Category: Music

Inspired by Love Interruption from Jack White. Reimagined as a raunchy Django Reinhardt swing song. (Verse 1) In the key of Gypsy jazz, a tale unfolds, A lust interruption, as the story is told. Django's spirit lingers in the air, As the devil’s chords echo, a raucous affair. (Chorus) Swing intrusion, a dance of the … Continue reading Swing Intrusion – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by Blackbird from The Beatles. Reimagined as a Tom Waits like Bebop song..  (Verse 1) In the heart of the city where the streetlights dim, A blackbird's melody, sweet and grim. Whispers in the alley, where the cool cats sway, Bebop echoes in the night, leading us astray. (Chorus) Midnight flight, jazzing through the … Continue reading Bebop Dreams – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by Be Yourself from Audioslave. Reimagined as a gospel-like campfire song..  (Verse 1) In the shadows of doubt, where confusion abounds, There's a whisper of truth, a sweet heavenly sound. From the echoes of rock, a revelation unfolds, A gospel of freedom, where redemption takes hold. (Chorus) Be yourself, let your soul unfold, In … Continue reading Soul Unbound – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by Paralyzer from Finger Eleven. Re-imagined as if done as a John Hiatt song. (Verse 1) Well, I stumbled into town on a restless night, Street lights flickerin', casting shadows in the moonlight. My heart's been wanderin', lost in a daze, Caught in a web of desire, like a moth to the flame. (Pre-Chorus) … Continue reading The Spider – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by Sorrow from Bad Religion. Reimagined what it might sound like as a road song done by John Hiatt (Verse 1) In the city where the darkness meets the night, I’m a troubadour with a heart aching to fight Lost souls wandering through the streets, In the shadows where the loneliness meets. (Pre-Chorus) There's … Continue reading Serenade – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by Short Skirt, Long Jacket by Cake. Re-imagined what it might sound like had Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds done the song.  (Verse 1) In the shadowed alleyways where the streetlights flicker, There's a tale unfolding, a mysterious figure. A silhouette in moonlight, dancing with the night, Wearing a dark suit, chasing the … Continue reading Noir Melody – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by Come on Eileen by Dexys. Midnight Runners. Re-imagined what it might sound like as if done by Bob Dylan. (Verse 1) Well, in this town of troubadours, Where the streets echo with folk lore, There's a girl named Shireen, With a twirl and a sheen, Dancin' through the moonlit core. (Chorus) Come down … Continue reading Shireen – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by REM’s Losing My Religion. Re-imagined in what I think Tom Waits might have done, had he wrote this as a blues song. (Verse 1) In the quiet of the moonlight, where shadows dance on my soul, A folk tale unfolds, a story untold, a melody taking control. A journey through the heartache, a … Continue reading Walking Through My Theologies – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by ZZ Top’s La Grange. Re-imagined in what I think it might sound as a jazz song. (Verse 1) In the heart of the city where the barflies dream, A jazz club's buzzing with a rhythmic gleam. The streets are alive with a soulful exchange, In the spirit of a pleasure house, we rearrange. … Continue reading Jazz on the Range – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by The Travelling Wilburys’ Tweeter and the Monkey Man. Re-imagined in what I think ZZ Top might have done, had he wrote this song. (Verse 1) Well, down in Texas, where the blues winds blow, There's a tale 'bout Tweeter, and the Monkey man we know. In a dusty town, where the guitars moan, … Continue reading Texas Tweeter – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards