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#89- Mango (1988)
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A calypso like song with a folk tale quality that is also a warning in a metaphor...a warning of the dangers of invading another land.
folk funny political sixties novelty gentle prolific idiosyncratic lehrer jefferson airplane ochs paxton steve goodman
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Tom Paxton meets Jefferson Airplane. Extremely prolific singer songwriter with a wide range of styles from bizarre novelty tunes and surrealistic poetic songs t
With more than 300 songs and counting and for more than 30 years, I have written in a variety of acoustic styles from novelty tunes to love songs to historical ballads to poetic surrealistic songs to retro-acoustic pop. From bizarre to traditional from funny to poignant, whatever style the song is in, the melodies are usually memorable and the lyrics unpredictable. This site will eventually contain rough often first take demos of my entire song catalogue. Many of the earliest songs when I first started writing will of course be shaky. So expect the songs to get better as time goes on. Feel free to come back and browse often as I will constantly be adding songs, one by one in chronological order, starting in 1974. If you are looking for some unusual songs to cover from a little known but unique artist, you have come to the right place. Just e-mail me. If you find a song here that intrigues you, but you don't like a line or two, or you think it needs a bridge, drop me an e-mail and maybe you can earn writer's credit if it gets that song to be recorded or performed.... otherwise just enjoy. You can become a Rob Lincoln fan at no cost to you. I promise that if you keep coming back there will be some real surprises along the way. While mostly acoustic, some original material will veer into folk rock and even 60's pop, but the garage rock and loudest material will also be found in full band arrangement at soundclick.com/abrasiveflowers Eventually some of these 300+ tunes may be rerecorded and make it on to CD, including a novelty CD that would be suitable for Dr. Demento or an historical ballad CD or a political song CD--but until then, this is the only site you can hear most of these songs. (A few of my songs CAN be found on songramp.com/RobLincoln and myspace.com/lessickandlincoln)
Song Info
Genre
World World General
Charts
Peak #217
Peak in subgenre #40
Author
Rob Lincoln
Rights
1988
Uploaded
September 16, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.5 MB 128 kbps 3:49
Story behind the song
Mango was perhaps the most popular song Lessick & Lincoln did live. Steve Lessick sang the lead. My solo version posted here is a bit different. Someone once came up to me at a show and told me this song was reminiscent of an old Aftrican folk tale about a monkey and a mango. It definitely has a folk tale quality. This selection is just me and a guitar, a first take w/o any multitrack arrangement. If you want to hear the "official" version of Mango, with Steve Lessick on vocals, go to http://cdbaby.com/cd/lessicklincoln Mp3 listeners gave this a 4.8 out of 5.0.... Comments included: "Brilliant," "Very Catchy," "That's really great," very different," "a classic," "love the goat sounds!" "good song"
Lyrics
Everything was sweet outside As I walked holding my gun The fire was on the hilltop The rebels on the run As I reached to pick a ripe one I heard a little sound A strange old man was singing Between the distant rounds He sang "You got the mango You got the mango Ya Ya yaye eat the fruit today But watch where you spit the seed" As I held it in my hand I knew it was mine to eat But I heard another volley before I sunk my teeth So I turned towards those hills To see where it came from All I heard was that old man Singing that song so dumb He sang "You got the mango You got the mango Ya Ya yaye eat the fruit today But watch where you spit the seed" I told the old man to shut up The mango was now mine Then I bit right into it And it tasted very fine The sweet juice ran right down my tongue And deep into my throat Then I kicked the old man But he turned into a goat And it sang "You got the mango You got the mango Ya Ya yaye eat the fruit today But watch where you spit the seed" Just then my stomach rumbled And right beyond the hills The earth began to shudder And then the air went still I felt a sickening feeling I had never felt before And then that goat, it bit my leg Said "Senor, this is war... and you got the mango You got the mango Ya Ya yaye eat the fruit today But watch where you spit the seed" You got the mango You got the mango Ya Ya yaye eat the fruit today But watch where you spit the seeds"
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