful Beach Groove music following in the footsteps of Van Morrison, Eva Cassidy, Bill Withers, Jack Johnson, Elton John and Sting... with a French twist!
Story behind the song
Many people have stories about this famous beverage and I thought it deserved to be immortalized in song!
The Fire Chief is considered the strongest drink in the South Bay of Los Angeles. It is served at landmark restaurant and bar Tony's on the Pier in Redondo Beach, where I have been playing music for the last several years.
Lyrics
Drink a Fire Chief; yeah, a Fire Chief
It’ll take away your troubles, steal them just like a thief
Yeah, drink a Fire Chief and another Fire Chief
Just what the doctor ordered for blessed relief
Yeah, that’s the Fire Chief!
The cop pulled me over, said “Get out of the car
Where have you been?” I said “Officer, I just came from Tony’s Bar”
He goes “Well, that explains why you’re only wearing your white cotton briefs
You must have had one too many of those famous Fire Chiefs”
Since it was my first time, he let me off with a warning
I took a cab home but couldn’t remember a darn thing in the morning
I went looking for my ride but the parking space was empty
That’s when it all started coming back to me
I had a Fire Chief and another Fire Chief
I started speaking French and ordered an aperitif
Then I had one more Fire Chief
Come to think of it, I may have had two more Fire Chiefs
I forgot my name and my political beliefs, it all started with a Fire Chief!
There was a bald guy on guitar playing all my favorite tunes
Man, that’s the best time I ever had in a saloon
I ate some calamari and shrimp that tasted like coconut
My breath was so strong, you could light it up!
It’s a Mai Tai with 151 rum
It can take any Einstein and make him dumb
You can call it a firebomb, a fireball or a fire engine
The bartenders know what you mean, they’ll keep pouring
It’s tasty and sweet, comes in a souvenir glass
They’re really nifty, collect ‘em, all the regulars have a stash
Even the President, when he’s in town, he comes to Tony’s
Calls himself the Commander-in... Fire-Chief!
So, drink a Fire Chief; yeah, a Fire Chief
It’s the top head honcho, the big boss of all the drinks
Yeah, it’s the Fire Chief; they call it the Fire Chief
Forget your worries, turn over a new leaf
Yeah, that’s the Fire Chief!
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