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June 28, 2006


Blues Traveler

I like Blues Traveler. Let me know if you do too.

Here’s the lead track from their album Four, called Run-around. (4.3MB mp3)

Run-around
Words & Music by J. Popper

Once upon a midnight dearie
I woke with something in my head
I couldn’t escape the memory
Of a phone call and of what you said
Like a game show contestant with a parting gift
I could not believe my eyes
When I saw through the voice of a trusted friend
Who needs to humor me and tell me lies
Yeah humor me and tell me lies
And I’ll lie too and say I don’t mind
And as we seek so shall we find
And when you’re feeling open I’ll still be here
But not without a certain degree of fear
Of what will be with you and me
I still can see things hopefully

But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down

And shake me and my confidence
About a great many things
But I’ve been there I can see it cower
Like a nervous magician waiting in the wings
Of a bad play where the heroes are right
And nobody thinks or expects too much
And Hollywood’s calling for the movie rights
Singing hey babe let’s keep in touch
Hey baby let’s keep in touch
But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me
And show me all the things no one else can see
So what you feel becomes mine as well
And soon if we’re lucky we’d be unable to tell
What’s yours and mine the fishing’s fine
And it doesn’t have to rhyme so don’t you feed me a line

But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down

Tra la la la la bomba dear this is the pilot speaking
And I’ve got some news for you
It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop
And there ain’t a whole lot that you can do
Oh sure the banner may be torn and the wind’s gotten colder
Perhaps I’ve grown a little cynical
But I know no matter what the waitress brings
I shall drink in and always be full
My cup shall always be full

Oh I like coffee
And I like tea
I’d like to be able to enter a final plea
I still got this dream that you just can’t shake
I love you to the point you can no longer take
Well all right okay
So be that way
I hope and pray
That there’s something left to say

But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down

But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down

This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 at 1:14 pm (utc+8) and is filed under Personal.

13 Responses to “Blues Traveler”

  1. Tom said:
    June 28th, 2006 at 6:22 pm

    Have you ever checked out a band called moe.?

  2. ExEngineer said:
    June 28th, 2006 at 8:31 pm

    I like Blues Traveler too. From “Four”, I really like “Price to Pay”.

  3. C. Maoxian said:
    June 28th, 2006 at 8:57 pm

    Tom: No. Do you recommend them?

    ExEng: Any chance you can send me an mp3 of Price to Pay?

  4. daytraitor said:
    June 28th, 2006 at 9:27 pm

    moe. is great (like umphrey’s, phish, string cheese, keller)
    Blues traveler: great lyrics, great album, so-so on live performance, which is my main criteria.

  5. Tom said:
    June 28th, 2006 at 11:29 pm

    Yes, I highly recommend them if you like Blues Traveler. You can check some of there music for free on their website

  6. C. Maoxian said:
    June 29th, 2006 at 6:47 am

    Tom and dayt: Thanks for the moe. recommendation … I will check them out today. There don’t appear to be any free downloads at the site you provided, Tom?

  7. lnypng said:
    June 29th, 2006 at 8:07 am

    Mao, you should check out bt.etree. Its a bit-torrent live music sharing board. Occasionally I see some Blues Traveler shows pop up there. Lots of other great music as well.

  8. C. Maoxian said:
    June 29th, 2006 at 8:19 am

    lnypng: Thanks for the tip; I’ll check it out.

  9. Doug said:
    June 29th, 2006 at 8:48 pm

    I just saw them in concert in Richmond, VA. Nice outdoor venue. They still know how to jam.

  10. ExEngineer said:
    June 30th, 2006 at 12:00 am

    CM:

    Unfortunately, I don’t have it. I had the CD years ago before I was into mp3’s.

  11. C. Maoxian said:
    June 30th, 2006 at 7:14 am

    ExE: Thanks anyway. I will track down “Price to Pay” on your recommendation.

  12. Autriano said:
    December 20th, 2007 at 6:09 pm

    I´m a little late, ( more than a year ), but I took several months to realize the song name !!!
    THIS IS A GOOD SOUND, REALLY !!!

  13. C. Maoxian said:
    December 20th, 2007 at 7:54 pm

    Autriano: Glad you like it.

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