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Uncle Tupelo — Shaky Ground
Album: March 16-20, 1992
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Released: 1992
Length: 2:46
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in memory of a miner
who dragged himself to work
and worked himself to deathworking for someone else
we follow each other around on shaky ground

his life had become to him
worthless in many ways
an expired product off the shelf
working for someone else
we follow each other around on shaky ground

the nature of his work
gave him a minstrel color
twenty hours a day
little time he had for others
we follow each other around on shaky ground

never got to see the world
he got a funeral and this miner's song
there is no right or wrong

now it's down to the wire
facing six feet under
can only wonder and stare
his name was a number
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 lukenigel wrote:

rin remory rof a minerrrrrr
whorrr drrrraaaagged hermself torrr worrrrrrrk
arrnd worrrrrked hermself to deathworrrrrking ferrr someone else
we follow each other arrround on shaky grrrrerund


Are you having a stroke?
Posted 2 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
wow

this was recorded two years after i saw them in southern il

i said to myself...uncle who?
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 kazoo wrote:

Surely you exaggerate.
 
Only a little. And don't call him Shirley.
c.
Posted 4 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
 lukenigel wrote:
rin remory rof a minerrrrrr
whorrr drrrraaaagged hermself torrr worrrrrrrk
arrnd worrrrrked hermself to deathworrrrrking ferrr someone else
we follow each other arrround on shaky grrrrerund
 
Surely you exaggerate.
Posted 4 years ago by kazoo    [ Reply ]
rin remory rof a minerrrrrr
whorrr drrrraaaagged hermself torrr worrrrrrrk
arrnd worrrrrked hermself to deathworrrrrking ferrr someone else
we follow each other arrround on shaky grrrrerund
Posted 5 years ago by lukenigel    [ Reply ]
Beautiful acoustic playing ... well layered
Posted 10 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
{#Angel} ..... is enjoying this, very good for the ears
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
Everybody in my room hates this song. Of course, I'm the only one in the room. But my point still stands.
Posted 11 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
 big stud Romeo Tuma wrote:
This song is good for the ears...
 

I be the holy ghost of big stud Romeo Tuma...  our father was born in Tupelo, Mississippi... everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches loves this song...



Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
This is really good at volume to induce the neighbors to pick up the phone. {#Music}
Posted 11 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
 cShaggy wrote:
..anybody hear from romeotuma?..his Vegas hotel room apparently like this one (me too)..
 
His hotel account was closed for abusing the rules of the house. Apparently, he was found sitting alone in the middle of a trashed room, naked apart from a pair of desert goggles and a single rubber glove. 
Posted 12 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
..anybody hear from romeotuma?..his Vegas hotel room apparently like this one (me too)..
Posted 12 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
Uncle Tupelo - what a great band.  Three punks in the Midwest doing country.  In that 80's/90's punk scene, the thing that was the LEAST COOL thing in the world was country music - so, for a band to go that direction was about THE most "punk" thing to do!  Well played, boys, well played.


Posted 12 years ago by Biscobret    [ Reply ]
I love Uncle Tupelo, but man couldn't they have used a bit more imagination with the album title?
Posted 12 years ago by music_man    [ Reply ]
 Sobient wrote:
First to rate song AND comment it. Woot
 

And a fine, insightful comment you make indeed about Uncle Tupelo, honey.
Posted 12 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


This song is good for the ears...
 
...and all that squishy stuff between them.

Posted 13 years ago by Steve    [ Reply ]
 spotcheckbilly wrote:
Anything from Jay Farrar is worth listening to.
 
Here! Here!

Posted 14 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
Woof. 
Posted 14 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
 paulmack wrote:
Personally, I much prefer Uncle Tupelo to either Wilco or Son Volt. But I managed to be unaware of this release so thanks, Bill. I need to check out this album.
 
Ditto on all fronts— I need to check it out.

Posted 14 years ago by Mangoman    [ Reply ]
Personally, I much prefer Uncle Tupelo to either Wilco or Son Volt. But I managed to be unaware of this release so thanks, Bill. I need to check out this album.
Posted 15 years ago by paulmack    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


This really is a great song...
 

From a really great CD. Probably my favorite  one of their's....

Posted 15 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
Great acoustic tune by Jay Farrar.
Posted 15 years ago by Rick_V    [ Reply ]

Love this band, and Son Volt. Farrar did an interesting side project called Gob Iron. If you like his other stuff, you'll probably like that, too.


Posted 16 years ago by fiskadora54    [ Reply ]
bokey wrote:
Insightful comment.If you don't take better advantage of your opportunities you might end up like the guy in the song.
True but he did stake the flag for Norway! So good on him.
Posted 16 years ago by luca77    [ Reply ]
Jack_Jefferson wrote:
What happened on March 16-22, 1992?
Nuttin' mysterious. Just the time period when they were in the studio recording the album.
Posted 16 years ago by Honeyman    [ Reply ]
Really grabbed me.
Posted 16 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
Wonderful acoustic tune by Farrar.
Posted 17 years ago by Rickvee    [ Reply ]
Sobient wrote:
First to rate song AND comment it. Woot
Insightful comment. If you don't take better advantage of your opportunities you might end up like the guy in the song.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
I luv'd Unca Tupelo back in the day ...and as noted below they spawned an amazing legacy with Wilco and Son Volt in it's wake!
Posted 17 years ago by go_ski_mully    [ Reply ]
Anything from Jay Farrar is worth listening to.
Posted 17 years ago by spotcheckbilly    [ Reply ]
What happened on March 16-22, 1992? All I can remember is working through a St. Patty's day hangover in college. And what is that a picture of on the cover? An ancient camode of some sort?
Posted 18 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
guysmiley wrote:
Excellent band that spawned two excellent bands: Son Volt and Wilco. Keep the Uncle Tupelo coming!
AAAHHHHHHHH! Wonderful.....I've waited a long time to hear Uncle Tupelo on RP.
Posted 18 years ago by zenisgood    [ Reply ]
Excellent band that spawned two excellent bands: Son Volt and Wilco. Keep the Uncle Tupelo coming!
Posted 18 years ago by guysmiley    [ Reply ]
Jay Farrar rules!
Posted 18 years ago by SCprof    [ Reply ]
First to rate song AND comment it. Woot
Posted 18 years ago by Sobient    [ Reply ]