Country Music and Archetype

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 27 Aug 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Macavity	27 Aug 2004
As a bit of OT humour, I ran across this (again). It appears, with embellishments, from time to time. Friends, I give you, the ultimate Country Song: I got drunk the day my Ma got out of prison As I drove down to the station in the rain But I never got to meet her in my pickup 'Cos she upped and drove her truck into a train Hmmm... Moon, Eight of Swords, Chariot, Three of Swords etc. etc. }) Macavity

13thFaeChylde	27 Aug 2004
Everybody, sing along :D "And I'll hang around as long as you will let me And I never minded standing in the rain And you don't have to call me darlin Darlinnnnn You never even call me by my name" (now this song will be stuck in my head for at least 24 hours) ;P

maria42airam	27 Aug 2004
He said I was in my early forties with a lot of life before me when a moment came that stopped me on a dime and I spent most of the next days looking at the x-rays Talking bout the options and talking bout sweet time I asked him when it sank in that this might really be the real end how's it hit you when you get that kinda news man what'd you do and he said I went sky diving I went Rocky Mountain climbing I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named BluManchu and I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter and I gave forgiveness I'd been denying and he said someday I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying. (Tim McGraw) Tower, 4 of swords, Hanged man, Page of Wands? Maria

inanna_tarot	14 Sep 2004
You are all mad But i can here those crazy twangs of the guitars in my head and the rolling southern accents. Oh deary, its too early in the morning for this :P Sezo x

Umbrae	15 Sep 2004
Or that scene in one of the finest movies of all time, “The Blues Brothers”, when they walk into the bar… “What kind of music do you have here?” “Both kinds – Country and Western” Let’s see now, is that the Two of Swords…?

MeeWah	15 Sep 2004
Take This Job and Shove It, sung by Johnny Paycheck: Take this job and shove it, I ain't workin' here no more. My woman done left, An' took all the reasons I was workin' for. You better not to try to stand in my way, As I'm a walkin' out the door. Take this job and shove it, I ain't workin' here no more. I've been workin' in this fact'ry, For nigh on fifteen years. All this time, I watched my woman, Drownin' in a pool of tears. An I've seen a lot of my good folk die, Had a lot of bills to pay. I'd give the shirt right off of my back, If I had the guts to say. Take this job and shove it, I ain't workin' here no more. My woman done left, An' took all the reasons I was workin' for. You better not to try to stand in my way, As I'm a walkin' out the door. Take this job and shove it, I ain't workin' here no more. Well, that foreman, he's a regular dog, The line boss is a fool. Got a brand new flat-top haircut; Lord, he thinks he's cool. One of these days, I'm gonna blow my top, And sucker, he's gonna pay Lord, I can't wait to see their faces, When I get the nerve to say: Take this job and shove it, I ain't workin' here no more. My woman done left, An' took all the reasons I was workin' for. You better not to try to stand in my way, As I'm a walkin' out the door. Take this job and shove it, I ain't workin' here no more. Take this job and shove it. Written by David Allen Coe. (© Warner Tamerlane Publishing Co.) From "Take This Job And Shove It", © 1978, Epic. Coquet Shack, © 2004, John D. Lewis. Substitute "my woman" for "my man" as applicable :) Ace of Pentacles, The Tower, Judgement.

ros	16 Sep 2004
Star, Moon or Sun "What ever happens in Mexico stays in Mexico" It's a new song out that I have just heard. A man sings this song. I laugh everytime is hear it, & want to go to MEXICO!!! LOL

Moongold	16 Sep 2004
Written by Harlan Howard and Hank Cochran (As recorded by Jim Reeves, November 21, 1961) I fall to pieces Each time I see you again I fall to pieces How can I be just your friend You want me to act like we've never kissed You want me to forget, pretend we've never met And I've tried and I've tried but I haven't yet You walk by, and I fall to pieces I fall to pieces Each time someone speaks your name I fall to pieces Time only adds to the flame You tell me to find someone else to love Someone who'll love me, too, the way you used to do But each time I go out with someone new You walk by and I fall to pieces (I fall to pieces) Each time someone speaks your name (I fall to pieces) Time only adds to the flame You tell me to find someone else to love Someone who'll love me too, the way you used to do But each time I go out with someone new You walk by and I fall to pieces *Patsy Cline did not repeat the last two verses. Tree Publishing Co. (BMI) Tower + 3 Swords + Tower + 3 Swords + Tower + 3 Swords

magpie9	17 Sep 2004
Y'all are doin' good, but not one of yew rememberd the DAWG. What kind of sorry-a$$ Yankee country song don't have no dawg? Prefferbly one run over by y'alls own pickup when you git drunk in the rain and try'n chase that train yo momma lef' prison in. Yankees. Yankees ever'where. * Cards? Y'll wanna play cards whin yr' Dawg is runned over? No wonda' yo wife left ya fer a man who owns his Own trailer on the other side of the county line, just past the Honkytonk, where he plays git-tar.*

