“Let Me See You Dance”
This entry was posted on 4/17/2007 8:01 PM and is filed under Music.
4/18/07: Willy DeVille “(Due To) Gun Control” (1987)
Okay, this one’s kind of topical:
In this land of milk and honey
We tried so hard to make our own
You’ve got your freedom of choice
Living clean or living wrong
The power of persuasion
Like your loved one’s broken bones
And if not your wife and child
You lose everything you own
Only thieves on parole
And the cops out on patrol
Walk the streets feeling safe
Ain’t it strange
Due to gun control
Make it your own: “(Due To) Gun Control” is the opening track on Willie Deville’s
Miracle—which
remains the best album of his long career. It includes his commercial
peak of “Storybook Love,” best known as the theme to
The Princess Bride. That one got Willy a chance to perform on the Oscars.
This CD reissue adds three great tracks from the politically-incorrect film
Cruising. Anyone interested in DeVille’s early years as a bluesy punk swamp rat should check out the extensive (and affordable)
Cadillac Walk: The Mink DeVille Collection.
