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Simple Man

Mama told me when I was young
Come sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say.
And if you do this
It will help you some sunny day.
Take your time… Don’t live too fast,
Troubles will come and they will pass.
Go find a woman and you’ll find love,
And don’t forget son,
There is someone up above.

And be a simple kind of man.
Be something you love and understand.
Baby, be a simple kind of man.
Oh won’t you do this for me son,
If you can?

Forget your lust for the rich man’s gold
All that you need is in your soul,
And you can do this if you try.
All that I want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.

And be a simple kind of man.
Be something you love and understand.
Baby, be a simple kind of man.
Oh won’t you do this for me son,
If you can?

Boy, don’t you worry.
You’ll find yourself.
Follow your heart,
And nothing else.
You can do this,
If you try.
All that I want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.

Baby, be a simple, be a simple man
Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man

I know, Skynrd…

Lemon Jelly

A week or two ago, all the buzz on the internet was Turntable.fm. I loved the concept. It was a place where you could place music with other people. There were a few ideas that really stood out to me about it.

First, to get online, you had a sign in with Facebook. In this day, that isn’t uncommon, as lots of sites reach into your social graph for membership. Turntable.fm didn’t just check for a Facebook account to let you in, they checked to see if you had a friend that was already a member. Interesting way to virally spread a new service. Make sure that everyone has at last one friend that is a member. I would love to see their growth statistics to see how exponential it was.

When you get in, you can pick a room based on titles. Immediately, I started a room called electronic and started playing a track that was down tempo, and had a nice groove. After 15 seconds, the track stopped, and I was alerted that if there was no one else in the room, the music stops. Turntable.fm doesn’t want you to be alone, and reminds you that this is a group listening environment, a place to play music with other people. I changed to URL to chill, and found a room with a three other DJs playing some tunes that were music to my ears. What really stood out to me was a song called Ramblin, Man by a band called Lemon Jelly.

Ramblin, Man by whyisjake

I loved the song, and downloaded the album right away. Apparently a British band that released a few albums in the late nineties/early 2000s. Ramblin, Man comes from the 2002 album, Lost Horizons.

This album has a bunch of really great tracks. Nice Weather for Ducks, and Space Walk are among my favorites. There is a part of Space Walk that makes me smile every time I hear it.

Back to turntable.fm… I love the idea of sharing music socially. While I was hanging out on the #Utah channel the other day with a bunch of friends, It reminded me of a modern mix tape, where everyone is a contributor. Love the concept, love the artwork, and I hope to see you all there soon.

For some more, check out Tim Bray’s post.