Moongold	17 Sep 2004
magpie9 - you inspired this :D. It's very Moonish, don't you think? Beware of dog I been lying around the whole damn day Come on baby it's time to play Can't you hear me scratching at your back door Don't tell me to hush, it's time to howl Don't tell me to sit, it's time to prowl Don't throw me no bones, 'cause, baby, tonight I need a little something more I'm headed down to the kennel club Gonna lap some beer and scarf some grub Maybe I'll chase some cars on down the street I got an itch and I'm scratching it Like it led to both kibble and bit Baby, I am one stone mongrel mutt in the throes of a Texas heat I'd be better, but I'm too bad I'd be saner, but I'm too mad If you wanna play it safe, I think you had Best beware of dog I been lying around the whole damn day Come on, baby, it's time to play Let's forget that leash, least for now I won't beg and I won't whine But I might roll over if so inclined I'm a real good boy, I think it's time that you found out just how CHORUS I'd be better, but I'm too bad I'd be saner, but I'm too mad If you wanna play it safe, I think you had it all Best beware of dog Best beware of dog Best beware of dog

maria42airam	17 Sep 2004
Well I caught my wife with another man And it cost me ninety nine On a prison farm in Georgia Close to the Florida line Well I'd been here for 2 long years I finally made the warden my friend And so he sentenced me to a life of ease Taking care of Ol Red Now Ol' Red he's the damnedest dog that I've ever seen Got a nose that can smell a two day trail He's a four legged tracking machine You can consider yourself mighty lucky To get past the gators and the quicksand beds But all these years that I've been here Ain't nobody got past Red And the warden sang Come on somebody Why don't you run Ol' Red's itchin' to have a little fun Get my lantern Get my gun Red'll have you treed before the mornin' comes Well I paid off the guard and I slipped out a letter To my cousin up in Tennessee Oh and he brought down a blue tick hound She was pretty as she could be Well they penned her up in the swampland 'Bout a mile just south of the gate And I'd take Ol' Red for his evening run I'd just drop him off and wait And the warden sang Come on somebody Why don't you run Ol' Red's itchin' to have a little fun Get my lantern Get my gun Red'll have you treed before the mornin' comes Now Ol' Red got real used to seeing His lady every night And so I kept him away for three or four days And waited till the time got right Well I made my run with the evenin' sun And I smiled when I heard 'em turn Red out 'Cause I was headed north to Tennessee And Ol' Red was headed south And the warden sang Come on somebody Why don't you run Ol' Red's itchin' to have a little fun Get my lantern Get my gun Red'll have you treed before the mornin' comes Now there's red haired blue ticks all in the South Love got me in here and love got me out "Ol' Red" by Blake Shelton ------------------------------------ 3 of swords, Tower, Lovers, Chariot Ol' Red is the Knight of Wands Maria

Macavity	17 Sep 2004
Yup, How could I have forgotten Dawgs? }) Just for them (and people attached to chains) The beast in me, is caged by frail and fragile bars restless by day and by night rants and rages at the stars God help the beast in me. The beast in me, has had to live with pain And how to shelter from the rain And in the twinkling of an eye Might have to be restrained God help the best in me. by Johnny Cash And I even used the song title in my Tarot notes...;)

magpie9	17 Sep 2004
Ah'm rollin' aroun' on th' floah laffin so bayd thet ma darlin has hed ta throw cold wata' on me! Ah ast him, " Sugah,did yew think I was some kinda dawg or whut?" an all he wood say was "It worked, diddn' it?--An' if Yew'll put down the guun, Ah'll tek yew out Honky-tonkin to-nite" we can bring Ole' Blew in the pick-up, tew. Ain't life graynd?

noby	17 Sep 2004
HAPPINESS IS YOU Recorded by: Johnny Cash Written by: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash Way down the mountain, I chased a moonbeam On the beach, I built sand castles, too My moonbeams faded, my castles tumbled All of this was meaningless, 'cause happiness is you CHORUS: No more chasin' moonbeams or catchin' falling stars I know now my pot of gold is anywhere you are My heart won't miss you; my heart goes with you Loneliness is emptiness, but happiness is you I tried to doubt you, and live without you Tried to deny that I love you like I do But I realize now, and I'll admit it You'll always be a part of me, 'cause happiness is you A few months ago, I put this song on a mixed CD for my S.O. because of what it communicated about finding a person who helps you move beyond your illusory fantasies and connects you to something much more real. So in this song, the narrator moves from The Moon, inspired by the Two of Cups and/or The Lovers, to the Ten of Cups... Any other cards I'm missing? Maybe The Tower, representing transition, the revelation that blows apart the wall of ideas and habits one has built around oneself? Would anyone use different cards to illustrate the arc of events in this song?

MeeWah	17 Sep 2004
Noby: Not familiar with this Johnny Cash song, but how about: 8-Cups, R (down the mountain); The Moon (chasing moonbeams), Page-Cups (beach & sandcastles); The Tower (all meaningless); 2-Cups (happiness is you).

maria42airam	17 Sep 2004
Pickup Man by Joe Diffie (Kerry Kurt Phillips/Howard Perdew) Well I got my first truck, when I was three, Drove a hundred thousand miles on my knees Hauled marbles and rocks, and thought twice before I hauled a Barbie Doll bed for the girl next door When she paid me with a kiss I began to understand, There's just something women like about a PickUp Man When I turned sixteen, I saved a few hundred bucks My first car was a Pickup Truck Started cruisin' the town and the first girl I seen Was Bobbie Jo Gentry the homecoming queen She flagged me down and climbed up in the cab, and said "I never knew you were a Pickup Man!" You can set my truck on fire, roll it down a hill But I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe DeVille It's got an eight foot bed that never has to be made You know if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates I met all my wives in traffic jams, You know there's something women like about a Pickup Man Most Friday nights, I can be found In the back of my truck on an old chaise lounge Backed into my spot at the drive-in show You know a cargo light gives off a romantic glow I never have to wait in line at the popcorn stand, There's just something women like about a pickup Man You can set my truck on fire, roll it down a hill But I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe DeVille It's got an eight foot bed that never has to be made You know if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates I met all my wives in traffic jams, You know there's something women like about a Pickup Man A bucket of rust, or a brand new machine Once around the block and you'll know what I mean You can set my truck on fire, roll it down a hill But I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe DeVille It's got an eight foot bed that never has to be made You know if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates I met all my wives in traffic jams, You know there's something women like about a Pickup Man 6 of cups, Star, 9 of cups chorus: Knight of Pentacles

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