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#223- The Jabba Man (2000)
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About someone I knew in the late 80's. He really wasn't that bad. But that's how it felt. I could really the psychedelicize the bridge
folk funny political sixties novelty gentle prolific idiosyncratic lehrer jefferson airplane ochs paxton steve goodman
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Tom Paxton meets Jefferson Airplane. Extremely prolific singer songwriter with a wide range of styles from bizarre novelty tunes and surrealistic poetic songs t
With more than 300 songs and counting and for more than 30 years, I have written in a variety of acoustic styles from novelty tunes to love songs to historical ballads to poetic surrealistic songs to retro-acoustic pop. From bizarre to traditional from funny to poignant, whatever style the song is in, the melodies are usually memorable and the lyrics unpredictable. This site will eventually contain rough often first take demos of my entire song catalogue. Many of the earliest songs when I first started writing will of course be shaky. So expect the songs to get better as time goes on. Feel free to come back and browse often as I will constantly be adding songs, one by one in chronological order, starting in 1974. If you are looking for some unusual songs to cover from a little known but unique artist, you have come to the right place. Just e-mail me. If you find a song here that intrigues you, but you don't like a line or two, or you think it needs a bridge, drop me an e-mail and maybe you can earn writer's credit if it gets that song to be recorded or performed.... otherwise just enjoy. You can become a Rob Lincoln fan at no cost to you. I promise that if you keep coming back there will be some real surprises along the way. While mostly acoustic, some original material will veer into folk rock and even 60's pop, but the garage rock and loudest material will also be found in full band arrangement at soundclick.com/abrasiveflowers Eventually some of these 300+ tunes may be rerecorded and make it on to CD, including a novelty CD that would be suitable for Dr. Demento or an historical ballad CD or a political song CD--but until then, this is the only site you can hear most of these songs. (A few of my songs CAN be found on songramp.com/RobLincoln and myspace.com/lessickandlincoln)
Song Info
Genre
Rock Rock Unplugged
Charts
Peak #337
Peak in subgenre #7
Author
Rob Lincoln
Rights
2000
Uploaded
May 17, 2009
Track Files
MP3
MP3 2.5 MB 128 kbps 2:45
Story behind the song
Ever feel at the mercy of someone else? One of 28 songs written over 72 hours. This is a casette recording made immeidately after song was written.
Lyrics
Sits in judgment every day Won’t let a no get in his way He’ll be talking on the phone And make me sit there all alone I do not want to see the Jabba Man He pencils in my name at 5 And tells me when to be alive He makes me get down on my knees And says that I should aim to please I do not want to see the Jabba Man I do not want to see the Jabba Man Get in line when he tells you You must understand Laugh at the lines that he sells you Oh he’s the Jabba Man He laughs right in his swivel chair His desk is peeling from hot air He tells you you should be like him Your choice is either sink or swim I do not want to see the Jabba Man I do not want to see the Jabba Man Get in line when he tells you You must understand Laugh at the lines that he sells you Oh he’s the Jabba Man Thinks I’m his next meal in a suit He thinks his power's real cute I do not want to see the Jabba Man I do not want to see the Jabba Man I do not want to see the Jabba Man! Alternate verse—He thinks I’m Chewbacca in a suit He thinks his blubber’s real cute
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