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Andrew Bird — Pulaski At Night
Album: Pulaski At Night
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Released: 2013
Length: 4:44
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Half empty, half full
Cup runneth over
Horns of plenty, coffers full
We're starting over

Half empty, half full
Cup runneth over
Horns of plenty, coffers full
We're starting over

I write you a story
But it loses its thread
And all of my witnesses
Keep turning up, turning up dead

I paint you a picture
Of Pulaski at night
Come back to Chicago
City of, city of light

Come back to Chicago

I paint you a picture
But it never looks right
Cause I fill in the shadows
And block out the, I block out the light

I send you a postcard
It says, "Pulaski at night"
Greetings from Chicago
City of, city of light

Come back to Chicago
City of, city of light

Come back to Chicago
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So now we doing city songs @BillG?
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 jrdogmamma wrote:
Andrew is a one of a kind.....amazing in concert. Thanks for playing his music!

 
I wish i could hear him live, 
Posted 5 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
Andrew is a one of a kind.....amazing in concert. Thanks for playing his music!
Posted 6 years ago by jrdogmamma    [ Reply ]
 user4176 wrote:

Holy moly!

And just what did you indicate by the last dash in the line above? Is everything going down? Is it time to abandon ship? A secret message about your true identity?

I knew there was something going on here.

 
Sometimes I - to the bathroom.
Molybdenum  is very useful, but only somewhat holy.
Confucius said a great many things, but the best was

( I am the great reconstituted ODAD !!! )


Posted 7 years ago by ODAD    [ Reply ]
 ODAD wrote:
ODAD wrote:
Two songs ago was Bird York, whose
cover photo looks much like Gates McFadden.
McFaddens character in Star Trek : The Next Generation ( Dr. Beverly Crusher ) was
temporarily replaced by Dr. Katharine Pulaski ( played by Diana Muldaur ).

Random coincidence or the machinations of a certain free-range internet DJ ?
You decide.

  
Wow. How very Da Vinci Code of you....
——————————————————————————————-
You tread on dangerous ground.
BillG is the last descendant of the very first DJ.

 
Holy moly!

And just what did you indicate by the last dash in the line above? Is everything going down? Is it time to abandon ship? A secret message about your true identity?

I knew there was something going on here.
Posted 7 years ago by user4176    [ Reply ]
ODAD wrote:
Two songs ago was Bird York, whose
cover photo looks much like Gates McFadden.
McFaddens character in Star Trek : The Next Generation ( Dr. Beverly Crusher ) was
temporarily replaced by Dr. Katharine Pulaski ( played by Diana Muldaur ).

Random coincidence or the machinations of a certain free-range internet DJ ?
You decide.

  
Wow. How very Da Vinci Code of you....
——————————————————————————————-
You tread on dangerous ground.
BillG is the last descendant of the very first DJ.


Posted 7 years ago by ODAD    [ Reply ]
 ODAD wrote:
Two songs ago was Bird York, whose
cover photo looks much like Gates McFadden.
McFaddens character in Star Trek : The Next Generation ( Dr. Beverly Crusher ) was
temporarily replaced by Dr. Katharine Pulaski ( played by Diana Muldaur ).

Random coincidence or the machinations of a certain free-range internet DJ ?
You decide.

 
Wow. How very Da Vinci Code of you....
Posted 7 years ago by user4176    [ Reply ]
and Bill as a Latin American group, there are some that may surprise you Los Jaivas Inti illimani Victor Jara... the great Victor Jara Pedro Asnar, participates in some albums with Pat Metheny and other like Los Prisioneros Soda Stereo Charly Garcia Sui Generi Nito Mestre etc...
Posted 7 years ago by Capeliano    [ Reply ]
 ODAD wrote:
My previous post used the word "machinations".
Having reviewed the meaning of the word,
I see it may have some negative connotations,
which is not my intent.
Please replace with "cleverness".
That is all.  Carry on.
 
I'm glad you cleared that up, some listeners tend to be a bit fastidious and anal retentive when it comes to word definitions and using them correctly in sentences. Not me though. I have a fifth grade education and Im fine with that.
Posted 7 years ago by bm.deavenport613    [ Reply ]
My previous post used the word "machinations".
Having reviewed the meaning of the word,
I see it may have some negative connotations,
which is not my intent.
Please replace with "cleverness".
That is all.  Carry on.

Posted 7 years ago by ODAD    [ Reply ]
Two songs ago was Bird York, whose
cover photo looks much like Gates McFadden.
McFaddens character in Star Trek : The Next Generation ( Dr. Beverly Crusher ) was
temporarily replaced by Dr. Katharine Pulaski ( played by Diana Muldaur ).

Random coincidence or the machinations of a certain free-range internet DJ ?
You decide.
Posted 7 years ago by ODAD    [ Reply ]
 dragon1952 wrote:
I keep expecting this to break out into "Come on Eileen" {#Rolleyes}

EDIT: wow...I just noticed I said practically the same thing a year ago...ha ha.

 
I've gone to do that several times. ha ha. Good to see it's not just me.
Posted 7 years ago by jab49    [ Reply ]
I keep expecting this to break out into "Come on Eileen" {#Rolleyes}

EDIT: wow...I just noticed I said practically the same thing a year ago...ha ha.
Posted 7 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
 anyalein wrote:
This song makes me so incredibly HAPPY! 😃😄😉
 
I was thinking the same thing.  Great song. 
Posted 7 years ago by AbileneTexas    [ Reply ]
{#Good-vibes}
Posted 8 years ago by luk4zen    [ Reply ]
"Come back to Chicago..."

I've been thinking the same thing. 
Posted 8 years ago by Middleton    [ Reply ]
 Shmelo wrote:
Sounds a hell of a lot like the band Beirut.

