Joe Walsh

Meadows

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Can't think of any reason
Don't know exactly why
Must be it's out of season
Give it another try

I'm out here in the meadow
Part of an old stone wall
Stand here because he said so
Waitin' around to fall

Some things are left unspoken
Some things are handed down
The circle stands unbroken
Sendin' it back around

I've seen you roll in clover
Dressed for a scarecrow wall
Too bad the dance is over
Nothin' to show at all

Can't help but feel uncertain
Knowing which way to turn
They want to raise the curtain
And you're holdin' the words to learn

I'm out here in the meadow
Part of an old stone wall
Stand here because he said so
Waitin' around to fall

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demau Senae On Apr 23, 2001

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2001-04-23 15:34:28

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by choiceXcreed

21y ago

im trying to figure out if this song has incessant screaming at the beginning... anyone know? its a decent song though.

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by dave688626 6y ago

@choiceXcreed - this is the one. It starts of with Joe screaming something like this:

Hey, womma lilly wah bah dipsy abba doodle-dah, woah yeah! AAAH! AAH! AAH! AAH!

by Pecanman17

19y ago

yeah that scream at the beginning is classic Joe Walsh personality.

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by ProfessorKnowItAll

18y ago

According to the liner notes in his anthology, Joe Walsh was working in a new studio with a 24-track recorder. He made an agreement with his bandmates to screw around for the first 15 seconds; whatever they did would be the song intro. But when they all went into the studio, nobody else recorded anything--save Joe and his demented scremaing. But he stayed true to the bet and kept it on there. And, in another interview, Joe said that "Meadows" was written before "My Woman from Tokyo"--if anything, they stole it from him, not the other way around.

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by Zenfro 6y ago

@ProfessorKnowItAll - Nice. Thanks for the info!

by nagromnai

20y ago

All I know is that it uses a very similar riff to "Woman from Tokyo" Deep Purple

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by Pecanman17

19y ago

yeah that scream at the beginning is classic Joe Walsh personality.

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