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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Azizi Date: 17 Aug 08 - 06:59 PM Hello, Markus! So that link worked for you? Well, I guess it's just my computer that is old & tempermental. Good! {I mean I'm glad other people can hear that song-but it's not good that my computer is old & tempermental-kinda like its owner sometimes}. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: KenM Date: 18 Aug 08 - 12:12 AM "Defenders of my conscience are trying to resign" is from Justin's Blues. A great song that has the refrain: Justin says she only has the blues, She says it's good enough for her She hopes it's good enough for you Mary, You Are My Friend has lyrics that are as telling today as they were back in the day Bruce wrote them: But now machine guns testify that Hitler's back again Washington, you know his footsteps, what he's done is changed his name And perhaps gone more insane If that doesn't describe the current administration, what does? Here are the lyrics to "Lay Down Our Drums" The truth's gotten lost It's been strangled and tossed By the noise and, Confusion of battle It's left it so rattled It's poisoned The future must think that barbarians come Let's lay down our drums Soldiers mark time To the criminal mind When they pass by Our Governors smile 'cause the Nuremburg Trials Never asked why Our homicide police don't convict anyone Let's lay down our drums Bridge: Its useless political talk Its kept everybody strung And it's evident both sides should stop They already deserve to be hung Let's lay down our drums Fools get upset Without thought they forget About reason So the human who marches Is slandered by charges Of treason You know songs of this kind should not need to be sung Let's lay down our drums Let's lay down our drums |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: KenM Date: 18 Aug 08 - 04:43 PM Correction. Azizi is correct...the lyric is "Defenders of my conscience are ATTEMPTING to resign: Also, it's Justine's Blues, NOT Justin's Sorry about that. Ken |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: jimmyt Date: 18 Aug 08 - 04:58 PM Brucie, damn! buddy! THat is some great music. I am even more impressed than ever! I have resisted the thought to start carrying your picture in my wallet so far! jimmyt |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Azizi Date: 18 Aug 08 - 04:59 PM Hey, Ken, I hear tell there's a hurricane that might be approaching your area. So I guess you have other things on your mind than a missing vowel. Besides, what's a vowel more or less between friends? Stay safe and dry! Your sista/friend, Azizi |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: bobad Date: 18 Aug 08 - 06:37 PM Mary, You Are My Friend Bruce Murdoch step down the air raid siren says don't walk in the rain it's true they fought their battles where the graveyard remains but now machine guns testify that Hitler's back again Washington, you know his footsteps what he's done is change his name and perhaps go more insane Mother Mary have forgiveness the church has got you taking sides your son was killed for silver it's the same when soldiers die but I refuse to sell myself into illicit enterprise genocidal quisling governments sanction war with killer's pride war's just murder undisguised traitors govern us they're inventing lies to hide their vicious smiles from holy Mary representing every virgin with a child |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: KenM Date: 18 Aug 08 - 08:40 PM Thank you, Sister, Azizi! We're hunkering down here in Southwest Florida. Looks like it might be a Category 1 by the time it makes landfall here in Ft. Myers early tomorrow morning. Right now it's the proverbial calm before the storm. I'm tempted to dig out my old recording of Tom Rush doing the Galveston Flood (Wasn't That a Mighty Time) but that might be challenging the Hurricane Gods a tad too much! Thanks Bob for getting out those lyrics of "Mary, You Are My Friend." Not everybody here has heard that record and even though Bruce doesn't like it much, those songs need to be shared. Cheers, everybody......if I go silent for awhile, it's because Hurricane Fay brought Florida Power and Light to its knees. Never take on Mother Nature!!! Ken |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: bobad Date: 18 Aug 08 - 10:05 PM Hold on tight there Ken. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: olddude Date: 18 Aug 08 - 11:28 PM Ken be safe God Speed stock up on bottled water and candles |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Azizi Date: 18 Aug 08 - 11:35 PM Ditto that Ken. Sorry, I didn't get to say so right away but I had gone off-line. I'm sure your angels are watching over you, but, as soon as you can, please let us know that all is well. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Azizi Date: 18 Aug 08 - 11:58 PM Not everybody here has heard that record and even though Bruce doesn't like it much, those songs need to be shared. I just re-read your post, Ken, and agree wholeheartedly with this point. All of Bruce's previous recordings that we have mentioned in this thread so far-and other songs of his that haven't been mentioned yet-deserve to be made available in Mp3 form so they can be heard again and again. Then we can decide if we want to download them into our personal Ipods or other MP3 players or not, in the order we want to hear them, mixed in with the newer Bruce Murdoch songs and other artist's songs. I'm betting that a lot of people will want to download these older and newer Bruce Murdoch songs because they're that good. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Peace Date: 19 Aug 08 - 12:27 AM "Not everybody here has heard that record and even though Bruce doesn't like it much, those songs need to be shared." The answer is no. But thank you. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Peace Date: 19 Aug 08 - 12:40 AM As a btw, it was stuff like this that got me out of music back in 1972. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Azizi Date: 19 Aug 08 - 03:29 AM Bruce, when I fully enter the 21st century of music delivery and music listening by purchasing an IPod {that is, as soon as I purchase a new computer that has enough memory}, if your songs from your "Matters Of The Heart" CD are available for downloading as Mp3s, I intend to download many of them on to that Ipod. And I will do so in an ethical way and purchase each song before downloading it. And if your old songs ever are available in Mp3 format, I will be one of the first people who would purchase and download many of your old songs, and I would listen to them in the format that most people nowadays-not just young people- are listening to music. Why would I do that? Because I love those songs. And I love being my own DJ and making my own play-list, that's why. And I think that's the reason why I will love having a Mp3 player, and I think that's the reason why so many other people like having a Mp3 player. Hopefully, Bruce, you will reconsider your position of not wanting your old songs to be available in Mp3 format. If not, it's the world's loss. Some folks in the world may note this with regrets, but the world will keep spinning as it always does. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Peace Date: 19 Aug 08 - 04:54 AM The idea about MOTH as mp3 downloads is a good one. However, I would like to wait on that for a bit. Thank you and Ken for suggesting it. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Amergin Date: 19 Aug 08 - 05:27 AM I am listening right now to my copy of Matters of the Heart...it is beautiful, Bruce. I knew before the poetic gentleness of your heart, but this cd shows that for others to see. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Amos Date: 19 Aug 08 - 11:28 AM Azizi: You can transfer songs from CDs to your iPod, using iTunes, even if they were not MP3s. A |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Azizi Date: 19 Aug 08 - 12:56 PM Thanks for that information, Amos. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: KenM Date: 19 Aug 08 - 05:56 PM Good day!! I'm glad to say that Fay has gone away!! Wait a minute. Murdoch!! Look at the above.....do you think there is a future for me in rhymin'?? Yeah, yeah....I know.....don't give up your day job, Millar. Anyway, Iam pleased to report that Tropical Storm Fay has gone northeast to trouble other communities. Bob, Dan, Mandy, and Azizi....thank you for your notes of encouragement and Azizi, thank you for your prayers. Bruce, I appreciated the phone calls and the sage EMS advice....and, per your instructions, I did nothing heroic and/or stupid during the storm (as we agreed, the two are frequently synonymous). We were fortunate.....Fay remained a tropical storm and never reached hurricane status but, 70 - 80 mph winds are still nothing to fool with and the storm spawned many tornados and dumped a ton of water. Other than a hisbiscus tree that my wife never liked anyway, we suffered no damage. Florida Power and Light restored the power in time that we didn't have to throw away the contents of our refrigerator and now, I have cable restored, as well. "All's well that ends well" as Shaespeare reminds us. Of course, hurricane season doesn't end for another ten weeks so we need to keep our fingers crossed. Cheers....and thanks again. