Chief Larry’s tune “Gary’s Spot” has yet to hit the charts, but let’s give it a little more time to find its groove lane and it may surprise us. (I would post a disclaimer here saying that any of the song references that appear to have anything to do with my friend Gary Wood are purely coincidental; but I’d be jiving you if I did.)
On the other hand, Stephen Wilson Jr.’s “Gary” tune is starting to get some churn. In the accompanying video, that is Stephen as the guitar playing Bank Security Man who was in on the heist. And I am betting that you will recognize who the actor playing Gary is. (Big clue if you don’t recognize him – his real life name is Gary. And now we all know just what became of Lt. Dan!)
Song was inspired by a road sign that read “In memory of Gary Russell” (1:55 mark in video.) In an interview with Howard Stern, Stephen discussed how he came to write the song (click here.) As for the quickie Birdman appearance (2:12 mark) I have no idea what that’s all about.
Note – my thanks to son Shea for telling me about this tune. As you can tell, I enjoyed listening to, learning about and watching the Gary video.
Moving onto to a non-Gary related matter, plan on stopping by Buzzy’s Country Store this Saturday afternoon/evening for some Kentucky Derby Day fun. My Point Lookout Marina boat buddies John, Fred and John will be hosting Buzzy’s Kentucky Derby Party dubbed The Lathered Saddle.
Mention of John and Fred made me think of John Fred and His Playboy Band and them performing the following song. Fun song even if I have no clue just what the hell they are talking about as in lemonade pies, cantaloupe eyes, a chimney sweep sparrow, unzipper the strings of my kite, a circus of horrors, a life of ashes etc.
That John Fred was supposedly influenced by the Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” (because he thought they were singing Lucy in Disguise With Diamonds) makes sense because Judy definitely sounds like a druggy tune. Just to seal the deal, John Fred even throws in some heavy breathing for good measure.
Yet aside from some very dumb lyrics and heavy breathing, it is still a fun and upbeat song. It has a great drum/bass intro, piano, horns, and instruments ranging from strings to a sitar outro. Not sure that I have it in my Top 10 all time favorites; but I do always crank up the volume whenever it is played.
That’s what you are!