vid: work song
Although my songwriting seems closer to some other 80's-emergent songwriters (especially Dave Alvin, Shane McGowan, and Paul Weller), Stan Ridgway is in many ways my favorite. When I produced Ray Campi, I had Ray sing Stan's incredible "Luther Played Guitar". Amazing stuff. And I played on a couple cuts on [Stan's] last record, Snakebite, which was just thrilling for such a huge long-term fan.
Stan came out of Wall Of Voodoo, as thrillingly original a punk-era band as there was, and this is one of the best songs about low-pay jobs ever. Check out Marc Moreland's brilliant, inventive guitar.
Labels: stan ridgway, wall of voodoo
posted by skip heller @ 3:05 PM
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