Thanks, Tom. That was refreshing. The song makes more sense as scat singing with words, and does it pretty well.
The early-to-mid '70s were kind of a wasteland for lyrics, weren't they? (I'm thinking Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Elton John w/out Bernie Taupin, . . . ). Of course now we have hip-hop, where we would rather not understand the lyrics.
America is on tour! they are playing Newark OH in a couple of weeks
ReplyDeleteCatchy and fun tunes, but I hope to never be in such a state of mind that their lyrics make sense.
ReplyDeleteThis one in particular.
Pikkumatti:
ReplyDeleteYou and Dewey Bunnell both:
http://www.accessbackstage.com/america/song/song036.htm
Thanks, Tom. That was refreshing. The song makes more sense as scat singing with words, and does it pretty well.
ReplyDeleteThe early-to-mid '70s were kind of a wasteland for lyrics, weren't they? (I'm thinking Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Elton John w/out Bernie Taupin, . . . ). Of course now we have hip-hop, where we would rather not understand the lyrics.