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#148-Saint Anne (1994)
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Sentimental tune loosely about the place I lived when I was 3-6 years old.
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
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Peak in subgenre #83
Author
Rob Lincoln
Rights
1994
Uploaded
May 04, 2008
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MP3 4.9 MB • 128 kbps • 5:19
Story behind the song
This is a sentimental song in DADGAD tuning loosely based on the little town I lived in from the age of 3 to 6. The names and facts have all been changed and blended together. L&L performed this a couple of times toward the end of their tenure. The town was actually Sharon, MA and you can't go home again. When I revisted all the trees that were beginning to fall for new homes when I left, were long gone and it was just suburban sprawl. When I lived there on Sharon Country Lane it was really still countryside. That was 1962-1965. Mp3 Club listeners gave this a 3.5 out of 5.0...Comments included: "change the tuning and you got a litle Neil Young-esque and with the harmonica it had a very familiar yet distant sound" "Pleasant"
Lyrics
Remember me to Saint Anne Friendly greetings to Saint Anne I remember Saint Anne A cold December Saint Anne Frosty river Saint Anne Skating swiftly Saint Anne I remember Saint Anne A cool clear morning Saint Anne Through the icy picture window Down the lane near Deerfield Road Children sledding on the hillside But now the snowflakes have grown old Ruby stone sunrise Saint Anne Sparkling dawn's eye Saint Anne I remember Saint Anne The smell of tender Saint Anne Looking up into the tall trees So calm and strong that day Never thought there'd come a chainsaw To take it all away Look back fondly Saint Anne It's all blurry Saint Anne I remember Saint Anne Gone forever Saint Anne I remember Saint Anne Gone forever Saint Anne I remember Saint Anne Oh never Saint Anne
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