Green Tee Readings

By conservative estimate*, I’ve listened to Hayes Carll 988 times. This is ridiculous since I’d never heard of him until I saw that the Old 97’s were coming to Chicago a bit more than a month ago. I now know that it’s quite a travesty that I’d never heard of him, and that he’s woefully under-popular. If you have even the slightest interest in hearing Country done superbly, with grace, sadness and humor, take a listen to some songs. And, hell, if Scarlett Johannson can get some cred for covering Tom Waits, surely a true blue country boy can get the same.

It’s a Shame. I can’t tell you how often I’ve played this on my iPod. A definite Stop And Listen.
Naked Checkers. Amusing and warm hearted
I Don’t Wanna Grow Up. Dude. Tom Waits.
Live Free or Die. Johnny Cash could have recorded this
Flowers And Liquor. “I like flowers/you like liquor/your way’s nice/but my way’s quicker”
Perfect Lover. A perfect guitar piece.

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Because I’m sure y’all were just dying to know what would be on the mix CD’s I lost some sleep over this past week.

Hayes Carll

1. Hey Baby Where You Been

2. She Left Me For Jesus
3. Heaven Above
4. Live Free or Die
5. It’s a Shame
6. Highway 87
7. Good Friends
8. Flowers & Liquor
9. Perfect Lover
10. Sit In With the Band
11. Wish I Hadn’t Stayed so Long
12. Naked Checkers
13. Leave Here Standing
14. I Don’t Wanna Grow Up

Old 97’s

1. Four Leaf Clover

2. Victoria
3. Question
4. Just Like California
5. Streets of Where I’m From
6. The New Kid
7. Valentine
8. Our Love*
9. W-I-F-E
10. Melt Show
11. Broadway
12. Nineteen
13. Murder (or a Heart Attack)
14. Timebomb
15. Big Brown Eyes
16. Indefinitely
17. The El*
18. Four-Eyed Girl*
19. You Belong To My Heart
20. Singular Girl*

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* Rhett Miller solo track, and in the case of “Singular Girl,” one taken from KEXP.org’s Song a Day program.

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