Ya' know Robert...

I've been guilty of saying some not-so-nice things to and about you in the time I've been at JPF.
I'd like to apologize for that...it was
wrong....and I'm sorry.
You and I see alot of things very differently
and that's OK.

I am truly saddened that you seem unable to shift into a lower gear and enjoy a little bit of fun with some of the the rest of us.
That's all this song is you know..just a bit of fun.
When I read the words...I smiled.
Simple as that...I smiled.
Picked up my guitar and just chuckled my way thru a couple of chords and shuffled Bobbies words around a bit and tried to make some music that would be as light as the words.
When I was done..I played it back and smiled again.
Same kinda smile when I listen to "Roll and Rhumba" by Jimmie Reed...or some other piece of silliness.
Are Bobbie and I gonna get a Grammy for this...prob'ly not.
Is Monument records gonna pick this up as the new single for the Dixie Chicks...my guess would be no.
Did this bit of fun make almost everybody that read it and heard it smile...yes it did.
Well..guess what...that makes it a winner.
By a "winner" I mean that it's doing all that it was called on to do...make some people smile..and honestly..in these times, that's a good thing.
Now, I'm gonna guess that you probably don't think there's much you can learn from me..but let me say this anyway....

Most people don't really know why they like a song....
A successful song and by successful I don't mean a "hit"..I mean a song that works at one or a variety of levels...is a magical combination of words, melody..textures..just all kinds of things..including the prevailing temperament of the listener(s).
Successful songs defy analysis..the proof of that is the variety of songs that have become successful.
My wife knows Jack about music..she loves "Louie Louie"..she loves the soundtrack from "Evita"..she loves The Gypsy
Kings, Keith Whitley and the Pogues for Crissakes.
She just likes that stuff...she can't tell you why..But..She and most people can tell you exactly why they DON'T like something !


My point is...this little song is a good example of one of those little accidents...
What folks hear in this is a bit of fun.
That's all...that's enough !

I'm sad that you feel the need to look at this so closely...when you do...the magic goes away !
This little song is for all the folks who like to think that maybe David Copperfield really can make that elephant disappear !

I wish, that like me, you could be one of those people....it makes smiling real easy !

Melodically, this came out more Western Bop than blues..although when I listen to it I can tell the singer has listened to alot of Delta and country blues in his life..

I'm happy with the way it turned out...I'm sorry you don't enjoy it as much as alot of the rest of us...and I'm sorry cos' I think you would do well to smile a bit easier !

Bob Young