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Patty Griffin — Making Pies
Album: 1000 Kisses
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Released: 2002
Length: 3:33
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It's not far, I can walk
Down the block to Table Talk
I close my eyes
And make the pies all day

Plastic cap on my hair
I used to mind, now I don't care
I used to mind, now I don't care
'Cause I'm grey

Did I show you this picture of my nephew
Taken at his big birthday surprise
At my sister's house last Sunday
This is Monday and I'm making pies

I'm making pies, making pies

Thursday nights I go and type
Down to the church for Father Mike
It gets me out
And he ain't hard to like at all

Jesus stares at me in my chair
With his big blue eyes and his honey brown hair
He's looking at me
From way up there on the wall

Did I show you this picture of my sweetheart
Taken of us before the war?
Of the Greek and his Italian girl
One Sunday at the shore

We tied our ribbons to the fire escape
They were taken by the birds
Who flew home to the country
As the bombs rained on the world

Five a.m., here I am
Walking the block to Table Talk
You could cry or die
Or just make pies all day

I'm making pies, making pies
I'm making pies, making pies
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Loved this one!!
Posted 10 months ago by MelcherStreet    [ Reply ]
Gorgeous and heartbreaking. 
Posted 1 year ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
You could cry, or die, or just make pies all day.
I'm making pies.

I think most of us end up making pies, eventually.  It's really just a lovely song.  
Posted 3 years ago by ice-9    [ Reply ]
 Dylan wrote:
RobK wrote: Actually, she is talking about pie pies, not pizza pies. https://www.tabletalkpie.com/home.htm I thought I read she had heard a news story about Table Talk Pies after they had some milestone anniversary (75th?) and that is what inspired her. Melancholy at its finest.



I'm pretty sure she grew up in New England and if you grew up in New England at that time "Table Talk" pies were in most grocery stores.  I frankly couldn't believe they still existed (your link).
Posted 3 years ago by ice-9    [ Reply ]
Patty is a national treasure.  
Posted 4 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
"You could cry or die
Or just make pies all day
I'm making pies"

Good stuff.  Sure captures what it must have been like to live in tough times, WWII in this case?
Posted 4 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
 steeler wrote:
The more I hear from her, the more I stand in awe. HOw come it took me so long to discover her? Thanks, RP!
 
No kidding.  Same here.....

Posted 15 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Man, she can draw pictures with her songwriting....and it's about WWII........amazing........
Posted 15 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
My favorite of Patty's. . . which is a difficult choice to make! She is a goddess.
Posted 15 years ago by claireb    [ Reply ]
This song goes well with 'Chopping Broccoli' by Dana Carvey.
Posted 16 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
I love Patti. That is all.
Posted 16 years ago by wilcogirl11    [ Reply ]
... Reminds me of the movie Waitress
Posted 16 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
The vocals at the end of this song just floor me every time I hear it.
Posted 16 years ago by imperience    [ Reply ]
RobK wrote:
If I'm not mistaken she's actually talking about pizzas. That was funny though.
Actually, she is talking about pie pies, not pizza pies. https://www.tabletalkpie.com/home.htm I thought I read she had heard a news story about Table Talk Pies after they had some milestone anniversary (75th?) and that is what inspired her. Melancholy at its finest.
Posted 17 years ago by Dylan    [ Reply ]
She can do no wrong!
Posted 17 years ago by Kornmann    [ Reply ]
sirrus wrote:
"Time to make the donu-...PIES!"
If I'm not mistaken she's actually talking about pizzas. That was funny though.
Posted 17 years ago by RobK    [ Reply ]
Ms. Griffin is great. Thanks RP for turning me on to her...next stop, itunes!
Posted 17 years ago by Egrey    [ Reply ]
The more I hear from her, the more I stand in awe. HOw come it took me so long to discover her? Thanks, RP!
Posted 17 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
cc_rider wrote:
Since Patti's a local I've heard this quite a bit already. First time I heard it I kind of said 'so what, she makes pies, big deal.' But the melancholy of it is crushing. In a good way. I get an image of all the people who're just going through the motions, their lives set into a robotic routine. And the lives they might have had: the picture of her sweetheart, the child's birthday. Overwhelming. c.
Nicely put.
Posted 17 years ago by johnironwood    [ Reply ]
When I see her name pop up, I'm always curious to hear what, and how, she'll sing. I'm unfamiliar with her music. "Little God" is an amazing song; it stops me everytime I hear it. This one about the pies is rich and complex. I found myself pausing to hear it and move into it. I look forward to happening upon it again. Glad to be introduced to this artist. Thanks.
Posted 17 years ago by johnironwood    [ Reply ]
Since Patti's a local I've heard this quite a bit already. First time I heard it I kind of said 'so what, she makes pies, big deal.' But the melancholy of it is crushing. In a good way. I get an image of all the people who're just going through the motions, their lives set into a robotic routine. And the lives they might have had: the picture of her sweetheart, the child's birthday. Overwhelming. c.
Posted 17 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
vvlee wrote:
I am only just starting to be able to listen to the lyrics of this song without crying. I am so in awe of Patty's songwriting and singing gifts.
She makes a damn good pie, too.
Posted 17 years ago by lionirons    [ Reply ]
I am only just starting to be able to listen to the lyrics of this song without crying. I am so in awe of Patty's songwriting and singing gifts.
Posted 17 years ago by vvlee    [ Reply ]
Kessa wrote:
I get goosebumps.
I get gooseberries--in a pie, preferably.
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Darn it. Now I want PIE!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by QueenLucia    [ Reply ]
I am hungry all of a sudden...... for apple pie.
Posted 17 years ago by Gaylord_Meatface    [ Reply ]
Put me in for a lemon meringue.
Posted 17 years ago by lionirons    [ Reply ]
I get goosebumps.
Posted 17 years ago by Kessa    [ Reply ]
"Time to make the donu-...PIES!"
Posted 17 years ago by sirrus    [ Reply ]