kris kristofferson

[Pepe]

Absolute class lyricist.
Not the greatest singer ever but he made the most of it.
Could act a bit too..

Class lyicist but his voice set him apart.

 

[greengrass]

think of the lyrics though...

Well I woke up Sunday morning,
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt.
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad,
So I had one more for dessert.
Then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes,
And found my cleanest dirty shirt.
An' I shaved my face and combed my hair,
An' stumbled down the stairs to meet the day.

"
Then I headed back for home, and somewhere far away a lonesome Bell was ringing
And it echoed thru the canyons like the disappearing dreams of yesterday."
Sublime stuff.

 

[Tupper]

Outstanding talent, wonderful lyrics and so easy to recall...a seriously smart and capable man beyond his musical abilities. Unlike some/many smarmy Country songs his songs were believable, real and many many people could relate to them. Can't think of anyone who wrote with such clarity on boozing ...and it's horrors.

 

[JackFate]

Can't think of anyone who wrote with such clarity on boozing ...and it's horrors.

A man who truly lived it

You ask me if I'm happy now that's good as any joke I've heard
It seems that since I've seen you last I done forgot the meanin' of the word
If happiness is empty rooms and drinkin' in the afternoon
Well I suppose I'm happy as a clam
But if it's got a thing to do with smilin' of forgettin' you
Well I don't guess that I could say I am

Did you ever see a down and outer waking up alone
Without a blanket on to keep him from the dew
When the water from the weeds has soaked the paper
He's been puttin' in his shoes to keep the ground from comin' through

And his future feels as empty as the pocket in his pants
Because he's never seen a single dream come true
That's the way that I've been feelin' since the day I started falling
From the bottle to the bottom stool by stool
Learnin' hard to live with losin' you

 

[PussyinBoots]

Ah shit. Just heard he passed. 88 years old.

 

[markyboy]

 

[greengrass]

Oh dear. Wonderful singer and human being. RIP.

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

Sad to hear. I wouldn't know a lot of the guy's music though

 

[sigourney's knickers]

 

[sigourney's knickers]

Honky tonk man.