I can't really admit to being much of a country girl myself, even though I was born and raised in what most people would consider to be the country. But, when something like the band Shovels and Rope comes my way, music genres go right out the window. They rock, they are genuine, they are romantic and sad, and have all the right moves. My husband, showed me a clip of them on Late Night with David Letterman and from that point forward I have been hooked! Ok, maybe a little obsessed.... I think my favorite song lyrically would be "Carnival". I would love to dress the lead singer and make her little hats and such- she is so cute, rough around the edges, and sexy as hell, and looks as though she just stepped out of a levi jeans commercial circa 1982!
xoxo
P.S. Here is "Carnival" by Shovels and Rope
Fairy lights and muslin drapes,
the eyes that see us are sleeping.
Bottle of whisky, bottle of wine,
both from which we are drinking.
Dahlias in December, Chrysanthemums in June,
in a town that can't remember,
from dusk to dawn, my love was gone.
Between the veil of dusk and light,
the sweet and sorrowful hour
that separates morning and night
I roll you in the flour.
Across the world I wonder,
my moments made from years.
On a still and silent midway,
I wait for you to reappear.
Carnival, lull me to sleep.
No one can hear our voices.
I can tell your future and past
by the light of the carousel horses.
Across the world I wonder,
my moments made from years.
On a still and silent midway,
I wait for you to reappear.
