dhanners623 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I had written a song named "Joliet" and wasn't that happy with it, but our latest word prompt in the Facebook songwriting challenge I'm participating in was the word "carrot" and for some reason, it got me thinking about this song so I pulled it into the garage, hoisted it up on the lift, ripped out some parts and installed new ones and after sleeping on it, here it is. It is called "Leaving Joliet" and is about the impending closing of the Caterpillar plant there. The lyrics: Leaving Joliet © 2019 by David Hanners Morning sun bright as carrot orange Mary’s at the stove, mumbles something ‘bout the mortgage Asks me if I’ve heard back from anyone yet But she knows work is hard to come by now in Joliet Cat shut down, moved the line to Monterrey Some Mexican does my job for 15 bucks a day Now I watch the Des Plaines flow, smoke a cigarette Wish I was that river leaving Joliet We went on strike to get a fair contract Wound up losing lots of ground we’d never get back Robbed by modern desperadoes in their corporate jets Flying high above the carnage of towns like Joliet If you were born here, you dreamed of getting out If you stayed, you worked the prison or the Cat I assembled brake valves then checked for defects Worked damn hard for the Cat in Joliet http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2kpoqme5f28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robroy Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 1554191054[/url]' post='1985259']nice job! Ditto. Great job. Loved the guitar, the simpleness here... and love that you found a way to kinda rhyme with the word orange? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I like it too. Nice somber feel. I especially like how you write about ordinary people. Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle fester Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Alright Dhanners, all your stuff is good, could listen to it all day long, but it's all a history lesson. Regardless, I like it all so not knocking it, but I challenge you to stray from the path. Disregard if you've got know interest - but would love to hear a fun little ditty from you... I forget who it was, but 'bbbbbald babies' was a fun song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Another wonderful song...if you haven't already, you should put this stuff out on record, seriously great songs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhanners623 Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 Another wonderful song...if you haven't already, you should put this stuff out on record, seriously great songs! Thanks for the kind words. If we make it back to the U.S. this summer, I may record an EP. Got the musicians and a recording engineer lined up, and I'm using a firend's cabin on a pond out in the country near my hometown in Illinois for the studio. If we make it back, that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Yoire in trouble if the word of the week is promotion Great job though dhanner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Very fine job there David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Davis Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Well written song indeed!! Great execution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSoxBiker Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Nice again, David. The Bruce vibe was strong. I felt like I could see the scene and hear the folks around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhanners623 Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Yoire in trouble if the word of the week is promotion I'm unsure what is meant by that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I'm unsure what is meant by that.... Just teasing a little dhanner I'm a fan of your stuff Was a joke about the amount of factories closing in you songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhanners623 Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Just teasing a little dhanner I'm a fan of your stuff Was a joke about the amount of factories closing in you songs Ok. I didn't get it first time around. I'm actually thinking of doing an album of songs about the current economy in the Midwest and howit has impacted lives and towns. A record full of happy, upbeat tunes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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