Tag: Beat Farmers

Buddy Blue – Upsettin’ Me

I really like the mood of this one. It reminds me of Fever but it is different. A very finger-snapping song. It was written by Buddy Blue (Bernard Seigal). I could picture this being played in a blues club in the 50s or 60s…such a groove to it…and it swings…slowly. After listening to it a couple of times I was hooked on it. I feel like I found a gem that no one knows about.

Originally a member of bands like The Beat Farmers and The Jacks, Buddy Blue was a figure in the roots rock and Americana genres. When I was on my break I was listening to different music but this is one of the guys I was listening to.

It was released in 2000 on the album Diposmania. He also did a different version of the song in his 2003 album Sordid Lives. I like the original version a little more because it’s more minimalist and his solo in the middle is fantastic.

He was the frontman and guitarist for The Beat Farmers. Buddy Blue’s musical roots began to paint its first strokes on the canvas of American rock ‘n’ roll. The band’s fusion of rock, punk, and country elements was a sonic cocktail that left audiences thirsty for more. With Blue’s vocals leading the band, The Beat Farmer’s energy became their trademark.

This song has a nice blues/jazz feel that I love. The sound sounds modern but also goes back to the 1950s.

Upsettin’ Me

The way you move when you walk in your black satin high heel shoes
Your perfume and your deep green eyes turn me into a fool
Well look on your faces everywhere I go
The heat of your body is all that I want to know
I’m never going to give you up baby you’re upsetting me

Nobody else can love you the way that your daddy do
Can’t you feel better at all I’m raising my flag just for you
Well I don’t have no money or fancy things
But Buddy is going to give you everything that you need
I’m never going to give you up you’re upsetting me
How you’re upsetting me

With your skin so sweet and your lips such a ruby red
You bending my soul baby yet and deep inside of my head
Well I tell you one thing honey ain’t no Lie
Another man touch you and he’s going to die
I’m never going to give you up babe you’re upsetting me
Yeah you’re upsetting me
Yeah you’re upsetting me

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Beat Farmers – There She Goes Again

I started to listen to The Beat Farmer’s debut album Tales of the New West a few months ago. I came across this song and liked it with the first listen…it took me a second but I realized it was an old Velvet Underground song.

I can’t recommend this album enough. I first heard of the band through a more of a novelty song called Happy Boy. I just recently started to listen to them and they are fantastic.

The Beat Farmers formed in San Diego California in 1983. They went to a studio with a $4000 budget, and they recorded Tales Of The New West. The album was released in 1985. The members were Country Dick Montana, Jerry Raney on guitar, Rolle Dexter on bass, Buddy Blue on guitar, and Joey Harris on guitar. They did a tour opening up for the Blasters and then signed a 7 Record Deal with CURB Records…which turned out to be a mistake…they fought for years to get away from them.

Together they released 6 albums and 15 singles + EPs. The band came to a halt on November 8, 1995, when Country Dick Montana died on stage. They have occasionally got together since then.

This song was on the Velvet Underground debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico and was released in 1967. Lou Reed wrote There She Goes Again. The lyrics to this song must have sounded outrageous to the listeners in 1967. The album only charted at #129 in the Billboard 100 and that would be the best charting LP of all of their 5 original albums.

There She Goes Again

There she goes again (There she goes)Yeah, I see her walkin’ on down the streets again (There she goes)Well, she’s down on her knees again (There she goes)But she’ll never ask you please again (There she goes)

Now take a look, there’s no tears in her eyesShe won’t take it from just any guy. What can you do?

Yeah, when you see her walkin’ on down the streets(There she goes) Yeah, I see her lookin’ at all the boys that she’s gonna meet(There she goes) If I see her messin’ ’round, I don’t know what I’m gonna do

Well, there she goes again (There she goes)Yeah, I see her walkin’ on down the streets again (There she goes)Well, she’s down on her knees again (There she goes)Yeah, but she’ll never ask me please (There she goes) again

Now take a look, there’s no tears in her eyesShe won’t take it from just any guy. What can you do?

Yeah, when you see her walkin’ on down the streets(There she goes) Yeah I see her lookin’ at all the pretty boys that she’s gonna meet(There she goes) Oh, when I see that stuff, I just don’t know

Now take a look, there’s no tears in her eyesLike a bird, she’s a-gonna fly. What can you do?

