Birds and Ships- Lyrics by Woodie Guthrie

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• Dec 14, 2011

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Took a shot at another Woody (with apologies for spelling his name wrong in the thread title- DOH!) tune tonight, this one being one he never got to sing. It is from Mermaid Avenue by Wilco and Billy Bragg, and was sung by Natalie Merchant. In any event, I wrapped my arms around it and tried my best not to screw it up- I was trod-ding around pretty heavy company, Mr. Guthrie and Mr. Bragg being two of my musical heroes.
Anyway- it ain't so bad.

 

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• Dec 14, 2011

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Thanks TCK, great vocal.

 

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Why thank you good sir. Getting better all the time I s'pose

 

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This was great and I really enjoyed it!

 

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Bravo Tck, I think you did him good. Well done.

 

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Nice one, Dave - good vocals and the finger picking intro sounded pretty rockin as well.... one of the best songs from that 'Mermaid Avenue' disc.... I have a feeling most of those tunes are going to get done for the Woody2012 channel - they're so accessible and everybody knows em..... working on a couple more myself......

 

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Glad you liked it folks- one of my favorites from the album...
Now to work on some real oldies

 

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Warm, heartfelt, sweet as mate. Getting better you s'pose?...no kidding brother...awesome job.

 

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eugene ukulele said:

Warm, heartfelt, sweet as mate. Getting better you s'pose?...no kidding brother...awesome job.

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Why thank you mate- and everyone else. Why do I look relaxed when I do a video in one take (or two as it were...), Because the coolest people I know are my audience.