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song: 33 rpm Soul
artist: Michelle Shocked
album: Arkansas Traveler
released: 1992length: 4:00
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Consecrate your soul
Or there's gonna be hell to pay
You've got them where they live
Come the Judgement Day

Father, forgive our sins
Mother, forgive us too
Forgive but don't forget
They never meant to hurt you

She's doing the widow walk
Since her ship went down
Aw you have seen her with a pretty boy
On the country side of town

Her captain is lost at sea
Her ship is forgotten too
Aw she'd admit she'd been singing
The hellfire brimstone blues

Should never have tried to rock
Should never have tried to roll
Aw but damn I don't regret
The 33 RPM Soul
The 33 RPM Soul
The 33 RPM Soul
The 33 RPM Soul
The 33 RPM Soul

Should never have tried to rock
Should never have tried to roll
Aw but damn I don't regret
The 33 RPM Soul
The 33 RPM Soul
The 33 RPM Soul
The 33 RPM Soul
The 33 RPM Soul
Michelle Shocked

Michelle Shocked (born Karen Michelle Johnston; February 24, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter. Her music has entered the Billboard Hot 100, been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, and received an award for Folk Album of the Year at the CMJ New Music Awards.

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Comments ( 20 )
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud:
Photo is a blatant ripoff of Minnie Pearl.  Shame on you!
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Posted 11 years ago by ottojschlosser:
Michelle Shocked singing "Father, forgive us" is a delicious irony. You better hope He does, honey, because the club owners may not.
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Posted 12 years ago by segueman:
Good to hear this morning!! I'm gonna have to dig this one out again. I love the whole album.
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Posted 12 years ago by DD gypsyman:
robco1 wrote:
I'm having a WTF moment here...this is Michelle Shocked?!
 
ditto
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Posted 12 years ago by bev:
{#Bananajam}Always happy to hear Michelle Shocked! This song is so much fun!
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Posted 12 years ago by smackiepipe:
Love this whole album.
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Posted 12 years ago by BikeCoachDave:
Michelle Shockeds version of the blues just doesnt speak to me at all. Sorry. 3.
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Posted 12 years ago by ckcotton:
uhhh.. unenjoyable stretch of "blues" covers....... boring

 
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Posted 13 years ago by ScottFromWyoming:
I never heard this on RP before (5 years since it was last played?)... great album. This song has some little quiet noodling at the start that makes you turn up the volume, then the drums kick in and blast out the windows.
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Posted 17 years ago by atw58:
Arkansas Traveler is my favourite Shocked album with outstanding collaboration from the likes of Taj Mahal, Levon Helm, Alison Krauss etc. Well worth checking it out.
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Posted 17 years ago by robco1:
I'm having a WTF moment here...this is Michelle Shocked?!
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Posted 17 years ago by RobK:
trekhead wrote:
"censorship went down..."?
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Posted 17 years ago by trekhead:
"censorship went down..."? 8.
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Posted 17 years ago by RobK:
cc_rider wrote:
Loved the cover art when it came out. This album doesn't have the impact of Short Sharp Shocked but is still quite good nonetheless.
It doesn't have the same impact in a debut LP sense, but overall I think this album is more impressive by far. Her swan song in a way, at least for that phase of her career.
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Posted 17 years ago by TerryS:
cc_rider wrote:
Loved the cover art when it came out. This album doesn't have the impact of Short Sharp Shocked but is still quite good nonetheless. c.
That's because Gilbert and Sullivan didn't write the lyrics/melody this time.........
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Posted 17 years ago by nigelr:
I was waiting to hear "Harper Valley PTA"........ Catchy tho.
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Posted 18 years ago by cc_rider:
Loved the cover art when it came out. This album doesn't have the impact of Short Sharp Shocked but is still quite good nonetheless. c.
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Posted 18 years ago by Bleyfusz:
Never heard this song? So you don't know that great album? Kinda cannot believe it....
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Posted 18 years ago by folkalta:
Haven't heard it before. She's doing the widow walk.
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Posted 18 years ago by Wizzuvvoz:
Jack White?
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