Only rhizomes can explain why this idea popped into my head. Maybe it was seeing the #rhizo15 tweets. But there it was, a song going in my head. In the middle of the day I was looking up the tabs.
I waited at least until after dinner to write some lyrics. And then practice a few times. And maybe 3 takes. For what it’s worth, an honest (warbly on the vocals) tribute to the real Rhizome Cowboy
The words/chords ( a few of the extras, like the walking bass line are in the tabs)
C
I've been talking about it so long
Connectin' it all along
G (Gsus4 G)
I know every node in these rootlike links on the web
F
But metric's the name of the game
Dm F C
Complex theories ignored because of their length
G
There's been a load of compromisin'
F c
And not much synthesizing
F Dm G (Dm G)
But I'm gonna be where the roots are linking' with me
F G C (F C)
Like a rhizome cowboy
C Cmaj7 G C G
Rooting out like a tuber spreading under the ground
F G C (F C)
Like a rhizome cowboy
C Cmaj7 G C G
Getting tweets and emails from people out of my network
G F (walk)
And offers comin' to write a book
C
Well, I really don't mind your course
Rigid as bones of my horse
G (GSus4 G)
But so much of learning today is takin' the wrong way
F
And I dream that it's not too late
Dm F C
With a hashtag, open doc, syllabus we all create
G
Why don't you read Deleuze and Guattari
F c
You cant teach the same I'm sorry
F Dm G (Dm G)
I'm walking around with them atop the high plateau
F G C (F C)
Like a rhizome cowboy
C Cmaj7 G C G
Rooting out like a tuber spreading under the ground
F G C (F C)
Like a rhizome cowboy
C Cmaj7 G C G
Getting tweets and emails from people out of my network
And since Soundcloud truncates the graphic a bit… the album cover:
Not available in stores!
Top / Featured image credit Creative Commons licensed (BY-ND) flickr photo by Forest Farming: http://flickr.com/photos/forestfarming/10855036253
That is *perfect*. Dave will henceforth always be the Rhizome Cowboy to me.
Love the line about the plateau, some kind of genius right there.
Thanks so much Dave! You are my Yoda in music mocking.
I wanna steal this and add a track 🙂
It’s yours –forgot to click the enable downloads in soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/cogdogroo/rhizome-cowboy/
That’s the second reference within an hourn of a colleague talking about something as “stealing” for whay I remixed from other’s works, freely shared with licensed stamps. It’s a curious word to use!
Steal was a rhizo14 word.
killing me. killing me with joy.
Now I have this song in my head!! And the album cover is over the top. Perfect start to #rhizo15. This is what I love…the idea starts and then the rhizome takes it to a whole other realm. Not stealing…but jamming (@dogtrax) and creating something new.