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The Cactus Blossoms — Ballad Of An Unknown
Album: One Day
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Released: 2022
Length: 3:15
Plays (last 30 days): 6
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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?
Comments (28)add comment
Hearing Calexico (not just because of the name).
Posted 3 months ago by brookap    [ Reply ]
How good are these guys.....big hit down under. Please come tour CBs!

Posted 3 months ago by Ben_Smedley    [ Reply ]
 TallCreative1 wrote:


I'm hearing Tom Petty....



Does this happen often? ;-)
Posted 3 months ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
 phlattop wrote:


I hear Jude Cole's Speed of Life


I'm hearing Tom Petty....
Posted 4 months ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
Hmmm. Heard this 2 days ago. A tighter-than-normal rotation. 
Posted 4 months 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 5 months ago by linurbug    [ Reply ]
dig this---great voice--Johnny Mathis like
Posted 6 months ago by dsd    [ Reply ]
The Nits??
Posted 6 months ago by robin_at_domani    [ Reply ]
Fucking love this song. His voice.
Posted 6 months ago by tgrier    [ Reply ]
 rbrise wrote:


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


I hear Jude Cole's Speed of Life
Posted 7 months 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 7 months ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
likey, nice simple tune, I think the album cover of the two lads sets the aural expectations!
Posted 8 months ago by jkforde    [ Reply ]
 rbrise wrote:


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

With, I think, a soupcon of Tom Petty.
Posted 8 months ago by TLynneHenry    [ Reply ]
 paloeguevo wrote:

Really nice harmonies Evelyesques + Calexicosques guitar = Win 



Elvis-esque?  Calexico-esque?...Chris Isaak-esque?...
Posted 8 months ago by rbrise    [ Reply ]
 Kajukenbo wrote:

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




 
Posted 8 months 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 9 months ago by mdnlsn    [ Reply ]
The Mark Knopfler is strong in this one. 
Posted 9 months ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
often a favorite song is mostly about the emotions it simulates, this one stimulates deep serious ones...
Posted 9 months 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 10 months 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 10 months ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Really nice harmonies Evelyesques + Calexicosques guitar = Win 
Posted 10 months 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 10 months ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
I see what you did there (previous song was Blue Lips)
Posted 10 months ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
So nice to hear The Cactus Blossoms on RP.
Listen to their older releases. They're great too.
Posted 10 months ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
This is good. Thanks Bill!
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Posted 10 months ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Killer lyrics
Posted 10 months ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
I sure like this new music you've been bringing us. Thanks Rebecca and Bill!
Posted 10 months ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
Good stuff. I like it.
Posted 10 months ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]