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Heat Lightnin'

from AMERICAN TALES by Johnny Bee

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    Johnny Bee, a New York-born singer/songwriter now living in London, takes a proud look at his American roots with these tales of swamp voodoo, punk New York, brave soldiers, barefoot summers, subway love, no-hope bars, shootin' Redcoats, families at war, a prayer for Dixie and the ever-hazardous pursuit of happiness. Genre: Americana/Alt Country/Blues

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Summers where I grew up were steamy. Sleep was hopeless in the heat. You lay sweating in bed for hours, going mad listening to the peeper frogs, foxes and owls. On the horizon flickered heat lightning, with no rain to release the tension, bringing on voodoo dreams...
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Nighttime in the country
I’m in so deep
Listenin’ to every creature
That swims, flies or creeps
Sweat runnin’ down
The back of my neck
Ohhh I can’t sleep

We had foxes in the graveyard
'Coons by the lake
Peeper frogs singin’
Their own special tune
And hoot owls
On the take

Heat lightnin’

Lyin’ here in bed
Wishin’ you were here
I finally fall asleep
And I had a dream

I wanna be your hoodoo lover
I wanna be your voodoo man
I wanna take you under cover
I wanna take you underhand
Puttin’ my spell on you

Heat lightnin’

We had foxes in the graveyard
'Coons by the lake
Peeper frogs singin’
Their own special tune
And hoot owls
On the take

Peep peep peep
Peeo peep peep
Yeowww
Hoo hoo

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from AMERICAN TALES, track released March 15, 2015
Vocals and guitar: Johnny Bee. Chorus: peeper frogs
Words and music: John Rogers Belknap aka Johnny Bee
Recorded by Sean Read at Famous Times Studio, Hackney, London. Photographs: Michael Donald. Design: Johnny Bee.
Songs copyright 2015 John Rogers Belknap aka Johnny Bee, PRS, PPL, all rights reserved.

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Johnny Bee London, UK

Johnny Bee is a newspaperman and songwriter. His New York band played at CBGBs in the 1970s, supporting the Ramones, Blondie, and Talking Heads while he worked for the Village Voice. He moved to London, worked on Fleet St, and played with psychobilly band the Highliners at Glastonbury and Endorse-It-In-Dorset. He later formed Johnny and the Bees (also on Bandcamp). This is his first solo album. ... more

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