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Poet, Fool or Bum is a studio album by Lee Hazlewood, released in 1973. [1] Critical reception. John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying: " Poet, Fool or Bum caught Lee Hazlewood in a sentimental, chagrined mode that didn't compare well to his earlier hard-bitten material." [1] The NME described the album in one word, "Bum".
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Poet, Fool Or Bum Lyrics: She came running down the highway, naked as the sun / Said she are you going my way poet, fool or bum / Red hair had she, saw right through me, but what could she...
- ‘My Autumn’s Done Come’ from ‘The Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood’ (1966) Hazlewood was only 37 when he recorded the ultimate retirement song, ‘My Autumn’s Done Come’, in 1966.
- ‘Some Velvet Morning’ from ‘Nancy & Lee’ (1968) From super-strength booze to serious drugs… ‘Some Velvet Morning’is narcotic cowboy psychedelia – a bizarrely brilliant duet with Sinatra that’s darkly delirious and shimmers with sexual frisson: “Some velvet morning when I’m straight, I’m gonna open up your gate.”
- ‘Summer Wine’ from ‘Nancy & Lee’ (1968) Hazlewood had a knack for writing songs about tall, dark strangers who finds themselves in unfamiliar places with alluring women – this is one of his best.
- ‘Sand’ from ‘Nancy & Lee’ (1968) Nancy Sinatra’s personal favourite of all the duets she did with Hazlewood. Like a lot of their songs, this was first recorded by Hazlewood and his then girlfriend, pop, folk and country singer, Suzi Jane Hokom.
Nov 23, 2020 · Poet Fool or Bum by Lee Hazlewood. Publication date 1973 Usage Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International Topics Folk Pop Country Language English
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Lee Hazlewood. Released 1973.
Lee Hazlewood – Poet, Fool Or Bum. Lopsided twofer. By Uncut. The infamous NME dismissal of Poet, Fool Or Bum in 1973 (the smart-arse, one-word “Bum” review) was as pathetically obvious as it was...
