Nothing songs.

[Grado]

3 different songs.
3 different genres.
All about doing…….well…..nothing……

Otis Redding. Didn’t live to hear this one on the radio.
Killed in a plane wreck before it was released.
Got the idea from a hotel room, waiting all day to do a show that evening.
Said there were these hippies just hanging out on a dock,
across the river from the hotel he was staying,
doing nothing, all day.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7C-VscEQugk&pp=ygUrc2l0dGluZyBvbiB0aGUgZG9jayBvZiB0aGUgYmF5IG90aXMgcmVkZGluZw%3D%3D

Next, no intro needed………

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UPBd8eHQqIw&pp=ygUVZml4aW5nIGEgaG9sZSBiZWF0bGVz

And last, the impudence of this thread……

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SYU3eoC3A04&pp=ygUkZG9uJ3QgdGVsbCBtZSBpJ3ZlIGdvdCBub3RoaW5nIHRvIGRv

I keep hearin' you're concerned about my happiness
But all that thought you're givin' me is conscience I guess
If I were walkin' in your shoes, I wouldn't worry none
While you and your friends are worried about me, I'm havin' lots of fun

Countin' flowers on the wall
That don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire 'til dawn with a deck of 51
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me, I've nothin' to do

Last night I dressed in tails, pretended I was on the town
As long as I can dream it's hard to slow this swinger down
So please don't give a thought to me, I'm really doin' fine
You can always find me here, I'm havin' quite a time

Countin' flowers on the wall
That don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire 'til dawn with a deck of 51
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me, I've nothin' to do

It's good to see you, I must go, I know I look a fright
Anyway my eyes are not accustomed to this light
And my shoes are not accustomed to this hard concrete
So I must go back to my room and make my day complete

Countin' flowers on the wall
That don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire 'til dawn with a deck of 51
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me, I've nothin' to do

Don't tell me, I've nothin' to do



Lol……

…..ya….. something to be said for…….doin nothing.

[Bob]

I never thought about songs about nothing. Otis... that one's a classic and it's interesting to know his inspiration. Fixing a Hole is a GREAT song and I can't believe the Beatles wrote that in 67. Dayum. The Stattler Bro's song I have not heard in like forever and brings back old memories.

Thanks for digging those up Grado!

[Mark M]

I remember Flowers On The Wall playing on the radio long ago but I still remember many of the lyrics. Apparently Quenton Tarentino liked it enough to make it part of the soundtrack in Pulp Fiction:

[Walter E]

"Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo..."   Great line.

[Seymouro]

Forgot all about that one my friend.

[Seymouro]

Kinda like the Seinfeld list of songs there Grado.

Some good ones.