Category: Music

Inspired by Allan Ginsberg’s Howl . Re-imagined in what I think Eric Clapton might have done, had he done it as a blues song. (Verse 1) Well, I saw the best minds of my generation, Lost in the smoke of midnight contemplation, Dragging themselves through the streets at dawn, Looking for a connection, a place … Continue reading Midnight Howler – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by Radar Love by Golden Earring. Re-imagined in what I think it might sound as a Memphis Blues song. (Verse 1) Well, I woke up this mornin', with a lonesome feelin' in my soul, My baby's gone, left me all alone, and I'm stuck in this heartache hole. Got the blues like a midnight … Continue reading Radar Love Blues- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by Hey Jude by The Beatles. Re-imagined in what I think BB King might have done, had he wrote this song. (Verse 1) Let me tell you 'bout a story, a bluesy tale, Where the heartache lingers and the wind wails. A man named Wren, his soul torn apart, Strummin' on his guitar, playin' … Continue reading Wren’s Blues – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by Road to Nowhere by The Talking Heads. Re-imagined in what I think it might sound like done as a folk or Beat poet song. (Verse 1) Well, I woke up this mornin', feelin' lost and alone, Headin' down that highway, ain't got no place to call home. Got the Talking Heads playin' in … Continue reading Midpoint Nowhere Song – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by The Talking Heads’ Psycho Killer. Re-imagined in what I think it might sound like as a Chicago Blues song. (Verse 1) Well, I was walking down the backstreets, midnight on my mind, Caught a glimpse of a shadow, a twisted paradigm, The city's heartbeat thumping, a rhythm out of sync, A psycho blues … Continue reading Psychotic Blues Maniac- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Reimagined it being written as by Tom Waits piano piece. (Verse 1) In the whiskey-soaked alleyways where shadows dance, A bard of the night, with a voice like happenstance. Hawker, the poet, in a world so surreal, A carnival of misfits, where every scar tells a tale. (Chorus) Through … Continue reading Train Track Walls- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by Paul Simon’s Graceland. Reimagined it being written as a folk song by Bob Dylan. (Verse 1) Well, I hitched a ride on a rusty freight train, Through the sodium glow and the pouring rain. I hit the tracks with a heartache in my chest, Searching for a Graceland where dreams find rest. (Chorus) … Continue reading City of Voices – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by Bruce Cockburn’s Wondering where the Lions are. Reimagined it being written as a Beat Poet rant only Bob Dylan can deliver. In the heart of the city's rhythm,  where the pulse is a syncopated melody,  you're on a nocturnal odyssey,  a modern-day quest for elusive kings of a different jungle.  The cityscape becomes … Continue reading Urban Safari- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by The Beatles’ Let it Be. Reimagined what is might sound like as if done by Keith Richards. Whisper through the neon glow, let the broken streetlight hum, In the shadows of the alley, where the weary winos strum. When troubles gather 'round like stray dogs in the rain, Just find a rusty piano … Continue reading So It Goes- Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards

Inspired by The Icicle Works’ Birds Fly. Reimagined what it might sound like as if being done by Tom Waits. In the dim-lit kingdom where the shadows dance, Where the neon flickers, and the street lamps prance, Feathered souls ascend in the night's dark scheme, In the alley's hush, from a whisper to a scream. … Continue reading Souls Ascend – Lyrics from Outcasts, Rebels, Hobos and Bards