Bubba

[boneonbone]

Not sure which genre this song falls under.....we'll call it somewhere between folk and folk-rock....you decide.  Secondly, the song is not about anyone associated with Forrest Gump....but maybe from the same neighborhood.   All acoustic instrumentation on this one....DADGAD picked acoustic based.

Bubba    words & music: Vance Grazio    c2022   

V1
Bubba ate his po'boy washed it down with a bottle of Jack
Living down along the river by the railroad tracks
Waving to the barges and the paddle boats drifting by
Until the bayou sun finally disappears from the sky

V2
He'll greet you with a smile and he always has something to say
About the weather or the government or how you should be spending your day
Days turn to night as he watches the world from the shore
The stars are his rooftop and the dark delta dirt is his floor
On and on while the river flows on its way
Bubba channels Otis, sitting on the dock of the bay

Bridge

Some people don't understand, what he is all about
Opinions of the righteous die hard,         how      bout       yours?

V3
Bubba ate his po'boy washed it down with a bottle of Jack
Always looks ahead doesn't care to ever look back
The world is always spinning but he somehow found a way to stand still
Nothing in this universe could ever put a dent in his will

On and on the river flows to the sea...I'm thinking..
Maybe he's a little like you, a little like me
 Maybe he's a little like you, a little like me

[SE]

This is a great recording with great lyrics and  vocals which all  makes for a terrific listen.
The icing on the cake is the  acoustic solo class!

[StephenM]

excellent recording, playing, and singing.  Love the bongos.  Interesting lyrics!  I could care less about genre...for me there is just music. 

[Pete C]

Great guitar work and I love those bongos.. I really like the lyrics... living here in the UK they conjure up images of a different world to mine... bayous, paddle-boats, po'boys, great listen !

Pete

[Ray Brookes]

Great track (who cares about genre) That acoustic guitar work is stellar and that DADGAD tuning is a favourite of mine. Cool production/arranging keeping the vibe nice and light.

[DarrenG / The Devil's Toupee]

It's a great song with some great story telling. Love the lyrics. Really nice performances all round. The guitar work is really good , great solo. and I like those bongo type drums.
Darren

[Farrell Jackson]

The acoustic in the DADGAD tuning sounds great...so toneful and ringing. I dig the bongos. A cool story in the lyrics. Excellent vocals and the harmony vox that comes in and out works so well! The acoustic lead just entered...nice!

[WarpCanada]

Great song.  Very strong folk vibe, not just the musical style, but the ethos of it.

I can easily imagine that I'm sitting in the basement of the local Odd Fellows Club, somewhere in rural Idaho, and you're the third songwriter of the evening, and I hear this song and decide to come up after your set and congratulate you on your excellent songwriting and a great performance.

I like the folk tradition a lot, and especially like the idea of making a gentle suggestion and telling a story, and finding there's a certain power in that.   A left handed power.  It's not aggression, it's gentleness and good will and friendliness, and that has a power to attract and build good feeling in a community.

Maybe that's the overall vibe of this website.   A left handed power built on top of community and friendliness.  The world sure needs more of that Folk ethos.

[AndyR]

Oh my. Sounds gorgeous.

The DADGAD, the vocal and the percussion -  gorgeous mix.