Saturday, March 14, 2009

Jim Tyrrell - A Quiet Pint

A song originally from the album Three Pints Irish (now on Time For Another Round: Gold Edition) with -- dare I say it -- a little sincerity. Not bad, for a song that's really about booze. For more information about the artist, visit http://www.jimtyrrell.net/.



A Quiet Pint
by Jim Tyrrell

Well I've played these songs for years
And I've had my share of beers
And I've loved every one that comes along
But the favorite of mine
Comes just past closing time
It's a nice quiet pint and a song

Sure I don't mind the crowd
And it's fine when they're loud
And they're clappin' and singin' along
And when they cheer it's divine
But when they leave then it's time
For a nice quiet pint and a song

But every now and again
Among the rowdy young men
I see a lady sitting alone
And so as not to be harassed
She keeps her eyes on her glass
And has a nice quiet pint on her own

So when they close for the day
And all the noise has gone away
If you'll stay just a little too long
Well there's a chair here for you
We'll take a minute or two
And have a nice quiet pint and a song.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Jim Tyrrell - The Wall

Here's a couple songs from this morning's live performance on The Daily Planet Morning Show.



Today's featured song (originally from the album Three Pints Irish, now found on the new CD Time For Another Round: Gold Edition) goes out to all the brave men and women who tried to take on The Wall at their local drinking establishment. Soldier on, brave souls.

For more information about this artist visit http://www.jimtyrrell.net/.









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The Wall
by Jim Tyrrell

{chorus} Way hey, what do you say
We'll get to the end if it takes us all day
So line 'em right up and we'll get through them all
We're workin' our way down the wall

Bartender let's make this thing clear
We're drinking that whole row of beer
We'll hand in our keys if that's what you please
'Cause we're plannin' on stayin' right here

Singing... {chorus}

Well Stacey is looking unsound
She just leapt from her stool with a bound
She threw up all that drink in the ladies' room sink
And she's back in time for the next round

Singing... {chorus}

Well come on we're making good time
And so far I'm still doing fine
But my stomach's betrayed by that hard lemonade
That they stuck near the end of the line

{spoken: just plug your nose and get through it boys -- sing with me now}

{chorus}

Now the finish is finally in sight
But to say we're relieved isn't right
See the end it the pits 'cause we're stuck with a Schlitz
As the very last beer of the night

Singing...
{alt chorus} Way hey, what do you say
We got to the end and it took us all day
And that's just as well 'cause we can't drink no more
And we're workin' our way to the floor.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Jim Tyrrell - Naked On The Meach

I recently did a phone interview with the Concord Monitor, and they ran a story in today's paper. You can read it right here.

Here's another song from the album Time For Another Round: Gold Edition. A tale of triumph over adversity, and an appeal to the lowest common denominator. For more information about the artist, visit http://www.jimtyrrell.net/.



Naked On The Meach
by Jim Tyrrell

I have a speech impediment some people cannot mear
I've tried my mest to cure it mut it's way meyond repair
I have no explanation for this thing I cannot say
Mut I can tell you that it helped me out the other day

I was miking to the grocery store to get a rack of meer
I'd always hoped that mooze might make the promlem disappear
And on the way I saw a thing that stopped me with a screech
A meautiful young woman lying naked on the meach

Now I had not meen lucky with the fairer sex mefore
'Cause when I tried to mutter them up they laughed and hit the floor
Mut here I'd seen an angel and I knew I had to try
So choosing my words carefully I walked up and said hi

I said You are so pretty I've just got to know your name
And I could spend the day with you if it's all the same
Mut the thing that I said next was astronomically dumm
I said And maybe later I could get acquainted with your mum

Will wonders never cease, she thought me sweet for that remark
She gathered up her clothing and we pedaled through the park
I'd finally found a lady who could tolerate my speech
The meautiful young woman lying naked on the meach
The meautiful young woman lying naked on the meach

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Jim Tyrrell - The Harvard Line

A spirited recounting of a drunken morning on the Boston subway. Originally on the Three Pints Irish CD, it can now be found on Time For Another Round: Gold Edition. For more info on this artist, visit http://www.jimtyrrell.net/.








