Simply brilliant ! ... Slug Line was the first John Hiatt song I ever heard, and it remains my favourite to this day ... His first 2 albums ( Slug Line and Two Bit Monsters ) are all-time classics, in my opinion, and I much prefer this period of his career to the slicker more produced sound that progressively followed ... They were still good ( being by JH, they couldn't be otherwise ) ... but didn't have the edginess, individuality, or spark of those first 2 albums ... Wayne
I went to the market place They said they liked my face Better than a digital watch, you got it We're pros and we can spot it So, I thought it was some disease But they were all on their knees Shaking hands with my picture First, we sterilize it Then we merchandise it Everybody tries it Everybody buys it
They told me how to behave Like any other public slave Keep the smile on the face of that consumer Or you'll become a rumor So, I got a band of angry sons Now, we're having so much fun Tearing up the nation Weapons out of mikestands Biting on the glad hand Still don't understand That they were packaging a madman
Thank you so much. I wish there were so many songs from Slug Line. This is awesome! Yer right, no bridge.... actually i think that's were it cuts off. It should say: You made one mistake, You made me wait.... well that's fine..... radio edit ;) Rad! 5 and 1/2 stars!
SLug Line and 2 bit Monsters are 2 great albums!!! Espacially 2bM! It has a great punkvibe to it and the drumer is awsome. Songs like Fact The Nation and Cop Party are among Hiatts bests song ever!
The first time I saw him was in Ry Cooders band @ The HUB @ U. of Wash. campus in 1980. Actually, I think it was John's band @ the time(Daryl Verdusco, etc.) with the addition of the singers that Ry used as his touring outfir that year. Anywho, Ry featured him on a song where the refrain went something like ...."and they call true love a crime" (I think) Any idea what song this is? Where to find it? TIA
It's not a Costello cover, but yes, it's a very similar sound. I bought this album when it first came out in 1979, but I'll be damned if I can find it now.
Costello was friends with Hiatt and wrote this song for Costello. You would be blown away if you knew how many people have made Hiatt songs famous. Songs that he wrote !
I like the chord progression and how the background lead guitar has its on melody going on under the verses. One of my favorite Hiatt songs. Thanks for the Hiatt postings! Keep 'em coming
I've got this song on a CD but it's never been on eof my favorites, but that's OK because everything he does is interesting. He was so young in this video! Don't miss him in the Little Village videos!!
Simply brilliant ! ... Slug Line was the first John Hiatt song I ever heard, and it remains my favourite to this day ... His first 2 albums ( Slug Line and Two Bit Monsters ) are all-time classics, in my opinion, and I much prefer this period of his career to the slicker more produced sound that progressively followed ... They were still good ( being by JH, they couldn't be otherwise ) ... but didn't have the edginess, individuality, or spark of those first 2 albums ... Wayne
wmw2525 1 month ago
I have an original vinyl copy of this that my father hung onto since he got in the '80s. Really great stuff.
lagalaxyfan 1 month ago
Bowbow bow!!!!!! great song!!! indeed!
superbertje63 11 months ago
poughkeepsiejohn1 1 year ago
poughkeepsiejohn1 1 year ago
Thank you so much. I wish there were so many songs from Slug Line. This is awesome! Yer right, no bridge.... actually i think that's were it cuts off. It should say: You made one mistake, You made me wait.... well that's fine..... radio edit ;) Rad! 5 and 1/2 stars!
Rawblah 2 years ago
Hiatt is the best. Never seen this video before or heard it live. Anyone know how to get this bootleg DVD?
ROCKPILE08 3 years ago
SLug Line and 2 bit Monsters are 2 great albums!!! Espacially 2bM! It has a great punkvibe to it and the drumer is awsome. Songs like Fact The Nation and Cop Party are among Hiatts bests song ever!
LudvigAlm 4 years ago
The first time I saw him was in Ry Cooders band @ The HUB @ U. of Wash. campus in 1980. Actually, I think it was John's band @ the time(Daryl Verdusco, etc.) with the addition of the singers that Ry used as his touring outfir that year. Anywho, Ry featured him on a song where the refrain went something like ...."and they call true love a crime" (I think) Any idea what song this is? Where to find it? TIA
BRIANPERKINS100 4 years ago
It's not a Costello cover, but yes, it's a very similar sound. I bought this album when it first came out in 1979, but I'll be damned if I can find it now.
maggiefergus 5 years ago
good Elvis costello cover!
billbroonzy 5 years ago
Costello was friends with Hiatt and wrote this song for Costello. You would be blown away if you knew how many people have made Hiatt songs famous. Songs that he wrote !
Cldfsn0200 4 years ago
I like the chord progression and how the background lead guitar has its on melody going on under the verses. One of my favorite Hiatt songs. Thanks for the Hiatt postings! Keep 'em coming
jfclay 5 years ago
I've got this song on a CD but it's never been on eof my favorites, but that's OK because everything he does is interesting. He was so young in this video! Don't miss him in the Little Village videos!!
walktheworld 5 years ago
curious but catchy
Sliepnir2006 5 years ago