Homeward Bound by Peter Ames Carlin

Author:Peter Ames Carlin [Carlin, Peter Ames]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Commonly cited as one of his best songs, “American Tune” grounds the rest of There Goes Rhymin’ Simon in the larger story of the nation, particularly in its wholesale blend of cultures and styles. Even if the bleak vision of “American Tune” weren’t brightened by the singer’s resolve to work another day, the album’s multifarious sounds and voices would be enough to call Liberty back to her grimy pedestal in New York Harbor. All the songs work, most quite magnificently. But the most essential moment on the album doesn’t come in a song: in the seconds before “Loves Me Like a Rock” begins, Dixie Hummingbirds leader Ira Tucker, still rehearsing in a tight circle with the rest of the group, draws their attention to the magical approach they’ve all been trying to find.

TUCKER: Mm-hmm, that’s it, that’s that groove.

PAUL: (in the distance) K.

TUCKER: (whispered) Let go.

THE DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS: (voicing a resounding G chord) Ah-oooohhh!

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