City of New Orleans - the Original

Probably my favorite version of "City of New Orleans' is Arlo Guthrie's. He did , however, get the song from a songwriter named Steve Goodman. He's an odd little guy, but he writes pretty good songs. I looked him up and found this version of Goodman doing his own song.

Enjoy.

Tom King

Me and You and a Dog Named Boo

I liked this song when it first came out, though I never was one much for the hippie lifestyle. I don't just hear the melody. I listen to all the words. It's a problem when your verbal IQ is 10-15 points higher than your performance (math) IQ. It means you can't help but hear the words. I hadn't thought about this for years until Me and Sheila and a Dog named Daisy drove 2300 miles in a U-Haul from Texas to Washington State. Seemed kinda appropriate for the trip.

Tom 

May the Road Rise to Meet You

I love Cathie Ryan's voice. She ladies do a nice job with this old Irish blessing, and I certainly could use an old Irish blessing right about now.

Tom

The Bald Headed Men

Sheila, the boys and I once spent a Sunday at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas. One of the performers was a perky little woman named Christine Lavin. While she's aged some since we saw her live, she's still funny and odd even with white hair. One of my favorite of her songs is a tribute to men without hair and as a man who is losing his hair with startling rapidity, I find myself quite fond of this song. She also did a version some years ago with five other women who called themselves "Six Bitchin' Babes", a nom de plume somewhat at odds with their collective feminism.

Great song, though. Christine can be forgiven for her politics if she keeps writing funny songs.

Tom