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Daniel Johnston Cover - Story Of An Artist

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Uploaded by on Jul 22, 2008

A great cover of a Daniel Johntson Tune "Story of an Artist" by me, Danny Buzanko I must admit I just feel in love with Daniel Johnston in the past year, what a truly beautiful writer. I hope you enjoy my take his song.


Listen up and I'll tell a story
About an artist growing old
Some would try for fame and glory
Others aren't so bold

Everyone, and friends and family
Saying, "Hey! Get a job!"
"Why do you only do that only?
Why are you so odd?

We don't really like what you do.
We don't think anyone ever will.
It's a problem that you have,
And this problem's made you ill."

Listen up and I'll tell a story
About an artist growing old
Some would try for fame and glory
Others aren't so bold

The artist walks alone
Someone says behind his back,
"He's got his gall to call himself that!

He doesn't even know where he's at!"
The artist walks among the flowers
Appreciating the sun
He does this all his waking hours
But is it really so wrong?

They sit in front of their TV
Saying, "Hey! This is fun!"
And they laugh at the artist
Saying, "He doesn't know how to have fun."

The best things in life are truly free
Singing birds and laughing bees
"You've got me wrong", says he.
"The sun don't shine in your TV"

Listen up and I'll tell a story
About an artist growing old
Some would try for fame and glory
Others aren't so bold

Everyone, and friends and family
Saying, "Hey! Get a job!"
"Why do you only do that only?
Why are you so odd?

We don't really like what you do.
We don't think anyone ever will.
It's a problem that you have,
And this problem's made you ill."

Listen up and I'll tell a story
About an artist growing old.
Some would try for fame and glory
Others just like to watch the world.

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  • LOL Haha!

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  • I will bluntly: spectacular.

  • @a280281 Haha I caught that ;)

  • nice one buddy!

  • listened to your cover so many times and linked it around to a bunch of people, really good (and I love daniel and his origonal version)

  • whens your next movie out ?

  • This is such a great rendition. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!

  • sounds like the story of a guy trying to cover a real artists good song.

  • Look up M. Ward's cover

  • Very Good, from México, congratulations man!

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