Glory Fountain — Flying Shoes
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Day's full of rain
Sky's coming down again
I get so tired
Of these same old blues
Same old song
Baby it won't be long
'Fore I'll be tying on
My flyin' shoes
Flyin' shoes
'Til I'll be tying on
My flyin' shoes
Spring only sighed
Summer had to be satisfied
Fall is a feeling
That I just can't lose
I'd like to stay
Maybe watch a winter day
Turn the green water
To white and blue
Flyin' shoes
Flyin' shoes
'Til I'll be tying on
My flyin' shoes
The mountain moon
Forever sets too soon
Being alone
Is all the hills can do
Alone and then
Her silver sails again
And they will follow in
Their flyin' shoes
Flyin' shoes
And they will follow in
Their flyin' shoes
Sky's coming down again
I get so tired
Of these same old blues
Same old song
Baby it won't be long
'Fore I'll be tying on
My flyin' shoes
Flyin' shoes
'Til I'll be tying on
My flyin' shoes
Spring only sighed
Summer had to be satisfied
Fall is a feeling
That I just can't lose
I'd like to stay
Maybe watch a winter day
Turn the green water
To white and blue
Flyin' shoes
Flyin' shoes
'Til I'll be tying on
My flyin' shoes
The mountain moon
Forever sets too soon
Being alone
Is all the hills can do
Alone and then
Her silver sails again
And they will follow in
Their flyin' shoes
Flyin' shoes
And they will follow in
Their flyin' shoes
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the great late Townes Van Zandt - (one of ) the best singer writer!!
Upped to 9. Gorgeous rendition.
pxd wrote:
Agree completely
Top, top track. This version is a 9 for me. The Lyle Lovett version is a 10, and among my most favourite tracks of all.
Agree completely
Top, top track. This version is a 9 for me. The Lyle Lovett version is a 10, and among my most favourite tracks of all.
chinaski wrote:
Sadly true.
c.
Thanks for playing the procession of Texas singer/songwriter tunes. We're losing the long established Texans like mad.
c.
st C’est trop beau.
Fabulous. Thanks RP for playing this hidden gem!
ace-marc wrote:
I am finding them a lot on here
Well isn't this a nice little hidden GEM!
I am finding them a lot on here
FYI
Glory Fountain began as the duo of John Chumbris and Lynn Blakey, who called themselves Sundowners. The two natives of Washington, D.C., had begun a casual songwriting partnership after becoming acquainted at a local studio while recording. When both Chumbris and Blakey settled in North Carolina, the pair began to craft songs together and to play out on area stages. Chumbris would play guitar and contribute harmonies, while Blakey wrote lyrics and sang. Glory Fountain evolved into a four-person outfit with the additions of drummer John Williams and bass player David Collins. The group has performed with a list of artists that includes Tanya Donelly, Mary Lou Lord, Juliana Hatfield, the Backsliders, and Whiskeytown. Before settling down in Glory Fountain, Chumbris played bass in both the Wanktones and the Slickee Boys. Blakey previously teamed with Lynda Stipe and Linda Hopper in the Georgia band Oh-OK. Williams has worked with the Lubricators and Econoline, while Collins worked with Eighthundred.
Glory Fountain began as the duo of John Chumbris and Lynn Blakey, who called themselves Sundowners. The two natives of Washington, D.C., had begun a casual songwriting partnership after becoming acquainted at a local studio while recording. When both Chumbris and Blakey settled in North Carolina, the pair began to craft songs together and to play out on area stages. Chumbris would play guitar and contribute harmonies, while Blakey wrote lyrics and sang. Glory Fountain evolved into a four-person outfit with the additions of drummer John Williams and bass player David Collins. The group has performed with a list of artists that includes Tanya Donelly, Mary Lou Lord, Juliana Hatfield, the Backsliders, and Whiskeytown. Before settling down in Glory Fountain, Chumbris played bass in both the Wanktones and the Slickee Boys. Blakey previously teamed with Lynda Stipe and Linda Hopper in the Georgia band Oh-OK. Williams has worked with the Lubricators and Econoline, while Collins worked with Eighthundred.
grande musica - brava artista - grazie Radio Paradise ...un paradiso di musica :)
Best version I know.
