SOLITUDES continues to be a favourite among fans of Canadian West Coast acoustic music. Because of growing demand, all tracks on the album were digitally remastered at Record Time Productions in St. John's, Newfoundland and released as a CD in 2009. This recording remains a classic, linked to the spirit of the wild wet west coast of Canada. The songs explore the theme of being alone and range from quiet folk ballads to blues to real rockers. Written at a time when the composer made his home in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, this is very much "island music," dreamy, compelling and melodic.
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SOLITUDES was recorded in the Golden Age studios in 1979-80 by Simon Garber, a Vancouver producer of great renown. Even though it is a solo album, a long list of some of the West Coast's finest musicians contributed to this gorgeous collection of original songs and instrumentals performed on a wide range of instruments, with vocals accompanied by guitar, violin, viola, bass, clarinet, saxophone, french horn, flute, alto flute, recorder, xylophone and percussion. Vintage copies of this recording are currently selling online for $35 and more. We still have some in stock and are happy to offer them at a reduced price.
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about
Sure enough, it's a shitty old city and the Big City Blues are just a step away when you're walking them dirty streets. A whining sort of song about the rigours of urban life.
lyrics
BIG CITY BLUES
Well it's a dirty street
And the people I meet
Won't look me in the eye
Feel so sad, I feel so bad
I feel like I could die
Here I am
Stuck in the city again
I came to town
Just a month ago
I been looking for a job
I haven't found me a thing to do
Unless it's steal and rob
And here I am
Stuck in the city again
Whoa, I got a hole in my pocket
And a pain in my head
My back is bent
And my eyes are red
I feel like I should have stayed in bed
I think I'm gonna go back home
And it's a dirty street
And the people I meet
Won't look me in the eye, whoa
Comin' to town
Just brings me down
And now I sure know why
Cause here I am
Stuck in the city again
Whoa I got a hole in my pocket
Got a pain in my head
My back is bent
And my eyes are red
I shoulda tried for that job at the mill instead
I think I'm gonna back home
And it's a dirty street
And the people I meet
They won't look me in the eye
Feel so dad, I feel sos ad
I feel like I could die
Here I am
Back in the. . .
Here I am
Stuck in the. . .
Here I am
In the shitty old city again!
(and Zorra says: "Gotta go potty, daddy, gotta go potty. . . .)
credits
from Solitudes: The Westcoast Music of Dan Rubin,
released April 28, 2009
Dan Rubin: vocals, guitar
Ken Bloom: tuba, saxophones, clarinet, hand claps
Rick Scott & Joe Mock: background vocals
Jane Riewe & Kate Scarr: hand claps
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