The Juke Box II

Greg Brown...he could seduce me in a minute with that voice....

Walkin' Daddy



You're walkin' daddy off through the woods you old hillbilly
You said "this is my son in whom I am well pleased"


Ain't no road a good road until it's free to everyone
We're walkin' daddy father holy ghost & son


Ain't no sorrow can dim the love comes shining through
I'm walkin' daddy I know what I am here to do


To be of use try to help the deal along
I'm walkin' daddy & i'm just gonna keep walkin' on
 
In rememberance of Ali...The Boxer



This is a perfect example of Phil Spectra's "Wall of sound" production.


That's Roy Hallee, actually. It is a big production. Took some 100 hours in three locations.


I guess you are right. I always assumed the Phil Spector produced "The Boxer' because Simon mentioned Phil Specter in this song:

PAUL SIMON LYRICS
"A Simple Desultory Philippic"

I been Norman Mailered, Maxwell Taylored
I been John O'Hara'd, McNamara'd
I been Rolling Stoned and Beatled 'til I'm blind
I been Ayn Randed, nearly branded
A Communist, 'cause I'm left-handed
That's the hand I use, well, never mind

I been Phil Spectored, resurrected
I been Lou Adlered, Barry Sadlered
Well, I paid all the dues I want to pay
And I learned the truth from Lenny Bruce
And of all my wealth won't buy me health
So I smoke a pint of tea a day

I knew a man his brain so small
He couldn't think of nothin' at all
He's not the same as you and me
He doesn't dig poetry, he's so unhip that
When you say Dylan, he thinks you're talkin' about Dylan Thomas
Whoever he is
The man ain't got no culture
But its alright, Ma, everybody must get stoned

I been Mick Jaggered, silver daggered
Andy Warhol, won't you please come home?
I been mothered, fathered, aunt and uncled
Been Roy Haleed and Art Garfunkeled
I just discovered somebody's tapped my phone

One way or the other, "The Boxer" is one of the best songs I have ever heard, and frankly, I personally identify with it.

 
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