After listening to this song about a million times and not understanding why he would cross his old man who is a bookkeeper I heard the real lyric, He's not saying "I crossed my old man" but "I crossed my own man back in Oregon". This small change makes the meaning of the song perfectly clear. He didn't rob a bank with his father and then cheat him but his partner, his "own man". No wonder he doesn't want to get caught alive, he's a dead man either way.
@wesley1015 A bit late to the game, sorry. (Rick Beato interviewed Larry Carlton at the Baked Potato jazz club in Studio City, telling him he thought "Don't Take Me Alive" was the 2nd best rock solo ever (after the previous song, "Kid Charlemagne" :-))
If (as you note above) this is about David Fine's capture and trial, then "crossing my old man" makes sense. I didn't hear "own" there...
@wesley1015 A bit late to the game, sorry. (Rick Beato interviewed Larry Carlton at the Baked Potato jazz club in Studio City, telling him he thought "Don't Take Me Alive" was the 2nd best rock solo ever (after the previous song, "Kid Charlemagne" :-))
If (as you note above) this is about David Fine's capture and trial, then "crossing my old man" makes sense. I didn't hear "own" there...
@wesley1015 people have mentioned the theory that the songs about David Fine's trial above and below, but it should also be mentioned it says "I crossed my old man" on the lyric sheets included with the original vinyl
@wesley1015 people have mentioned the theory that the songs about David Fine's trial above and below, but it should also be mentioned it says "I crossed my old man" on the lyric sheets included with the original vinyl
After listening to this song about a million times and not understanding why he would cross his old man who is a bookkeeper I heard the real lyric, He's not saying "I crossed my old man" but "I crossed my own man back in Oregon". This small change makes the meaning of the song perfectly clear. He didn't rob a bank with his father and then cheat him but his partner, his "own man". No wonder he doesn't want to get caught alive, he's a dead man either way.
@wesley1015 I don't know why but this song always makes me think of the Capote book. In Cold Blood.
@wesley1015 I don't know why but this song always makes me think of the Capote book. In Cold Blood.
@wesley1015 A bit late to the game, sorry. (Rick Beato interviewed Larry Carlton at the Baked Potato jazz club in Studio City, telling him he thought "Don't Take Me Alive" was the 2nd best rock solo ever (after the previous song, "Kid Charlemagne" :-)) If (as you note above) this is about David Fine's capture and trial, then "crossing my old man" makes sense. I didn't hear "own" there...
@wesley1015 A bit late to the game, sorry. (Rick Beato interviewed Larry Carlton at the Baked Potato jazz club in Studio City, telling him he thought "Don't Take Me Alive" was the 2nd best rock solo ever (after the previous song, "Kid Charlemagne" :-)) If (as you note above) this is about David Fine's capture and trial, then "crossing my old man" makes sense. I didn't hear "own" there...
@ekwity hey thanks for the feedback! I hadn't heard the Fine angle before. Wikipedia didn't mention his dad. Do you have any other info I could read?
@ekwity hey thanks for the feedback! I hadn't heard the Fine angle before. Wikipedia didn't mention his dad. Do you have any other info I could read?
@wesley1015 Hey -- I was just repeating from another comment on this video! You should be able to find it above (or below, however it works).
@wesley1015 Hey -- I was just repeating from another comment on this video! You should be able to find it above (or below, however it works).
@wesley1015 At the moment the post we're talking about is rightbelow* ours.
@wesley1015 At the moment the post we're talking about is rightbelow* ours.
Hoops McCannon July 10, 2016
Hoops McCannon July 10, 2016
Titled "My Interpretation".
Titled "My Interpretation".
It's long, adozen paragraphs, subtitles FIRST STANZA and REFRAIN and such.
It's long, adozen paragraphs, subtitles FIRST STANZA and REFRAIN and such.
@wesley1015 people have mentioned the theory that the songs about David Fine's trial above and below, but it should also be mentioned it says "I crossed my old man" on the lyric sheets included with the original vinyl
@wesley1015 people have mentioned the theory that the songs about David Fine's trial above and below, but it should also be mentioned it says "I crossed my old man" on the lyric sheets included with the original vinyl