Roy Orbison performs "Oh, Pretty Woman" backed by Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, Tom Waits, KD Lang, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, JD Souther, T Bone Burnett, Steven Soles, and Jennifer Warnes.
Talking of guitars, how about this towards the end.
Years ago my wife went to look after an elderly relative
all of a sudden and I was left at home alone with young children aged under seven. (Say AAAAHHH!)
I had a lot of work to do and a report which needed writing and e-mailed
to the office as soon as possible if not earlier. I did not have time
to do any shopping and there was very little food in the house. The kids
were hungry and I did not know what to feed them. They'd had enough of
sandwiches and they wanted something warm inside them.
I put the children in the car and decided to drive to town. We could go shopping or we could go to their favourite fast food outlet where they always serve nourishing meals full of vitamins.
It started raining heavily. The car would not start. Try as I may I could not get the engine to start.
In desperation, I decided to get the children back in the house and phone for pizzas to be delivered.
As soon as I opened the car door the dog ran out of the car and into
nearby fields. I called him back. His name was Sit. I shouted, "SIT ... SIT ... SIT ..." but he would not come back, or sit because it was too wet underfoot.
I was getting drenched. Soaked all over.
I decided to ignore him and get the children indoors.
A few steps further on and my shoe got stuck in the heavy mud. I
tried to pull it out and the heel from my shoe came off altogether
leaving a gaping hole in my shoe letting in even more water.
That's when I sat there on the muddy ground, took out my guitar, and started singing:
You picked a fine time to leave me loose heel
With four hungry children
And a dog in the field.
I've had some bad times
Lived through some sad times
But this time your hurtin' won't heal.
You picked a fine time to leave me loose heel.
NOTE THE FINE GUITAR PLAYING AT THE END
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In a bar in Toledo across from the depot On a barstool, she took off her ring I thought I'd get closer so I walked on over I sat down and asked her name When the drinks finally hit her she said "I'm no quitter But I finally quit livin' on dreams I'm hungry for laughter and here ever after I'm after whatever the other life brings" In the mirror, I saw him and I closely watched him I thought how he looked out of place He came to the woman who sat there beside me He had a strange look on his face The big hands were calloused, he looked like a mountain For a minute I thought I was dead But he started shaking, his big heart was breaking He turned to the woman and said
"You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille With four hungry children and a crop in the field I've had some bad times, lived through some sad times But this time your hurting won't heal You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille"
After he left us, I ordered more whiskey I thought how she'd made him look small From the lights of the barroom To a rented hotel room We walked without talking at all She was a beauty but when she came to me She must have thought I'd lost my mind I couldn't hold her 'cause the words that he told her Kept coming back time after time
"You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille With four hungry children and a crop in the field I've had some bad times, lived through some sad times But this time your hurting won't heal You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille With four hungry children and a crop in the field I've had some bad times, lived through some sad times But this time your hurting won't heal You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille"
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