Orphans of Jan 2022

Songs we thought we’d play, but almost never do. Or just not any more.

  1. Another Woman’s Man, Dolly rec.
  2. Beedle Um Bum, McKinney’s Cotton Pickers recording
  3. Blame It On the Bossa Nova, Blame it on the Bossa nova – no key change, recording (Eddie Gorme)
  4. Blowing In The Wind, Sam Cooke rec.
  5. Blueberry Hill, Fats Domino rec., Gene Autry rec.
  6. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, Hank Williams rec., Willie Nelson rec.
  7. Blues In the Bottle, The Lovin’ Spoonful rec.
  8. Blues Stay Away From Me (C), Blues Stay Away From Me (E), rec. (Doc Watson)
  9. Blue Suede Shoes
  10. Border Radio,       The Roulette Sisters rec.
  11. Borneo, awesome Muppets rendition
  12. Bound to Lose,     recording (Holy Modal Rounders)
  13. Brain Damage – Eclipse, dub side of the moon version
  14. Bring Me Little Water Sylvie, Leadbelly rec.,   Butlers rec,   Zanes rec.
  15. Buckets of Rain, Neco Case live.
  16. Brother Can You Spare a Dime, George Michael live
  17. Button Up Your Overcoat
  18. Bye Bye Blackbird, BBB simplified chart, Peggy Lee (slow) rec.
  19. CADILLAC SONGS
  20. Cakewalk Into Town, Taj Mahal rec.
  21. Call Me Al, Paul Simon and Chevy Chase video
  22. Call Me The Breeze , JJCale rec.
  23. Canned Goods, GB rec.
  24. Can’t Find My Way Home, Steve Winwood solo rec.
  25. Celito Lindo  Youtube learning center
  26. C’est la vie, C. Berry rec., A. Neville rec.
  27. Chicken (in A), Chicken (in C) , The Immortal rec.
  28. Chinese Translation , live , studio 
  29. Coat of Many Colors (updated 1/2/20), Dolly rec., Lloyd learner
  30. Cold Cold Heart, Willie rec., Hank rec. , Nora live rec.
  31. Colours [in C] , Colours [in G], recording
  32. Come All Ye, Fairport Convention rec.
  33. Come Together , MJ (he owns it, he can do what he wants to it)
  34. Comes Love, Braincloud rec., Shaw/Forrest rec.
  35. Concrete and Barbed Wire , Lucinda Williams rec.
  36. Coney Island Parachute Jump , Michael Hearst rec. & video
  37. Coney Island Washboard, Beryl Bryden rec., Firehouse 5+2 rec.
  38. Cornbread and Butterbeans, Carolina Chocolate Drops rec.
  39. Corrine Corrina
  40. Country Honk / Honky Tonk Women [new] , Mick+Keith Trainwreck version
  41. Crescent City, Lucinda Williams rec.
  42. Cumberland Blues, No Funny Stuff Jug Band rec.
  43. Dance Like Fire , Ben Harper version
  44. Dark as a Dungeon
  45. Darlin Corey, Skaggs Arr., Ricky Scaggs rec., Pete Seeger rec.
  46. Dead Flowers – tvz version , TVZ rec.
  47. Deal , live version
  48. Dear Someone, Welch/Rawlings rec. (John Hartford fiddle!),  Nicki Peanut Butter rec.
  49. Deep Elem Blues  ,   Shelton Bros. rec.   
  50. Desire, rec. (when MTV was cool)
  51. Diamond Joe, Bob Dylan rec. Masked & Anonymous
  52. Dire Wolf (versions 1 thru 4 were eaten by a wolf) live version
  53. Dirt (MH), Huffbunny demo
  54. Dirty Old Town   Ewan McColl rec.
  55. Disappointed In Me (Fred E. Fink), demo
  56. Don’t Let Go, Carl Perkins rec.,
  57. Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down, Nerd Alert Version rec.
  58. Down to River to Pray [in E] [in G] , movie clip
  59. Draft Dodger Rag
  60. Dreidel song 
  61. End of the World, chart in F, Brenda Lee rec.
  62. Euphoria, HMR rec.
  63. Every Day
  64. Fairfield, Greg Brown rec.
  65. Family Reunion (typed), Family Reunion (handwritten)
  66. Faster Horses
  67. Feelin Alright
  68. Fever
  69. Fiddler a Dram, Holy Modal Rounders rec.
  70. Fox On The Run
  71. Fuck All The Perfect People, Chip Taylor rec.
  72. Gambler (chord change version), The Gambler (old version), Cash, Kenny Rogers rec., Blake Sheldon, First Aid Kit,
  73. Give Me a Ride to Heaven
  74. Give Me the Moon Over Brooklyn, UrbanGeek demo,  G. Lombardo rec. , solo voice & uke version with intro
  75. Give Your Song to Me, (STS) demo.
  76. Glendale Train
  77. Going to California, rec.
  78. Goin’ Up the Country
  79. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End
  80. Golden State – John Doe , rec.
  81. Gone (C), Gone (G)
  82. Good Christian Soldier , rec
  83. Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues, O’Keefe rec., Presley rec.
