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Yarns, Tales and Outright Lies

by David Luck

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1.
Goodnight Shelia Devine 04:13
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Goodnight Sheila Devine (also see YarnsLyrics_v1.pdf.) V1 Train two-fifty-seven with Judge Sheila Devine Leaves Grand Central Station at quarter to nine Cabbies and caseloads are soon left behind Blue pumps lay before her, another glass of wine V2 Turns off her cell, douses the light Wishes dead friends a cheerful 'good night' Cringing in shadow, they whisper in spite You could be wrong or you could be right Chorus: You could be wrong, you could be right Mountains of sorrow, baskets of light Will carry your heart around the bend This is beginning This is the end V3 Trips over turtles asleep in the hall Ghastly reminders hung on the wall No trumpet heralds a last curtain call This is the beginning of the end of it all Chorus: You could be wrong, you could be right Mountains of sorrow, baskets of light Will carry your heart around the bend This is beginning This is the end Bridge: Judge Sheila Devine wakes with a start Tarrytown Station appears from the dark This is beginning This is the end Words and music by David Luck Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
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Barcelona 03:24
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Where the oil runs free 02:59
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Where the oil runs free (Commemorating the BP Oil Spill) V1. Sun’s hot but my heart is cold Sun’s hot but my heart is cold This weariness Is getting old   V2. Pack some onion and a bucket of beer Pack some onion and a bucket of beer Pump that gas We’re getting’ out a’ here   REFRAIN: Let’s motor down where the oil runs free Motor down where the oil runs free Strike a match Get on TV   INSTR#1 V5. Flick on your brights, blackout the moon Flick on your brights, blackout the moon You’ve turned my life Into a Looney Tune   V7. Dog barks and a rooster crows Dog barks and a rooster crows That’s just the way These old songs go   INSTR#2:   CHANGE UP: You can kiss your sister (kiss your sister) Come Christmas time (Christmas time) This song ain’t over (song ain’t over) ‘Til you’re out of rhyme (out of rhyme)   So, motor on down (motor on down) Where the oil runs free (oil runs free) Strike a match (strike a match) Get on TV (get on TV)    Words and music by David Luck Copyright © 2013. All rights reserved. (also see YarnsLyrics_v1.pdf.)
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Amazing Grace 04:19
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Bottom Line 03:55
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Bottom Line (Ode to greed and exploitation) Summer time is fading Into that furrow upon your brow Pink moon is racing westward To a collision with the sun You say you’re doing nothin’ But, I think that that’s a lie Mind police are in the pantry Cookin’ up an alibi Little children are clapping As the train pulls into view Ooh, ooh Get your . . . Ticket at the station For the Bottom Line We’re going to have us A real good time Mula Bula Starts the band to play Was it in the future or Only yesterday? We’re all ridin’ the Bottom Line We’re all ridin’ the Bottom Line All aboard The conductor says Yo’ better off livin’ Than, you are dead We’re all ridin’ the Bottom Yeah, we’re all ridin’ the Bottom Line Choo-Choo La Rue’s A brave engineer Chaws tobacco He knows no fear Says if this train never Blows its top We all be dancin’ The Eagle Rock We’re all ridin’ the Bottom We’re all ridin’ the Bottom Line Can you feel the rumble Listen to the roar Travel ‘cross floorboards Into your soul We’re all ridin’ the Bottom Line We’re all ridin’ the Bottom Line Music and Lyrics Copyright © 1994, 2017 by David Luck. All rights reserved (also see YarnsLyrics_v1.pdf.)
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Love Among Owls 02:22
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Paranoids in Love 02:14
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Paranoids in Love Love duet for two (or more) You say love is a dream Nightmare To you it may seem To me Like a fist Clenched around my throat Steel glove Paranoids in love Too much trouble 'n too much strife Why you thinkin' I ruined your life? ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Paranoids in love ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Telephone rings! Who could that be? Caller I D Don't you show to me No face No hands No legs Nothin’ that will Make me beg to you Paranoia has its own rewards Win a cruise, fall overboard (yum-yum, you’re shark chum) [shark chum] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Paranoids in love ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Paranoids in love There's a cop around every bend paranoids in love Mad scientists dancin’ through your head paranoids in love Al Qaeda's sleepin' ‘neath your bed paranoids in love Look in Facebook you won’t find us Ozzie ‘n Harriet thrown under the bus (thump-thump, bump-bump) We’re just … Two, two, two Paranoids in love Just two, two, two Paranoids in love Music and Lyrics Copyright © 2013 by David Luck. All rights reserved. (also see YarnsLyrics_v1.pdf.)
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Cartoon 02:08
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Sweet Lady James 03:31
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Sweet Lady James Sweet Lady James So sad I missed your burying I’m sure that your body By lilacs was kissed Sweet Lady James So sad I never carried you But then I wouldn’t want you To see me like this You were born Away up in Sarnia Where your poor poppa Sweetened my time Sweet Lady James Born out of loneliness Without a fortune A reason or rhyme Sweet Lady James Travelin’ thru The Delta land Fought the wild Zantibbes And continued to roam Sweet Lady James A young man’s companion Lost in the wind And never quite home Sweet Lady James Found dead in an ally way The lace in your pocket Told them where you had been Sweet Lady James Existing in a lie Being your mother’s lady Was your only sin Music and Lyrics Copyright © 1971, 2009, 2011, 2017 by David Luck. All rights Reserved. (also see YarnsLyrics_v1.pdf.)
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Wedding Dance 03:04
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Memories of You 02:41
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Memories of You (Song about a song) V1: Thanks for memories of you Thanks for a love forever true Life goes on With our new song How can a love so right Ever be wrong? V2: Thanks for loving me today Thanks for showing me the way Life goes on With our new song How can a love so right Ever be wrong? INSTRUMENTAL V3: Thanks for memories of you Thanks for melody that’s true As our band rolls on With our new song “A love so right Can never be wrong” BRIDGE: Love so right Love so right Love so right Can never be wrong A love so right A love so right A love so right You know it can’t be wrong Music and Lyrics Copyright © 2002, 2017 by David Luck. All rights Reserved. (also see YarnsLyrics_v1.pdf.)
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Julia Clementine 02:50
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Abstract Folk

