Ani DiFranco - I Know This Bar (03.11.2008) Tampa

Ani sings "I Know This Bar" off her album "To The Teeth". It's a little gem of a ditty that I've never heard live, not even on any "unofficial" bootlegs. This song was a special dedication to her friend Larry's family in the audience at Tampa Theatre, Tampa, March 2008. Buy the album at www.righteousbabe.com

i know this bar
with a jukebox full of medicine
and christmas lights blinking
around a clouded mirror
it's not that far
from old voelkers bowling alley
just go up there and turn right
it's about three blocks from here

you'll probably find grace
her shift starts at happy hour
she's got this sweet face
tough as tea leaves to read
you gotta know what to look for
you gotta know what's there to find
but you don't really know her
so nevermind

i used to hang out a lot around there
in that part of town
where all the white kids
still have feathered hair

i know this song
with this one really killer line
i don't remember it exactly
but it slays me everytime
it's on the jukebox there
i know it's number 5403
go put that song on for me won't you
and make gracie think of me

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[kansasanne]

God I love this woman and how she plays. She loves her job. The love and enjoyment she pours into her songs on stage is so incredible. She loves caressing that guitar. And it is so good to watch...

[mistressjustice]

We were there! I love her. She is my muse. Look at her. Who can't relate to the line that says...a jutebox full of medicine.......

[MyAbcde12345678]

her voice is medicine

[jacobwolkenhauer]

@68inwood Go up there and turn right, it's about 4 blocks from there.

[68inwood]

Ha, I'm going to Volker's tonight to bowl. Is she talking about a specific bar?

[reallyhappytrees]

a pleasure to see ani pull this one out of the large bag of beautiful songs. i must see this girl live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[rhojul]

when i saw her last year in toronto, she played this song...i knew it and loved it...but after hearing her do it live (and me in the second row)...it is now one of my faves! Ani, you tell it!

[cbus03]

I was there live for this performance. It was a dedication to a friend. Beautiful show that night..that wasn't just another show.

[PseudoKitsch]

Thanks for posting it. I wish I could find a tab or even a cover of it, but this song just isn't very popular.

The good news is, this video is high quality enough that I might be able to tab it out myself.

[buddyholly429]

I saw her premier this song in Albany in 2000. God, she is amazing.

[montego712]

great song. always was. finally she plays it live... frankly i'm sick of those people who yell out those popular three songs... at a show you wanna hear the songs that don't get played enough

[XZWQ9871]

I saw her in concert in Wilkes-Barre, PA, back in November of 08, and people kept yelling "Gravel!" "Untouchable Face!" "Both Hands!" She made a comment about all the requests, and then she said "In all of my years of touring, this song has never been requested," and she went into this one. I knew it was from To The Teeth, but I'd never listened to it that much. Now, it's one of my favorites!