For free
by David Bearden
Title
For free
Artist
David Bearden
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Photograph
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I slept last night in a good hotel
I went shopping today for jewels
The wind rushed around in the dirty town
And the children let out from the schools
I was standing on a noisy corner
Waiting for the walking on green
Across the street he stood
And he played real good
On his clarinet, for free
Now me I play for fortunes
And those velvet curtain calls
I've got a black limousine
And two gentlemen
Escorting me to the halls
And I play if you have the money
Or if you're a friend to me
But the one man band
By the quick lunch stand
He was playing real good, for free
Nobody stopped to hear him
Though he played so sweet and high
They knew he had never
Been on their T.V.
So they passed his music by
I meant to go over and ask for a song
Maybe put on a harmony...
I heard his refrain
As the signal changed
He was playing real good, for free
-FOR FREE, JONI MITCHELL
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January 29th, 2011
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Comments (7)
Dale Stillman
David, what an unusual piece of art you have created with this one. So unique. Thank you so much for your comment on my picture. I appreciate it.
Chris Berry
did you work backward on this? good work
David Bearden replied:
Chris, this was a night shot without a lot of detail...what I was attempting was to emphasize the hands and face that was so expressive...there is a great line in one of Harry Chapin's songs, "Mr. Tanner"..."he did not know how well he sang, it just made him whole..." thought of that line when I saw this person playing so expressively...
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