Sahara Smith, 'The Real Thing' (on Letterman)

Sahara Smith, 'The Real Thing' from Myth Of The Heart
on the Late Show With David Letterman 24.11.10 (network debut)
(1920x1080 1080p 24.19Mbps HD)

Once in a while, a song & singer match up so perfectly... gives me shivers.
Wow!... what an extraordinary voice this woman has!
Smoky, & bluesy, yet with wonderful depth & clarity, along with good range.
Quintessential 'Texas Blues' (which doesn't necessarily have just a whole lot to do with 'Blues-Blues')
Great lyrics too!

[...although, if you look 'em up online, (among other errors), they're given as,
"...drive all night and wake up in Loredo..."
Now, bein' that she's from Wimberley, via Austin, Texas, believe me, it's Laredo!, as in, Laredo, Texas!
(the only location for "Loredo" that Google Maps came up with was a street in Havana, Cuba)
...while Laredo, TX, is just down I-35 from Austin, through San Antonio, on the Mexican border.
LAredo, not LOredo... & yes, at least to us Texans, it matters! :-) ]

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[MegaJustsaying]

Sahara's from WIMBERLEY, Texas. 

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@MegaJustsaying: Thanks! I got 'Weatherly' from somewhere I thought was legit, but just confirmed that it's actually Wimberley, & have already edited the 'video-details'... again, 'preciate the correction!

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'The Real Thing', by Sahara Smith lyrics:

(full lyrics, corrected from those found online, song was shortened in this recording, edited for 'TV time')

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I got this crazy idea, ooh and it's howlin' like a circus.

I got this crazy idea, ooh and it's growlin' at the surface.

Why don't we drive all night and wake up in Laredo?

I wanna drive all night and wake up in Laredo.

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I got somethin' to say, ooh and its feelin' like a secret.

I got somethin' to say, ooh ya' know it slithers like a secret.

I wanna drive all night and wake up another person.

Why don't we drive, drive, drive until nothin' is for certain.

Why don't we treat it like the real thing?

Why don't we treat it like the real thing?

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I got somethin' to hide, ooh and I know you're gonna find it.

Got this creature inside, ooh ya' know you're creepin' up behind it.

Why don't you call my name like you did when you were lonely?

Why don't you shake me loose 'stead of tryin' to unfold me?

Why don't we treat it like the real thing?

Why don't we treat it like the real thing?

The road is real time alone...

Why don't we sing it like a real sweet song?

[hunchdrunk]

this version caught my attention ... like her sultry style

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I got this crazy idea, ooh and its burnin' up inside me.

I got this crazy idea, ooh and it's going to untie me.

I wanna drive all night and wake up with your warm skin.

Why don't we hold on tight and just let all the good in?

Why don't we treat it like a real thing?

Why don't we treat it like a real thing?

Yeah yeah

Why don't we treat it like the real thing?

Why don't we treat it like the real thing?