“Time is the wildest bird It flutters just beyond your reach It does not argue judge or preach No time flies, time flies” Randy Brown from the album Dream Big In case you are wondering why “Randy Brown” recorded this month’s lyric, I wrote and recorded this song “Tempus Fugit” long before I added my […]
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“Teach your children wellTheir father’s hell did slowly go byAnd feed them on your dreamsThe one they picks the one you’ll know by”“Teach Your Children” by Graham Nash “Teach Your Children” is a song written by Graham Nash in 1968 when he was a member of the Hollies. Although it was never recorded by that […]
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“Yummy, Yummy, Yummy I got love in my tummy And I feel like a-lovin’ you” By Arthur Resnick and Joey Levine “Yummy Yummy Yummy” (YYY) is a song by Arthur Resnick and Joey Levine, first recorded by Ohio Express in 1968. Their version reached No. 4 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart in June and […]
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“Can you imagine us years from today Sharing a park bench quietly? How terribly strange to be seventy” Old Friends by Paul Simon Old Friends was written by Paul Simon at age twenty-four. That to me is an amazing fact. How could a person of that age possibly even dare to write a song from […]
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You can’t roller-skate in a buffalo herd You can’t roller-skate in a buffalo herd You can’t roller-skate in a buffalo herd But you can be happy if you have a mind to” Written and performed by Roger Miller This month’s song lyric goes way back to when I was in Junior High School in Houston, […]
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“Well I lay my head on the railroad track Waiting on the Double E But the train don’t run by here no more Poor poor pitiful me” – Written by Warren Zevon Warren Zevon wrote and recorded “Poor Poor Pitiful Me” in 1976 on his self-titled album produced by Jackson Browne. It is surmised that […]
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PLEASE YOURSELF “But it’s all right now I learned my lesson well You see, you can’t please everyone So you got to please yourself” Garden Party by Rick Nelson “Garden Party” is a 1972 country rock song written by Rick Nelson and recorded by him and the Stone Canyon Band on the album Garden Party. […]
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“Let the music keep our spirits high Let the buildings keep our children dry Let creation reveal its secrets by and by, by and by When the light that’s lost within us reaches the sky” Before the Deluge, Jackson Browne Before the Deluge is a song from Jackson Browne’s third album, Late for the Sky. […]
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Americana Highways brings you this video premiere of Monica Taylor’s song “Rescues,” from her forthcoming album TRAINS, RIVERS, & TRAILS, which will release July 29th on Horton Records. The album was produced by Travis Fite, Jared Tyler, and Monica Taylor Fite; engineered by Travis Fite; and mixed by Jared Tyler. Musicians on the album are […]
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“How does it feel, how does it feel? To be without a home Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone” “Like a Rolling Stone” by Bob Dylan from Highway 61 Revisited “Like a Rolling Stone” was released in 1965 on the album Highway 61 Revisited. Clocking in at over 6 minutes, the song set a […]
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