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Song for David J

by Glenn Jones

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Glenn Jones has penned and performed the perfect song in tribute to his dearly departed brother Davy Jones - the legendary Austin-based guitarist who passed away in 2015 and played with acts including The Ideals, The Next, The Hickoids, The Dicks, The Diamond Smugglers, Bigfoot Chester and many, many more.
Not only is this tune the maiden release of the newly launched Saustex Records lathe-cut imprint Wacky Souvenir but is also meant to build excitement surrounding the forthcoming anthology of Davy's work 'Boot Legs'...stay tuned.

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In the burning sands of the great Southwest
Somewhere down the Austin Texas way
Lives a guy we love, cuz he’s the very best
That crazy Hickoid cat named Davy J

No tats, no piercings, no braided beard
Yet he has got a certain style for sure
A one-man campaign to keep Austin weird
His freak flag don’t fly, it soars

From his dayglo hat to his dayglo boots
To his red plaid wide-lapel vintage suits
A true original to his roots

You won’t find him working for The Man
He only wants to laugh and sing and play
One crazy mother, he’s like no other
He’s my brother, he’s ol’ Davy J

Davy’d give his last two bucks of cash
If a friend of his was in need
And if a band is stuck, they got a place to crash
And never one to bogart any weed
Now decades before there was a thing called Wiki
Davy was the perfect answer man
No pop culture question was ever too tricky
Gets it faster than a search engine can

He knows the discography of Bobby Blue Bland
Everyone who plays in Johnny Thunders’ band
The plot to every single Gilligan’s Island

You won’t find him working for The Man
He only wants to laugh and sing and play
One crazy mother, he’s like no other
That’s my brother, that’s ol’ Davy J

A proud survivor of the hippy era
Of his core convictions he is proud
He’s a little to the left of Che Guevera
Not always right, but he is always loud
The great-granddaddy of Austin punk
He cranks that Marshall till your ears bleed
He’s full of fire and he’s full of funk
Both power chords and screaming gonzo leads

He kicked ass with Richard Hays in The Ideals
If he’s jamming with The Dicks, them cats is for real
And if the Hickoids are in town, you’re in luck
(help ‘em out, sing) “Back in the truck! Back in the truck!”

You won’t find him working for The Man
He only wants to laugh and sing and play
One crazy mother, he’s like no other
He’s my brother, that’s ol’ Davy J

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released March 19, 2021
Written and performed by Glenn Jones - BMI

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Glenn Jones Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Glenn Jones is a well-traveled singer/songwriter/multiinstrumentalist from Chapel Hill, NC. His songs incorporate styles ranging from rock to folk to blues to pop to gospel to punk to hymns; he describes it as “rootsy acoustic goodness!”

This peripatetic troubadour is coming to a mic/stage/house concert near you. To book, contact glennjonesnc@gmail.com . Do not miss this unique entertainer!
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