dhanners623 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 A new song. I'll let everyone guess who/what it is about, although the jig is up by the end of the fourth verse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Knew right away who Blanche was before you spoke a word, Dave. This is conversational, lyrically speaking, and well written. When it ended my first thought was "but there's more to the story"........but not if the tale is about Blanche was the second thought. Nicely done, sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhanners623 Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 Thanks. I should maybe give it a different title. "Blanche" was kind of a working title and I never got around to changing it. Blanche was kind of the odd-man (or woman) out of the Barrow-Parker Gang. Clyde and Bonnie were out-and-out psychopaths. Buck had a lawless streak and was a killer. Blanche was, by all accounts, just a normal woman who loved her man and then found herself in over her head. There's no evidence she ever even held a gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratherbwalkn Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Haa I dont know the back story, but a very nice job, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSoxBiker Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I didn't know the story either, but it is a very good tune. Well done as always, too. I've especially been enjoying the overall tone with this one and the last one, David. Just the new room, or did you make some other changes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Great new song David. I didn't know much of the story. I have seen that recent movie The Highwaymen, but that's about it... Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhanners623 Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) Thanks, all. I just started recording my videos in the spare bedroom since my wife is now teaching at home. This way, I don’t disturb her. I’ve been wanting to watch “The Highwaymen,” too, but we haven’t yet. The events in the song take place a few months before Clyde and Bonnie met their end. The posse in Iowa captured Buck and Blanche, but Clyde and Bonnie and an accomplice named W.D. Jones got away. Edited April 19, 2020 by dhanners623 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 It’s really a great movie, one of the best I’ve seen in a long time. If they ever make a prequel, you have the soundtrack ready to go! Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Excellent, David ! Really good songwriting and performing. A great ballad and story. I enjoyed that a lot. Not just because he’s no longer with us, but because it’s true——-This is a John Prine kind of song——simplistic (and in a good, good way), easy to understand, clever, everyday language, believable, and even if it wasn’t about a real person it easily could have been. I think you did one-hell-of-a-good-job on this song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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