James Damiano worked with Bob Dylan and Dylans organization from 79 to 92. Best known for the melody line and lyrical hook of Bob Dylans Grammy nominated Dignity.
James Damiano worked with Bob Dylan and Dylans organization from 79 to 92. Best known for the melody line and lyrical hook of Bob Dylans Grammy nominated Dignit
Story behind the song
James Damiano worked with Bob Dylan and Dylan’s organization from 79 to 92. Best known for the melody line and lyrical hook of Bob Dylan’s Grammy nominated “Dignity”.
In 1979 James originally from Freehold New Jersey drew the attention of the renowned CBS record producer John Hammond Sr. discoverer of , Duke Ellington, Areatha Franklin, George Benson, Count Basie, Bob Dylan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pete Seeger, Charlie Christian, Billy Holiday and Bruce Springsteen.
Lyrics
Met a lot of people
Most more good than bad
Most I trust
Life as such
And they all seem so sad
Some of them are living
Some of them so mad
Some of them dont worry
Most dont give a damn
But my cousin JoAnn
My Cousin Joann
When Im down
I go to see
My cousin Joann
My cousin Joann
My Cousin Joann
When Im down
I go to see
My cousin Joann
You might be a subway rider
Lost down at E and sixth
All night long
The right the wrong
The saxophones and clarinets
And who knows who knows more
Or who's better
Well talk later about respect
All night long
The right the wrong
The saxophones and clarinets
But My cousin Joann
My cousin Joann
My Cousin Joann
When Im down
I go to see
My cousin Joann
My cousin Joann
My cousin Joann
My Cousin Joann
When Im down
I go to see
My cousin Joann
He talked of Philosophy
Spoke of theology
And about
The worlds wants and needs
Quoted some scripture
But I knew of his doings
Yet his possessions
Emphasized his greed
I had not much to say
But that gone was another day
Wanted to believe he
Spoke from the heart
I stared into his eyes
Couldn’t see the lies
But I really
Wasn’t trying that hard
He wanted to buy my future
The thing I need most
Made me fell like I was
Someone
But I was to
Proud to boast
So I stood up from the table
held out my drink
Started to dream up a toast
Lied through my teeth
It was all I could do
As I pronounce myself
The host
getting up in age
Closer to a fit
Of rage
All all he really wanted was
To read just one more page
Well now he’s dead
And it doesn’t matter
All that talk and
Chitter chatter
When I’m down
I go and see
My Cousin joann
My cousin JoAnn
When I’m down
I go and see
My cousin Joann
(C) Damiano 1988
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