When my friends K&D first pitched the New Orleans Jazz Fest to me, it wasn't the first pitch I had gotten. That honor goes to my friend Mike. He had talked about it for years and it sounded great. And I'd smile and nod and eat some pizza and listen to David Bowie. But then in 1998, K&D had a slide show and music and booze and red beans and rice, and this song. (I know you're reading Mike, so no worries pal. You brought your "A-Game" many times since.)
Penned by one of my favorite songwriters, the grossly underappreciated Alex McMurray, whose 2009 release "How To Be A Cannonball" made my Top 20 of the year, here is "Bad Apples." As K of K&D first presented it, "This is one nasty-ass song."
Ten years, hundreds of live shows, and countless tent hops later, this song, subject matter notwithstanding...ah f**k it... subject matter withstanding, damnit...this song will always set the Jazz Fest table for me. Hilarious, mean-spirited and just so much fun.
BAD APPLES
5 comments:
"Let's go get wrecked on that government check" may just be the best line I've heard in a song in my lifetime.
Wonderful, and thanks for sharing.
Glad you liked it. Makes me smile everytime. (And we all know that ain't easy.)
"she's six years old and been around too long"...
I bet Randy Newman loves that song. A classic, for sure.
Dancing around my living room! Thanks for cheering me up for a bit!
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