Still a strong 8 for me.![heart kiss](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/icon_heartkiss.gif)
Still a strong 8 for me.
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Nice - sounded like Richard Thompson playing, especially at the start.
Well isn't this a nice little hidden GEM!
Thanks for playing the procession of Texas singer/songwriter tunes. We're losing the long established Texans like mad.
Love the Townes sequence, Bill.
sergeant_x wrote:
Lyle Lovett also did a really nice version.
He certainly did
Lyle Lovett also did a really nice version.
He certainly did
326 wrote:
I did too, for more than a moment :)
Nice haunting quality about it. I thought for a moment it was Aimee Mann on vocals
I did too, for more than a moment :)
lathyris wrote:
Lyle Lovett also did a really nice version.
Cool, some lesser-known Townes van Zandt! Nice version. . .although Townes in his later years did a fantastic, stripped-down version that oozes with loneliness. I'll see if I can dig it up and upload.
Lyle Lovett also did a really nice version.
Great tune here. Loved it for years now and still unable to buy their album. :/
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Here is some info about Glory Fountain, since there is currently no Wikipedia entry:
(Comes from https://www.allmusic.com/artist/glory-fountain-mn0000950818 )
Glory Fountain began as the duo of John Chumbris and Lynn Blakey, who called themselves Sundowners. The two natives of Washington, D.C., had begun a casual songwriting partnership after becoming acquainted at a local studio while recording. When both Chumbris and Blakey settled in North Carolina, the pair began to craft songs together and to play out on area stages. Chumbris would play guitar and contribute harmonies, while Blakey wrote lyrics and sang. Glory Fountain evolved into a four-person outfit with the additions of drummer John Williams and bass player David Collins. The group has performed with a list of artists that includes Tanya Donelly, Mary Lou Lord, Juliana Hatfield, the Backsliders, and Whiskeytown. Before settling down in Glory Fountain, Chumbris played bass in both the Wanktones and the Slickee Boys. Blakey previously teamed with Lynda Stipe and Linda Hopper in the Georgia band Oh-OK. Williams has worked with the Lubricators and Econoline, while Collins worked with Eighthundred.
(Comes from https://www.allmusic.com/artist/glory-fountain-mn0000950818 )
Glory Fountain began as the duo of John Chumbris and Lynn Blakey, who called themselves Sundowners. The two natives of Washington, D.C., had begun a casual songwriting partnership after becoming acquainted at a local studio while recording. When both Chumbris and Blakey settled in North Carolina, the pair began to craft songs together and to play out on area stages. Chumbris would play guitar and contribute harmonies, while Blakey wrote lyrics and sang. Glory Fountain evolved into a four-person outfit with the additions of drummer John Williams and bass player David Collins. The group has performed with a list of artists that includes Tanya Donelly, Mary Lou Lord, Juliana Hatfield, the Backsliders, and Whiskeytown. Before settling down in Glory Fountain, Chumbris played bass in both the Wanktones and the Slickee Boys. Blakey previously teamed with Lynda Stipe and Linda Hopper in the Georgia band Oh-OK. Williams has worked with the Lubricators and Econoline, while Collins worked with Eighthundred.
TerryS wrote:
I have a pair of winged (stamped) Fluevogs which were christened 'flying shoes' the first time i wore them to a gathering on my ancient 10 speed. To me, they are my Mercury specials, or Freddies.
Always pleased when this track comes on.
Always pleased when this track comes on.
Im sure Townes be grinning with approval
This version reaches my ears. Lyle Lovett's version reaches my feelings.
TerryS wrote:
Pictures or it didn't happen.
I have a pair of winged (stamped) Fluevogs which were christened 'flying shoes' the first time i wore them to a gathering on my ancient 10 speed. To me, they are my Mercury specials, or Freddies.
Always pleased when this track comes on.
Always pleased when this track comes on.
Pictures or it didn't happen.
I have a pair of winged (stamped) Fluevogs which were christened 'flying shoes' the first time i wore them to a gathering on my ancient 10 speed. To me, they are my Mercury specials, or Freddies.
