The Lemonheads — It's a Shame About Ray
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I've never been too good with names.
The cellar door was open, I could never stay away.
I know it's prob'ly not my place.
It's either or, I'm hoping for a simple way to say.
It's a shame about Ray.
In the stone, under the dust,
his name is still engraved.
Some things need to go away.
It's a shame about Ray.
If I make it through today,
I'll know tomorrow not to leave my feelings out on display.
I'll put the cobwebs back in place.
I've never been too good with names,
but I remember faces.
The cellar door was open, I could never stay away.
I know it's prob'ly not my place.
It's either or, I'm hoping for a simple way to say.
It's a shame about Ray.
In the stone, under the dust,
his name is still engraved.
Some things need to go away.
It's a shame about Ray.
If I make it through today,
I'll know tomorrow not to leave my feelings out on display.
I'll put the cobwebs back in place.
I've never been too good with names,
but I remember faces.
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GREAT TUNE!! Thanx RP!
Decent album overall, Drug Buddy the standout for me đź‘Ť
One of my biggest regrets is never seeing this band. And I live in the Boston area!!
Arrrgh!
Solid 9 from me.
Was just jamming this today on my way over the hill to Louisville at lunch-time. KILLER song, great to sing along to with the volume up and the windows down! And local legal refreshments, too, of course!
I misheard it as “it’s a shame about race” and my mind immediately jumped to the current racial tension worldwide . Join together folks that care..yep I’m that desperate to appeal to your good nature ~ because that’s what you’d go too!
Come on~ push the message that’ll save our planet, it’s people. And prove forever that we can get our sh*t together.
Loose the attitude of ME Me ME
And start join support~ ~ that
That that that that ~~~
A good read about Dando: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/0...
rdo wrote:
I hope you mean that in a good way ;)
Was lucky enough to see them on tour for Car Button Cloth album. Dando was fun.
Ah, the 90s....Sigh....
I hope you mean that in a good way ;)
Was lucky enough to see them on tour for Car Button Cloth album. Dando was fun.
I think the Fighters of Foo glommed some of this great sound.
mcullers wrote:
Pretty sure it is Juliana Hatfield, but I could be wrong...
it is.
and as to the other comment, i'm pretty sure dando is still a crazy mess.
doesn't keep me from loving all his music, though.
lovey was a great record.
Pretty sure it is Juliana Hatfield, but I could be wrong...
it is.
and as to the other comment, i'm pretty sure dando is still a crazy mess.
doesn't keep me from loving all his music, though.
lovey was a great record.
The_Enemy wrote:
Even at her most beautiful/drug-free/stable Courtney Love was someone normal people should have just run away from. So needy, annoying and destructive. Maybe Dando matched her at the time for being a walking mess.
And Kurt. There were rumours about Evan and Courtney being more than Drug Buddies while he was alive.....
Even at her most beautiful/drug-free/stable Courtney Love was someone normal people should have just run away from. So needy, annoying and destructive. Maybe Dando matched her at the time for being a walking mess.
Indeed.
rdo wrote:
rdo wrote:
Ah, the 90s....Sigh....
unclehud wrote:
Pretty sure it is Juliana Hatfield, but I could be wrong...
Is that Ray on the cover? About to get run down by a maroon Checker cab? It's a shame.
Pretty sure it is Juliana Hatfield, but I could be wrong...
Ah, the 90s....Sigh....
ppopp wrote:
........ it certainly is :))
Good to hear this again.
........ it certainly is :))
Is that Ray on the cover? About to get run down by a maroon Checker cab? It's a shame.
david927 wrote:
Spot on Dave, what a great time. I was living in Boston at the time last years of uni, Enough said.
There are some songs that just play on the radio, and others that define that entire moment you're alive. '92/'93, Lemonheads. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.
Spot on Dave, what a great time. I was living in Boston at the time last years of uni, Enough said.
There are some songs that just play on the radio, and others that define that entire moment you're alive. '92/'93, Lemonheads. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.
they will be playing again with Buffalo tom on July 20th, in boston, free concert ,,,for any other people in the are.
I remember these guys! Great tune! 
Good to hear this again.
dwlangham wrote:
Except this album was released in June of '92, and we pretty much heard Confetti, the title track, and the S&G cover everywhere the last half of that year. "Come On, Feel The Lemonheads" (a worthy follow-up) came out in '93.
