Allegedly, an actual film of McClintlock performing this in the late 20′s: How quickly we forget! Harry McClintlock was a huge star in his time and was responsible for the first recordings of many classic American folk, bluegrass and hillbilly … Continue reading
This is clearly a song about going through a breakup, and I think it’s one of Martin’s best from the Poppy Salesman album. He paints the picture of a person who suddenly finds they are alone in a home they … Continue reading
One of my favorite tracks from We Didn’t Even Suspect That He Was the Poppy Salesman. I really appreciate Martin’s guitar playing on this one. It’s a song that seems to speak of a longing to be free, to escape, … Continue reading
This song follows My Sweet Relief very well. It’s all about materialism, and Martin presents the idea that we could all probably be pretty happy with lesser versions of everything, if we weren’t so pointlessly obsessed with always trying to … Continue reading
Since some of these songs don’t exist on the Internet, I’ll upload them myself. Nothing fancy visually, but the audio should be fine. Martin Tielli is an eccentric, sometimes kind of bizarre guy, and this is essentially a song of … Continue reading
I’ve already written about I’ll Never tear You Apart, but as it happens to be the opening track from Martin’s solo debut, We Didn’t Even Suspect That He Was the Poppy Salesman, and as I have apparently decided to add … Continue reading
This song really amused me when I heard it and had I known it when I turned thirty many moons ago, I would have made it my anthem. Alas, that wasn’t meant to be… While ambiguously searching for the lyrics, … Continue reading
This is a sequence from A Mighty Wind: It should be noted that Guest, McKean and Shearer are all fairly accomplished musicians, particularly Guest. Here’s the full version of the song from the album: The Folksmen never get to perform … Continue reading
From the extras on the DVD of A Mighty Wind: And from the live performance filmed for A Mighty Wind: The Folksmen are the inspired creation of actors/musicians/comedians Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. The band is a parody … Continue reading
So I no sooner get back from my sojourn to the land of ice and snow, aka the City of Brother Love [sic]; and I get recruited into a Cover band that is forming. No name yet, but were focusing … Continue reading