November 25, 2015 It's Martini Time by Reverend Horton Heat November 25, 2015/ john besmer “Hey, buddy do you got the time?No I don’t got a watch, can you spare a dime?I only got two olives and a couple of limes,Guessin’ that means it’s martini time.”
November 23, 2015 Keep On The Sunny Side by The Carter Family November 23, 2015/ john besmer “There’s a dark and a troubled side of lifeThere’s a bright and a sunny side tooThough we meet with the darkness and strifeThe sunny side we also may view Keep on the sunny side always on the sunny side Keep on the sunny side of life It will help us every day it will brighten all our way If we keep on the sunny side of life”
November 23, 2015 Beautiful Bonfire by Bad Examples November 23, 2015/ john besmer “I can smell your cigarettes in my dreamsI’m filling your pockets with gasolineMaybe I’ll catch you in the darkWhat a beautiful bonfire we could start”
November 19, 2015 Blinded by the Light by Bruce Springsteen November 19, 2015/ john besmer “Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sunOh but mama, that’s where the fun is”
November 19, 2015 There's More To Life Than This by Björk November 19, 2015/ john besmer “Come on, girlLet’s sneak out of this partyIt’s getting boringThere’s more to life than thisIt’s still early morningWe could go down to the harborAnd jump between the boatsAnd see the sun come upThere’s more to life than thisI could nick a boatAnd sneak off to this islandI could bring my little ghetto blasterThere’s more to life than this”
November 17, 2015 Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) by Waylon Jennings November 17, 2015/ john besmer “So baby let’s sell your diamond ringBuy some boots and faded jeans and go awayThis coat and tie is choking meIn your high society you cry all dayWe’ve been so busy Keepin’ up with the JonesFour car garage and we’re still building onMaybe it’s time we got Back to the basics of love”
November 02, 2015 I Remember T-shirt Weather by Circa Waves November 02, 2015/ john besmer “I remember T-shirt weatherI remember some daysWe were singing our lungs outin the backseat togetherAnd the seatbelts were burning our fingersIn the T-shirt weatherI remember sleeping till the early afternoon”
October 30, 2015 Peach Blossom by Eels October 30, 2015/ john besmer “Oh man, feel so niceThat was a long cold nightBut then the sun came out to thaw the iceOpen the window man to smell the peach blossomThe tiger lily, the merry-goldOh look at her, she’s got something to sayAnd I cant wait to hear itWon’t let her get away”
October 28, 2015 Don't Carry It All by The Decemberists October 28, 2015/ john besmer “A monument to build beneath the arborsUpon a cliff the that towers towards the treesLet every vessel pitching hard to starboardLay it’s head on summers freckled knees”
October 25, 2015 Rocky Top by the Osborne Brothers October 25, 2015/ john besmer “I’ve had years of cramped up city lifeTrapped like a duck in a penAll I know is it’s a pity lifeCan’t be simple again”
October 25, 2015 The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful by Jimmy Buffett October 25, 2015/ john besmer “The weather is here, I wish you were beautifulThe skies are too clear, life’s so easy todayThe beer is too cold, the daiquiri’s too fruitifulThere’s no place like home, when it’s this far awayI don’t care what they say”
October 25, 2015 Thunder Island by Jay Ferguson October 25, 2015/ john besmer “Sha, la, la, la, la, la, my ladyIn the sun with your hair undone...”
October 17, 2015 It's My Lazy Day by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson October 17, 2015/ john besmer “Well, I might have gone fishin’, I got to thinkin’ it overThe road to the river is a mighty long wayWell, it must be the season, no rhyme or no reasonI’m takin’ it easy, it’s my lazy day.”
October 15, 2015 Summertime Rolls by Jane's Addiction October 15, 2015/ john besmer “Fell into A sea of grass And disappeared among The shady blades... Children all Ran over me Screaming tag! You are the one!He trips her as Her sandals fail She says stop! I’m a girl... Whose fingernails are made Of mother’s pearl... Yellow buttercup HelicoptersOrange buttercat Chasing after The crazy bee Mad about somebody...Me and my girlfriend Don’t wear no shoes Her nose is painted pepperSunlight... She loves me I mean it’s serious As serious can be...She sings a song and I listen to what it says: If you want a friendFeed any animal... There was so much space I cut me a piece With some fine wine It brought peace to my mind In the summertime... And it rolled Summer.... oh... Oh.... the summertime rolls”
October 15, 2015 Rocky Mountain Time by John Prine October 15, 2015/ john besmer “I walked in the restaurantFor something to doThe waitress yelled at meAnd so did the foodAnd the water tastes funnyWhen you’re far from your homeBut it’s only the thirstyThat hunger to roam”
October 11, 2015 Get-Well-Cards by Conor Oberst October 11, 2015/ john besmer “All the peacock people left their plumes in a pileThey look good to a faultAnd the Gulf water’s warm like a bathtubFull of lavender and epsom saltSee a bleach blond boy put his long board downHelp his girl get her sunscreen onI thought about you in your little houseThink you’re lonely but I could be wrong”
October 06, 2015 Once A Day by Michael Franti & Spearhead October 06, 2015/ john besmer “You never know what the world’s gonna show you,It ain’t up to you.You always think it’s gonna happen to another person,And it’s never ever gonna happen to you. You got your friends, you got your money,Got your family, got your honey,You think you got a million days.But then life comes alongAnd it knocks you right down to the ground and that’s why I say,Everybody oughta hug somebody, at least once a day.And everybody oughta kiss somebody, at least once a day.Everybody’s gonna miss somebody, at least once a day. And everybody gotta love somebody, every day...”
September 27, 2015 Waves By Bahamas September 27, 2015/ john besmer “And I held the breath inside my lungs for daysAnd I saw myself as one of many wavesAnd when I knew I’d become the ocean’s slaveI just stayed”
September 27, 2015 Current Carry by Vetiver September 27, 2015/ john besmer “How I’m lucky to call you mineOh I don’t forgetIf I’m quiet I’m only thinking ofJust how good it getsI think we’re on our wayFinally out to seaPulling all away, dreamWhen doubt starts mending nowSomehow, we’ll still pull throughI trust in us, have faith to hold onBecause I know we’re going toHave faith put on our wayFinally out to seaCoasting all away, dreamDon’t worry baby, we can’t go wrongFeel how the currents come in strongWe’ll really carry overflowI ain’t saying nothing you don’t knowWe must be on our wayFinally out to sea,Floating all away, freeFinally out to sea,Waving back to shore, free”
September 19, 2015 Fish And Whistle by John Prine September 19, 2015/ john besmer “I been thinking lately about the people I meetThe carwash on the corner and the hole in the streetThe way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feetAnd I’m wondering if I’m gonna see tomorrow.Father forgive us for what we must doYou forgive us, we’ll forgive youWe’ll forgive each other till we both turn blueThen we’ll whistle and go fishing in heaven.”