Always pleased when this track comes on.
Always pleased when this track comes on.
Lazarus wrote:
Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches be dancing buck ass naked all across the holy moly world like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners... we love this glorious song... love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...
YES
Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches be dancing buck ass naked all across the holy moly world like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners... we love this glorious song... love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...
YES
I like TVZ covers like this cuz I'm not as depressed afterwards
WTF!!!!! 10
Beaker wrote:
Agreed! And Bill appropriately follows this with Highway Kind ... just awesome.
She sounds much like Margo Timmins of Cowboy Junkies.
Me likey.
Me likey.
Agreed! And Bill appropriately follows this with Highway Kind ... just awesome.
Baby_M wrote:
I'd sure hate to hear the worst
There are many good renditions of this song out there, but this is the best of all.
I'd sure hate to hear the worst
There are many good renditions of this song out there, but this is the best of all.
The el guitar elevates this song's quality greatly.
most excellent : )
nice cover of a great song
Great rockin version of the Townes Van Zandt classic.
boring..
Tough job trying to follow the Church and Under the Milky Way which is why I will refrain from giving the low rating I was about to cause it is probably more of a comparative mark.
My dad was Uncle Bob, and yes, he was a cool uncle.
That is a superb guitar tone in there. Another one on my list!
Very nice - Townes Van Zandt lives on
Great set this morning at work... Thanks Bill
Nice!
richlister wrote:
Are you dancing under a 'glory fountain'? Or do you prefer Golden Showers?
Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches be dancing buck ass naked all across the holy moly world like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners... we love this glorious song... love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...
Are you dancing under a 'glory fountain'? Or do you prefer Golden Showers?
Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches be dancing buck ass naked all across the holy moly world like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners... we love this glorious song... love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...
Cool, some lesser-known Townes van Zandt! Nice version. . .although Townes in his later years did a fantastic, stripped-down version that oozes with loneliness. I'll see if I can dig it up and upload.
Woooaooow... first time, gave an 8.
thank you townes.....![{#Dance} {#Dance}](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/eusa_dance.gif)
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Really beautiful chord changes.
I could have sworn I commented on this song before. Well here goes.....![{#Frustrated} {#Frustrated}](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/icon_frustrated.gif)
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handyrae wrote:
Who's Bob?![](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/icon_ask.gif)
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I was going to ask if I was the only one who kept mishearing the lyrics as "blood in shoes," but then Bob followed this up today with the Eels' Fresh Blood, so maybe not.
Who's Bob?
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I was going to ask if I was the only one who kept mishearing the lyrics as "blood in shoes," but then Bob followed this up today with the Eels' Fresh Blood, so maybe not.
pretty cool tune, shame i never heard that b4
... c'mon, they're not Flying Shoes, they're Sailin' Shoes, so put 'em on!
Interesting, John Chumbris came out of The Slickee Boys.
Darn it, Bill, have more vinyl to dig out and digitize.
whoever uploaded this, Thank You.
Darn it, Bill, have more vinyl to dig out and digitize.
whoever uploaded this, Thank You.
(former member) wrote:
Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...
Are you dancing under a 'glory fountain'? Or do you prefer Golden Showers?
Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...
Are you dancing under a 'glory fountain'? Or do you prefer Golden Showers?
My rating keeps going up. Now an 8.
Rozsa wrote:
Am I correct to assume Townes wrote this?
Yes, you are correct.6 on a first listen, but may well go up...
Am I correct to assume Townes wrote this?
Nice haunting quality about it. I thought for a moment it was Aimee Mann on vocals
So boring ![frustrated](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/icon_frustrated.gif)
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Not terrible. Lyle Lovett did this on his Step Inside This House venture. His is a better version IMHO.
Thanks, Bill. Townes Van Zandt.
I\'ve never heard the original but a friend of mine plays it.
This song is very familiar. Someone fill me in. There\'s something haunting about that ascending 2nd line in the verses.
Top, top track. This version is a 9 for me. The Lyle Lovett version is a 10, and among my most favourite tracks of all.
and Townes Version? more than 10!