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I used to play at a writers' night where there was a band of excellent studio musicians. Bring your Nashville Numbers charts and they would absolutely kill it.... The First Take Band. The leader was a guy named Mike Dunbar. It all slips into the void, I guess... This song came from that time... it was an education... [b]HONKY TONK OF HIGHER LEARNING[/b] just because i don't have a fancy diploma just because i never went to college doesn't mean i can't make my way in this world i've gained the necessary knowledge me and the boys still worry about the grades we might be earning hanging out here in the hallowed halls of the honky tonk of higher learning floyd's learning how it feels to flunk out with phyliss over by the jukebox hannah's teaching harry how she breaks hearts here in this school of hard knocks rachel's reading randy the rules of rejection it seldom seems to concern him he's still hanging out here in the hallowed halls of the honky tonk of higher learning this is where we learn the real lessons of life keep the midnight oil burning sink or swim get your studies in the honky tonk of higher learning saturday nights it's social studies your history comes back to haunt you you think you've got some chemistry going with the waitress statistics say she won't want you do a little math, figure up your tab the wheels of knowledge just keep turning hanging out here in the hallowed halls of the honky tonk of higher learning we're continuing our education keep those neon beer signs burning hanging out here in the hallowed halls of the honky tonk of higher learning ain't never graduating from these hallowed halls the honky tonk of higher learning ©steve vincent and floyd jane Have a beer. Get an education. fj
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Hangin' out in the Hallowed Halls of the Honky Tonk of higher learning. Now that is a memorable line, Mr. Jane and Mr. Vincent. As always, your delivery and production makes the audience want to get out on that dance floor or at least tap time as another beer is poured. Fun song and worthy of several more listens.
Thanks for sharing, ----Dave
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Hey guys,
Real nice job. You make it difficult to find a nit in your songs.
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Time to get up and dance. Always good Floyd.
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a very good song...l Like it
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Floyd, Now that's a song that fits right into the sweet spot at any honky tonk bar where boogie woogie boys and girls gather on Friday and Saturday nights. It belongs on jukeboxes and set lists of every roadhouse bar band in America. Seriously. It's not easy to write good honky tonk lyrics. But these jump out of the speakers like a Chuck Berry song. My compliments.
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Hangin' out in the Hallowed Halls of the Honky Tonk of higher learning. Now that is a memorable line, Mr. Jane and Mr. Vincent. As always, your delivery and production makes the audience want to get out on that dance floor or at least tap time as another beer is poured. Fun song and worthy of several more listens.
Thanks for sharing, ----Dave Thanks, Dave... Steve and I were sitting in Douglas Corner Café, listening and talking about "the scene" and he said it was like a honky tonk of higher learning... We knew there was a song there! I wrote this the next morning... (he had written the title on a napkin and handed it to me). Thanks for the spin, Calvin...
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haha,now that's the kind of schoolin' i like.Great job Floyd!Mike
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Man that piano is tooo much. Sort a Jerry Lee like.
Sound like bunch of friends in a killer jam session.
Another smoker Floyd
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YEAH! Now there's something I can chair dance to! Well done, Floyd.
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Time to get up and dance. Always good Floyd. Thanks, Martin... a very good song...l Like it Thanks, Neil... Floyd, Now that's a song that fits right into the sweet spot at any honky tonk bar where boogie woogie boys and girls gather on Friday and Saturday nights. It belongs on jukeboxes and set lists of every roadhouse bar band in America. Seriously. It's not easy to write good honky tonk lyrics. But these jump out of the speakers like a Chuck Berry song. My compliments. Really appreciate that, Dan...
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I'd sit in a honky tonk all night and try to tolerate the smoke and stale beer aromas if I could come out and write a song half this good. This one needs a jukebox number assigned to it.
In that proverbial perfect world Brooks and Dunn would have made you a lot of money with this one!
Too much fun.
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Floyd, this is a blast! what a fun song! loving the piano!
Tom
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haha,now that's the kind of schoolin' i like.Great job Floyd!Mike Thanks, Mike. Man that piano is tooo much. Sort a Jerry Lee like.
Sound like bunch of friends in a killer jam session.
Another smoker Floyd Thanks, Nelson... YEAH! Now there's something I can chair dance to! Well done, Floyd.
Ricki Careful there, girl... (thanks) I'd sit in a honky tonk all night and try to tolerate the smoke and stale beer aromas if I could come out and write a song half this good. This one needs a jukebox number assigned to it.
In that proverbial perfect world Brooks and Dunn would have made you a lot of money with this one!
Too much fun.
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From your lips.... Floyd, this is a blast! what a fun song! loving the piano!
Tom Thanks, Tom...
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Among others, Alan Jackson springs to mind.
Great buzz of a dance song and a great title. Oh, and of course, great production.
What's not to like on this one? Nothing springs to mind.
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It's OK Floyd, I let the chair lead.
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Sounds like a cool place with lots of hard knock lessons available. Great lyrics and production. Can't sit still!
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Hey Floyd,
I really enjoyed this "kick-ass" Country-Rock song, maybe actually a little more early rock-n-roll, whatever........dynamite piano!
steady-eddie.
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Hi Floyd, I was thinking that the hook was gonna miss since drinking isn't usually associated with getting "high" like smoking pot is--then I listened and read, and you made the "higher learning" about the stuff you can (*clears throat*) learn by hanging out with the same group of folks, night after night, and so it's perfect. Kind of like little Tom T Hall-ish character studies, mixed with Roger Miller's wit. Your use of "chemistry" was my favorite. That's John Jarvis on piano? I haven't used him yet. I remember when I worked at Tower Records/Nashville--he was the 'go-to' guy on so many recordings and demos, even put out some great records on the long dead MCA "Master" series, if I be recollecting correctly. I'd love to have a crazy honky-tonk piano come in late, on a slow, dark, somber ballad, just for fun..lol.. As usual, stellar work.. Mike
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Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) from the song "Songs of Love" from the album "Casanova" (1996)
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Among others, Alan Jackson springs to mind.
Great buzz of a dance song and a great title. Oh, and of course, great production.
What's not to like on this one? Nothing springs to mind.
Vic Thanks, Vic. Appreciate that... It's OK Floyd, I let the chair lead. Good choice! Sounds like a cool place with lots of hard knock lessons available. Great lyrics and production. Can't sit still! Thanks for the spin, Colin... Hey Floyd,
I really enjoyed this "kick-ass" Country-Rock song, maybe actually a little more early rock-n-roll, whatever........dynamite piano!
steady-eddie. Thanks for stopping by, Ed...
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Hi Floyd, I was thinking that the hook was gonna miss since drinking isn't usually associated with getting "high" like smoking pot is--then I listened and read, and you made the "higher learning" about the stuff you can (*clears throat*) learn by hanging out with the same group of folks, night after night, and so it's perfect. Kind of like little Tom T Hall-ish character studies, mixed with Roger Miller's wit. Your use of "chemistry" was my favorite. That's John Jarvis on piano? I haven't used him yet. I remember when I worked at Tower Records/Nashville--he was the 'go-to' guy on so many recordings and demos, even put out some great records on the long dead MCA "Master" series, if I be recollecting correctly. I'd love to have a crazy honky-tonk piano come in late, on a slow, dark, somber ballad, just for fun..lol.. As usual, stellar work.. Mike Mike - I always enjoy your reviews. Your musical knowledge astounds me. Mentions of Tom T. Hall AND Roger Miller could do nothing but make me smile (Miller, I think, is one of the most underrated songwriters ever). The piano tracks are actually Kevin McKendree - newer New Orleans Boogie tracks (using the midiSuperTrack version and rendered using 4Front TruePiano - a lot more control of the sound that way). I have used the Jarvis honky tonk tracks a lot in the past - they are awesome, too... Thanks, once again for the nice review....
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They sound like a Nashville crowd for sure.
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Honk if you honky tonk.. Hey don't we know dike Munbaar here'round?
Ok song, a bit too clever for me though. Musicians were too fancy playing also.. :-)
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