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The days were short and the father was gone
There was no one in the town and no one in the field
This dusty barren land had given all it could yield
I've been kicked off my land at the age of sixteen
And I have no idea where else my heart could have been
I placed all my trust at the foot of this hill
And now I am sure my heart can never be still
So collect your courage and collect your horse
And pray you never feel this same kind of remorse
Seal my heart and break my pride
I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide
Align my heart, my body, my mind
To face what I've done, and do my time
Well you are my accuser, now look in my face
Your oppression reeks of your greed and disgrace
So one man has and another has not
How can you love what it is you have got
When you took it all from the weak hands of the poor?
Liars and thieves, you know not what is in store
There will come a time I will look in your eye
You will pray to the God that you always denied
Then I'll go out back and I'll get my gun
I'll say, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"
Seal my heart and break my pride
I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide
Align my heart, my body, my mind
To face what I've done and do my time
Seal my heart and break my pride
I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide
Align my heart, my body, my mind
To face what I've done and do my time
Well yes sir, yes sir, yes it was me
I know what I've done, cause I know what I've seen
I went out back and I got my gun
I said, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"
Bring in the anger management people, the gun lobby, the tea party, the coffee collective and of course a well paid producer for results.
The Mumfords have been "mumforded". That's the word I'll use from now on for any band this loses its cred cuz it got popular.
Dalebarely wrote:
By coincidence, last night I bumped into a young guy at a bus stop in town who said he'd been to a M&S gig in Nottingham and was singing their praises mightily, so plainly some punters go a bomb on them. He said he also knew Mumford's mother, though he might just have been name-dropping.
Fred, I've seen your comments before and usually admire the balance and objectivity of them. On this occasion, I feel compelled to ask, what's wrong with anyone playing a particular genre of music, whether they share the original roots of that music, or not? If the music is well-written, played brilliantly and with passion (and, having seen them live a couple of times - notably Glastonbury 2010, I can assure you that is the case), what does it matter which school they went to? I can think of many examples of "outsiders" bringing something extra to a music genre they're not "supposed" to be part of.
Although I guess your last paragraph goes some way to grudgingly admitting they just might have something to offer to some people ...
And now back to the music ...
By coincidence, last night I bumped into a young guy at a bus stop in town who said he'd been to a M&S gig in Nottingham and was singing their praises mightily, so plainly some punters go a bomb on them. He said he also knew Mumford's mother, though he might just have been name-dropping.
Okay, you don't like their pose, publicity or origins, but you don't say a word about their music, which IMHO is pretty good. That's like saying The Strokes are a crappy band because all their guys met while attending elite NYC private schools—which of course says nothing about their musical educations, exposures, and commitments, and of course says nothing about their music.
BTW, maybe your guy at the bus stop did know Mumford's mum—wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more.
Only when I'm camping.
Oh, wait, so this is homage?
I could swear this is a parody, like The Folksmen from "A Mighty Wind."
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers — Something Good Coming
I bet the thread between these tunes in the playlist is the chords, Bill. Something similar to those from Fish (former Marillion) - The Company
Sounds a lot like Mumford and Sons.
Yes, it's a shameless rip-off. Call the lawyers.
By coincidence, last night I bumped into a young guy at a bus stop in town who said he'd been to a M&S gig in Nottingham and was singing their praises mightily, so plainly some punters go a bomb on them. He said he also knew Mumford's mother, though he might just have been name-dropping.
You are a tough critic Fred....that's a compliment.
Sounds a lot like Mumford and Sons.
I actually like this song, but I love your reference to Starship because that's my "icky" measuring stick, too.
Watch who you're calling "icky"... that is an endearment few have earned.
I actually like this song, but I love your reference to Starship because that's my "icky" measuring stick, too.
While he can play the banjo, it seems like he is doing it the same way on all of their songs. The same riff over and over again.
I'm not averse to weird singing voices, but there is something really off-putting about this guy.
I completely agree.
I, too, really like this CD!
He's like, the John Bonham of banjo.
I'm not averse to weird singing voices, but there is something really off-putting about this guy.
By coincidence, last night I bumped into a young guy at a bus stop in town who said he'd been to a M&S gig in Nottingham and was singing their praises mightily, so plainly some punters go a bomb on them. He said he also knew Mumford's mother, though he might just have been name-dropping.
The days were short and the father was gone
There was no one in the town and no one in the field
This dusty barren land had given all it could yield
I've been kicked off my land at the age of sixteen
And I have no idea where else my heart could have been
I placed all my trust at the foot of this hill
And now I am sure my heart can never be still
So collect your courage and collect your horse
And pray you never feel this same kind of remorse
Seal my heart and brake my pride
I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide
Align my heart, my body, my mind
To face what I've done and do my time
Well you are my accuser, now look in my face
Your oppression reeks of your greed and disgrace
So one man has and another has not
How can you love what it is you have got
When you took it all from the weak hands of the poor?
Liars and thieves you know not what is in store
There will come a time I will look in your eye
You will pray to the God that you always denied
The I'll go out back and I'll get my gun
I'll say, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"
Seal my heart and brake my pride
I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide
Align my heart, my body, my mind
To face what I've done and do my time
Well yes sir, yes sir, yes it was me
I know what I've done, cause I know what I've seen
I went out back and I got my gun
I said, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"
PURE GENIUS!
Exactly, same to me. This song is great, just the voice does not seem to be one I like ever and I was trying...
These guys are so good. They are nowhere near played out.
How else did you expect to stretch the fabric of the space-time continuum? I mean, really.
Hahahaha! Funny stuff.
Two Mumford & Sons songs in the last 45 minutes? 'Spose Bill really likes this group?
Roger Spaulding
It is not that we have so little time,
but that we waste so much of it.
— Lucias Annaeus Seneca
It's called, "Bill's not at the controls and a tape loop started sometime after the first M&S song."
Roger Spaulding
It is not that we have so little time,
but that we waste so much of it.
— Lucias Annaeus Seneca
10:12 am | Mumford & Sons Dust Bowl Dance | Mumford & Sons (2010) |
9:36 am | Mumford & Sons Awake My Soul | Mumford & Sons (2010) |
First time I'm hearing this song.
I did recognize the voice from another song that I like (heard also on Radio Paradise). And more the song goes, more I like it.
I'm really impressed. It's exceptional for me to like so much a song after hearing it only once. I was careful for giving points, but I'm sure next time and the time thereafter, I will increment it.
I have to rent this cd!
I've learned at least 50 (or maybe even 100) new songs and new groups that I like, here on Radio Paradise : thanks for that!!!
Dust Bowl Dance not moving you then? Bill played that one or two days ago and it was suitable indeed for the moment.