  84. Gotta Get Up, Harry Nilsson rec.
  85. Graf Zeppelin, video
  86. Habakkuk’s Complaint, (MH) demo recording
  87. Handle With Care, Travelling Wilburys rec.
  88. Hand Me Down My Walking Cane , version 2 mo better, demo rec.
  89. Hang on Little Tomato
  90. Hang On Sloopy , Jan and Dean rec.
  91. Hard Times, GW video
  92. Handcar, video
  93. Hänschen klein
  94. Harvest Moon, Neil Young rec., Cassandra Wilson rec.
  95. Haul Off And Do It, Dale Watson rec.
  96. Have You Ever Seen The Rain (A)
  97. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
  98. Heart Is a Drum
  99. He’ll Have To Go, Jim Reeves rec. 
  100. Hello Dolly!
  101. Hey Good Lookin
  102. Hey Jude
  103. High On A Mountain
  104. High Wide and Handsome ver 1
  105. Highway 61
  106. Hit the Road Jack
  107. Hobo’s Lullaby, Woody Guthrie rec.
  108. Homunculus, (stumpydelko) demo.
  109. Honey In The Lion’s Head, (stumpydelko) demo.
  110. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
  111. I Do My Crying at Night
  112. I Don’t Want Your Millions Mister, Greg Brown rec.
  113. If I Ain’t Got You, AK’s original, Toby’s non-intimidating version,
  114. If I Were a Rich Man, FOTR film clip
  115. If We Make It Through December, Merle rec., Phoebe Bridgers rec.
  116. I Fought The Law, Bobby Fuller rec. (1966), The Clash rec. (1977)
  117. I Get The Blues When It Rains
  118. I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Credence rec., Gaye rec.
  119. I Know What I Know
  120. I Know You Rider, Hot Tuna rec.
  121. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight [new], previous version, Bobby Darin rec., B. Peters
  122. I’ll Fly Away, Krauss / Welsh rec.
  123. I Like People, (Fred E. Fink) demo
  124. I Love Rock n Roll
  125. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, Hank Williams rec.
  126. I’m Still In Love With You(B), I’m Still in Love With You (C) Earle/Dement rec.
  127. In the Jailhouse Now (G)
  128. In The Midnight Hour
  129. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall [new]
  130. Irene Goodnight,
  131. It’s Been a Long Long Time [new], Bing rec
  132. It’s like the whole world is starting again, (STS) demo
  133. It’s Not Unusual
  134. It’s Only a Paper Moon   rec.
  135. It Takes A Worried Man (Lonnie Donegan version)
  136. I Wanna Be Loved By You ver 1
  137. I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
  138. I Wish I Was a Mole In the Ground
  139. James Alley Blues, David Johansson rec.
  140. Jammin, rec.
  141. January Hymn, Colin Meloy solo rec.
  142. Jeanne de Clisson (MH)
  143. Jet Train
  144. Johnny Too Bad
  145. Jug Band Music, Jim Kweskin rec.
  146. July, July, recording.
  147. Just A Gigolo, Louis and Keely version, Dave TV version ,
  148. Just the Way You Look Tonight
  149. Keep On The Sunny Side Of Life, Carter Family
  150. Keep Your Distance, R. Thompson, Buddy & Julie Miller
  151. Keep Your Hat On Jenny, recording
  152. King of the Road, Turner / Travis rec., Roger Miller rec.
  153. L.A. Freeway, Guy Clark rec, Steve Earle rec.
  154. La Pistola Y El Corazon
  155. Last Time
  156. Late For The Sky (jackson Browne), recording
  157. Lay Down Sally, Crossroads 2010 rec., EC rec.
  158. Lazybones
  159. Let My People Go
  160. Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me, David Johansen rec., Parsonfield rec.
