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[Luther, Ron]

Martin Burns reminded one and all of the wonderful music of SAHB:

>>Other cracking SAHB tracks:
>>* Delilah
>>* School's Out (one for Young Ones' fans there)

OMG WTF LOL! ... Another SAHB fan?   ;-)

I don't remember him doing "Runaway". (I'll have to check that out!) 
But I do remember his version of 'To Dream' "The Impossible Dream".

(Shoot! All my SAHB tunes are on vinyl ... Oh man, I may have to run 
out at lunch today and pick up some CDs. Haven't heard "Vambo" or 
"Man in the Jar" in years!)

>>[1] Country music specialises in brilliant deadpan humour in titles and 
>>lyrics. 

Here's a link to a list of odd titles someone has put together. Normally 
lists like this contain a bunch of 'unknown' songs no one has ever heard 
and/or some made up titles. I don't know if all of these are real, but 
I have heard at least half a dozen of these on the radio. In fact, some, 
like #9 "Bubba Shot The Jukebox", were big hits. (A wonderful Mark 
Chesnutt tune - captures that 'Bubba' mentality extremely well.)
http://www.downstream.sk.ca/country.htm

Dunno if you're familar with David Allan Coe's "You Don't Even Call 
Me By My Name" ... (probably bka [You don't have to call me darlin', 
darlin']) but it's often mentioned (usually, I think, by Mr. Coe) as 
'the ultimate country music song' since it covers everything; drinkin', 
trains, pickups, momma, prison, rain, ... :
http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/pages/tiDARLDARL.html

"Well, I was drunk the day my Mom ... got ... outta prison.
And I went to pick her up ... iiiiiiiiin the rain.
But, before I could get to the station ... in my pickup truck
She got runned over by a damned old traiiiiiiin."

It still gets radio play ... and it's available on all of Coe's 
greatest hits albums [Why does he have so many ... especially 
when it's pretty much the same songs on each one? I don't know.]

> the 'Up From The Dark' album by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin 
>>Sold.

;-)

I think you'll like that!  I bought it as an 'import' CD when it 
came out.


RonL.
Who will now probably spend the rest of the day misremembering the 
lyrics from his favorite SAHB tune ... "Anthem":

<verse 2>

"Sel-lin' stories to the pea-tox
Sellin' ... SYSTEMATIC HALLEEN!
Just ... a counterfeit ... engravin'
of the way You Used To Been!
Just ... another ... one way num-ber
Another two way so-ong
For though it's True I'm worried Now
I won't be worried loooong"

(Yeah, so the web disagrees with me ... 
I'll agree that its "Although it's true ..." in the 1st verse, 
but I still think it's "For though it's true ..." in the 2nd ... 
La Vie!)