Musicians | The Camp Store Carlsbad, CA | 6.15.2023
* Dan Greenbaum
* Aaron Brownwood
* Mike Hunt
* Mark ODonnell
* Mike Pritchard
LyricsJerome J. Garcia / Robert C. Hunter
You tell me this town ain't got no heart (well, well, well, you can never tell)The sunny side of the street is dark (well, well, well, you can never tell)Maybe that's cause it's midnight, in the dark of the moon besides
Maybe the dark is from your eyes (maybe the dark is from your eyes)Maybe the dark is from your eyes (maybe the dark is from your eyes)Maybe the dark is from your eyes (maybe the dark is from your eyes)You know you got such dark eyes!
Nothin' shakin' on shakedown street, used to be the heart of townDon't tell me this town ain't got no heart, you just gotta poke around
You think you've seen this town clear through (well, well, well, you can never tell)Nothin' here that could int'rest you (well, well, well, you can never tell)It's not because you missed out on the thing that we had to start
Maybe you had too much too fast (maybe you had too much too fast)Maybe you had too much too fast (maybe you had too much too fast)Maybe you had too much too fast (maybe you had too much too fast)Or just over played your part
Nothin' shakin' on shakedown street, used to be the heart of town.Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart, you just gotta poke around.
Since I'm passing your way today (well, well, well, you can never tell)I just stopped in 'cause I want to say (well, well, well, you can never tell)I recall your darkness when it crackled like a thundercloud
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart ( tell me this town ain't got no heart)Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart (tell me this town ain't got no heart)Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart (tell me this town ain't got no heart)When I can hear it beat out loud!
Nothin' shakin' on shakedown street, used to be the heart of townDon't tell me this town ain't got no heart, you just gotta poke around
About the DayDays rarely get any better than these. It was a fine June Saturday in Carlsbad, California and it was a perfect way to say goodby to family, friends, and the band. In a few days I would be gone: flying off to Greece for the remainder of the month, then coming back stateside for a family reunion in Upstate New York.
My oldest just graduated Carlsbad High, kids were out in numbers, the summer was in full effect. Everyone was out in full force. To meet the crowd, we had a bunch of new material. We played 4 songs that we had never really played as arranged that night before, but we were feeling it. We had just finished programming the new Nord Stage 4 we picked up of the keyboard player, Mike Pritchard. Thus the reason why the keys sound like an interstellar spaceship.
About the RamMark "The Ram" O'Donnell is an independent American composer, producer, filmmaker, multi-instrumental performer, designer, and visual artist based out of Carlsbad, California. He performs original, surf-inspired rock-and-roll music on the West Coast.
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