Poncho's Lament

By Mike on June 13, 2007 10:25 PM | | Comments (0)

I've uncovered a trove of mp3s that I have neglected to post before. Here's the first installment of what I hope will be a series of new songs to post.

I recorded this batch of songs 2 years ago at Five Creepy Sheep Studio.

The song I present today is Poncho's Lament, a song originally written by Tom Waits and featured on The Early Years, Volume 1 (pictured to the left). It's a title that I have consistently mispelled until today when I tried to google it. That's why the file name is spelled wrong, but I'm too lazy (or cool) to change it now.

Pancho's Lament mp3

In my open mic days I was prone to use it as a voice warm-up and would always play it first in my set, no matter how short the set was. It also featured some flat-picking that could keep people interested. If you listen to it, stick around for the last high note. It's a cowboy crowd pleaser.

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