Older, wiser guy tries to sing some sense into his cocky upstart friend about the ways of the world and how things can take a turn for the worse at any time. Medium fast blues shuffle pushes the song along with rollicking gusto. Powerful, soulful delivery by male vocalist. Fiery blues piano and guitar solos.
Track details
| Track ID number: | 14159 |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Vocal Jazz music - royalty free jazz with vocals -- Vocal Blues / Southern -- Blues & Southern Rock |
| Moods/Emotions: | Ironic / Spiteful / Bad Attitude -- Excited / Enthusiastic / Energetic -- Cool / Funky / Strutting -- Funny / Playful / Whimsical / Comical |
| Suggested Production Types: | Historical / Retro: 1950's -- Historical / Retro: 1920-1940's -- Men / Motors / Guys stuff |
| Prominent Instruments: | Bass (Electric) -- Drums (Drum Kit) -- Piano (Acoustic) -- Vocals (Male) / Singing with Lyrics |
| Keywords / Hints: | vocal blues |
| Tempo feel: | Medium -- Fast |
| Tempo Beats Per Minute: | 130 |
| Artist: | Buddy Moncrief |
| Composer: | John Swanson (BMI - CAE#: 00545496814) |
| Publisher: | Acoustic SwaneeLand (BMI) |
| SRCO (Sound Recording Copyright Owner): | John Swanson |
| PRO / Non-PRO Track? | PRO (What's this?) |
| WAV file bit depth: | CD-quality / 16-bit (What's this?) |
| Stem files available for this track: | No |
| Lyrics: | Maybe the sun shines on you everyday You’ve got it all in the bag Maybe your ship is sailing home Waving the victory flag But if you think it’s all just a piece of cake Let me be the first to say That you’re gonna find out You’re gonna find out You’re gonna find out You’re gonna find out You’re gonna find out the hard way I once walked on water too Cocksure and bold I had the answer to everything I really broke the mold But then my luck went and ran on out Went from king to pawn in a day And I found out I found out I found out Man, I found out I sure found out the hard way I hate to say I told you so Now that it’s come to pass I hate to see you down and out And running out of gas But the sun don’t shine On the same dog’s rear Every single day Now that you found out You found out You found out You found out You found out the hard way You found out You found out You found out You found out You found out the hard way |
| Album containing this track: | (None) |
Buddy Moncrief
Somewhere out on New Route 66, about 50 miles west of Sinatra and 75 miles east of Tom Waits, Swanson struts his swingin' and singin'. He loves Dave Frishberg songs and Johnny Walker in a tumbler. He'd like to hear Kurt Elling cover Stone Temple Pilots. Lonnie Johnson is God.
On his latest full-length release "We Can't Party Like We Used To" (2009 Acoustic SwaneeLand), Swanson pounds out 12 original vocal jazz cuts with a cool retro vibe. His bluesy vocals and tasty guitar licks remind of crooners past and present - Sinatra, Cole, John Pizzarelli come to mind - but his clever songwriting has a leaner, edgier feel to it that puts him squarely in the current century.