Yeah, when you see her walkin’ on down the streets(There she goes) Yeah, I see her lookin’ at al the boys that she’s gonna meet(There she goes) Yeah, I know that she isn’t down on her feet(There she goes) Yeah, but she’ll never ask you please (There she goes) Oh-ho!

Beat Farmers – Happy Boy

My little dog spot got hit by a carHubba hubba hubba hubba hubbaPut his guts in a box and put him in a drawerHubba hubba hubba hubba hubba

This past weekend I posted a Beat Farmers song…well actually two and the album. If you would have scrolled down to the last track on that album…this is it. On Nashville’s station WKDF a disc jockey would play this song quite a lot in the mornings and afternoons.

My best friend growing up is named Ron. Ron played guitar in our band and we absolutely loved this song. We would go around and just break out singing this song over and over again. I even had a Kazoo I would take around with me.

If you are feeling low…this should pick you right up or send you even further down! The song is on the  Tales Of The New West album.

Happy Boy

I was walkin’ down the street on a sunny dayHubba hubba hubba hubba hubbaA feeling in my bones that I’ll have my wayHubba hubba hubba hubba hubba

Well I’m a happy boy (happy boy)Well I’m a happy boy (happy boy)

Oh ain’t it good when things are going your way, hey heyMy little dog spot got hit by a carHubba hubba hubba hubba hubbaPut his guts in a box and put him in a drawerHubba hubba hubba hubba hubba

Well I’m a happy boy (happy boy)Well I’m a happy boy (happy boy)

I forgot all about it for a month and a halfHubba hubba hubba hubba hubbaI looked in the drawer and started to laughHubba hubba hubba hubba hubba

Well I’m a happy boy (happy boy)Well I’m a happy boy (happy boy)

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Beat Farmers – Goldmine

CB sent me a link to The Beat Farmers. I knew heard of them but at first, I was thinking hard punk. I then realized and I remembered. I first heard of the Beat Farmers in the 1980s. WKDF in Nashville was at one time the premiere rock station in Nashville. Anyway, during some spots they would play a song by the Beat Farmers that was both strange, dark, and fun. I’ll get to that one on the next Beat Farmers post-Wednesday.

I’ve listened to this album at least 5-6 times this week. The hardest part was picking one song to post on…so I’m going to pick one but include two. The one I picked has a rockabilly feel to it but that is not necessarily the sound of the entire album.

The Beat Farmers formed in San Diego California in 1983. They went to a studio with a $4000 budget, and they recorded Tales Of The New West. The album was released in 1985. The members were Country Dick Montana, Jerry Raney on guitar, Rolle Dexter on bass, Buddy Blue on guitar, and Joey Harris on guitar. They did a tour opening up for the Blasters and then signed a 7 Record Deal with CURB Records…which turned out to be a mistake…they fought for years to get away from them.

They also had several solo projects like Country Dick’s Petting Zoo, Country Dick’s Garage, Jerry and Joey acoustic, Jerry and Buddy jam nights, and the Pleasure Barons. Country Dick was recording a solo effort. Dick also worked with Mojo Nixon.

Together they released 6 albums and 15 singles + EPs. The band came to a halt on November 8, 1995, when Country Dick Montana died on stage. They have occasionally got together since then.

Below is the album Tales Of The New West… Give it a listen. They have a great base sound and their songs vary.

A cover of The Velvet Underground There She Goes Again

Goldmine

Well you can’t say that you are mine no moreWe’re history, I’m walking right out the doorWell you can have your men and your liquor tooBut without me baby whatcha gonna doBaby you lost a goldmine when you lost me

I was faithful and I shared everything that I ownI was always there when you cried babe I’m feeling aloneBut I ain’t no chump and you’re gonna findThat those men that you’ve been seeing are the hurting kindAnd I don’t need you running on back to me

Well the smile that you’re wearing gonna disappearWhen you see that I was rightWell you’ll rue the day that you pushed me tillI walked right out of your life

Well there’s plenty of women that can keep me satisfiedAnd I don’t need your cheating or your foolish liesWell I ain’t gonna miss none of your embraceSo go shake that thing in someone else’s faceBaby you lost a goldmine when you lost me

Well folks have got to reap just what they sowAnd you got some things-a coming to you don’t you knowYou’ll get no more loving or sympathyFrom the lonesome fool that you thought was meBaby you lost a goldmine when you lost me

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