Vinyl Records
Musical Time Capsule: Todd Snider's Vinyl Journey
Lyrics
I've got a dusty old pile of vinyl records sittin' on my floor
The speaker has a collection of vinyl records lying on their floor.
I've played each one of 'em over and over a dozen times or more
They've extensively listened to each record multiple times.
All I've got is a beat up chair a mattress a fork and another to spare
Describes minimal possessions: a worn-out chair, a mattress, and basic cutlery.
And that dusty old pile of records on my floor
Reiterates the presence of the collection on the floor.
I got Willie, Waylon and Woody Guthrie
List of artists/groups in the collection, spanning various genres.
Jimmy Buffett, Lyle Lovett and Bobby Gentry
-Jerry Jeff, Bob Dylan, Donnie Fritts,
-The Dead, The Doors, Patsy Cline, John Prine and more
-I got Jackson Browne, Townes Van Zandt, Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd
-Harry Chapin, Guy Clark and Van Halen
-I got Rita, Kris, Keith Sykes and Country Joe when he was singin' with the Fish you know
-I got Emmylou, U2 and Arlo, James Taylor, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, Mojo Nixon,
-Hendrix, Haggard and a whole lot more
-In that dusty old pile of vinyl records I got sittin' on my floor
Reiteration of the collection being on the floor.
One time in San Francisco
An anecdote at an airport, having to choose between clothes and the records.
I was standin' in an airport line
-In one bag I had all my clothes and in the other was all them ol' records of mine
-The lady said I could only bring one bag
-I had two, Oh what a drag
-I had to jump on the plane and leave all my clothes behind
-But I got Willie, Waylon and Woody Guthrie
Repeats the list of artists, emphasizing their importance to the speaker.
Jimmy Buffett, Lyle Lovett and Bobby Gentry
-Jerry Jeff, Bob Dylan, Donnie Fritts,
-The Dead, The Doors, Patsy Cline, John Prine and more
-I got Jackson Browne, Townes Van Zandt, Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd
-Harry Chapin, Guy Clark and Van Halen
-I got Rita, Kris, Keith Sykes and Country Joe when he was singin' with the Fish you know
-I got Emmylou, U2 and Arlo, James Taylor, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, Mojo Nixon,
-Hendrix, Haggard and a whole lot more
-In that dusty old pile of vinyl records I got sittin' on my floor
Repeats the presence of the collection on the floor.
Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Richie Havens and the Who
Continues the list of artists/groups present in the collection.
Aretha, Prince, Gram Parson, the Burrito Brothers too
-John Lee Hooker and Bill Monroe, Jerry Lee Lewis and Bill Monroe
-Ray Charles, Todd Snider, the Clash and the Ramones
-I got all of Booker T's, Tom T. Hall's,
-Bobby Bare, Belafonte and the New York Dolls,
-Billy Joe, Jimmy Croce, Kiss, Crosby Stills and Nash,
-John, June and Roseanne Cash
-I got Forbert, Fromholtz, Stevie Ray,
-T-Birds, Yardbirds, Sam and Dave,
-And as some of y'all mighta guessed already
-I got piles and piles and piles of Tom Petty
-In that dusty old pile of vinyl records I got sittin' on my floor
Emphasizes the abundance of Tom Petty records in the collection.
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