Song Description
"Taxi To Tonganoxie", is the only CD of Chet Nichols' music that features full back-up bands in the studio.
The material on this CD was recorded, engineered and co-produced by Stephen Barncard in two different studios back in the early and mid 1970's.
The songs, "Paper Burns" and "You Were They And They Were You" were recorded at Wally Heider's studio in San Francisco. The other tunes were recorded at Stephen Barncard's home in the hills above Beverly Glen in Los Angeles.
The back-up band at the Beverly Glen location consisted of a fabulous group of artists: Laura Allan (Laura Allen)- vocals, Fuzzy Oxendine - drums (Sons, Grape, Jerry Miller Band, etc), Wayne Goodwyn on Fiddle, lap steel (Emmylou), Ricky Wallace, Estrella Berosini - vocals and Billy Berosini - bass (Jackson Browne, Brewer & Shipley). Chet played acoustic guitar, dulcimer,electric guitar and piano. Even Stephen got in on the act and made an appearance playing bass!
The Heider sessions consisted of Buddy Cage - pedal steel guitar (New Riders of The Purple Sage), Pete Sears - bass (New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Jefferson Starship) and Spenser Dryden - drums (The Airplane, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage).
Even though this collection of tunes is almost 35 years old, people are still discovering it, enjoying it and sharing it.
| Song Length |
2:04 |
Genre |
Country - Bluegrass, Country - Bluegrass |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful |
Similar Artists |
Alison Krauss |
| Language |
English |
Era |
1970 - 1979 |
Lyrics
"If They Find Out We're Livin' Together"
Lyrics and Music by Chet Nichols * Copyright 1974/2014 by Chet Nichols/ Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)
www.chetnichols.net :: chet@chetnichols.net
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
VERSE 1.
Well at 3 o'clock, your mother stopped
Checking at the top of the stairs
Well, our parents, they just wouldn't understand
It's like throwing a ball to someone who won't catch it
CHORUS
If they find out we're livin' together
We'd be birds of a feather
We'd both be in the doghouse
With our names hung out in front
If they find our we're livin' together
We'd be birds of a feather
We'd both be in the doghouse
With our names hung out in front
VERSE 2.
Now, we could live on a farm
Country rolling arm in arm
Plants and animals in the house and in the yardA
Yeah, laying naked in the sun
With no place to go and to come from
We could live in the city, too, with the boogie the hustle and the roll
CHORUS
But, if they find out we're livin' together
We'd be birds of a feather
We'd both be in the doghouse
With our names hung out in front
If they find our we're livin' together
We'd be birds of a feather
We'd both be in the doghouse
With our names hung out in front