Happy Mother’s Day: Lucinda Williams, “Lake Charles”

OK, this song has nothing to do with Mother’s Day, and it is not particularly upbeat, but, it has great guitar, it is Lucinda, and I figure Gene will love the line “..in a yellow El Camino, listening to Howlin’ Wolf.”

I do love Lucinda (she is in the Chrissie Hynde please walk on me with spiky heels club in my not-so-secret-diary of wishes). Saw her once, long ago, and would be happy to again.

Happy Mother’s Day all!

5 thoughts on “Happy Mother’s Day: Lucinda Williams, “Lake Charles”

  1. Was listening to a radio broadcast of a ballgame today (I forget which one) and there was a Mother’s Day ad with Danzig’s “Mother” playing in the background. Really?

    • I still cannot get past the Zep being used for Cadillac ads, or the Beatles Revolution or anything by the Who, but I admit, Danzig is pushing the envelope over that. I guess the next generation is taking over Madison Ave?

      • My point was the freakin’ lyrics:

        Mother
        Tell your children not to walk my way
        Tell your children not to hear my words
        What they mean
        What they say
        Mother
        Can you keep them in the dark for life
        Can you hide them from the waiting world
        Oh mother
        Father
        Gonna take your daughter out tonight
        Gonna show her my world
        Oh father

        [Chorus]
        Not about to see your light
        But if you want to find hell with me
        I can show you what it’s like
        Till you’re bleeding

        Not about to see your light
        And if you want to find hell with me
        I can show you what it’s
        Mother
        Tell your children not to hold my hand
        Tell your children not to understand
        Oh mother
        Father
        Do you want to bang heads with me
        Do you want to feel everything
        Oh father

        On one hand, if this was some production guy’s idea of a joke, that’s great. However, I can’t help but wonder if this was some dope thinking, “Yeah, I know this cool song called ‘Mother'”.

        Certainly not the poem my mom would want.

        • ah. see, i did not know the song, and don’t really know the band. but…you made me think. Lennon and the Floyd also did songs called Mother that were not necessarily the happiest tunes either.

          are there any happy ones?

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