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Southern Girl

by Joanne Rand

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LIFE IS AN ENDLESS LIST OF THINGS TO DO BUT DON’T LET IT MAKE YOU SAD AND BLUE CAUSE NOTHING IS EVER GONNA GET BETTER UNLESS YOU TRY SO HERE’S MUD IN YOUR EYE GO FIND THE PRIME IN LIFE BEEN ADDICTED TO CHANGE ALL MY LIFE I’VE USED IT TO REARRANGE ALL MY DOUBT TILL I FIND OUT… --- HEAR THAT CRAZY ENGINE ROAR I’VE BEEN RUNNING HARD I FORGET WHAT FOR RUNNING TOWARDS A GREEN LIGHT SPITTING OUT THE PIECES OF MY FRIGHT BEEN ADDICTED TO CHANGE ALL MY LIFE I’VE USED IT TO REARRANGE ALL MY DOUBT TILL I FIND OUT… --- TOO MANY THOUGHTS INSIDE MY HEAD SPLINTERED IN A MILLION SHARDS I SAID: I CAN’T GET NO SWEET RELIEF I GOT NO AXE TO GRIND JUST GOING SLOWLY OUT OF MY MIND SOMEBODY PLEASE RESCUE ME EYE OF THE NEEDLE EYE OF GOD GOTTA REMEMBER WHAT MAKES LIFE GOOD JUMP IN THE OCEAN, PLAY ON THE SANDY BEACH
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Cripplecreek 03:00
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THE MONKEY PUZZLE TREE, by Jordan Rand There are sleepers In skinner Alley There are theatre patrons In the rain. The matinee crowd Can’t be cleared out ‘Till the sleepers Have all been swept away. AND I’LL MEET YOU UNDER THE MONKEY PUZZLE TREE. WE WILL KEEP DRY AND THE WORLD WILL LET US BE. I CAN SEE YOU AND I KNOW THAT YOU SEE ME AND I’LL LOVE YOU UNDER THE MONKEY PUZZLE TREE. There’s a screamer down on the corner There’s a lunatic howling at the moon, While a car alarm sings disharmony And a distant siren helps fill out the tune. There are psychics on my TV set Taking phone calls every hour of the day. There are salesmen on my doorstep And my “Not Welcome” mat won’t make them go away. AND I’LL MEET YOU UNDER THE MONKEY PUZZLE TREE. WE WILL KEEP DRY AND THE WORLD WILL LET US BE. I CAN SEE YOU AND I KNOW THAT YOU SEE ME AND I’LL LOVE YOU UNDER THE MONKEY PUZZLE TREE. There are wailers down in the graveyard All dressed in black, all lined up in a row. There are watchers in the dayroom Taking note of what we say and where we go. AND I’LL MEET YOU UNDER THE MONKEY PUZZLE TREE. WE WILL KEEP DRY AND THE WORLD WILL LET US BE. I CAN SEE YOU AND I KNOW THAT YOU SEE ME AND I’LL LOVE YOU UNDER THE MONKEY PUZZLE TREE.
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THICKER THAN WATER –JOANNE RAND 2015 WHEN YOU’RE BORN THE THRILL OF ADVENTURE IS STRONG LIKE AN OX AND IT’S HARD TO RESIST HER SUN AND MOON AND STARS SPINNING AROUND ALL THOSE GLOWING CITIES TO BE FOUND LIFE IS AN UNTOLD STORY FIRST YOU’RE BORN THEN YOU’RE DRAWN TOWARDS GLORY SUN AND MOON AND STARS SPINNING AROUND ALL THOSE OPEN CHANCES TO BE FOUND BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER THAT’S A FACT PASSED DOWN MOTHER TO DAUGHTER I WANT TO BE BESIDE YOU EVERY DAY BUT THE SUN AND THE MOON AND THE STARS LURED ME AWAY BUT I’M STILL LOVING YOU WISH I KNEW WHAT TO DO BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER THAT’S A FACT PASSED DOWN MOTHER TO DAUGHTER I WANT TO BE BESIDE YOU EVERY DAY BUT THE SUN AND THE MOON AND THE STARS LURED ME AWAY I’D TRADE IT ALL IN A HEARTBEAT FOR YOU, MAMA SETTLE DOWN DO WHAT YOU WANT ME TO ‘CAUSE I’M STILL LOVING YOU WISH I KNEW WHAT TO DO YES, I’M STILL LOVING YOU BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER
