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#236-Don't Let The Past Get In Your Way (2002)
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Trying to make a break from my songwriting habits...the saga continues to this day
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
Charts
Peak #232
Peak in subgenre #52
Author
Rob Lincoln
Rights
2002
Uploaded
July 27, 2009
Track Files
MP3
MP3 2.5 MB 139 kbps 2:30
Story behind the song
I decided to analyze what my strengths and weaknesses were as a songwriter and from this point on in many (though far from all) of my songs I strive to use my imagination and focus on imagery over trying to make a point...less narrative
Lyrics
Pigeon grows from grey to blue Flies from its coop it’s following you Spreads its wings beware of lice But you may have to pay the price Every day in every night Same sky surrounds you in your plight Turn away from yesterday Don’t let the past get in your way Bridge Something flying in the air But you can’t catch it anywhere People saying what they knew Seems like your life’s under review Tie die t-shirts on your porch Yellow tattered research in the torch All has been wasted start anew It’s now the time to be renewed Bridge Break the patterns in your mind Try to reach out one more time You know what happens if dreams die Broken winged birds must always try to fly The sound of flocks they’re goin South If you follow them you’ll have an out But if you stay rebuild today Don’t let the past get in your way Break from the cage of yesterday Don’t let the past get in your way Don’t let the past get in your way
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