paroles de chanson Props to the Peeps - Craig Cardiff

You've made it to the end.
Thanks for listening.
This is Craig and I just wanted to take a minute to thank the people
That have been involved wish this project,
And talk a bit about the songs, and all that good stuff
So, this is a little EP for my family and friends.
It's in memory of Judy who encouraged us and kept it together.
It's been recorded in the fall 2001 here in Ottawa.
I guess it's a first release in almost two years.
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While we're on the topic,
I'd like to thank all the people that've lent their ears, the fans,
And promoters,
And media types who have given a
Push to this whole project along the way.
If it hadn't been for them, it wouldn't have gotten this far
I guess about these songs, it's a collection of mostly new material.
Some of it's old, like "
Dance Me Outside".
That in the most recent bunch of shows have
Just kind of come together and seemed to all fit.
I thought it'd be neat to record them and
Just present them with acoustic guitar and vocals.
Keeping it simple
The song "
Albion Hotel" is, surprise, surprise,
About the esteemed Albion Hotel in Guelph, Ontario.
Directly across from the church on the hill.
The Albion is one of those filthy old bars that every town has
That's super great and serves 18 year olds and all that good stuff.
Yeah, I don't know.
Just a story about a friend who was living there for a bit
The song "
Dance Me Outside" is about a native Canadian woman in Brantford in
The 70's who was having some problems and blocking
The road, and just talking about how she was treated.
It's kind of sad given the recent stuff that's been
Happening in Saskatchewan with police and native Canadians there.
It borrows a title of Bruce Mc
Donald's film, "
Dance Me Outside".
I managed to use the words "donut guard state
Car" in a song, so I was pretty excited about that
Other songs... "
Happiest" is a song about when
Danielle and I were camping at Peggy's Cove.
That's where the first line comes from.
Just trying to collect thoughts and journal them into a song.
I guess that's the best thing to say about "
Happiest"
The song "
That Band" is mostly true.
A bunch of the lines got written when Paul, and Will,
And I were in Cleveland at this folk festival
Performer thing and we were watching all these amazing players.
There was Buddy Guy,
And just enormously talented people playing in hotel rooms for
Festival promoters and just how realizing how big big music is,
And how it's a business sometimes, it's a necessary evil I guess
The song "
Jokes" is just about, it's a silly little love song.
And kind of meant to make the person you care about laugh and smile
That's pretty much it.
There's a surprise after this message, though.
Keep listening.
It's a song that, I guess my parents used to play cassettes for
Us kids and one of the cassettes they bought featured this song.
It's kind of like,
As children of the 80s we reclaim it
A little bit and re-present it as folk
I'd like to thank Susan, and Catharine, Liz, and old lady Patootz (?).
Charlie Cardiff, and of course Danielley,
Jonathan and Will for listening and their patience this past year
Credit also goes out to Paul Mc
Innes and Paul Matthews for putting up with me
So long on all these different tours and projects.
The long drives in the beat up old aerostar and falling asleep at the
Wheel and hanging out in smokey bars, bad soundchecks,
And peanut butter and beer, and all that good stuff.
Thanks a lot for sticking around
Lastly to everyone who's ever actually listened to that person in the
Corner of the bar with a guitar,
When they're meant to be background noise,
But you actually give them your ear or you bought a CD or a t-shirt
From that band you just heard of when they
Were coming through town, thanks very much
Thanks a lot for listening.
Hope to see you soon