One night in Soviet Russia
There was a medical institute dance
On the restaurant floor of the guest house
And I wandered in there by chance
My friends were already seated
And I was and hour or so late
The dance band played Russian dance music
As I ordered my meal and I ate
They wheeled and sang all round us
Student songs from the left and the right
The music was sad like a circus
You could hear the Siberian night
I felt a hand on my shoulder
Heard a word as I turned and I saw
A lovely Siberian daughter
And she led me out onto the floor
We danced for a song I remember
Or maybe we danced for a few
Her name she said was Yelena
And her eyes were Siberian blue
And when the music was over
I returned to my friends where they sang
“The stars and the stripes are forever”
‘Til one of them held out his hand
And arm in arm with a local
And balancing high on a chair
They delivered a toast with a bottle
Of Bulgarian blood of the bear
“Tonight we can share this fire
Tomorrow we may be consumed”
My eyes were walking a wire
To Yelena with her friends across the room
One night in Soviet Russia
I waited for her by the door
The Siberian stars were like lightning
As we wandered down by the shore
Yelena, Yelena
Lake Baikal drains through these towns
Cold as a mirror
And deeper than any man drowns.
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The best I've heard from Steve Earle in a while. The songs have a subtler, earthier tone, tastefully rendered in authentic sounding country/blues/bluegrass stylings. 'J.T' reminds of earlier records like 'Feel Alright' or 'Train a Comin'.
Deep grief, love and compassion is felt on the final track, the only composition from Steve, seemingly written for his son. The rest, composed by JT, do confirm what a great songwriter he really was. tideracer
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I’m a long time fan of Tex, the Beasts and Aussie-alt rock .. and recently been over indulging in the back catalogues of SPJ and Ian Rilen. Why mention that? This record is inspiring and an aural pleasure that grows each listen. Despite the talent, crafted musicianship and acknowledged influences on this record, they still deliver the same raw emotion, telling observations and Lo-Fi attitude we love Tex and his compatriots for.. fave tracks are Pay the Devils Due and Danger Has Been Kind trumblesinegypt
With virtuosic guitar-playing and evocative singing, Carl “Buffalo” Nichols returns Black stories to folk and blues. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 9, 2021
An intimate collection of previously-unreleased recordings from the Texan singer-songwriter: first drafts, alternate takes, covers and more. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 7, 2019
Cerebral palsy curbed his ability to play guitar the conventional way, so Nagoda learned double slide, this is his debut LP.
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Our great musician / singer / performer / arranger. Champion for the unsung through song. Her finest album yet. Wonderful contributions from Francesco Turrisi as well. First couple of folk. Red Balloon Talk