I played this (live) Ryan Adams track on the SIRIUS show several weeks ago and have since received several emails inquiring as to its origin. “Dreams Of A Working Class Clown” is a, live, piano ballad Adams had in his regular rotation in the Spring of 2001 just prior to the release of Gold. It was later recorded in 2005 as part of the (unreleased) Elizabethtown sessions. You’ll note the tune is in the same vein as a number of Adams’ piano-driven songs written/performed around the same time period (see also: “Young Winds,” “The Bar Is A Beautiful Place”). I’d love to eventually see this one make it back into his setlists.
Download:
MP3: Ryan Adams :: Dreams Of A Working Class Clown
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Out of curiousity: how do you know it was recorded for Elizabethtown? If you have more info on those sessions, I’d love to hear the details!
1 | Hippies Are Dead September 17th, 2008 at 12:29 pmRyan Adams is the new love of my life
2 | Hanan September 17th, 2008 at 12:39 pmThe Elizabethtown Sessions
Date: Early August 2005
Location: Two different New York studios.
Personnel: Ryan Adams; Jon Graboff, Brad Pemberton, Catherine Popper, Tom Schick (engineer, producer) Tracks
1. Cemetery Hill
3 | Satisfied '75 September 17th, 2008 at 12:48 pm2. The Sewers At The Bottom Of The Wishing Well
3. Clementine (possibly Madeline?)
4. Everybody Knows
5. When The Wild Wind Blows (or Wild Wind)
6. Dreams Of A Working Class Clown (or Dreams Of The Working Class)
7. Words
8. Lions Of Broadway
9. Who Were We?
10. Willows
11. Lighthouses
12. Saturday Night
13. Everything Dies
14. Two
15. Maps
16. Don’t Get Sentimental On Me
17. Elizabeth Town
18. Elizabeth
Very nice!
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6 | Slowcoustic » New on the ‘nets this week September 20th, 2008 at 1:33 pmcool post, thanks.
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