Comments on: Your Little One Way Street

Your Little One Way Street

flapjax at midnite — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:32:21 -0800

... you strive to be elsewhere, but you already are, you know ...

My buddy Ken Kawashima was in town just recently and this is one of the tracks he lent his sure and steady guitar groove to. Prior flapjax posts to MeFi Music with contributions from Ken include Lexington Avenue Line, Bridge in the Sky and Until You Sever the Snake. ****************************************** YOUR LITTLE ONE WAY STREET your clock's running fast my clock's running slow let's put 'em beside each other and see which way they go i been walking so long baby down your little one way street the soles on my shoes have worn right through to my feet the leaves will fall the wind will blow you strive to be elsewhere but you already are you know whether you stay for 20 years or only for a half a minute it won't mean nothing if your heart ain't in it when you told me that you loved me just what exactly did that mean whatever it is you're giving me it's like no love i've ever seen i looked to the sky for guidance but there's only clouds up there it could rain all night on me but i don't believe you'd care it's just another 6 months honey til my birthday rolls around i'll either spend it back in memphis or else six feet underground Copyright Samm Bennett / Directional Music

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Wed, 28 May 2008 06:40:34 -0800

This is great. The guitar sounds fantastic (the spring!), and combined with the brush groove, it's almost hypnotic. In a good way.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Wed, 28 May 2008 07:15:19 -0800

combined with the brush groove...

Thanks uncleozzy, I'm glad you like it! The brush groove ain't brushes, though, it's sandpaper: two pieces rubbed together. Old percussionist trick!

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Wed, 28 May 2008 07:35:32 -0800

Sandpaper... fantastic!

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:18:19 -0800

Yeah, it's like early-90's Tom Waits-ish, but with a finer grain of sandpaper, and a smoother finish. Compliments to the chefs!

[ZOMG, I didn't even read the above comments about the sandpaper until I typed this. ACTUAL sandpaper: trick noted!]

By: sluglicker

sluglicker — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:35:11 -0800

Is that you singing? It doesn't sound like you (what I'm used to). Sounds great though. Love the sandpaper!

it's just another 6 months honey
til my birthday rolls around
i'll either spend it back in memphis
or else six feet underground

Very nice.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:16:59 -0800

Yep, that's me. Hmm, sounds like me to my ears... wonder what's different? Reverb, maybe?

By: stubby phillips

stubby phillips — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:08:14 -0800

"let's put 'em beside each-other"

is a tri-tone, no? you clever dog.

By: pyramid termite

pyramid termite — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:10:29 -0800

oh yeah, that goes WAY back

By: snsranch

snsranch — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:21:13 -0800

Yea, man. You and Ken go together like milk and cookies!

By: Pallas Athena

Pallas Athena — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:47:53 -0800

You, sir, are funk incarnate.