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Azizi Date: 19 Aug 08 - 06:38 PM Other than a hisbiscus tree that my wife never liked anyway, we suffered no damage. Hey, Ken! I'm glad to "hear" that all is well. I'm assuming that the hisbiscus tree that you referred to as having suffered damage didn't do damage to anyone or anything else. It's been two weeks and a day after one huge portion of a 100 ft locust tree fell on my stairs. The entire tree is but a memory now-and I count my blessings every day because that could have been sooo much worse than worrying about scheduling repairmen to fix the concrete stairs and cyclone fence, and the wooden railing etc. Ken, it occurs to me that the only thing that this message has to do with this thread is that we have Bruce and his songs to thank for bringing you to Mudcat. So, thanks Bruce. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: KenM Date: 19 Aug 08 - 06:54 PM Amen, Sister.......... |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Vicar Date: 20 Aug 08 - 01:26 AM On this one, my old friend,we may disagree - but then, you know, my politics have not changed and are as central to me as ever. In fact, there is more need now for us to be speaking up than there was in the 60's. The Empire has gotten a lot more dangerous and deadly. This powerful, poetic way of speaking out is one of your unique gifts. Just reading these words took me back to 1968 when we sang these words at a huge Be In in Central Park and - we sang them beautifully and with revolutionary zeal. The Heart is your favorite domain - We all know that - but is ii our only purpose? Our Lady Mary herself said in her Magnificat: "...He has scattered the proud in their conceit He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly He has filled the hungry with good things and the rich he has sent away empty..! Mary You Are My Friend - and my Mother, and my Comrade. Forgive my rant, Bruce. You sing abut what your heart and your soul tell you to! Joe Frazier CMT |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Vicar Date: 20 Aug 08 - 01:37 AM P.S.s - Nut do give us another "Let's Lay Down Our Drums"! |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Lizzie Cornish 1 Date: 20 Aug 08 - 02:13 AM "...In fact, there is more need now for us to be speaking up than there was in the 60's...." I could not agree with you *more*, Joe. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: KenM Date: 20 Aug 08 - 07:35 AM Once more, Amen, Amen....... |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: bobad Date: 20 Aug 08 - 02:29 PM A review of MOTH from http://playitagainmax.blogspot.com/ I wanted to let people know about another new release by an artist whose first (full-length) album was posted here. Bruce Murdoch, one of the most under-rated folk singers to come out of the 1960s, has a new CD entitled Matters of the Heart, which you can purchase from his Web site. In an interesting contrast to the new Andy Zwerling release I mentioned a couple weeks ago, Murdoch's new music is less political (in the macro sense) and more hopeful than his first album. The songs, while introspective and melancholy at times, still seem to be largely songs of love and acceptance (even in the face absence). You can also preview some tracks on the Web site. For what it's worth, my recommendation is that you get a copy now. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Severn Date: 20 Aug 08 - 05:01 PM "MOTH", Bobad? I know he wrote about a few old flames and former larvas on it on it, but "MOTH"? Yesterday he was and his CD was a phoenix. All the stuff on it flies though, however it flew here, but you have the balls to call it "MOTH"? The perfect MOTHers Day present, maybe? Has he replaced Zappa as MOTHer Of Invention? I set my copy down on my sweater and haven't seen the garment since. I guess that 'splains it.... |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Jeri Date: 20 Aug 08 - 05:26 PM Severn, I'll bet you thought you were joking. Eulithis punata: it's got 'pun' in its name and everything. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Severn Date: 20 Aug 08 - 06:22 PM MOTHer-in-law Of Gawd! Hooda thunkit? I'll bet Tucson, Winslow and Flagstaff don't have their own! |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: olddude Date: 20 Aug 08 - 06:29 PM Severn you never cease to make me burst out laughing please write a book. I will buy a copy for sure |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: bankley Date: 20 Aug 08 - 06:30 PM like ya gotta get the code down man... we work on the hand jive next week... a wollin' stone gathas no moth |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: KenM Date: 20 Aug 08 - 08:16 PM "a wollin' stone gathas no moth"...... Bankley, you break me up! Ken |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Peace Date: 20 Aug 08 - 08:17 PM There are many very strange people posting on this thread. No offense. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: KenM Date: 20 Aug 08 - 08:36 PM My dear Bruce.....let's embrace that.!!!! |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: olddude Date: 20 Aug 08 - 08:44 PM Does the moth come in purple? |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: gnu Date: 21 Aug 08 - 04:21 PM "They fly from June to September." Oh, wow, man. That is, like, spooky, man. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: bankley Date: 21 Aug 08 - 04:45 PM yeah... and when they get real big... they become behe-moths |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: maeve Date: 22 Aug 08 - 05:06 AM "There are many very strange people posting on this thread. No offense." Don't worry about it Bruce. They're all fly-by-nights. I'm still listening to your new cd, Matters of the Heart. maeve |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Azizi Date: 22 Aug 08 - 08:31 AM Don't worry about it Bruce. They're all fly-by-nights. Wherein I briefly interrupt my self-imposed moratorium on posting on Mudcat to write that my super powers enable me to fly by day as well as by night. I also want to affirm that I'm still listening to Bruce Murdoch songs from his "Matters of The Heart" CD and otherwise. Smiles and best wishes, Azizi |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: maeve Date: 22 Aug 08 - 08:58 AM Azizi- You must be flying above the radar then. LOL Back to the music... |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Severn Date: 22 Aug 08 - 10:40 AM Bankley, The adventures of BeheMoth have been recently chronicled in the Mudcat Midsummer Tavern Thread. Does Azizi fly above the radar to avoid being eaten by bats? What other powers-that-be does she possess or is possessed by? Does she use them for the cause of good? Does she have a properly addictive Super Heroine nickname and wear (but never wear out) an appropriate nonshrinkable and non-fadeable sexydesigner costume (purple?) complete with emblem that she designed herself in her secret laboratory so that her alter ego is safe and her alteration-ego never has to be consulted? I mean, WHO WAS that masked woman, anyway? Somebody wanted to thank her..... .......And is Bruce writing her theme song? |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Azizi Date: 22 Aug 08 - 06:31 PM Posted from an undisclosed location: Severn, thank you for rising to the occassion and asking those questions. Here are my responses: 1.Does Azizi fly above the radar to avoid being eaten by bats? No. There are more important reasons why I fly above the radar. 2. What other powers-that-be does she possess or is possessed by? That is restricted information. Does she use them for the cause of good? Of course! 3. Does she have a properly addictive Super Heroine nickname and wear (but never wear out) an appropriate nonshrinkable and non-fadeable sexydesigner costume (purple?) complete with emblem that she designed herself in her secret laboratory so that her alter ego is safe and her alteration-ego never has to be consulted? As to my super heroine nickname-addictive or non-addictive, I'll leave that to others to come up with. Sorry, photos of my superheroine outfit are also restricted. However, you guessed correctly that one of the featured colors of my superheroine outfit is "purple". "Gold" is the other featured color. As to whether my outfit is sexy or not-Most red blooded males probably would think so, but I'm not so sure about those green blooded males. And as to my emblem, I admit that I borrowed heavily from my friend, Zorro. For those curious about such matters, here's a photo and a brief description of my alter-ego persona: "She's a big city girl with a hot, happening life! She's everywhere that's anywhere – she's Super Zizi If you love snob appeal made downright alluring down to the last detail, this is the superheroine for you... A true class act." 5.WHO WAS that masked woman, anyway? Why, Super Zizi, of course! 6. And is Bruce writing her theme song? Well, he's already written a song called "If I Had Wings". However, I'm not saying that all the words to that song apply. [gotta be careful about those URLs, Azizi - a fixer clone] |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Azizi Date: 23 Aug 08 - 04:16 AM Oh, no! A well meaning, fixer clone has inadvertently revealed my deepest secret-the wrong URL is as dangerous for me as kryptonite is for my friend Superman. Apart the wrong URL, I am strong and mighty in battle. Apart from that, I can fly higher than the "Last Robin In Summertime" across the "Plains of Jericho" or anywhere else anyone would chance to wander even in his or her most adventurous "Romping Roving Days". Yes, apart from the wrong URL, I'm guaranteed to be the "Last [Wo]Man Standing". But enough talk about those dreaded URLs. It's time for me to return to my secret laboratory in my undisclosed location where important goin's on are goin on. But I promise that I will return to Mudcatville "As Soon As Possible". Who was that masked woman, anyway? Why, that was Super Zizi! :o)) |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Peace Date: 23 Aug 08 - 05:59 AM You folks ain't gettin' out enough. Those walls start closin' in something fierce in the summer heat. Drink lotsa water. LOTS. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: gnu Date: 23 Aug 08 - 06:19 AM Gettin better, tho... froecast about 35 today but the RH is only forecast about 50%, so it will be bearable if there is a breeze. Summer breeze, makes me feel fine.... |
