Mark Cool
song stories -intro mcfs
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song stories- a little bit about the tunes: 1 angel- a story about the dipping my toes into the water of new romance after the break
up of a 10 year marriage. an "angel" met at a party. guitar and vocals, slide guitar, tambourine- mark cool bass- jack edinger drums- mark pettit 2 woman at a gas station- story of a homeless
woman who tried to sell wilted dumpster-salvaged flowers to gas station customers. the line about "she said she liked
my hair" was from when i had a platinum blonde crew cut. guitar
and vocals- mark cool bass- ben palmer second guitar- jack edinger drums- mark pettit harmonica- dom
flemons mandolin and backing vocals- rah trost 3. foolish dreams- tho it could be
somewhat autobiographical, it was written about a roommate and friend in hollywood, who actually did record an album, get
disillusioned, and move back to austin for some tech-type job. i played guitar in his band for a short time, before he kicked
me out b/c i "sounded too much like buddy holly." guitars
and vocals, harmonica- mark cool bass- jack edinger drums- mark pettit 4. babe it ain't no lie- libba cotten tells it like it is. i love her fingerpicking style
and starightforward lyric. fingerpicked guitar, vocals-
mark cool acoustic guitar II- jack edinger drumsticks- mark pettit bass- ben palmer banjo- dom flemons 5. black gold- inspired by a piece
of journalism i read in the l.a. weekly about power companies finding ways to push native americans off of thier lands in
order to get at the natural resources there. (see dave cook's excellent "reservation nation" novel for a book
length treatment of the same subject.) guitars, vocals,
kazoo- mark cool bass- jack edinger drums- mark pettit djembe- rah trost add'l guitars-
gregory blaine, james lee 6. hole in my heart- a country song about my divorce after 10 years of marriage and 2 kids. a lot of pain and heartache. guitar and vocals- mark cool drums- mark pettit acoustic guitar-
jack edinger bass- ben palmer mandolin and backing vocals- rah trost 7. tonic and gin- about a fairy-like woman who may be too
sensitive and prescient for this world. "she'll read the stars in your eyes, like pages in your diary." guitar and vocals- mark cool bass- jack edinger drums- mark pettit banjo- dom flemons 8. keep on thinkin'- a simple, uptempo
country love song about infatuation/ new love. guitars
and vocals, brush on beer bottle- mark cool bass-
jack edinger drums- mark pettit mandolin- rah trost 9. everyday- buddy holly, he died too young. my version owes more to him than to james taylor. guitars and vocals, shaker- mark cool acoustic guitar II- jack edinger drums- mark pettit djembe- rah trost 10.she's a man- a song about a transvestite
who i used to see out the window of my restaurant job. tragic, poignant character. bass- jack edinger harmonica,
guitars, beer bottle slide, vocals- mark cool drums-
mark pettit djembe- rah trost 11. sunnyside- the carter family
classic, with harmonies by jack and rah, and banjo by dom. i love how jack does the end "sunnyside of life" up high
on this one. guitar and vocals- mark cool guitar and backing vocals- jack edinger drums- mark pettit backing
vocals- rah trost banjo and harmonica- dom flemons bass- ben plamer
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