loudon wainwright III
1976 saw Loudon Wainwright III as a rock musician. First of January, the Arista album "T-shirt" was released, produced by John Lissauer, and it strictly differed from the folk singer and songwriter's earlier five albums. The timing wasn't good: the wotld had just gone punk, and this attempt to go rock fell between two chairs. But as the years have passed, that album has gained respect for it's strong material and production.
From this, I've picked out a rarity which - as far as I know - nobody else have recorded, and I've never heard anybody else perform it. Very simple, and very typical for Loudon's ironic and humouristic attitude to life and any situation.
And what else? For myself, I can only say "been there; done that".
they got drunk last night
had a knockdown drag-out fight
she was determined and he saw it his way
he threw a tantrum and she threw an ashtray
they got drunk last night
how's this for a "how do you do?"
he's unfaithful : she's untrue
they're their own masters and they're their own bosses
they reserve the right to employ double crosses
how's this for a fine "how do you do?"
you'd need a chair and a whip
to control their relationship
once they were lovers and practically best friends
now he's into bondage and she's into revenge
you would need a chair and a whip
and if one of them should die
I suppose that the other would cry
there would be tears of sorrow and great grief
or else there would be tears of release and relief
if one of them should die
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D Dmaj7 Bm they got drunk last night D Dmaj7 D6 had a knockdown drag-out fight E E7 A7 A he was determined and he saw it his way E E7 A7 A he threw a tantrum and she threw an ashtray D Dmaj7 Bm ...Bm/A...Esus4...A7 they got drunk last night
