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#142- His Parents' Garden (1992)
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Quiet harmony filled song about an old man with a mental disability
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 #308
Peak in subgenre #42
Author
Rob Lincoln
Rights
1992
Uploaded
April 06, 2008
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.7 MB 128 kbps 4:04
Story behind the song
His Parents' Garden was written about a make believe person with an unspecified mental disability. Steve Lessick sings a very pretty version in a Lessick & Lincoln recording (which I hope to relase as part of a live L&L cd this year) This is a quick version I put together with some ragged harmonies. Incidentally, for those who don't know, Shibe Park was the first name of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball stadium prior to Veteran's Stadium. It was later renamed Connie Mack Stadium. Why do I mention this? Hear this song to find out. Mp3 listeners gave this a 4.0 out of 5.0....Comments included: "really like this one... nice melody, nice lines... could use a chorus... there's a refrain (he wants to play with everyone today), but i think there could be a full chorus, and it could use it..." "beautiful words" "Not bad. I bet the L&L version is really good" "Did you ever consider making the last five lines of each verse more like a bridge or a turnaround?"
Lyrics
Ricky's he's lost in the sky The clouds have captured his eye He's looking up from his parents' garden Feeling the sun in the early morning Watching the little rays fly Feeling the breeze in its sigh Beyond the flowers into the front yard He pricks up his ears when he hears the dog bark Wants to go to him and play With everyone He wants to play with everyone today Ricky can see it all well The day he first walked and fell He's looking up from his parent's garden Holding their hands as the smiles surround him Always having his way Feeling the love every day Days run together Each year seeems quicker 'The school bus honks for his baby sister He wants to go to her and play With everyone He wants to play with everyone today Ricky can't understand why No one will answer his cries He's looking up from his parents' garden Wind blows gray hair on the quiet old man They turn him away from his home His world's no longer his own He remembers the shore with the brand new boardwalk Remembers the score with his dad at Shibe Park Wants to go to them and play With everyone He wants to play with everyone today Ricky he's lost in the sky The clouds have captured his eye Ricky he's lost in the sky
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