i love new bohemians. and edie brickell. i teach one of her songs, 1873 (buffalo diary) for the "going west" unit. check out the lyrics:
1873 was a very bad year for me
when our life here just disappeared so suddenly.
they got their tickets for the train,
raised their weapons and took aim.
laughing from the railroad tracks
they shot my brothers in the back
in 1873.
no more thunder on the ground.
birds were flying round and round.
though the dust we once kicked up no longer could be seen.
and 1873 was a very bad year for me.
we cradled their babies,
made up their houses,
covered their feet.
they took what they needed,
never took us for granted,
but they were defeated when people shot at me
in 1873.
laid out in the broken sun,
rain beat on us like a drum.
the rhythm of that emptiness which shot my spirit free
in 1873.
1873 was a very bad year for me.
it's like she's singing the selection, buffalo hunt.
i'm so excited--edie brickell and new bohemians are going to perform on the tonight show with jay leno in 15 minutes--i haven't seen them perform together live in over 15 years!!!
update: they served it. they performed "no dinero," and edie even did a birthday shout-out to "dear pablo." ahh, ain't married life sweet... 12:45a.m.
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