Luck's work is hard to genrefy, but 'abstract folk' comes close
-- original acoustic guitar-based music that embraces a palette of far-flung musical styles including folk, jazz, rock, blues, cabaret and show tunes. Like traditional broadsides and puzzle songs, meanings may not be handed to you. A song's creation becomes a shared activity between the artists and listeners.

Recorded in New York City, Chicago, Nashville, and Equality AL, "Yarns" contains six songs. The remaining tracks are instrumentals that feature Luck’s signature solo, finger-style acoustic guitar work. Dream on.

"Yarns, Tales and Outright Lies" is the third compilation released by Luck in the past decade. Earlier titles include the all instrumental "Eddie Watches Flo," and "Burnin’ Stove."

“These tunes are whimsical and profound, simple and virtuoso. They are the soundtrack of what you wish your life was like.” – Weston Jones, Five Star review of “Eddie Watches Flo”

". . . Luck’s skills have grown to mind-boggling virtuosity. His picking has been called “ballistic,” and his use and knowledge of open-tuning amaze even the most accomplished traditional guitarists.” - David Granger, Outlook Magazine

“Truly beautiful material! The acoustic steel-string guitar, when played by an expert, can really sound as full as an entire ensemble. David is that kind of expert.” – Ernie Mansfield, Five Star review of Eddie Watches Flo

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released December 7, 2017

David Luck and Friends present “Yarns, Tales & Outright Lies”

FEATURING:
Vocals by Jessica and Joemca, Julia Steiner, Frankie Lackey, Alton Johnson, Joe Mallory and David Luck with:

David Luck and Frankie Lackey, guitars
Jackson Kidder, bass
Sarah Holtschlag, singing saw
Brian Demski, percussion

RECORDINGS by: Joemca at The Laboratory – NYC; Andrew Arbetter at SHIRK studios – Chicago; Stuart Leitch at Overtones – Oak Park IL; Frankie Lackey – Nashville TN; David Luck – Equality AL; Brian Carter at RETRAC, Lineville AL

PROJECT ENGINEER: Andrew Arbetter

PRODUCED BY: David Luck and Andrew Arbetter

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David Luck Equality, Alabama

As a composer and finger-style acoustic guitarist, Luck was an early proponent of 'progressive' folk/jazz music. Today, he is best known for a singular solo guitar style and soundtrack work. He makes an acoustic steel-string guitar solo 'sound like an entire ensemble.' ... more

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