FAWM: "Nailed!"

Nailed!

2 weeks ago by @phylo

Nailed!

phylo

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Liner Notes

As most of you know, I sustained an injury to the middle finger of my fretting hand a few months ago. It took Kaiser 3 attempts to extract the fragment of nail. It doesn't hurt anymore, but the scar tissue prevents me from forming certain chords. I'm getting there, but it'll be a while... That said, I wrote this whilst in my commiseration. I'm not good at jazz scattin', but this tune wanted to be somewhat jazzy! #harmonica #jazz #silly

Lyrics

Bap-a-doo, bop-bop-dwee!
Oh, the nail gun snapped, and it sure got me
Now my six-string dreams are on hold, you see
Skiddle-dee-bap, can’t fret a tune
Left hand’s healing, I'm out till June!

Oh, scat-da-dee, my DNA
I’m a guitar player, that's all I can say
But my hand’s in a bind, can’t strum the groove
Therapy’s calling, gonna sing some blues

Dwee-bop-dwee, bad dreams at night
Selling my guitars—now that ain't right
Each note’s my story, each fret’s my soul
Now I’m just a-healin, tryin' to feel whole

Zing-zang-zoom, in my head I jam
Though my body’s broken, I’m still who I am
Therapy’s a tune I’ve gotta embrace
Healing’s a process, not a race

Shoo-bop-shoo, scat the pain away
Better life through chemistry is what they say
I’ll play again, that’s what I know
For now, I’ll scoodly bop a healing flow

Oh, bop-ba-di-adi, I miss those strings
This heart still sings, rather hope it swings
I’m a guitar man, no nail can stop…
Next time you see me,
I’ll be Rockin' - round - the - clock
Rockin' - round - the - clock
Rockin' - round - the - clock

Comments

@max 3d

Very entertaining. Played this on on the kitchen speakers while cooking dinner. Carefully chopping my vegetables. Here’s hoping you will be able to play all those chords again soon.

@philnorman 2w

Way to make lemonade! There's magic in turning our pain into art. Goodness knows my own songwriting has saved me a few visits to the therapist's office.

The simple brushed drums and the bluesy harp are just the right accompaniment to your jaunty vocal delivery. Great fun.

@cts 2w

And as incredibly painful as it was to hear you tell it, I dig your resilience to press forward and churn out some tunes. Fun, fun, fun, sir. I like the rhythm of that kick. And no - don’t sell the guitars, and keep working that harp my man!

“Healing’s a process, not a race…” - ain’t that the truth! 💯

@raspberry33 2w

Welcome back! Sorry to hear about the nail-gun injury. I managed to catch a falling portable drill and 1/8" bit through my fretting hand while installing anti-theft pins on my apartment window after a break-in. Fortunately, all healed well. Don't sell those guitars just yet... And, there's always harmonica! This is a great little shuffle. Scoodly bop!