Tijd verknoeien in de lucht

Omdat veel "zwarte" muziek niet tot de gangbare media doorbrak (-breekt?) in en dus ook niet vanuit de VS valt er steeds veel te ontdekken. Vorig jaar pas raakte ik bekend met Oscar Brown Jr., vanwege zijn overlijden, ontdekkingen van dit jaar zijn Walter Jackson en bovenal Terry Callier. Zijn bladmuziekuitgeverij heet God is greater. Amen.

ORDINARY JOE

And for my opening line
I might try to indicate my state of mind.
I turn you on,
I tell you that I'm laughing just to keep from crying
Bringing music when you hear it,
Keep on trying to get near it.
A little rhythm for your spirit
well now that's what it's for
Come on in, here's the door

And I've seen a sparrow get high
And waste his time in the sky
He thinks it's easy to fly
He's just a little bit freer than I

Now here's a mystery
And maybe you can help to make it clear to me
When you're fast asleep
Then what is it that's lighting up the dreams you see
Only your tears can't conceal it
And only your prayers may not reveal it
You've got soul so you can feel it
And when you make the scene
Well you know what I mean

Hey I've seen a sparrow get high
And waste his time in the sky
He thinks it's easy to fly
He's just a little bit freer than I


Down here on the ground
When you find folks are giving you the runaround
Keep your game uptight
And if you must just take your secrets underground
Now politicians are trying to speech you
Mad colour watchers are trying to teach you
Very few will really try to reach you
If you're lost in a stack
That's OK, come on Black

Now I'd be the last to deny
That I'm just an average guy
And don't you know each little bird in the sky
Is just a little bit freer than I

Hey ordinary Joe
Although they say you're just a lazy so-and-so
What they think is real
Ain't nothing but an animated puppet show
So don't let time and space confuse you
And don't let name and form abuse you
Let that Big Joe Williams blues you
In the light of the sun you can see how they run

I've seen a sparrow get high
And waste his time in the sky
He thinks it's easy to fly
He's just a little bit freer than I