On That Note: The Trees

[cyclones500]

 

[VeloClone]

"And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree
The virgins are all trimming their wicks
The whirlwind is in the thorn tree
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks"

 

[IsUaClone2]

Enya's The Memory of Trees:



Tom Dooley lyrics: "This time tomorrow, reckon where I'll be. Down in some lonesome valley, hangin' from a white oak tree..."

 

[BigTurk]

Speaking of kids music, if you haven't listened to any Sandra Boynton's albums you really are missing out.

From Dog Train
(Don't give me that) Broccoli

You always try to tell me
That it’s good for me,
If I want to grow up
Big and strong.
But how can I eat something
That looks just like a tree?
That can’t be right.
It has got to be wrong

 

[jackrabbit]

Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn

Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak tree
It's been three long years, do you still want me?
If I don't see a ribbon round the ole oak tree
I'll stay on the bus, forget about us, put the blame on me
If I don't see a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak tree

 

[cytor]

A hot and windy August afternoon
Has the trees in constant motion
With a flash of silver leaves
As they're rocking in the breeze...

 

[BoxsterCy]

Linda!

But honey child I've got my doubts
You can't see the forest for the trees

 

[Clone Head]

Wagon Wheel
Headed down south to the land of the pines



Wooden Ships

 

[BigTurk]

Four Oaks Lane by Eastern Iowa Band Wylde Nept

I've not hear that or them, so thank you for sharing!

 

[IsUaClone2]

Night Moves lyrics: "...Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy..."



I thought I didn't care much for country but I accidently started this Tennessee Bird Walk song and it's quirkiness appeals to my current mood and this topic. Lyrics: "...Take away the trees and the birds will have to sit on the ground."

 

[Althetuna]

Bob Marley: Small Axe

So if you are the big tree
We are the small axe
Ready to cut you down (well sharp)
To cut you down

 

[Althetuna]

Charlie Daniels: The Devil Went Down To Georgia

When he came across this young man sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot
And the devil jumped up on a hickory stump
And said, "boy, let me tell you what"

 

[bawbie]

Did somebody say kids' music?

"What does a giraffe do? Eat from trees."

A whole song about trees!

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

(December) You're the present 'neath my Christmas tree






On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree





Come and trim my Christmas tree
With some decorations bought at Tiffanys

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Truer than any tree ever grew
Deeper than any forest primeval

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

A seed to plant so my tree can grow

 

[jbhtexas]

Time for a little jazz...two great versions of Woody's classic hit WoodChopper's Ball from his 1960's bands, about five year apart.

What prefer you?
upright bass vs. electric bass
double-breasted suits and ties vs. dashikis and ascots
open trombone solo vs. muted trombone solo

Really nice short solo work by all in both versions.

 

[Fishhead]

I stop to see a weepin Willow

 

[Clone Head]

Lumberjack Song by Monty Python

 

[VeloClone]

I've not hear that or them, so thank you for sharing!

A few of the many other Wylde Nept songs that fit the theme for you:

Harvest time turns the trees to rust and my travels bring me to town
The smell of raw blows up from the fields and the sounds of music rolls down


We hide in shadows and hide behind trees.
We prove that there is no honor among thieves


A barrel of malt, a bushel of hops; stir it around with a stick.
The kind of lubrication to make your engine tick.