  161. Let The Mystery Be, live rec.
  162. Lightnin’ Strikes, Lou Christie rec.
  163. Lights of Cheyenne – James McMurtry,  rec.
  164. Little Beggarman,  rec.
  165. Live Forever, Billy Joe Shaver studio & live, Joe Ely live rec.
  166. Lodi, CCR rec., Jeffrey Foucault rec.
  167. Lola,  rec
  168. Lonely Ghost (JonFab), demo
  169. Lonesome Old River Blues, Acuff rec., Flemons rec.
  170. Lonesome Road, submitted by Anne R, Doc. Watson rec.
  171. Long Black Veil [in A] [in C] [in D] [in G] [other version in D that makes no sense narratively], Lefty Frizzell rec. (1959?)
  172. Longest Time, The
  173. Look at Miss Ohio, Gillian Welch rec., Counting Crows rec.
  174. Los Ageless [condensed], Los Ageless [extended]  , St. Vincent live rec., official rec.
  175. Losartan, Losartan, (stumpydelko) demo.
  176. Losers (new and improved)
  177. Love Hurts , orig Everly Bros rec. , Norah putting up with Keith version
  178. Lovesick Blues
  179. Maggie’s Farm
  180. Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (new and improved), Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys, Waylon & Willie rec.
  181. Mary Don’t You Weep,
  182. Me & Bobby McGee , Janis rec. , Cash rec., Kristofferson rec.
  183. Memphis in the Meantime [new]
  184. Metal Firecracker, live rec.
  185. Midnight Special, Creedence rec., Leadbelly rec., Van Morrison rec.
  186. Minotaur’s Song(NEW+IMPROVED),  old incorrect version  (now removed from the I’ll Fly Away song) , rec.
  187. Miss Otis Regrets, Ethel Waters (1934), Kristy MacColl & The Pogues, Lonnie Donegan (1960), Marlene Dietrich, Mein Mann Ist Verhindert,
  188. My Dixie Darlin’ (F, Glasser notations), My Dixie Darlin’ (Gerard), recording (Carter Family), recording (Alison Krauss & Jamey Johnson), recording (Original Carter Family)
  189. My Gal
  190. My Little Red Wagon
  191. Natural Man, (Fred E. Fink) demo
  192. Natural Woman
  193. Never Ending Song of Love, Delaney & Bonnie rec.
  194. New Religion (in G), New Religion (C), rec (in B)
  195. New Speedway Boogie [new], New Speedway Boogie [old]
  196. New York Mining Disaster if 1941
  197. Nobody Knows You, When You’re Down and Out
  198. Ob La Di
  199. Oh, Shenandoah
  200. One , rec [Aimee Mann version]
  201. One More Night rec.
  202. Only You [new], rec.
  203. Ooh-de-lally, Roger Miller rec.
  204. Ophelia
  205. Pack Up Your Sorrows, J&J Cash rec., M&R Farina P. Seeger rec.
  206. Pancho and Lefty – Emmylou Harris version
    Pancho and Lefty – TVZ live 1983 recording, TVZ and Nanci G
  207. Patience , rec.
  208. Paul Bunyan Statues (MH)
  209. Please Say You Want Me, Little Anthony rec.
  210. Poor Boy Long Way From Home, rec.
  211. Potato Latkes
  212. Pretty Woman, rec.
  213. Raspberry Beret, Beck version
  214. Right Place Wrong Time, rec.
  215. Ripple, rec.
  216. Rivers and Roads, recording
  217. Rock About My Saro Jane, rec.
  218. Roll Me Up and Smoke Me, rec.
  219. Running Down a Dream, so MTV.
  220. Rye Whiskey, Pete Seeger rec.
  221. Sail Away Ladies, Uncle Dave Macon rec., Odetta rec.
  222. Salty Dog
  223. Sante Fe, Toby’s video for Jim Paul
  224. Scandalous and a Shame, Josh White rec.
  225. Sea of Love, Cat Power rec. , Phil Phillips rec.
  226. Seventy Six Trombones, film clip
  227. Shady Grove V I IV, Doc Watson rec.
  228. Shaun The Sheep , claymation
  229. She’s Funny That Way  rec.
  230. Shine, recording 1, recording 2
  231. Shine On Harvest Moon-1 Shine On Harvest Moon-2  Ruth Etting 1935 rec., Ada Jones / Billy Murray rec. 1909, Laurel & Hardy (with dancing!), L. Redbone live
  232. Side of the Road in E, in C form, Lucinda Williams
  233. Singin In The Rain – Gene Kelly (in D), Singing In The Rain(in C), rec.
  234. Sittin On Top of the World, Jack White rec.
  235. Slip Sliding Away, live rec.
  236. Sloop John B, rec.
  237. Slow – Leonard Cohen, rec.
  238. Snowin In Brooklyn, rec.
  239. Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go, Buddy & Julie Miller rec.
