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Thread #125091   Message #2770752
Posted By: Donuel
21-Nov-09 - 05:55 PM
Thread Name: Little Hawk on video 'Takes a lot to...'
Subject: RE: Little Hawk on video 'Takes a lot to...'
I just saw the video.

With authentic ease, the raw honest natural talent rings out of George, his harmonica and guitar simultaneously.


My wife said he sounds sooo much better than Bob Dylan it isn't funny.
I said that may not be a compliment since hopefully everyone should sound better than Dylan.

With his Texan good looks he is intimidating to the rest of us overweight schlumps and probably has more than his fair share of the ladies.

The song is driving and very good but I do have one little bugaboo...
I just don't get the whole "it takes a train to cry" bit. Almost any other lyric in its place would dramticly improve the whole song.

example "the bird in hand has died"




The way I see it, it just don't take no train to cry

Even "my eyes are burnin from the sky
or   I just got bird shit in my eyes
is better'n some crying train...I mean when all goes round how does etc etc etc