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#259-David Blue (2002)
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Dylanesque song that is not exactly about David Blue but has some references to him and others of his time
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 #223
Peak in subgenre #30
Author
Rob Lincoln
Rights
2002
Uploaded
January 11, 2010
Track Files
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MP3 3.5 MB 145 kbps 3:20
Story behind the song
David Blue was one of Dylan's best friends. He actually "helped" Dylan write Blowin In The Wind by playing the chords Zim asked him to, while he wrote the words to it. He was a songwriter who sounded so much like Dylan at one point that he was dismissed by many at first as a copycat. He actually was an excellent songwriter with a distoinctly melancholy sound.
Lyrics
Tom Thumb and Tweedledum Went through the insanitarium With their favorite medium Who was almost quite handsome But was known as Blind man Jones Thumb had a pegleg he called Sweet Sue But just between me and you He carved a heart with an arrow through The initials of Mrs. Fountainbleu Just to get to Blind Man Jones But who are you David Blue What is true? Tweedle was naive you see Thought the initials grew from the tree But he knew a journalist Was not a narcissist or the one called Blind Man Jones But it ain't you David Blue What is true? Thumb and the Mrs. and Queen Jane Went to the cupboard with some pain They discussed him with disgust Wished his ego turned to rust But played for Blind Man Jones But it ain't you David Blue What is true? No helmet with a head inside Out from the party he did ride Blue woke up early jogged into the night But Blind Man and his words are still alive And so is Blind Man Jones But it ain't you David Blue What is true? For the moral of this tale you may Guess the names that I don't say But remember the rain won't sweep away The dusty words of yesterday Whether or not you're Blind Man Jones And it ain't you David Blue What is true?
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