Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Free mp3 sampler download

This one is a short sampler of five songs, total playing time 18 minutes. Another freebie from Amazon. Link here. I grabbed it when I saw Kasey Chambers' name on the list. She has one of those voices that I never get tired of hearing. Her song on this one is "Rattlin' Bones," a duet with Shane Nicholson.
Smoke don’t rise
Fuel don’t burn
Sun don’t shine no more
Late one night, sorrow come round
Scratching at my door
But I cut my hands
And break my back
Draggin’ this bag of stones
Till they bury me down, beneath the ground
With the dust and rattlin’ bones

Left my home and left my love
Caught on a rusty nail
Devil rose up, heavy with gold
My soul’s not for sale
Then a holy man in a house of God
He offered me a book of prayer
And when I left my home I left my love
I left my faith back there

Smoke don’t rise
Fuel don’t burn
Sun don’t shine no more
Late one night, sorrow come round
Scratchin’ at my door
But I cut my hands
And break my back
Draggin’ this bag of stones
Till they bury me down, beneath the ground
With the dust and rattlin’ bones

Shuttin’ my eyes and hang my head
Darkness makes no sound
Climb it up, bottom there
Earth’s on the way back down
When a sadness falls on the morning bird
Wonder what the day will bring
But I’m shuttin’ my eyes and hang my head
At least that bird can sing

Smoke don’t rise
Fuel don’t burn
Sun don’t shine no more
Late one night, sorrow come round
Scratchin’ at my door
But I cut my hands
And break my back
Draggin’ this bag of stones
Till they bury me down, beneath the ground
With the dust and rattlin’ bones

Till they bury me down, beneath the ground
With the dust and rattlin’ bones
Minor key, of course, with a steady banjo backbeat. Nice.

2 comments:

  1. On the free association front, just scanning the lyrics put in mind of "Bridge of Sighs" by Robin Trower.

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  2. Checked it out on YouTube. Nice tune. Vid shows Nicholson playing a Dobro. Does sound like a banjo though.

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