Monday, October 06, 2008

Got you Covered - Pretty Boy Floyd

Here's Weird Bob doing Woody Guthrie. I was thinking about this tune in the context of all the banking problems in America. The government bailed out the bankers, but what about the folks who couldn't pay their mortgage?. Mr. Guthrie wrote about the outlaw Pretty Boy Floyd, saying "you'll never see an outlaw drive a family from their homes".

Here's Mr. Bob:


There are also some excellent recordings of Ramblin Jack singing this one. Look for them at your local purveyor of obscure folk music.

1 comment:

Barbara Bruederlin said...

It sort of drives home that things never really change, doesn't it?