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The Harvard Line
by Jim Tyrrell

Hung over on a bright white Monday
Headed in to Boston town
All alone on a red line subway
9 0'clock and I'm Park Street bound
Oh what a weekend - my bones are creakin'
Feelin' like I'm half alive
But in the pocket of my jacket
Something helping me survive

Chorus: I owe it all to the barley wine
The one cure for the morning time
Another drink and I'll be just fine
I'm sneakin' a bottle on the Harvard line

The train is filling up with people
With the sleep still in their eye
I tell 'em we should fear no evil
We've got to keep our spirits high
We'll fill the time cards - and back to Harvard
But hold on to your handles, men
We're either listin' hard to starboard
Or I've gone and fallen down again {chorus}

I'm staring with determination
At a map I can't understand
I've ended up in a blue line station
By the name of Wonderland
And after quite a long inspection
A young attendant turns me 'round
Points me in the right direction
2 o'clock and I'm Harvard bound {chorus x2}

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Jim Tyrrell - Until Tomorrow

The closing track from Jim Tyrrell's album Time For Another Round. The just-released Gold Edition goes on to feature the six tracks from the 2007 album Three Pints Irish, and you can hear those right here starting tomorrow. For more information about the artist visit http://www.jimtyrrell.net/.



Until Tomorrow
by Jim Tyrrell

They're sweeping the doorway
They're putting up chairs
The bartender's giving us
An impatient stare
The lights have come on
The clock has run down
It's time to be on
Once we finish this round

We'd probably stay here
If you gave us the chance
A lifetime to play here
The drink and the dance
But finish your glasses
And gather your things
Until tomorrow
And the good times it brings

The liquor commissioner
Says the party must end
If we ever want to
Come back here again
So up from the tables
And out of the door
Like we did yesterday
And each day before

We'd probably stay here
If you gave us the chance
a lifetime to play here
The drink and the dance
But finish your glasses
And take leave of your friends
Until tomorrow
When I see you again

Until tomorrow
When I see you again.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Jim Tyrrell - I'm Drinkin' Alone

A song of fierce individuality, and brotherhood. Hey, drink enough and you can believe anything. From the album Time For Another Round: Gold Edition. For more information about the artist visit http://www.jimtyrrell.net/.



I'm Drinkin' Alone
by Jim Tyrrell

I'm drinkin' alone
I'm drinkin' alone
You can join if you want to
But I'll still be drinkin' alone
I'm singin' alone
I'm singin' alone
You can join in if you want to
But I'll still be singin' alone

Sit beside me and order a beer
In this lovely new tavern you found
If you think to come back in a year
I'll still be hangin' around [chorus]

Don't you know that I haven't a care
For bein' alone in this town
Even though we all happen to share
This road we're all staggerin' down [chorus]

Drink along if you want to
And I'll still be drinkin' alone

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Jim Tyrrell - Gray Rainbow

For today's featured number, Jim Tyrrell spins a tale of economic hardship and homemade booze. The song is from the album Time For Another Round: Gold Edition. For more information on the artist, visit http://www.jimtyrrell.net/.



Gray Rainbow
by Jim Tyrrell

It's a long way up through the dark black clouds
To where trouble grows but don't look now
'Cause here it comes on this old brick town
The gray rainbow is coming down

I was a workin' man down at the mill
But they closed the door so I work the still
Makin' moonshine and drinkin' it down
Until the next job comes around (chorus)

For fifty years that mill and I
Pumped poison smoke into the sky
And since those days don't nothin' grow
But a thundercloud and a gray rainbow (chorus)

These friends of mine with nothin' to do
Tried my moonshine, now they drink it too
So I make a dime when they come around
It's the only payin' work I've found (chorus)

Been a long long time, it seems like years
And we're goin' blind and no one cares
'Cause all that this town's got left to show
Is a thundercloud and a gray rainbow (chorus)