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olddude - A little John Prine

18 Jun 09 - 06:55 PM (#2659819)
Subject: olddude - A little John Prine
From: olddude

A couple of people asked me to post this so here goes
my attempt at "In spite of Ourselves"
the song make me chuckle maybe it will to someone else
took me two days to figure out his picking

In Spite of Ourselves


18 Jun 09 - 07:01 PM (#2659823)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: Peace

LOL

Good one, Dan. Never heard that one before. Thanks, man.

Ya nailed the pickin', btw.


18 Jun 09 - 07:14 PM (#2659834)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: bobad

Nice job Dan, you do justice to the original, which is one of my faves.


18 Jun 09 - 07:30 PM (#2659850)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: wysiwyg

Hardi's favorite songwriter doing one of Hardi's favorite songwriters.

Can't beat that!

~S~


18 Jun 09 - 07:35 PM (#2659852)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: bseed(charleskratz)

I hadn't heard it before, either--when you told me on Facebook you had a new song, I found it on your site and listened to it, thinking you had written it and I was amazed by your wonderful turn to humor, and I wondered why you didn't just rent "The Shawshank Redemption" so you could stop sniffing her panties.

Charles


18 Jun 09 - 07:42 PM (#2659860)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: bobad

In Spite of Ourselves - John Prine and Iris DeMent.


18 Jun 09 - 07:47 PM (#2659867)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: jeddy

dan, i think i like that better then the original!!!

i just listened to memorial song and it gave me goose bumps you have a really nice voice!!

thanks take care

jade x x


18 Jun 09 - 08:06 PM (#2659878)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: Art Thieme

Dan, that's just great. It's the best I've heard you sound. Very much appreciated.

And good to see you here.---Art Thieme


18 Jun 09 - 08:08 PM (#2659883)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: olddude

Jetty Thank you!
PM me your address and I will send you my CD.

John Prine is amazing. He songs use very simple chords but his picking is so dang complex. It doesn't sound that way but there are all this little hidden things he does that is madding. The guy sure can pick and write. Mr Bruce up there does the same thing ... dang - listening to his masterpiece Fool like me ... trying to re-create it ... Boy Bruce you set the bar high my brother


18 Jun 09 - 08:38 PM (#2659898)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: topical tom

Great job on the picking and singing, Dan! That's one of my favorite John Prine songs. Thank you so much for putting it out there for us!


18 Jun 09 - 08:46 PM (#2659900)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: catspaw49

I love JP and that one is a classic. A nice job Dan but you need to find yourself a duet partner even if it isn't Iris DeMent! LOL......Good job as usual though!!!

Spaw


18 Jun 09 - 09:02 PM (#2659909)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: olddude

I was thinking the same thing Spaw. My friend Wendy who is an amazing singer and songwriter said she wanted to do the song with me. That would be a riot ... she is awesome so when she gets a chance I want to redo it as a duet. I like the song it gives me a chuckle and I can use one for sure.


19 Jun 09 - 09:39 AM (#2660159)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: Beer

Job well done Dan.
Your c/d is also very good. Best of luck in all future music endeavors.
Beer (adrien)


19 Jun 09 - 07:16 PM (#2660553)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: Stringsinger

Really nice Dan. Prine is an amazing songwriter. Good sense of language. I like your
fingerpickin'. (I'm partial to the style of Creole Belle).

Frank Hamilton


19 Jun 09 - 08:29 PM (#2660605)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: gnu

Dan be the man. Cover or original. I still listen to Appalachia a few times a week... can't get that song outta my head. Powerful stuff Dan... powerful stuff.


19 Jun 09 - 08:51 PM (#2660615)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: olddude

Thanks Folks
that is very kind of you. Frank my gosh Creole Belle wow haven't listened for years, you just gave me a mission


19 Jun 09 - 09:06 PM (#2660617)
Subject: RE: olddude - A little John Prine
From: katlaughing

Love it...esp. solo...so don't go getting a partner too soon.:-) (I've heard a couple of too "cutesy" versions of it by couples who did it that way on purpose and slaughtered it, imo.)

Your pickin' is incredible, too!