At Ye Olde Yard speakeasy, the Xmas decorations stayed up all year round. It was Christmas everyday. We used to have Xmas parties in July. The Yard was a permanant party itself, may it rest in peace.
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Ralph Dumain <rdum...@autodidactproject.org> wrote: > I used to have to wait to catch this on my local blues program every > December: sometimes I'd hear it, some years I'd miss it. But thanks to > YouTube, it can be Xmas every day. (I detest Xmas, though.) The key to > the song is in this verse: > > "i ain't like the old saint nick, he don't come but once a year . . ." > > When I used to sing it, the punchline would be . . . > > "I'm back door Santa, I come every time you're here." > > > On 12/1/2010 10:57 AM, c b wrote: >> Back Door Santa >> >> >> they call me the back door santa >> i make my runs about the break of day >> they call me the back door santa >> i make my runs about the break of day >> i make all the little girls happy, while the boys are out to play >> i ain't like the old saint nick, he don't come but once a year >> i ain't like the old saint nick, he don't come but once a year >> i come runnin with my presents, every time they call me dear >> i keep some change in my pocket >> i chase the children home >> i give them a few pennies so we could be alone >> ileave the back door open so if anybody smells the mouse >> and wouldn't old santa be in trouble >> if there ain't n chimney in the house >> they call me the back door santa >> i make my runs about the break of day >> i make all the little girls happy, while all the boys are out to play >> they call me back door santa >> yeah that's what they call me >> they call me the back door santa >> yeah that's what they call me >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMfhaGNoSfw >> >> http://s0.ilike.com/play#Clarence+Carter:Back+Door+Santa:304369:s294531.8098589.6215.0.1.23%2Cstd_689a559ce25e70e991a8379f22fe1a15 >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMj4Q6EVOW0 >> >> "Back Door Santa" is a song written by Clarence Carter in >> collaboration with Marcus Daniel, and originally performed by Carter. >> It was released on a compilation album Soul Christmas in 1968. The >> track is in a 12-bar blues format. >> >> The lyrics are sexually suggestive, not having much to do with >> Christmas as a holiday. Run-D.M.C. sampled the song for "Christmas in >> Hollis". >> >> In late December 2005, The Black Crowes released a free download >> version of this song, complete with a horn section. This track can be >> heard in the film Mission: Impossible III. >> >> The Australian band Jet has also covered this song. It is available on >> their Japanese-only "Rare Tracks" compilation album. >> >> It was also performed by Bon Jovi and released on the A Very Special >> Christmas compilation album produced to benefit the Special Olympics. >> For unknown reasons, "Back Door Santa" was replaced on later pressings >> of the first "A Very Special Christmas" with the song "I Wish Every >> Day Could Be Like Christmas" also performed by Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi >> later released the track along with two other Christmas themed songs >> on the single for Please Come Home for Christmas >> >> In 2008, Elliott Yamin included a cover of the song in his Christmas >> album "My Kind of Hoiday" >> >> The song also appeared on the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother." >> Season 2 Episode 11: "How Lily Stole Christmas" >> Stub icon This blues song-related article is a stub. You can help >> Wikipedia by expanding it. >> v • d • e >> Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Door_Santa"; >> >> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Ralph Dumain >> <rdum...@autodidactproject.org> wrote: >>> I used to hear all these songs regularly. My favorite is still "Back >>> Door Santa". >>> >>> On 12/1/2010 10:08 AM, c b wrote: >>>> Charles Brown: Merry Christmas Baby& Please >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMfGPZI59Zw > > _______________________________________________ > Marxism-Thaxis mailing list > Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu > To change your options or unsubscribe go to: > http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis > _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
