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John Prine (Original Post)
ashling
Sep 2018
OP
I like Prine, but his song about "Paradise" is wrong. I grew up across the Green River from there.
tonyt53
Sep 2018
#1
My favorite John Prine song is his duet with Iris Dement called "In Spite of Ourselves"
red dog 1
Sep 2018
#3
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)1. I like Prine, but his song about "Paradise" is wrong. I grew up across the Green River from there.
Thunderbeast
(3,419 posts)2. My favorite musician of all time
His voice is awful.
His guitar playing is not spectacular.
His lyrics are pure poetry!
Angel From Montgomery
Hello In There
Souvineers
Long Monday
Paradise (even if not accurate)
Prine's long collaboration and friendship with Steve Goodman produced some of the finest performances ever!
red dog 1
(27,849 posts)3. My favorite John Prine song is his duet with Iris Dement called "In Spite of Ourselves"
If I wasn't having computer pbs, I'd post the video.
I've been a huge fan of his for decades...He's a truly great songwriter.
mpcamb
(2,875 posts)4. Here's a version-
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Another, a personal fave-
Another, a personal fave-
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)6. OMG - I love them both individually, but
I adore them together! Iris swings her way around this area every few years, playing in small venues that are up close and personal. We go to see her whenever we can. Haven't yet seen them together, but hope to some day.
sl8
(13,881 posts)5. "But my stomach makes noises whenever I kiss"
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Unhappy, unhappy
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood
Dear Abby, dear Abby
Dear Abby, dear Abby
Dear Abby, dear Abby
You won't believe this
But my stomach makes noises whenever I kiss
My girlfriend tells me it's all in my head
But my stomach tells me to write you instead
Signed noise-maker
Noise-maker, noise-maker
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood
Dear Abby, dear Abby
Well I never thought
That me and my girlfriend would ever get caught
We were sitting in the back seat just shooting the breeze
With her hair up in curlers and her pants to her knees
Signed just married
Just married just married
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood
Signed dear Abby
My feet are too long
My hair's falling out and my rights are all wrong
My friends they all tell me that I've no friends at all
Won't you write me a letter, won't you give me a call
Signed bewildered
Bewildered, bewildered
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood
Dear Abby, dear Abby
My fountain pen leaks
My wife hollers at me and my kids are all freaks
Every side I get up on is the wrong side of bed
If it weren't so expensive I'd wish I were dead
Signed unhappy
Unhappy, unhappy
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood
Dear Abby, dear Abby
Dear Abby, dear Abby
Dear Abby, dear Abby
You won't believe this
But my stomach makes noises whenever I kiss
My girlfriend tells me it's all in my head
But my stomach tells me to write you instead
Signed noise-maker
Noise-maker, noise-maker
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood
Dear Abby, dear Abby
Well I never thought
That me and my girlfriend would ever get caught
We were sitting in the back seat just shooting the breeze
With her hair up in curlers and her pants to her knees
Signed just married
Just married just married
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood
Signed dear Abby