A beautifully haunting song with special guest, Jackson Browne singing a duet with Susan.
lyrics
I can still hear the sounds of hammers
Echoing through the woods
As I stand in someone’s driveway
Where our trees and tree forts stood
I can taste the yellow flowers
Bittersweet upon my tongue
On the Avenue of the Indians
One for all and all for one
On the shores of childhood mystery
We signed our names in blood
We pledged our voices to the wind
Our loyalty to the sun
And the days ran on forever
‘Til we heard her whistle blow
On the Avenue of the Indians
Buried deep inside our souls
Ready or not here I come
Olly all and free come on everyone
Come to the water
One for all, one by one
When will they call you
No one knows….ain’t this fun
Every curtain’s coming to a close
Every story has its end
I will never say goodbye to you
Just a fair thee well my friend
I won’t worry how to find you
‘Cause I know just where you’ll be
On the Avenue of the Indians
Where we’ll set our spirits free
Mason Dixon Line, anyone
I can hear him coming everybody run
Oh everybody run
credits
from Lighthouse,
released May 18, 2010
R. Broussard/S. Cowsill
Being Heard Music/Coco Bunny Music, administered by Bug Music, BMI
Susan Cowsill, acoustic guitar & vocal
Jackson Browne, vocal
Russ Broussard, percussion
Aaron Stroup, acoustic guitar
Tad Armstrong, bass
Jack Craft, mandolin & cello
Sam Craft, violin
Janson Lohmeyer, keyboard
supported by 5 fans who also own “Avenue of the Indians”
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
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