  240. Soothe your soul (in G) (STS), demo
  241. So Round So Firm , rec.
  242. Spirit In the Sky, rec.
  243. Spooky, Dusty Springfield recording
  244. Starman, Bowie video
  245. Stewball, Leadbelly rec.
  246. Stoned Soul Picnic, Why don’t we try these dance moves?
  247. Stop Your Sobbing, rec.
  248. Storms Are On the Ocean, Carter Fam. rec., Ralph Stanley rec.
  249. Subterranean Homesick Blues, the classic rec., R.H.C.P. live
  250. Subway Brake Bandit, (STS), demo
  251. Sulfur to Sugarcane
  252. Summertime Blues , The W @ W
  253. Sweethaven, rec.
  254. S’Wonderful, Fitzgerald & Davis
  255. Take This Hammer, Leadbelly rec., Odetta rec.,
  256. Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go), Gene Watson rec.
  257. Take Me to the Pilot (new and improved), Elton John rec.
  258. Take Me to the River, Al Green rec , Talking Heads rec
  259. Tangled Up In Blue, 1974 New York Version
  260. Tear My Stillhouse Down C  Tear My Stillhouse Down D , rec.
  261. Tecumseh Valley: in (D), in (G),  in (C),  TVZ version
  262. Tennessee Border, rec.
  263. Tennessee Jed, live
  264. Tennessee Mountain Home (capo 2) , transposed to A,  Dolly TV rec.
  265. Tennessee Waltz, Patsy Cline version
  266. Thanks A Lot, Ernest Tubb Recording
  267. That’s Life, rec.
  268. There’s Gotta Be Something (JP), Huffbunny demo
  269. Things Behind The Sun (Nick Drake),  recording
  270. This Land Is Your Land, Woody
  271. Tide Is High, The, recording (John Holt)
  272. This Weather’s Fine (stumpydelko), demo
  273. Time Bomb Rancid
  274. Time Changes Everything (in C) rec.
  275. To Be Alone With You, live rec.
  276. Train Carrying Jimmy Rodgers Home,The, rec.
  277. Tropical Jones  J Paul)
  278. Trouble In Mind , Bob Wills, Chippie Hill, Merle Haggard, Lightnin’ Hopkins
  279. True Affection – The Blow, rec.
  280. TV theme songs and ads
    1. Fireball XL5
    2. Green Acres
    3. Secret Agent Man
  281. Turtle Dove, Jody Stecher rec., Garcia / Weir / Baez rec., Bessie Jones rec.
  282. Twentyfour Hours From Tulsa, rec.
  283. Two Soldiers, rec.
  284. Unchained Melody
  285. Uptown Girl
  286. Waiting for a Train, Jimmie Rogers
  287. Walk Right In, rec.
  288. Walking After Midnight, P. Cline recording
  289. Walking to New Orleans rec.
  290. Wallflower, Diana Krall rec., Buddy & Julie Miller rec.
  291. Wash My Eyes rec.
  292. Way Down The Old Plank Road rec
  293. We Gotta Get Outta this Place, rec.
  294. The Weight rec
  295. We’ll Meet Again, Huffbunnies rec., Vera Lynn
  296. West Texas Waltz, Billy Joe Shaver rec.
  297. What’s So Funny ’bout Peace Love & Understanding – Shovels & Rope rec.
  298. When I Drink , rec.
  299. White Dove (E) , rec. Steve Earle
  300. Wichita Lineman – simplified, rec.
  301. Wildflowers capo to Bb, transposed to Bb (updated 1/2/20), Trio rec., Lloyd learner
  302. Willin’,  Little Feat rec.
  303. Will It Go Round in Circles, rec.
  304. Will The Circle Be Unbroken, JLHooker rec. , Staples Singers rec.
  305. Winter’s Come and Gone (in G), (in B♭), (in C), rec (in B♭)
  306. Won’t You Come Home Bill Bailey , Big Bill Broonzy version
  307. Yellow Submarine
  308. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 , Flaming Lips rec.
  309. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
  310. You Are My Sunshine, Johnny Cash rec.
  311. You Don’t Know How It Feels, rec.
  312. You Like the City, (stumpydelko), demo
  313. You Sexy Thing, Hot Chocolate rec.
  314. You Win Again, Mic’s Jug Band rec.
  315. You’ll Never Walk Alone
  316. Your Cheatin Heart, rec.
  317. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonsome When You Go rec.
  318. Your Mind Is On Vacation, rec.
  319. Your Town Now – Greg Brown ,rec.

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