Few songs take me back to 1993 like this one does.
Except this album was released in June of '92, and we pretty much heard Confetti, the title track, and the S&G cover everywhere the last half of that year. "Come On, Feel The Lemonheads" (a worthy follow-up) came out in '93.
rdo wrote:
My favorite:
"Into your arms, oooh, into your arms I can go..."
Agreed...also love their take on Mrs. Robinson...
My favorite:
"Into your arms, oooh, into your arms I can go..."
Agreed...also love their take on Mrs. Robinson...
Few songs take me back to 1993 like this one does.
Saw these guys so many years ago with Buffalo Tom at great woods... Fun show.
Pretty good pop song but like many others, a 1-hit wonder.
This song hits me right in my (g)enerational spot.
KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
You stayed in La Quinta. ;)
What happened to me now?
You stayed in La Quinta. ;)
I was thinking aout this song this morning.... Odd and cosmic.
Lemonheads used to be one of my favorite candies
Who is Ray anyway? Great tune
LowPhreak wrote:
It's a shame about Evan Dando really.
At the time too mainstream to be called alternative, too alternative to go mainstream.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lemonheads
Their early albums still get a lot of play on my iPod!
I used to have this album. Whatever happened to these guys?
It's a shame about Evan Dando really.
At the time too mainstream to be called alternative, too alternative to go mainstream.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lemonheads
Their early albums still get a lot of play on my iPod!
I used to have this album. Whatever happened to these guys?
alevin wrote:
My favorite:
"Into your arms, oooh, into your arms I can go..."
I love how a entire generation of rp listeners perked up their ears and thought back to various early 90s memories at the same time...
My favorite:
"Into your arms, oooh, into your arms I can go..."
Stefen wrote:
True. You can tell by the shiny reflection on the chrome right behind that girl.
(Great song btw., one of my favorite Dandos!)
zipper wrote:
That's me on the cover.
Really?True. You can tell by the shiny reflection on the chrome right behind that girl.
(Great song btw., one of my favorite Dandos!)
zipper wrote:
That's me on the cover.
Really?Everybody loved him.
That's me on the cover.
Saw these guys with Buffalo Tom years ago,, man what a fun time. What ever happened to Evan Dando?
There is in this album a version of Mrs. Robinson - S&G song - very cool. The last song, if i´m not wrong.
I can almost smell the high school hallways. There should be a 'nostalgia' emoticon.
alevin wrote:
for real! So 90's!! haha, ran over to my computer to give it an 8, mostly for nostalgia sake :) remember Johnny Depp in the video?
I love how a entire generation of rp listeners perked up their ears and thought back to various early 90s memories at the same time...
for real! So 90's!! haha, ran over to my computer to give it an 8, mostly for nostalgia sake :) remember Johnny Depp in the video?
Old_Pool_Skunk wrote:
Bob and Steve? What happened to Hank was a crime.
And it's a bummer about Bob.
dbenwen wrote:What a drag about Steve.
Bob and Steve? What happened to Hank was a crime.
alevin wrote:
I'm there right now...
I love how a entire generation of rp listeners perked up their ears and thought back to various early 90s memories at the same time...
I'm there right now...
I love how a entire generation of rp listeners perked up their ears and thought back to various early 90s memories at the same time...
I luuuuv this album!! 
...almost a hint of the smithereens somewhere in there...
Rickvee wrote:
Ahhhhhh. This song brings back great memories of the early 90s - a great time for music.
This album is pop music at its finest.
Oh yes....
Have to dig this record out, buried in some box in the closet..
The_Enemy wrote:
And Kurt.
There were rumours about Evan and Courtney being more than Drug Buddies while he was alive.....
What happened to me now?
One of my all-time favourite albums.
Holy carp, how long do they hold that one note?
¡Qué pena por las demás canciones!
tinybubbles wrote:
a pity about Paul...
And Kurt.
There were rumours about Evan and Courtney being more than Drug Buddies while he was alive.....
Ahhhhhh. This song brings back great memories of the early 90s - a great time for music.
This album is pop music at its finest.
dbenwen wrote:
What a drag about Steve.
a pity about Paul...
favrood wrote:
I always think it's the Smithereens.
