Andrew Bird

11/09/201601/01/2021

The Day After

It’s mourning in America.

Here Andrew Bird teams up with Jim James to sing “Sic of Elephants”.

America, what have you done?

“Sic Of Elephants”

You were right
There was never reason to worry
Money made your eyesight all blurry
Making lists of pacifists
Recalcitrant poses
Can’t you see how dangerous
The one you chose is
Which brings us back to
Might makes right
So we learn from Wars of the Roses
Pain was only fear kneading your toeses

Making haste to spite your face to cut off your noses
Convince yourself and others that these
Fish smell like roses

Can’t you see how dangerous
When you’re too content to make a fuss
Can’t you see how dangerous

Squint your eyes and see
Elephants, sycophants, elephants

Squint your ears and hear red-faced rants
Pleated pants
Sycophants
That’s what you are

Can’t you see how dangerous
When you’re too content to make a fuss

03/13/201201/25/2021

Break It Yourself is Andrew Bird’s 6th solo album.

Violinist and multi-instrumentalist, Bird is also found of whistling.

“Eyeoneye” is the first single and a free download from Noise Trade.

“Lusitania” features St. Vincent.

“EyeonEye”

“Lusitania”

05/20/201006/06/2011

Black Francis with Joey Santiago of the Pixies do Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein was a man of many colours: cartoonist, author of children’s books, musician, poet, and songwriter. He penned “A Boy Named Sue” forJohnny Cash as well as “The Cover of the Rolling Stone” the hit by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. In June the album Twistable Turntable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein will be released featuring such artists as Andrew Bird, My Morning Jacket, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Nanci Griffith, Lucinda Williams and a couple of the Pixies. Here is the Black Francis with Joey Santiago of the Pixies covering “The Cover of the Rolling Stone” as the Song of the Day.

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“The Cover of the Rolling Stone” by Black Francis with Joey Santiago