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The Felice Brothers — Wonderful Life
Album: The Felice Brothers
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Released: 2008
Length: 3:55
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Every Sunday morning I wake up
I see you by your dresser doing your make-up
Fluttering a Chinese fan in a Knoxville fashion
All last night you tossed and turned
Your body was hotter than the night that Richmond burned
You say you had a bad nightmare about tractor trailers crashing
Throw your arms around me
Let's keep this quiet
Hear our hearts in the distance like cannon fire
See our breath in the window, in the turning light
Oh it's a wonderful Life
You say you were only seventeen
When you fell in love with that dirty Reverend Green
I remember you at the baptism as he held his daughter down
We could hear Thelma and Louise
Making love under the Poplar trees
We could hear some screaming, sounded like a slaughterhouse
Throw your arms around me
Let's keep this quiet
Hear our hearts in the distance like cannon fire
See our breath in the window, in the siren light
Oh It's a wonderful Life
Me and Joey started a fire in the road
Just to watch it glow
His father didn't like it though, he gave Joey a black eye
Me and you we did the same damn thing
We fell in love knowing the pain it would bring
Now all I do is sing sad songs with red eyes
Throw your arms around me
Let's keep this quiet
Hear our hearts in the distance like cannon fire
See our breath in the window, in the turning light
Oh it's a wonderful Life
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ANY band with the word "Brothers" in it these days — stay away.
Posted 11 years ago by gvan    [ Reply ]

Yeah, sounds a little like Bobby D...  clever lyrics, too...

everybody in my church loves this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Bad voice brings out the grinch in everyone. {#Fire}
Happy New Year!
Posted 11 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
This is what Dylan thinks he sounds like...poor chap. He can only dream of having even a substandard sound as this.
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Bob-? Bob Zimmerman-? Minneapolis 1960-? Is that you-?   Sounds like it...
Posted 12 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]
i love love love his voice. great song.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 listen_n_sf wrote:

I was gonna say Dylan and Prine.
 

{#Yes}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 Det wrote:
the voice of the singer reminds be somehow of Dylan - though....well I like it...{#Meditate}
 

Absolutely, nothing wrong with that.
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
the voice of the singer reminds be somehow of Dylan - though....well I like it...{#Meditate}
Posted 13 years ago by Det    [ Reply ]
Nice. Has me wanting to hear Moonlight Mile.

Posted 13 years ago by frootloopsfan    [ Reply ]
wow i thought it was dylan doing a lament instead its totally passionate love burning
love that
Posted 13 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
 lmic wrote:

Yes!!!
 
I was gonna say Dylan and Prine.
Posted 13 years ago by listen_n_sf    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:
A cross between Bob Dylan and David Gray.
 
Yes!!!

Posted 13 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Are you Tottenham in disguise?
Posted 13 years ago by dyharenas    [ Reply ]
Great to hear this wonderful band on here. I've been trying to upload stuff for three years! Brilliant band, Tonight at the Arizona is their best album imo.
Posted 13 years ago by geordiezimmerman    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:
A cross between Bob Dylan and David Gray.
 
...with the tunefulness of Rod Stewart crossed with Tom Waits. This voice is rougher than a scabby dog's arse, and that's rough. Put the other brother on, FFS - he can't be any worse.

Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
well, i don't care if someone's born with the voice like Bob Dylan, but it is strange to make music similar to Bob Dylan at the same time, have a band instrument as close to some Dylan period sound as this.
Only i didnt catch the lyrics, so I hope it is not similar to Dylan's poetry.

just an opinion, for sure Felice Bros are great musicians.
Posted 13 years ago by petrfas    [ Reply ]
love love love this song and love the felice bros!
Posted 13 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
One of the best bands going right now.  GO SEE THEM LIVE!!!  And Moak, you're right amigo.  Too much over analyzing is avoiding what the music is and trying to sound all smart and clued in.  Drives me nuts!  Sometimes the simplest is best.  But simple is not what the Felice Brothers are... not in my opinion.  Fresh take on this genre and staying very close to their Catskills roots and influence. Not to mention, they are not simple.  Poetic, fun sound, and deep at times. 

Merry Christmas !!!  PEACEOUT
Posted 13 years ago by wolfian    [ Reply ]
Seems like the fringe dwellers can tell the best, most tender stories >> 10.
Posted 14 years ago by Moak    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:
A cross between Bob Dylan and David Gray.
 

ick, why would ANYONE want to sound like Zim?  Would never catch on.  Strange=6
Posted 14 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
{#Sleep}
Posted 14 years ago by spindrift    [ Reply ]
Phrasing from the Ian Hunter songbook - and I like Ian Hunter a lot more.
Posted 14 years ago by gb72797    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:
A cross between Bob Dylan and David Gray.
 

jimmy
'... I'm not a praying man, but ...'
Posted 14 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
A cross between Bob Dylan and David Gray.
Posted 14 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]

Deal {#High-five}

Now if we could just get Bill to play the song again, you and I could toast those Felice Brothers {#Cheers}
 Ag3nt0rang3 wrote:

My brain, your mouth.
 


Posted 14 years ago by Moak    [ Reply ]
 Moak wrote:


No, just point it in a direction that it can do some good.
 
My brain, your mouth.
Posted 14 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
 Ag3nt0rang3 wrote:

Soooooo.....to sound like less of a fool, I should turn my brain off, is that what you're saying? 
 

No, just point it in a direction that it can do some good.
Posted 14 years ago by Moak    [ Reply ]
 Moak wrote:


 Ag3nt0rang3 wrote:

Did you have a point to make, or are you just being insulting because you can't think of anything smart to say?
 

Take a load off, my friend.  Stop trying to be such a critic.  Over-analyzing songs defeats their purpose.  You'll enjoy the music much more by not thinking so much about the past and future.

 
Soooooo.....to sound like less of a fool, I should turn my brain off, is that what you're saying? 
Posted 14 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]


 Ag3nt0rang3 wrote:

Did you have a point to make, or are you just being insulting because you can't think of anything smart to say?
 

Take a load off, my friend.  Stop trying to be such a critic.  Over-analyzing songs defeats their purpose.  You'll enjoy the music much more by not thinking so much about the past and future.


Posted 14 years ago by Moak    [ Reply ]
 Moak wrote:

{#Lol}  Do you know you speak like a fool.  Do you even like music?
 
Did you have a point to make, or are you just being insulting because you can't think of anything smart to say?
Posted 14 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
 Ag3nt0rang3 wrote:
I've heard this song (or at least, songs like it) too many times and by too many artists to get into this one. It's not that the song is bad, but the musical ideas have been wrung dry of anything remotely original or interesting. This ground has been covered by Prine, Dylan and many many others, all of whom did a much better job.

 
{#Lol}  Do you know you speak like a fool.  Do you even like music?


Posted 14 years ago by Moak    [ Reply ]
I've heard this song (or at least, songs like it) too many times and by too many artists to get into this one. It's not that the song is bad, but the musical ideas have been wrung dry of anything remotely original or interesting. This ground has been covered by Prine, Dylan and many many others, all of whom did a much better job.

Posted 14 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
Could be coming up to us from some other age.  Very cool.
Posted 14 years ago by Moak    [ Reply ]
Finally!  I've been waiting for Bill to play this one!!!
Posted 14 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
Almost sounded like John Prine when it first started...
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]