Swinging electric blues with dynamite horn arrangement. Clever lyrics paint a humorous but poignant picture of adult life. Killer hooks that keep listeners interested. Smooth and strong vocal delivery. Tasty guitar solo. Second break features giutar and horns. Instrumental version also available. Male Vocals, Blues Music, Chicago Blues
Track details
| Track ID number: | 8989 |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Vocal Jazz music - royalty free jazz with vocals -- Country & Bluegrass -- Blues & Southern Rock |
| Moods/Emotions: | Happy / Joyful / Positive -- Funny / Playful / Whimsical / Comical |
| Suggested Production Types: | Comedy / Sitcom / Dramedy -- Family / Light Entertainment |
| Prominent Instruments: | Bass (Electric) -- Brass section / Horns -- Drums (Drum Kit) -- Guitar (Electric) -- Vocals (Male) / Singing with Lyrics |
| Keywords / Hints: | blues vocals, vocal blues, blues with vocals, blues vocal, vocals blues, male vocal, male vocalsm jazz vocals, vocal jazz |
| Tempo feel: | Slow -- Medium |
| Tempo Beats Per Minute: | 89 |
| Artist: | Buddy Moncrief |
| Composer: | Buddy Moncrief (BMI) |
| Publisher: | Acoustic SwaneeLand (BMI) |
| SRCO (Sound Recording Copyright Owner): | Buddy Moncrief |
| 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: | On a bad breath morning you got to have an alibi On a bad breath morning you got to know the reason why We can't party like we used to, but we sure do try But your life is gonna catch up with you about the break of day When you got the baby cryin' and you got bills to pay We can't party like we used to Don't seem to stop us from tryin' anyway Old age and taxes; just facts you can't deny And you got the grim reaper waiting; there's a dude you don't deny We can't party like we used to Guess it don't hurt to try Well, if it ain't broke don't fix it; least that's what they say Well, if it ain't bad don't spank it; unless you happen to like it that way We can't party like we used to We can't party like we used to We can't party like we used to But we're gonna party just a little bit here today |
| 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.