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Joe Henry — This Afternoon
Album: Tiny Voices
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4.8

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Released: 0
Length: 5:42
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On the afternoon
That the revolution began,
I was in a hotel pool with another kid
And an Australian business man.
And nothing there would make you say
After all so much talk, today would be the day...
Nothing but an upset tray
Left by the pool
This afternoon

An orange cup was thrown
From an upstairs room
A cherry bomb of giddy lust, I guess,
From a bride and groom.
And nothing there would make you say
After all so much talk, today would be the day...
Nothing but an orange cup
From an upstairs room
This afternoon

I've spent every long summer
Just this way
Since my mother started making up their beds
And learning to look the other way.
So what's one more drunk businessman
Coming on to me in the shallow end?
Nothing there would make you say
After all so much talk, today would be the day...

Listen

What's another slogan mean
Scrolled across my TV screen?
What's another bride and groom
Locked up in a fancy room?
What's one more drunk businessman
Coming on to me in the shallow end
This afternoon?
Comments (26)add comment
great lyricist and guitarist. very underrated songwriter..
Posted 16 years ago by sugarbaby    [ Reply ]
Musically good, lyrically not so.
Posted 19 years ago by lotus_65    [ Reply ]
oy! make it stop!
Posted 19 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
masterhead wrote:
First Tori destroying Bossa Nova and now this average Joe..what is next??
...Average Joe!?! Huh?...Huh?
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
liked the initial moments, but it just went on and on and got no where. sorry, promise, but no delivery for me, a 4.
Posted 19 years ago by Alt-Ctrl-Tom    [ Reply ]
masterhead wrote:
First Tori destroying Bossa Nova and now this average Joe..what is next??
Caterwauling from Ani DiFranco it would seem. Hopefully this session has now reached its lowpoint.
Posted 19 years ago by Jonno    [ Reply ]
Well . . . it made me listen. Actually I can see exactly why this is either a love it or hate it song by the comments below and the (current) 5 rating. . . Let's face it - that's one of the reasons we are listening. . . for Bill's musical burps away from nice and safe stable fodder. . . and finding new stuff as well as the stuff we like. Ramble over. . . :)
Posted 19 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
First Tori destroying Bossa Nova and now this average Joe..what is next??
Posted 19 years ago by masterhead    [ Reply ]
roadshow wrote:
does anyone else hear sting in this song? i don't think i like it.
Yeah, he definitely does uses similar vocal inflections. But Sting has better tone/control.
Posted 20 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
Getting REAL sick of hearing this one.
Posted 20 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
OMG!!!! The very first time a song made me clicking on the little "x" in the upper right corner... HORRIBLE NOISE!!!
Posted 20 years ago by Zuhoerer    [ Reply ]
the_jake wrote:
This sounded like multiple songs playing simultaneously at the end. Thought something was wrong with my PC. I can't rate this until I give it another listen.
just think of it as getting more songs in, in the time it normally takes to listen to just one
Posted 20 years ago by toastee    [ Reply ]
Posted 20 years ago by drH    [ Reply ]
Somehow, given the intro, if I'm not looking at "Now Playing" I'm apt to be expecting Sade.
Posted 20 years ago by philarktos    [ Reply ]
Zygomatic wrote:
That's a nice little catchy horn line.
There's a horn line in there? I must have tripped over it.
Posted 20 years ago by ludwig7    [ Reply ]
Erm...sorry...no.
Posted 20 years ago by tg3k    [ Reply ]
Kind of intriguing. Moody and experimental. Made me stop and listen. Interessting!
Posted 20 years ago by Cyclope    [ Reply ]
the_jake wrote:
This sounded like multiple songs playing simultaneously at the end. Thought something was wrong with my PC.
That's the part I liked.
Posted 20 years ago by Hairfarmer    [ Reply ]
I really like this; nice and bleak. I'd like to read the lyrics, so I get get a better idea of what he's actually singing. And, I don't mind the jazzy discordancy at the end.
Posted 20 years ago by otter    [ Reply ]
Uhhh.......nope, not for me.
Posted 20 years ago by Monkeysdad    [ Reply ]
the_jake wrote:
This sounded like multiple songs playing simultaneously at the end. Thought something was wrong with my PC. I can't rate this until I give it another listen.
I think I am having an epileptic fit. Ah good, the song is over and I am back to just a slightly annoying tic.
Posted 20 years ago by zevon    [ Reply ]
I'm sorry, did I stumble into the "Kooky Music Hour?" I haven't processed the last five songs very well. :-s
Posted 20 years ago by TheWizardOfUhs    [ Reply ]
That's a nice little catchy horn line.
Posted 20 years ago by Zygomatic    [ Reply ]
roadshow wrote:
does anyone else hear sting in this song? i don't think i like it.
I thought the same thing, definite Sting sound. I'm still undecided about whether I like it or not.
Posted 20 years ago by BigCalm    [ Reply ]
This sounded like multiple songs playing simultaneously at the end. Thought something was wrong with my PC. I can't rate this until I give it another listen.
Posted 20 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
does anyone else hear sting in this song? i don't think i like it.
Posted 20 years ago by roadshow    [ Reply ]