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Red Rose 02:26
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L.A. SQUIRREL, QUEEN OF BEASTS - JOANNE RAND I’M AN L.A. SQUIRREL – I GOT BIG WHITE TEETH BETTER WATCH OUT FOR THIS QUEEN OF BEASTS IN MY FURS AD FINERY - I SHOOT THE BREEZE BETTER WATCH OUT FOR THIS QUEEN OF BEASTS WAY DOWN IN MEXICO - THEY BUILD CATHEDRALS BUT IN L.A. THEY BUILD MOVIE ICON SPECTACLES FACES 24 FEET TALL - HEROES ONE AND ALL THIS GUILDED GLOBE HAS GOT US IN ITS THRALL I’M AN L.A. SQUIRREL - GOT A BUSHY TAIL IF I LOSE THAT MY PROSPECTS SURELY FAIL FATE COULD TURN ON A DIME - HAPPENS ALL THE TIME I COULD BE NOTHING BUT A RAT WITH A CARDBOARD SIGN DOWN ON SKID ROW - THEY GOT IT BAD LOSING EVERY SINGLE SHRED OF HOPE THEY HAD BLACK PLASTIC IGLOOS, MADE OF VISQUINE AND SCRAP BAMBOO SLEEPING 15 PEOPLE THAT GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE I’M AN L.A. SQUIRREL – I GOT BIG WHITE TEETH GOT A FLASHY TAIL AND FOUR FEROCIOUS FEET YOU CAN BANK ON ME - LAY YOUR MONEY DOWN I’M UP AND COMING, & I’M GONNA TAKE THIS TOWN ELEVATOR GOING UP - FILLED WITH HOPEFUL PUPS BIG BOTTOM GIRLS IN TIGHT SKIRTS & TALL HEELS ELEVATOR GOING DOWN - TO THE MIDNIGHT STREETS OF DOWNTOWN FILLED WITH SAD EYED YOUNG MEN & YOU KNOW HOW THAT FEELS WELL SOME FOLKS SAY – THEY’RE GONNA LEAVE L.A. GONNA GET OUT OF THIS TOWN, SOMEHOW, SOMEDAY BUT THAT AIN’T ME – I AM MESMERIZED I GOT THAT CALIFORNIA DREAM IN MY EYES CAUSE THE STREETS OF L.A. - THEY GOT SOMETHING TO SAY EVERY CHANTEUSE TRIES TO SING IT HER WAY IT’S AN AGE OLD STORY – OF GRIME AND GLORY: WELL YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL, BUT YOU GOTTA PAY I’M AN L.A. SQUIRREL – I GOT BIG WHITE TEETH BETTER WATCH OUT FOR THIS QUEEN OF BEASTS SHE ‘S GONNA BE A STAR - PAVED IN HOLLYWOOD BLDV. SHE ‘S GONNA GET BURIED DOWN AT THE ROCK & ROLL GRAVEYARD SHE ‘S GONNA GET BURIED DOWN AT THE ROCK & ROLL GRAVEYARD WHERE PEACOCKS STRUT - AND SPREAD THEIR TAILS AND THE ROYAL PYRAMIDS LINE THE TRAILS IT COULD HAPPEN FOR ME - I GOT LOOKS, TALENT & DESTINY BETTER WATCH OUT FOR THIS QUEEN OF BEASTS. BETTER WATCH OUT FOR THIS QUEEN OF BEASTS. BETTER WATCH OUT FOR THIS QUEEN!
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Woodstock 05:09
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I Love It 04:32
I LOVE THIS PLACE I LOVE THIS PLACE I LOVE THIS PEACEFUL PLACE THIS HEALING PLACE THIS PLACE WITH WINGS MY HAPPY HOME I LOVE THIS PLACE I LOVE THIS PLACE

