On the afternoon
That the revolution began,
I was in a hotel pool with another kid
And an Australian business man.
And nothing there would make you say
After all so much talk, today would be the day...
Nothing but an upset tray
Left by the pool
This afternoon
An orange cup was thrown
From an upstairs room
A cherry bomb of giddy lust, I guess,
From a bride and groom.
And nothing there would make you say
After all so much talk, today would be the day...
Nothing but an orange cup
From an upstairs room
This afternoon
I've spent every long summer
Just this way
Since my mother started making up their beds
And learning to look the other way.
So what's one more drunk businessman
Coming on to me in the shallow end?
Nothing there would make you say
After all so much talk, today would be the day...
Listen
What's another slogan mean
Scrolled across my TV screen?
What's another bride and groom
Locked up in a fancy room?
What's one more drunk businessman
Coming on to me in the shallow end
This afternoon?
That the revolution began,
I was in a hotel pool with another kid
And an Australian business man.
And nothing there would make you say
After all so much talk, today would be the day...
Nothing but an upset tray
Left by the pool
This afternoon
An orange cup was thrown
From an upstairs room
A cherry bomb of giddy lust, I guess,
From a bride and groom.
And nothing there would make you say
After all so much talk, today would be the day...
Nothing but an orange cup
From an upstairs room
This afternoon
I've spent every long summer
Just this way
Since my mother started making up their beds
And learning to look the other way.
So what's one more drunk businessman
Coming on to me in the shallow end?
Nothing there would make you say
After all so much talk, today would be the day...
Listen
What's another slogan mean
Scrolled across my TV screen?
What's another bride and groom
Locked up in a fancy room?
What's one more drunk businessman
Coming on to me in the shallow end
This afternoon?
Joe Henry
Joseph Lee Henry (born December 2, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He has released 15 studio albums and produced multiple recordings for other artists, including three Grammy Award-winning albums.
Comments ( 26 )
Posted 17 years ago by sugarbaby:
great lyricist and guitarist. very underrated songwriter..
Posted 20 years ago by lotus_65:
Musically good, lyrically not so.
Posted 20 years ago by rah:
oy! make it stop!
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead:
masterhead wrote:
Huh?...Huh? 
First Tori destroying Bossa Nova and now this average Joe..what is next??
...Average Joe!?! Huh?...Huh?
Posted 20 years ago by Alt-Ctrl-Tom:
liked the initial moments, but it just went on and on and got no where. sorry, promise, but no delivery for me, a 4.
Posted 20 years ago by Jonno:
masterhead wrote:
First Tori destroying Bossa Nova and now this average Joe..what is next??
Caterwauling from Ani DiFranco it would seem. Hopefully this session has now reached its lowpoint.
Posted 20 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly:
Well . . . it made me listen. Actually I can see exactly why this is either a love it or hate it song by the comments below and the (current) 5 rating. . .
Let's face it - that's one of the reasons we are listening. . . for Bill's musical burps away from nice and safe stable fodder. . . and finding new stuff as well as the stuff we like.
Ramble over. . .
:)
Posted 20 years ago by masterhead:
First Tori destroying Bossa Nova and now this average Joe..what is next??
Posted 21 years ago by Alexandra:
roadshow wrote:
does anyone else hear sting in this song? i don't think i like it. 
Yeah, he definitely does uses similar vocal inflections. But Sting has better tone/control.
Posted 21 years ago by MsJudi:
Getting REAL sick of hearing this one.
Posted 21 years ago by Zuhoerer:
OMG!!!!
The very first time a song made me clicking on the little "x" in the upper right corner... HORRIBLE NOISE!!!
Posted 21 years ago by toastee:
the_jake wrote: just think of it as getting more songs in, in the time it normally takes to listen to just one
This sounded like multiple songs playing simultaneously at the end.
Thought something was wrong with my PC. I can't rate this until I
give it another listen.
just think of it as getting more songs in, in the time it normally takes to listen to just one
Posted 21 years ago by drH:
Posted 21 years ago by philarktos:
Somehow, given the intro, if I'm not looking at "Now Playing" I'm apt to be expecting Sade.
Posted 21 years ago by ludwig7:
Zygomatic wrote:
That's a nice little catchy horn line.
There's a horn line in there? I must have tripped over it.
Posted 21 years ago by tg3k:
Erm...sorry...no.
Posted 21 years ago by Cyclope:
Kind of intriguing. Moody and experimental. Made me stop and listen. Interessting!
Posted 21 years ago by Hairfarmer:
the_jake wrote:
This sounded like multiple songs playing simultaneously at the end.
Thought something was wrong with my PC.
That's the part I liked.
Posted 21 years ago by otter:
I really like this; nice and bleak. I'd like to read the lyrics, so I get get a better idea of what he's actually singing. And, I don't mind the jazzy discordancy at the end.
Posted 21 years ago by Monkeysdad:
Uhhh.......nope, not for me.
listen:
The Main Mix