Better than Ezra
Darkmatter wrote:
Ahh yes, the memories... excellent pop music from the early 90's. Pity that Evan Dando ended up in bad company (ie the Gallagher brothers) and lost himself among various drugs. :(
He's got a new one out with the Lemonheads again, I've heard they've picked up where they left off!
It's the Lemonheads.
meloman wrote:
I can't help but feel the Barenaked Ladies are lurking somewhere in the background of this song.
I always think it's the Smithereens.
these guys are actually touring again. they're stopping by the double door in chicago in november.
i can't believe evan dando is even still alive.
Old_Pool_Skunk wrote:
And it's a bummer about Bob.
What a drag about Steve.
love lemonheads.
love its a shame about ray.
i agree with beez. great from beginning to end.
oh how i dislike the barenaked ladies. lemonheads were far more interesting
meloman wrote:
I can't help but feel the Barenaked Ladies are lurking somewhere in the background of this song.
I always got a "Feelies" kinda feeling from this band. Same sorta guitar chord building sound. Barenaked Ladies? I don't think so.
And it's a bummer about Bob.
Rickvee wrote:
Great song from an absolutely classic album.
Agreed!
nice to hear.meloman wrote:
I can't help but feel the Barenaked Ladies are lurking somewhere in the background of this song.
Holy crap, please tell me you're kidding.
Great song from an absolutely classic album.
I can't help but feel the Barenaked Ladies are lurking somewhere in the background of this song.
I had forgotten these guys. This was a great album. This song is fun and others like "Ship without a rudder" or whatever.
Pretty cool.
Mugro wrote:
I used to hate Evan and the Lemonheads for this. Way too much publicity for one hit song. I always thought that they were way overrated. Now, when they really are a one-hit wonder and all the publicity and hype have died away, I can find myself enjoying this song. Good riddance to Evan, wherever he is.
He had two other good albums... "Come on Feel the Lemonheads" and "Car Button Cloth" were both pretty good cd's. THIS SONG IS GREAT!
dadofsammy wrote:
Not a bad song...got a hook, nice melody...but no one ever got more mileage out of one album than Evan Dando. I've been reading stories in the Boston press for 20 years about this guy, most of them of the "Evan Dando, formerly of the Lemonheads, is poised to make yet another comeback" variety.
Why do I care? I don't. But there's that song again, the only one that anyone ever plays.
I'm done now.
I used to hate Evan and the Lemonheads for this. Way too much publicity for one hit song. I always thought that they were way overrated. Now, when they really are a one-hit wonder and all the publicity and hype have died away, I can find myself enjoying this song. Good riddance to Evan, wherever he is.
He should have stuck w/ Ben Deily...
dadofsammy wrote:
Not a bad song...got a hook, nice melody...but no one ever got more mileage out of one album than Evan Dando. I've been reading stories in the Boston press for 20 years about this guy, most of them of the "Evan Dando, formerly of the Lemonheads, is poised to make yet another comeback" variety.
Why do I care? I don't. But there's that song again, the only one that anyone ever plays.
I'm done now.
999_99_999 wrote:
I had a "Drug Buddy" once, I wonder where he went? 
He left saying something about toilet paper and cleaning products.
And was he smoking out of a Honey Bear bong too?
He left saying something about toilet paper and cleaning products.It's a shame about Evan, everybody saw and heard the promise from Pennsylvania
Not a bad song...got a hook, nice melody...but no one ever got more mileage out of one album than Evan Dando. I've been reading stories in the Boston press for 20 years about this guy, most of them of the "Evan Dando, formerly of the Lemonheads, is poised to make yet another comeback" variety.
Why do I care? I don't. But there's that song again, the only one that anyone ever plays.
I'm done now.
Ahh yes, the memories... excellent pop music from the early 90's. Pity that Evan Dando ended up in bad company (ie the Gallagher brothers) and lost himself among various drugs. :(
I had a "Drug Buddy" once, I wonder where he went? He left saying something about toilet paper and cleaning products.
He left saying something about toilet paper and cleaning products.Good song and suberb album. Would like to hear more of this album on RP especially My Drug Buddy and Rudderless
This brings back some wonderful memories. 
:goodvibes.gif: This is a great cd, from beginning to end IMO.
:goodvibes.gif: This is a great cd, from beginning to end IMO.
There are some songs that just play on the radio, and others that define that entire moment you're alive. '92/'93, Lemonheads. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.
My college-aged self agrees with this sentiment when I thusly this young!