More Lyrics

I did some volunteer work at the Cedar
Cultural Center - which is a good way
to hear some music - at $20/show,
I'd be about $60.00, and instead I
get credit to attend another show.

The Cedar Cultural Center is about
the only place in the Twin Cities that
is playing the music I really love-
The Irish Traditional, the good Folk
Music, Blues Artists like Robert
Lockwood and John Hammond, etc.

I saw Patrick Street (Excellent -a
real Irish band), Curtis and Loretta
(Excellent - Twin Cities based Folk
Music) , and The California Guitar Trio
(Technically Virtuostic, but just not to
my tastes - Think of YES, without words,
and just acoustic guitars-that's intended as
an endorsement if that sounds like something
you'd like, but it's not John Lee Hooker).

Anyways it's Monday morning and I want to
get a couple more lyrics posted before my
next recording session. Next song to record:

To Make You Believe, by Glenn Bowen

You're standing in the doorway,
I'm standing in the hall,
You're standing in the doorway,
I'm standing in the hall,
I'm trying to explain
but its too late after all

Before you say it's over
before I have to leave
Before you say it's over,
before I have to leave,
after I say I'm sorry,
I will make you believe.

(Harp solo and repeat first verse)


Puppies in the Shade, by Glenn Bowen

Puppies in the shade
Man, they really got it made
sit around and sleep all day,
and wait for dinner

Puppies in the sun
Man I wish I was one
sit around and sleep all day
and wait for dinner

They get food in a bowl
and they eat 'til they are full
then they hop into my car
and go for a drive

They go out to a park
and they hang out there 'til dark
then they into my car
and then they go home

They go home and go to sleep
and that's how you spend you're week
being a puppy dog
is not a bad life

But when I go and jam
then I have to tell her no
because puppy doggies dont get to go

When I go and jam
then I have to tell her no
because puppy doggies dont get to go

I say puppy doggies don't oh no
puppy doggies don't oh no
puppy doggies don't get to go

I say puppy doggies don't oh no
puppy doggies don't oh no
puppy doggies don't get to go

A little housekeeping -
I'm doing twelve songs now,
and I'm going to sing on the
title track of the album, and I may
sing on Puppies in the Shade

Day One at Checkerhot Studio

It's 5:30 in the morning here, but I wanted to get up
an hour early and write this, because if I don't do
it today it won't get done - there is so much going on
in the Twin Cities music scene over the next two
weeks -Starting with Patrick Street tonight, the
MNBOTMA Winter Bluegrass Weekend,
tommorrow thru Saturday - a lot of good music,
and I'll doing some jams too.

Anyways, Phase 1 of the demo CD is being recorded!

Its pretty straightforward because I'm playing the
harp and doing the singing, and Guy Acree is doing
the recording. Phase One isn't going to have a lot
of action, but it allows me to post the lyrics to all
the songs.

Later on, things will get more interesting,
because in Phase Two I'm going to bring in a
number of musician friends and rework all these
demo tracks into song arrangements in the studio.

So I recorded (4) Songs, Make a Miracle Happen,
Born to Make That Little Girl Dance, Talkin'
'bout Robert Johnson, and Child of the Gutter.
Lyrics to the first two songs are on the first posting.
Here are the other two lyrics:

Talkin' 'bout Robert Johnson, by Glenn Bowen
People talk about Robert Johnson
seem to like the name,
Well they talk about Robert Johnson
think he had the fame
well they talk about Robert Johnson
I don't know what to say
he took his hat and his guitar
and he made his way
Well they talk about Robert Johnson
seem to like the songs
well they talk about Robert Johnson
but I think they got it wrong
'cause if that man were alive,
if he was alive today,
they wouldn't give him a nickel
that's all I got to say
Robert Johnson could stand on the corner
in that Helena town,
block the intersection
with all the folks aroun'
Played a mighty strange music
and if you don't know the soun'
You might just walk on by and say
"Who the Hell's that clown?"
but he'd pick up his guitar
and when he start to play
you might not know the words
but you know he got something to say
and when it all was over
standing there a little stunned
you say "Who the Hell was that?"
They say that was Robert Johnson
and you might not never hear of him
again in your life,
'cause he'd be off playin'
playin' with some man's wife
and they talk about Robert Johnson
I don't know what to say
he took his hat and his guitar
and he made his way
(Harp instrumental)

