I'm amazed there's no comments about Putnam County, It is after all a real place in upstate New York and perfectly illustrates a small Town America, the local types and the towns people so affectionately. Lines like 'the Stratocaster guitars slung over Burgermeister beer guts, and the swizzle stick legs Jacknifed over naugahyde stools' (you can visualise Meatloaf 70's style good old boys giving their country concert to the local girls and their boyfriends). And 'With the parent permission slips for the Kids' field trips' you can see the children getting excited about their outing to the coast.........Such familiar vivid imagery.
I live in London, England unfortunately. A world far removed from small town American communities but after hearing Putnam County, I almost feel I lived there (maybe in in another life)........What genius songwriting.
I'm amazed there's no comments about Putnam County, It is after all a real place in upstate New York and perfectly illustrates a small Town America, the local types and the towns people so affectionately. Lines like 'the Stratocaster guitars slung over Burgermeister beer guts, and the swizzle stick legs Jacknifed over naugahyde stools' (you can visualise Meatloaf 70's style good old boys giving their country concert to the local girls and their boyfriends). And 'With the parent permission slips for the Kids' field trips' you can see the children getting excited about their outing to the coast.........Such familiar vivid imagery.
I live in London, England unfortunately. A world far removed from small town American communities but after hearing Putnam County, I almost feel I lived there (maybe in in another life)........What genius songwriting.