by Danny Harris » Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:17 am
So, anyway, I turned the corner of this lane which I had never noticed before, and there was this quaint little music shop.
Old, rambling but very homely and welcoming, I just had to push my way through the curtained entrance, and I was inside.
What a range of music albums!
I rummaged through the collection, whilst casting a cursory glance at the person behind the counter...whose hair, curiously, took on a glowing lustre from time to time...this. for some reason, appeared to me to be neither startling, nor alarming - noteworthy but not unusual...
And there it was...
"As I Run After Something To Believe In...Bob Lind and Friends, Live at The Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration Concert."
What a track listing!
"Hard Road/This Land Is Your Land" medley - Lind, Arlo Guthrie, Billy Bragge, and Peter, Paul and Mary;
"I Can't Walk Roads Of Anger/Revolution" medley - Lind, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Julian and Sean Lennon, and Dhani Harrison;
"War of Man/We've Never Spoken" medley - Lind, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt;
"Along Comes Mary/Reno (Funtown, USA/Subterranean Homesick Blues" medley - Lind, The Association, Bob Dylan;
"China/Carolina On My Mind/Colorado Line" medley - Lind, Melanie Safka, James Taylor;
"Bottle of Wine" - Lind, Tom Paxton, The Fireballs;
"Wearing You" - Lind;
"Gravity of the World" - Lind;
"Theme from the Music-Box/Spilling Over" medley - Lind, Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt;
"I Love To Sing/Cocaine" medley - Lind, J.J. Cale, Eric Clapton;
"Cheryl's Going Home/My Way Of Giving" medley - Lind, Chris Farlowe, & former Small Faces Kenny Jones, Ian McLagan, Ron Wood;
"Mr. Zero" - Lind, Eric Clapton & UB 40;
"Wigwam/Waterfall Waltz" medley - Lind, Dylan - with Bill Clinton on sax;
"Finale - "I Shall Be Released/Elusive Butterfly" medley - entire cast, joined on stage by President Obama and his wife Michelle.
When I went to pay, the attendant just smiled and advised me that the shop was about to close, and that this album was free of charge.
I left and walked home. When home, I opened my bag, and there was no sign of the album.
Over the next few weeks, I attempted to retrace my steps.
I was unable to find that lane, much the shop, again.
So, anyway, I turned the corner of this lane which I had never noticed before, and there was this quaint little music shop.
Old, rambling but very homely and welcoming, I just had to push my way through the curtained entrance, and I was inside.
What a range of music albums!
I rummaged through the collection, whilst casting a cursory glance at the person behind the counter...whose hair, curiously, took on a glowing lustre from time to time...this. for some reason, appeared to me to be neither startling, nor alarming - noteworthy but not unusual...
And there it was...
"As I Run After Something To Believe In...Bob Lind and Friends, Live at The Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration Concert."
What a track listing!
"Hard Road/This Land Is Your Land" medley - Lind, Arlo Guthrie, Billy Bragge, and Peter, Paul and Mary;
"I Can't Walk Roads Of Anger/Revolution" medley - Lind, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Julian and Sean Lennon, and Dhani Harrison;
"War of Man/We've Never Spoken" medley - Lind, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt;
"Along Comes Mary/Reno (Funtown, USA/Subterranean Homesick Blues" medley - Lind, The Association, Bob Dylan;
"China/Carolina On My Mind/Colorado Line" medley - Lind, Melanie Safka, James Taylor;
"Bottle of Wine" - Lind, Tom Paxton, The Fireballs;
"Wearing You" - Lind;
"Gravity of the World" - Lind;
"Theme from the Music-Box/Spilling Over" medley - Lind, Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt;
"I Love To Sing/Cocaine" medley - Lind, J.J. Cale, Eric Clapton;
"Cheryl's Going Home/My Way Of Giving" medley - Lind, Chris Farlowe, & former Small Faces Kenny Jones, Ian McLagan, Ron Wood;
"Mr. Zero" - Lind, Eric Clapton & UB 40;
"Wigwam/Waterfall Waltz" medley - Lind, Dylan - with Bill Clinton on sax;
"Finale - "I Shall Be Released/Elusive Butterfly" medley - entire cast, joined on stage by President Obama and his wife Michelle.
When I went to pay, the attendant just smiled and advised me that the shop was about to close, and that this album was free of charge.
I left and walked home. When home, I opened my bag, and there was no sign of the album.
Over the next few weeks, I attempted to retrace my steps.
I was unable to find that lane, much the shop, again.