Child of the Gutter , by Glenn Bowen
Child of the Gutter, Child of the Sun
Child is tough, hates everyone
still a child, no matter what he's done
just a child, aint you one?
a Child of the Gutter? Child of the Sun.
Johnny wants to rest, but Johnny's got to run
Johnny is afraid, cuz Johnny got no one
he thinks he's a Hero living off the crumbs
but Johnny's just a child with a gun
a Child of the Gutter, Child of the Sun
Janey's old enough to open up to Love
Janey's old enough to share the joy's of Love,
Janey's sixteen, pregnant for the second time,
Janey studies Algebra, when she finds the time
(Harp instrumental)

I've added two more songs to the CD so now there are
12 songs. Next time I'll post the Song List, and
then its basck to the studio next Wednesday.
PS - Check out my webpage
http://glennbowen.biz/index.htm

Glenn Bowen
2/23/06

Making "An Ark in the Basement"

An Ark in the Basement is my Second CD.

Like the last CD, I'm going to record at Checkerhot Studio,
but unlike the last CD, I only plan on singing on two songs
on this CD. The CD will be made in two phases - phase 1 is
when I lay down the basic lead line and harp solo for all 10
songs - so phase 1 is just like my last CD - I do all the singing,
and play the harp to accompany my singing.

Then I distribute the demo CD to some musician friends.

In phase 2, I go back into the studio with a small group of
musicians and rerecord all the songs, with me just playing the
harp this time. So on the final CD, I will only sing one song
(Song #10 -An Ark in the Basement). When the album is
finished, it will be on sale at either my site: glennbowen.biz
or CDBaby.com.

These are all original songs, and I've spent about a year writing
and testing out these songs so I know this will be a good CD.
I'm excited about this CD.

On Wednesday, I want to lay down the first two songs for the
phase 1 demo, here are the lyrics:

Song #1 Make a Miracle Happen - by Glenn Bowen, 2005

I say tell me what it takes, I say tell me what it takes
How do you sweat and bleed, how do you make the breaks?
I say tell me what it takes to make a miracle happen?
Yeh, make a miracle happen,
Yeh, make I miracle happen,
I say tell me what it takes to make a miracle happen.

I say tell me what it takes, I say tell me what it takes
How do you hope and pray, what do you really say?
I say tell me what it takes to make a miracle happen?
Yeh, make a miracle happen,
Yeh, make I miracle happen,
I say tell me what it takes to make a miracle happen.

(harp break)

Peace upon this Holy Earth, Peace across these Holy Lands
Peace upon this Holy Earth, Peace across these Holy Lands,
Yeh, make a miracle happen,
Yeh, make I miracle happen,
I say tell me what it takes to make a miracle happen.

(harp break to end)

Song #2 (Born To Make) That Little Girl Dance

Well, I might be ugly, just don't look at me,
and if I get too horny, go and climb a tree,
and if we get too poor, I guess we'll lose some weight,
I tell you little girl, that it's all just Fate,
'cuz I was born
yeh, I was born
yeh I was born
I was born to make that little girl dance

(harp break)

I'm like a big old seal, and I'll keep you warm
but I won't wow nobody with my form
and you aint got Religion, I can hear you say,
but that still don't mean that I won't hear you pray,
'cuz I was born
yeh I was born
yeh I was born
I was born to make that little girl dance

(harp break to end)

So I go in Wednesday record two tracks, do the
same for the next 4 weeks, and I got the 10
songs for the phase 1 demo CD done. Easy.

to hear other Blues Harp (Harmonica)
music by Glenn Bowen, visit my
website: http://glennbowen.biz/index.htm
Feb 18, 2006