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Saturday Evening, Down in Verdun

from First (self​-​titled) by Swift Years

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Written on the no. 37 bus from Verdun to NDG. At the time it was a slice of life, now it's a slice of the past, from pre-gentrification days.

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Saturday evening, down in Verdun

It’s Saturday evening; I’m down in Verdun
I’m catching the last rays of the late summer sun
There are children and grandmas and folks in between
And I’m feeling happy to be part of that scene

A young woman approaches, as if out of thin air
Nut-brown are her eyes, and chestnut her hair
She smiles and she asks me “Is that your guitar?
Do ya know how to play Hotel Californ-iar?”

I said, “Miss, I’m sorry, in truth I do not”
I’d tell her I hate it, but I’d feel like a snot
She asks me for Angie, and others as well
From Stairway to Heaven to Highway to Hell

But then came the moment that folks waited for
Ronnie the Great, he then took the floor
He put on his costume and strutted about
And lifted that kerosene up to his mouth

He took out his lighter and lifted it high
And blew out a flame that lit up the sky
It lit up the kids and the grandmas and me
And lit up the neighbours and friends just for free

Well you may have hot licks, and you may have songs
You may aspire to right the world’s wrongs
You may think you’ve come far, but you’ve only begun
‘Til you’ve opened for a fire-eater, down in Verdun.

© Patrick Hutchinson, SOCAN 2000

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from First (self​-​titled), released May 1, 2020
Words & music © Patrick Hutchinson, SOCAN 2000

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18-stringed Worldbilly trio from Montréal: "Hotter than a plate of pierogis, cooler than the sour cream on the side." (Montreal Gazette) "Un vrai bijou de l'underground montréalais." (Le Devoir)
Bob Cussen: mandolin etc
Patrick Hutchinson: guitars
Suzanne Ungar: bass ... more

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