Chicken of Depression (Blues)

[Donna D]

Now for something a little different.  

Hope you get a kick out of this.  

Donna

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Music/arrangement//bass/mix: Ray Sharp
Keys: Jay Schankman
Drums: John Wooten
Vocals: Ray Sharp
Lyrics: Donna Devine

Chicken of Depression

(v1)
My woman's been cheatin' on me, I'm settin' up here on the shelf
Oh yeah, my woman's been cheatin' on me, I'm settin' up here on the shelf
But my baby don't have another man, she's cheatin' on me with herself

(v2)
Come home early one night, before the bars was all closed down
Oh yeah, I come home early one night, before the bars was all closed down
Thought I'd do right by my little woman, take her out on the town

Chorus
Ain't no bluebird of happiness singin' on my street
Oh no, ain't no bluebird of happiness singin' on my street
Not since the chicken of depression started peckin' at my feet

(v3)
Heard commotion in the bedroom, tiptoed by to have a look
Mmmm hmmm, I heard commotion in the bedroom, tiptoed by to have a look
My baby was in our rockin' chair, but she wasn't readin' no book

(v4)
Now I'm sleepin' on the sofa, while my baby's rockin' all night long
Yeah, I'm sleepin' on the sofa, while my baby's rockin' all night long
Says she's got emancipation, now she's doing right what I done wrong

Chorus
Since my baby started cheatin', ain't no bluebird singin' on my street
No, since my baby started cheatin', ain't no bluebird singin' on my street
Not since the chicken of depression started peckin' at my feet

[Ferryman]

The title certainly intrigued me, and then I saw the lyrics  As we say in the UK, oo-err missus! Nice laid back blues here, and there's really a bit of a twist there. I like the piano playing and the keys, the guitar solo in the middle is great as well. Hope I never get that chicken pecking at my feet 

Cheers,

Nigel

[Geir]

Great sounding blues !!

Excellent performance and those lyrics are disturbingly good

[ODH]

Chicken of Depression.

Say no more, there's the paycheck right there.

Couldn't possibly not listen to the song, when the title is such genius. And I wasn't dissapointed, either.  Accomplished playing and production to the point where I wasn't listening to either of those things critically, just enjoying the moment.

Lovely stuff

[Donna D]

Nigel, Geir, and Nick, thanks muchly for braving this one.  

After posting, I had second thoughts and tried to remove it (before anyone responded), but discovered it's not possible to remove one's own post (if it's the one that begins the thread). Ah well. I'll have to live with the ignominy.  

Donna

[stoman]

Blues as blues can be. A nice collab you have there, Donna.

I think I'll show this to my neighbor. He is a great blues fan.

Regards,
  Steffen

[chapperz66]

I think you can remove your own post - but I really wouldn't in this case.  Great fun song and very well produced.

Play it to your neighbour Steffen, but I certainly won't play it to my wife.  I'll end up even more redundant than I am now......

Paul

[Donna D]

Thanks, Paul.  Another brave soul.   

Donna

[stoman]

Yes, Paul, better let sleeping dogs lie.

Regards,
  Steffen

[Nelson]

Killer lyrics Donna and your crew is doing one hell of a job on this cut.

I'm really digin this.