Wednesday, December 03, 2014
Musical Advent Calendar, Day 3 - Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks
Every year, I put together a Christmas CD for friends and colleagues. I try to find songs that are less familiar than those that you would hear on the radio or playing in a department store, which is a time-consuming (I usually begin during the summer) but fun process.
This song appeared in my collection in 2012, and is a good representation of the "oddball" types of songs that I look for.
"I've Got Christmas By The Tail," Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks.
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At my wedding in 1973, I recited the lyrics to "I Scare Myself". A few years later we saw Dan at a sparsely-attended show where he was really, really drunk. I told him about my wedding, which he seemed to find hilarious.
Oh my...
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