Mexicali Blues Lyrics
this is about a trip to mexico its pretty obvios, doin all the crazy things in Mexico. Why cant more bands be like grateful dead, we need more great bands, because emo sucks ass
not to many people have heard of this song. the only reason i know of it is b/c my brothers band can play it. its great and i cant get enough of it.
Music doesn't mean nearly as much as it used to. Now-a-days, its all about dressing in skin tight girl pants for no apparent reason. At least everything before had meaning, and a soul purpose. People were more understanding, and actually involved. the music had a strong human connection, as opposed to sappy love songs about some girl with dark eyeliner who cuts herself. I dont think we can ever accomplish recreating something as euphorical and meaninful as before. music and meaning just went to shit. im ashamed to live in this homophobic, redneck, hippie hating generation.
Right on, brother. I do have to disagree with your last point, however. There are bands making good, meaningful music out there these days, you just have to hunt for them among the dreck that makes up 90% of popular music today.
This is a fine song, though. Truly one of Bobby's best.
"Cherish well your thoughts, and keep a tight grip on your booze, Cause thinkin' and drinkin' are all I have today. "
Thats gotta be one of my favorite lines of all time.
Anyway. Are they saying women are the devil in this song?
"Is there anything a man don't stand to lose, When the devil wants to take it all away?"
They say that twice, then the final part switches it to, "Is there anything a man dont stand to lose, when he lets a woman hold him in her hands?" They basically just swap out the devil for the woman. Maybe woman always get him into trouble one way or another.
"When the devil wants to take it all away" is an excuse for a turn of events that the protagonist doesn't even know why he started out on in the first place. He went to Mexicali, got laid by a 14-year-old, then a woman who essentially tricked him into murder. Oh, and for what it's worth, "Mexicali Blues" is a somewhat-known euphemism for chlamydia.
"ya jes might find yerself out there on horseback in the dark jes ridin' and arunnin' across those desert sands"
lots of stuff going down in this song. not as heavy as Jack Straw, but eventful
"ya jes might find yerself out there on horseback in the dark jes ridin' and arunnin' across those desert sands"
lots of stuff going down in this song. not as heavy as Jack Straw, but eventful
"ya jes might find yerself out there on horseback in the dark jes ridin' and arunnin' across those desert sands"
lots of stuff going down in this song. not as heavy as Jack Straw, but eventful
"ya jes might find yerself out there on horseback in the dark jes ridin' and arunnin' across those desert sands"
lots of stuff going down in this song. not as heavy as Jack Straw, but eventful