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Joanne Rand, PO 586, Arcata, CA 95521

A long time fixture on the West Coast singer-songwriter scene, visionary songsmith Joanne Rand’s trailblazing “psychedelic-roots-folk-rock” sound on Southern Girl explores the center and edges life’s joys and dramas. With “the south” now so much in the news, this album could not be better timed. But it’s not just Rand’s southern roots at center stage in these rich tunes, but also motherhood, activism, culture and art. As always, Rand is developing, mining and pollinating ideas, raising spirits, offering hope and inspiration.
Over the course of three decades, Rand’s music has taken her, and her listeners, on countless adventures. From the Amazon jungle to the wilds of Manhattan, Rand has performed for multitudes across ethnic, economic and multi-generational backgrounds. Rand sings to her roots but also her present culture, with shout-outs for ecology, human rights, family, gay pride and more.
Southern Girl, Rand’s 15th independently produced CD, adds layers to her musical tapestry by exploring her Georgia roots. Dashes of bluegrass and Appalachia are sprinkled throughout the album, with flourishes of jazz-rock fusion, coloring her signature sound.
Rand created the album with longtime producer-collaborator Stephen Hart (Bonnie Raitt, White Stripes, Stevie Ray Vaughn) and Piet Dalmolen. Joined by Bradley Dee (drums, percussion), Jonathan Kipp (drums) Tim Randles (electric Bass, keyboard) Piet Dalmolen (electric & slide guitars) and Rob Diggins (violin); Rand contributed acoustic guitar, vocals, keyboard, clarinet and shaker.
From the opening edgy strains of a fiddle on “Mud in Your Eye,” Rand forgoes approaching her musical heritage in any sort of traditional fashion. Instead it’s added spice to her five originals, while the traditonals and covers she’s chosen are instilled with a fresh creativity. “Cripple Creek” and “Maid of Constant Sorrow” have all the acoustic elements that make them such time honored classics, but at a heightened adrenaline pace that is paired with Rand’s dynamic hair raising vocal range. Rand covers her long time hero Norman Blake and his delightful story tune, “Ginseng Sullivan,” offering the song in a more conventional country-folk approach. Robert Burns’ poem “Red Rose” is set to an old Scottish melody. “Monkey Puzzle Tree,” written by Rand’s late brother Jordan Rand, and her tune “I Love It” are reworked from her prior releases. “L.A. Squirrel” is a whimsical squirrel’s eye view of the glitz, glamour and ambitions won and lost in Hollywood.
Rand’s personal quest to “get back to the garden,” as so aptly penned by Joni Mitchell in her iconic song “Woodstock,” led Rand to the West Coast, and led to her brilliant cover of this timeless song. On “Thicker Than Water,” Rand sings: “Blood is thicker than water, that’s a fact passed down from mother to daughter. I want to be beside you every day. But the sun and the moon and the stars spinning, lured me away.” Equal parts ode to her Southern roots, and bond between mother and daughter, Rand’s love has never waned for her Southern home and family. As she states: “I always intended to move back…. but life takes you where it will….”

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released August 26, 2015

• Joanne Rand- Acoustic guitars, vocals, keyboard, clarinet (Monkey Puzzle Tree, LA Squirrel), shaker • Bradley Dee- Drums & percussion (Cripple Creek, Thicker than Water, LA Squirrel, I Love It) • Jonathan Kipp- Drums (Mud in Your Eye, Monkey Puzzle Tree, Maid of Constant Sorrow, Ginseng Sullivan, Red Rose) • Tim Randles- Electric Bass, keyboard (Woodstock) • Piet Dalmolen- Electric & slide Guitars • Rob Diggins- Violin © &P 2015, Joanne Rand, Homefire Productions, BMI
•Produced by Joanne Rand with Stephen Hart & Piet Dalmolen. •Mixed & mastered by Stephen Hart (Two Rock Digital, Petaluma, CA) •Recorded & pre-Mixed by Piet Dalmolen (Universal Balance Studios, Arcata, CA) •All songs by Joanne Rand except: Cripple Creek & Maid of Constant Sorrow (traditional), Red Rose (lyrics by Robert Burns, melody traditional Scottish), Woodstock (Joni Mitchell, SONY ATV Tunes LLC OBO Siquomb Publishing), the Monkey-Puzzle Tree (lyrics Jordan Rand) & Ginseng Sullivan (Norman Blake, Blake & Blake Music)

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“A fixture of the Northern California folk scene, Rand’s life, activism & art are woven seamlessly together. A celebrated musician, composer & teacher. From stripped-down folk songs to lush, textured rock arrangements, she makes consistently engaging, perceptive, universal music.”-SFStation.com 2012. Touring nationally for 30 years, Rand is currently releasing 15th CD of original songs. ... more

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