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zondag 21 mei 2023

Blaze Foley - Oval Room - (live at the Cave Club circa 1986)

This footage of Blaze born Michael David Fuller (1949-1989) was recorded during a PSA shoot with local musicians promoting Austin music

Blaze had his guitar and decided to do a couple of songs. Here is the first one "Oval Room", which was dedicated to President Ronald Reagan.(Produced by Tim Hamblin)

  In his oval room, in his rockin' chair

He's the president, but I don't care

He's a business man, he got business ties
He got dollar signs in both his eyes

Got a big airplane, take him everywhere
Got a limousine, when he get there
Everywhere he goes, make the people mad
Makes the poor man beg, and the rich man glad

He's the president, but I don't care
Ooh, Ooooooh, Ooh

At the factory, never been so slow
Got a big fourth down, ninety nine to go
And down on the farm, nothing growing there
But the debts they owe and their gray hair

In the desert sand, and the jungle deep
He thinks everything is his to keep
He's a real cowboy, with his makeup on
Talks to kings and queens on the telephone

He's the president, but I don't care
Ooh, Oooooh, Ooh

 

dinsdag 24 december 2019

Blaze Foley - live at The Cave Club Austin (circa 1986)


                                                           Photo by CP Vaughn


Blaze Foley was a poet and ace finger picker, a walking contradiction, equal parts spiritual and troubled. A genius and beautiful loser, but most importantly he was a songwriter who poured his entire soul into his art.
He died an unknown songwriter yet quickly became a legend, commanding the respect of greats like Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, John Prine, Nanci Griffith and Lyle Lovett. His influential output includes the iconic “If I Could Only Fly” and haunting laments like “Clay Pigeons,” “My Reasons Why” and “Election Day.” With his duct-taped boots, Foley represents a truly punk continuation of the famous Texas outlaw music movement
 https://www.blazefoley.com/




Blaze Foley 1949-1989) was recorded at the Cave Club in Austin, Texas during a P.S.A. shoot promoting Austin music. Blaze had his guitar with him so he just decided to do a couple of songs including: "Wouldn't That Be Nice", "WW III, and "Oval Room".. Produced by Tim Hamblin for VidEotic Productions.

 Michael David Fuller (December 18, 1949 – February 1, 1989), better known by his stage name Blaze Foley,