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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-06-08 03:07 PM
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It is a John Hiatt kind of day
http://youtube.com/watch?v=d5begHSoQ1s

Well he threw one down form the top of the stairs
Beautiful women were standing everywhere
They all got wet when he smashed that thing
But off in the dark you could hear somebody sing

Chorus:
Oh it breaks my heart to see those stars
Smashing a perfectly good guitar
I don't know who they think they are
Smashing a perfectly good guitar

It started back in 1963
His momma wouldn't buy him
That new red harmony
He settled for a sunburst with a crack
But hes still trying to break his momma's back

Chorus

He loved that guitar just like a girlfriend
But ever good thing comes to an end
Now he just sits in his room all day
Whistling every note he used to play

There out to be a law with no bail
Smash a guitar and you go to jail
With no chance for early parole
You don't get out till you get some soul

Chorus

Late at night the end of the road
He wished he still had the old guitar to hold
He'd rock it like a baby in his arms
Never let it come to any harm
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-06-08 03:19 PM
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1. I agree --
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-06-08 03:21 PM
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2. Great song!
:D
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-06-08 03:25 PM
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3. It is a Sunday kind of a song --
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-06-08 03:30 PM
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4. Been awhile since I've heard John Hiatt
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-06-08 03:36 PM
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6. Awesome!
:D
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-06-08 03:42 PM
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7. I love the line
"There's only two things in life, but I forget what they are."



Pops into my head pretty often. :silly:



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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-06-08 03:43 PM
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8. That one resonates with me as well!
;)
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RetroLounge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-06-08 03:33 PM
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5. A Crazy Girl Is Hard to Find
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RetroLounge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-06-08 03:45 PM
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9. She Loves The Jerk
I can totally hear Elvis Costello covering this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iEqTdDqoZU&NR=1

RL
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-06-08 03:49 PM
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10. Yes, I get a whole Elvis Costello vibe from this one as well.
:D
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