 
Exactly !
Posted 8 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
Sounds a hell of a lot like the band Beirut.
Posted 8 years ago by Shmelo    [ Reply ]
 Bobert_ParkCity wrote:
Love the song but Sorry Andrew, Pulaski at night is a bridge connecting beautiful Jersey City NJ with the lovely and effervescent Newark NJ

 
It's also a major thoroughfare in Chicago, though I too am more familiar with the famous skyway.  They named a lot of stuff after old Casimir including a holiday in NYC and another one in Chicago.
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
So bloody Beirutisqe. I like it a lot! 
Posted 8 years ago by sattva    [ Reply ]
 dragon1952 wrote:
This song is about as ridiculous as Come on Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners, and pretty much copies the tune to an extent.

 
Way, way less annoying than Come on Eileen.
Posted 8 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
This song makes me so incredibly HAPPY! 😃😄😉
Posted 8 years ago by anyalein    [ Reply ]
 dragon1952 wrote:
This song is about as ridiculous as Come on Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners, and pretty much copies the tune to an extent.

 
T.Rex - 1972; Dexy's Midnight Runners - 1982.
Posted 8 years ago by ThirdRail_33    [ Reply ]
8 =====> 9
Posted 8 years ago by ThirdRail_33    [ Reply ]
Just had 18 Lou Malnati pizzas overnighted to Colorado.  I feel like Hawkeye Pierce with his rib cravings.
Posted 8 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
This song is about as ridiculous as Come on Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners, and pretty much copies the tune to an extent.
Posted 8 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
Stingray rocks.
Posted 8 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
HOOOOORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!

PS
The elderly might be of a different opinion! 
Posted 9 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
Can't stick this bloke.

 
Could be he doesn't want to be stuck
Posted 9 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]
Love the song but Sorry Andrew, Pulaski at night is a bridge connecting beautiful Jersey City NJ with the lovely and effervescent Newark NJ
Posted 9 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
After this song sitting in the background , I asked myself, "who is this, pretty darn good".  Thanks Bill
Posted 9 years ago by Zachsdad    [ Reply ]
This song sounds like a bird. Makes me very happy. 
Posted 9 years ago by pronkferdi    [ Reply ]
Birdie sounds like he's picked up some Beirut-esque vibrato on this track.  

More enjoyable than actual Beirut for its subtly.
Posted 9 years ago by jared_w    [ Reply ]
Can't stick this bloke.
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
Okay, Bill, follow this with Sufjan Stevens's "Casimir Pulaski Day."

 
 

He followed it with Sufjan Stevens's "Chicago" today.  
Posted 9 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
 Stephenater wrote:
Makes me homesick for Chi-town (and an Italian Beef sandwich with sweet peppers)...

 
Mmm. Thirded.
Posted 10 years ago by linden    [ Reply ]
Quirky. I like it. 
Posted 10 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Kinda sounds like that Midlake song that gets played around here except that this one doesn't suck.
Posted 10 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
(thanks for the lyrics post -- now available above -bg)
Posted 10 years ago by offroadbiker    [ Reply ]
 xkolibuul wrote:

Git yer own radio station, son!  

 
Thinkin' about it. BTW, the last time Bill played this he followed it with Stevens's "Chicago." So there. {#Wink}
Posted 10 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 Stephenater wrote:
I like it!  IIRC, I think he records some of his material at the Wilco Loft. 

Makes me homesick for Chi-town (and an Italian Beef sandwich with sweet peppers)...

 
Me, too. 
Posted 10 years ago by pbouchar    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
Okay, Bill, follow this with Sufjan Stevens's "Casimir Pulaski Day."

 
Git yer own radio station, son!  
Posted 10 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
Okay, Bill, follow this with Sufjan Stevens's "Casimir Pulaski Day."
Posted 10 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
the first thing they tell you when you come to Chicago, "the windy city", is that it is called that because of "the politics", not the actual wind...this is one of the strangest facts about the city, because this metaphor falls quite flat in my opinion...
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
the best musical piece I've heard last couple of mounths.
Posted 10 years ago by whomhow    [ Reply ]
it's amazing
Posted 10 years ago by makawelyouth    [ Reply ]
I'm now playing this song for a friend who likes it and need an emotional pickup - good timing RP!
Posted 10 years ago by RandomousJam    [ Reply ]
I like it!  IIRC, I think he records some of his material at the Wilco Loft. 

Makes me homesick for Chi-town (and an Italian Beef sandwich with sweet peppers)...
Posted 10 years ago by Stephenater    [ Reply ]
I have a very wide range of tastes and consider myself a decent critic. Having said that, I can't see myself ever listening to this song on purpose :^ /
Posted 10 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
This is spritely and plucky! Someone might want to help Andrew with his tendency to turn an "s" sound into an "sh" sound when sings about the "city."  {#Wink}

Very cool drawing, RabbitEars! 
 
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Discovering this song and his author. and seduced. I nearly never give a 7 rate the first time I hear a song. Well, this song is then an exception. And I'm going directly to listen to the two links given hereunder
Posted 10 years ago by calispera    [ Reply ]
I have to concur with his topic for sure! one of my favorite cities by a long shot. 
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Nice song for a rainy Tuesday.
Posted 10 years ago by Saliby_Br    [ Reply ]
ughhh
Posted 10 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]

Posted 10 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
I love Chicago, the place.  Love the modern ethnic flavor of this tune.
 
Posted 10 years ago by dziebell    [ Reply ]
I am so in love with this guy right now. I think I've listened to "Lull" about 50x this week. Thanks RP for turning me on to this maestro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B08bVhrcB_w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-5MjmqpROw 
Posted 10 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]