Biography:
Roman Candle formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States in 1997. Roman Candle's flexible, soulful sound stretches from the alt-country of bands like Golden Smog and the Old 97's to the loose, confident country sounds of classic rock bands like the Band and the Rolling Stones.
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Why Modern Radio is A-OK – Roman Candle
C
I was down at my favorite watering hole
Em
With a buddy of mine that was out on parole
F
And we were flipping through the jukebox,
Cm G
And talking how we’d been and how we are.
C
He got a library card and he’d pierced his tongue
Em
And a buddy in prison had turned him onto Neil Young
F Cm G
And he thought it’d be best to play some for the entire bar.
C
Now he didn't know it but while he was in Jail
Em
I had my heart broke by a woman too wondrous to tell
F Cm G
And we’d fallen in love to half the songs that jukebox played
C
So when he flattened his dollar on the side of the machine
Em
And I saw comes a time come on the karaoke screen
F Cm G
I realized there was a couple things I had forgot to say:
F
Don't play Neil Young
C
Don't play Van Morrison
Em F G
Just let some high school emo band start versing and chorusing
Dm Em F G
Because there’s no way it will break my heart as far as I can see
C
And that's why modern radio is A ok with me.
C
He said a pop song used to be a powerful thing,
Em
You could turn on the am and John Lennon would sing
F Cm G
Or Frank Sinatra would be talking to all of the girls.
C
And you could think like a hawk or think like a dove
Em
Or think of a winter afternoon when you fell in love and
F Cm G
Ten songs on a record sounded like a string of pearls.
C
Well my buddy rattled on till an hour’d gone by
Em
And I thought I'd spit a mouthful of Beam in his eye
F Cm G
Maybe leave him for dead, but a friend is a friend to stay.
C
So I listened to him talk about Johnny and June
Em
And how "I Don't Know Where I Stand" is a true love tune
F
And I bought another round just in time to hear him say:
F
They don't play Sam Cooke
C
They don't play Merle Watson
Em F G
They just trade some Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham for a broke down Datsun
Dm Em F G
And theres no way it can break my heart as far as I can see
And that's why modern radio is a sack of monkeys to me.
[Harmonica Solo]
C
He said it makes me so mad I want to get out and shout it
Em
And I smiled and said I hadnt thought that much about it
F Cm G
And we walked out to the street and parted ways
C
I mightve gone to a movie, but my money was spent
Em
So I went straight home, and Lord knows where he went
F G
But I wrote myself a letter to all modern djs
F
Don't play Bob Dylan
C
Don't play Loose Ends
Em F G
Don't play anybody that's ever heard Sir Patrick Spens
Dm Em F G
Because there's no way it can break my heart, as far as I can see
C
And that is why modern radio is A-OK with me.
[Ending]
C
C
I was down at my favorite watering hole
Em
With a buddy of mine that was out on parole
F
And we were flipping through the jukebox,
Cm G
And talking how we’d been and how we are.
C
He got a library card and he’d pierced his tongue
Em
And a buddy in prison had turned him onto Neil Young
F Cm G
And he thought it’d be best to play some for the entire bar.
C
Now he didn't know it but while he was in Jail
Em
I had my heart broke by a woman too wondrous to tell
F Cm G
And we’d fallen in love to half the songs that jukebox played
C
So when he flattened his dollar on the side of the machine
Em
And I saw comes a time come on the karaoke screen
F Cm G
I realized there was a couple things I had forgot to say:
F
Don't play Neil Young
C
Don't play Van Morrison
Em F G
Just let some high school emo band start versing and chorusing
Dm Em F G
Because there’s no way it will break my heart as far as I can see
C
And that's why modern radio is A ok with me.
C
He said a pop song used to be a powerful thing,
Em
You could turn on the am and John Lennon would sing
F Cm G
Or Frank Sinatra would be talking to all of the girls.
C
And you could think like a hawk or think like a dove
Em
Or think of a winter afternoon when you fell in love and
F Cm G
Ten songs on a record sounded like a string of pearls.
C
Well my buddy rattled on till an hour’d gone by
Em
And I thought I'd spit a mouthful of Beam in his eye
F Cm G
Maybe leave him for dead, but a friend is a friend to stay.
C
So I listened to him talk about Johnny and June
Em
And how "I Don't Know Where I Stand" is a true love tune
F
And I bought another round just in time to hear him say:
F
They don't play Sam Cooke
C
They don't play Merle Watson
Em F G
They just trade some Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham for a broke down Datsun
Dm Em F G
And theres no way it can break my heart as far as I can see
And that's why modern radio is a sack of monkeys to me.
[Harmonica Solo]
C
He said it makes me so mad I want to get out and shout it
Em
And I smiled and said I hadnt thought that much about it
F Cm G
And we walked out to the street and parted ways
C
I mightve gone to a movie, but my money was spent
Em
So I went straight home, and Lord knows where he went
F G
But I wrote myself a letter to all modern djs
F
Don't play Bob Dylan
C
Don't play Loose Ends
Em F G
Don't play anybody that's ever heard Sir Patrick Spens
Dm Em F G
Because there's no way it can break my heart, as far as I can see
C
And that is why modern radio is A-OK with me.
[Ending]
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