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Subject: RE: Azizi Top CD-"Martyrs of the Heat" From: Severn Date: 23 Aug 08 - 08:46 AM O, Mighty Avenger, Is your insignia just worn on your Zizi top (hopefully you don't have a beard) or on your Zizi bottom as well? Far better to stop at two "Z's". Add a third and folks would mistake it for "The Mark Of Snorro" and assume you were flying in your sleep, possibly under the spell of the much dreaded (an "in" hairstyle these days) Lord Kumbaya, ruler over the minions of unconsciousness. Purple & Gold, eh? If you weren't flying, one would think you were trying out for the LSU or Laker cheerleaders..... As for your powers, I assume you have Super Vision and that your parents would have taught you never to go out at night without it. And I suppose you talk to your foes in playground rhyme (or am I confusing The Purple Zizi with The Plain Brown Rapper?). Being from Pittsburgh, I'd think you'd be a Woman of Steel and stainless, at that. A mere Woman of Iron would fall victim to the likes of Marvel villain Magneto before she could get on with her pressing needs. And I suppose that after several flights worth of stares, the Pittsburghians would be used to your prescence as a step or two above whatever else they had in the past to combat stealers or pirates or robber barons. Do you pop a can of Iron City like Popeye pops a can of spinach? (No spinach for you. Greens don't go with purples). Are you assisted by Micro Bruce, firy defender of Hip Hops? If so, ditch that can of Iron City FAST! .....Speaking of Bruce, I suppose I should be giving him back his thread now, so without further adieu, "Hello, Bruce!"..... ("Adieu!.....Isn't that what you say to a spouse at the CLOSING ceremonies of a wedding?) .....but I actually, for now, must finally bid you "adieu". Do I hear two dieus? No? GOING, GOING, GONE!.......... (also, what you say to a spouse at the ending ceremonies of a marriage) |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Severn Date: 23 Aug 08 - 08:55 AM Make that "Marriage", rather than wedding. And you can remove the last sentence, if you want to. Some bad editing and rewriting. You blew ANOTHER punch line, Severn! Time for another cup of coffee..... |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Peace Date: 23 Aug 08 - 03:08 PM You folks is nuts. However, I have had a few good chuckles with the back and forth posting. S'long as yer havin' fun. And thanks to you all. |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: gnu Date: 23 Aug 08 - 05:14 PM Well, not much else to do in the heat but put on some good tunes and check out the threads, eh. I'd discuss the CD, but youse all know what I think of it already. Am I Hinton enough? |
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Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart From: Severn Date: 23 Aug 08 - 11:18 PM Of course Micro Bruce would have to have non-alchoholic content and no alchoholic discontent to be able to have his comic book adventures be sold on an old style news stand and Zizi would have to be on best behavior as well. There is a code of conduct for heroes, or at least used to be until the late 60's. There used to be something called the Comics Code that it would say in the corner of the front cover that the comic you were about to read subscribed to or maybe merely ascribed to that probably went out the window at the time of Mr. Natural, Fritz The Cat and Snappy Sammy Smoot. Do they still have one? Is it headquartered in some building somewhere and do people still officially answer to it? Or do the majors police themselves in the time of the Graphic Novel and specialty comic shoppe? I don't read 'em much anymore, but occaisionally see the movie..... Maybe we could move Bruce over to a featured role in a comic book called "No Way, Hose A!" about the adventures of a wacky fire company for those still looking to find a Smokey Stover for the 21st Century who will somehow write songs as he goes along and serve as whatever the opposite of a torch singer is while still nailing up signs saying "Notory Sojac" to hang in thin air like cartoon firemen of old. .....or maybe not. But it might work better than something like "PEACE COMICS" that would be doomed to fail to appeal to the action, humor or illustrated Cliff Notes markets. Of course if he were liscenced by Rupert Murdoch, ANYTHING that he did would be published in the purplest of prose...... |
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