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The Cactus Blossoms — Ballad Of An Unknown
Album: One Day
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Released: 2022
Length: 3:16
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The city is a prairie
That combs its hair
Shaves its face

Didn't wanna move here
Had to get a new job
Just another place

Fate is arrow
Can't pull it out
Gotta break it off

He was alive when I found him
His eyes were sad
His cheeks were pale

No signs of violence or foul play
Maybe he slipped and fell
He could barely breathe

He drew me close
Whispered in my ear
How long, how long
can this go on?

Time moves on
Pеople pass by
He remains

On thе ground
By a busy street
Without a name

Wonder what happened
None of their business
Just another day

How long, how long
can this go on?
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 luca67 wrote:

Reminds me of Calexico. Which is a good thing.



But not as dark. 
Posted 1 year ago by brucewho    [ Reply ]
Gotta love that minor key with brotherly harmonies. Timeless
Posted 1 year ago by brucewho    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Calexico. Which is a good thing.
Posted 1 year ago by luca67    [ Reply ]
 phlattop wrote:


I hear Jude Cole's Speed of Life



and I hear that song from Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros ("All in a Day"?)
Posted 1 year ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
Did the Jayhawks split up? Or have children? 
Posted 1 year ago by awhfman    [ Reply ]
Hearing Calexico (not just because of the name).
Posted 2 years ago by brookap    [ Reply ]
How good are these guys.....big hit down under. Please come tour CBs!

Posted 2 years ago by Ben_Smedley    [ Reply ]
 TallCreative1 wrote:


I'm hearing Tom Petty....



Does this happen often? ;-)
Posted 2 years ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
 phlattop wrote:


I hear Jude Cole's Speed of Life


I'm hearing Tom Petty....
Posted 2 years ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
Hmmm. Heard this 2 days ago. A tighter-than-normal rotation. 
Posted 2 years ago by roadie    [ Reply ]
I dig this too- and see Alanna's fingerprints on this one- along with other new music on RP. Thank you William & Alanna!
Posted 2 years ago by linurbug    [ Reply ]
dig this---great voice--Johnny Mathis like
Posted 2 years ago by dsd    [ Reply ]
The Nits??
Posted 2 years ago by robin_at_domani    [ Reply ]
Fucking love this song. His voice.
Posted 2 years ago by tgrier    [ Reply ]
 rbrise wrote:


Elvis-esque?  Calexico-esque?...Chris Isaak-esque?...


I hear Jude Cole's Speed of Life
Posted 2 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
The city is a prairie
That combs its hair
Shaves it's face

Such an evocative line, especially considering the cruelty of life in the rest of the song. It gets to me every time I hear this.
Posted 2 years ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
likey, nice simple tune, I think the album cover of the two lads sets the aural expectations!
Posted 2 years ago by jkforde    [ Reply ]
 rbrise wrote:


Elvis-esque?  Calexico-esque?...Chris Isaak-esque?...

With, I think, a soupcon of Tom Petty.
Posted 3 years ago by TLynneHenry    [ Reply ]
 paloeguevo wrote:

Really nice harmonies Evelyesques + Calexicosques guitar = Win 



Elvis-esque?  Calexico-esque?...Chris Isaak-esque?...
Posted 3 years ago by rbrise    [ Reply ]
 Kajukenbo wrote:

I sure like this new music you've been bringing us. Thanks Rebecca and Bill!




 
Posted 3 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
I love that popular music more timeless, as in Harder to timestamp. Most 70s rock had a really signature sound, and 80s Pop sticks out like a sore thumb. You could have told me this was recorded in 1992, 2002, or last year, and I’d have believed any one of those.
Posted 3 years ago by mdnlsn    [ Reply ]
The Mark Knopfler is strong in this one. 
Posted 3 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
often a favorite song is mostly about the emotions it simulates, this one stimulates deep serious ones...
Posted 3 years ago by ray_killeen    [ Reply ]
Bill, it's happening again as I type this: before the song is over your voice comes on and the song abruptly ends! I've tried to contact your tech department to no avail.

Also, unlike in the past when I would log on, a song no longer starts at the beginning but rather in the middle.

Something's wrong with your code lately. Just thought you'd like to know.
Posted 3 years ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
Thanks for the comment to accompany this song BillG...many of us likely feel the same way...yeah, just yeah...

It's so hard to read all of the news out of the US and not be angry and hurt by our American cousins...but its good to know that some of you still have a heart...
Posted 3 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Really nice harmonies Evelyesques + Calexicosques guitar = Win 
Posted 3 years ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]
Fantastic! I like it! It has all the elements of a great old Country & Western ballad, yet is entirely apropos in modern times...
Posted 3 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
I see what you did there (previous song was Blue Lips)
Posted 3 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
So nice to hear The Cactus Blossoms on RP.
Listen to their older releases. They're great too.
Posted 3 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
This is good. Thanks Bill!
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Posted 3 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Killer lyrics
Posted 3 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
I sure like this new music you've been bringing us. Thanks Rebecca and Bill!
Posted 3 years ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
Good stuff. I like it.
Posted 3 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]