Trackin' Season

SunnyOne

Blues Newbie
one with some call/response...


“Trackin' Season”  by Sunny One

You comin’ up to see me?
You comin’ up to burn down my house
You already done burned up my heart.
You already done burned up my heart.
Stop comin’ round to hound- dog me,
This ain’t no trackin’ season, this ain’t no trackin’ season

You lookin’ like you been out cat ballou’n
Lookin’ like you coudn’ care less what you’ve been doin’
Lookin’ like a cat half-drowned,
Smiling at me like some foolish clown
C’mon say it, you’re here to get me down.

What’s the matter with you baby
Aren’t you tired of trying to make me crazy?
You kept your love like a present to yourself
Left me hangin’ here dangling on this shelf.
So, what..

You comin’ up to see me?
You comin’ up to burn down my house
You already done burned up my heart.
You already done burned up my heart.
Stop comin’ round to hound-dog me,
This ain’t no trackin’ season, this ain’t no trackin’ season

Baby oh baby, stay away, you can do it
Ain’t nothin’ to it, just try and prove it
Don’t look my way, don’t speak my name
My life isn’t yours to play with no more
I got my emotions all STORED up, 
I got my emotions all SHORED up.
So, what,

You comin’ up to see me?
You comin’ up to burn down my house
You already done burned up my heart.
You already done burned up my heart.
Stop comin’ round to hound- dog me,
This ain’t no trackin’ season, this ain’t no trackin’ season
 

FishKiller

Blues Newbie
I like the style :), were the chorus goes first--it sets the mood--Dark minor key seems like it would work with this one. ;)
Carlos
 

Marv

I play 'err' guitar.
I like it too. 

One of the things I've noticed is that blues lyricists seem very direct.

"Before you 'cuse me, take a look at yourself
Before you 'cuse me, take a look at yourself
You say I been spending money on other women
You been takin' money from someone else"

Except for the call and response, which is redundant, it's short, sweet, to the point!

I tend to try to you use this or a similar song as a guide to what fits nicely with a 12-bar blues progression. Many more words and the singer has to sound like an auctioneer to keep up with the band and fit it all into a chorus. 

I don't think I've ever heard a lot of words in a slow blues, so just slowing the players down to allow more words in the 12 bars probably isn't the right answer.  But I could be all wet on this.

Just thoughts.  As I said, I liked it.
Think I would struggle to play and sing it as a 12-bar blues.  :-/
 

FishKiller

Blues Newbie
Sunny, Marv is right, not to say that it can not have a bluesy feel, I see it more as a country song--not that there
is anything wrong with that--Good music is Good music, no
matter what genre ;)
Carlos
 

PapaBear

Guit Fiddlier
I think you need to be thinking of a twelve bar, straight eight or quick change in your head as you write. Not that those are the only blues formats, but I can't get my head around it with anything blues I'm familiar with. You gotta say what you need to say but it also has to flow
 

SunnyOne

Blues Newbie
ok, i'm a woman of too many words. i'll give that more thought on my next piece. keep words to a minimum....it can be done!
 
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