A Song That Moved You?

Subject: RE: A Song That Moved You?
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 10 Mar 99 - 11:46 AM

Neil, the line you mention is from a Warren Zevon-penned song, it's called "Carmelita".

I hear mariachi static on my radio

and the tubes they glow in the dark

and i'm there with her in Ensenada

and i'm here in Echo Park

Carmelita, hold me tighter,I think I'm sinking down and I'm all strung out on heroin on the outskirts of town

well i'm sitting here playing solitaire

with my pearl- handled deck

the county won't give me no more methadone

they cut off your welfare check

Carmelita etc

I pawned my Smith-Corona

and I went to see my man

He hangs out down on Alvarado street

By the Pioneer Chicken stand

Carmelita etc.

Regards,LEJ

Subject: RE: A Song That Moved You?
From: Neil Lowe (inactive)
Date: 10 Mar 99 - 12:00 PM

Thanks, Lonesome. A real tear-jerker, ain't it ? And by the way, I agree with you about the William's tune - I didn't mention it because you had already. Thanks again.

Subject: RE: A Song That Moved You?
From: Kernow John
Date: 10 Mar 99 - 06:34 PM

I had the pleasure of starting this thread almost a year ago and still read through on occasion. The breadth of choices is astounding. But best of all is when you go and look up someone elses list and discover a song new to you that affects you in the same way.
By the way I read a saying the other day (supposedly from Africa) it went "when an old person dies it's like losing a library", perhaps Mudcat with its threads and database prevents the same being said of old folkies.

regards Baz

Subject: RE: A Song That Moved You?
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Jan 06 - 09:03 PM

uhh . . . believe from the polar express, walking in memphis (i heard it on the x-files) by lonestar, do you hear what I hear, bury my heart at wounded knee, seasons of love(525 600 minutes) and one song glory

Subject: RE: A Song That Moved You?
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Jan 06 - 02:06 PM

Glad to see this revived again.

I'd like to add several songs recorded by James King:

"Roy Lee" written by Mel Besher and Billy Smith
"Here Today and Gone Tomorrow" written by Gaskin Castle

Jerusalem Tomorrow written by David Olney and also recorded by James King and Emmylou Harris

Subject: RE: A Song That Moved You?
From: GlasgowCeltic88
Date: 24 Nov 09 - 09:22 AM

Hmm, a song that moves me...

It's a toss-up between;

Phil Coulter ~ The Star of The Sea
and
Phil Coulter ~ Grace

The first song deals with the death of Phil Coulter's brother, Brian, who was tragically drowned in Lough Swilly, Co. Donegal, in 1984.

The second song is about Grace Plunkett, nee Gifford, who married her childhood sweetheart, Joseph Mary Plunkett, on the night of 3rd May in the chapel of Kilmainham Jail, only a few hours before he was executed by firing squad, at 0430 on the morning of 4th May for his part in the Easter Rising during Easter week in Dublin 1916.

Both of these will bring a tear to my eye...

Slán,

GC88

Subject: RE: A Song That Moved You?
From: GUEST,Mad Spaniel
Date: 24 Nov 09 - 09:36 AM

Drift by Show of hands

Subject: RE: A Song That Moved You?
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 24 Nov 09 - 09:52 AM

'When I Cannot Sleep At Night' by Bruce Murdoch, from his beautiful CD 'Matters of the Heart'. You can hear it on the link below:

Bruce's Myspace

Bruce's Main Site


'When I Cannot Sleep at Night' by Bruce Murdoch

"When I cannot sleep at night
And I have these thoughts of you
When I'm blinded by the light
And by the darkness too
When the world is upside down
And everything is strange
I want to take an Appaloosa, baby
And ride out in the rain
When I cannot sleep at night

When the fates turn on a dime
I hope you understand
I could face the end of time
If I knew you'd hold my hand
Like sailing ships adrift
Upon a raging sea
They're in the arms of Neptune baby
But it's up to you and me
When the fates turn on a dime

When the words get in the way
And my soul feels all undone
When I don't know what to say
Not to God or anyone
I turn my head up to the sky
And stare at outer space
It's then I'd trade the universe
Just to touch your face
When the words get in the way"


That last verse, reaches home, every time.