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Past Gems: 'Once a Day' 'When Your House Is Not a Home 'Three's a Crowd' 'Mr. Fool' This is one of those songs that, through its lyrics and melody, immediately transports you to the place where you imagine the singer to be. It couldn't fit the Possum better. You see Jones slumped over a table in a seedy apartment above an equally seedy bar in some Texas downtown. With one hand on his brow and the other on a bottle of cheap whiskey, he laments his aching for alcohol and the pressure and embarrassment this dependency has placed...
Past Gems: 'When Your House Is Not a Home 'Three's a Crowd' 'Mr. Fool' I've never been able to understand why "Once a Day" didn't become a Jones standard. I don't know who wrote it - as noted, our friends at Allegiance have failed to identify the writers (and I can't locate it on the Internet or in any discography) - but it's a well-crafted song sung by Jones at the top of his game (I would estimate early '60s; again, no hint from the CD liner...
...ahead and laugh. Act shocked and tell the dyslexic fool that he's reversed the win and loss columns again. Tell him he's a sentimental romantic. It may be true. Just...
...South Carolina loses at Florida, maybe I'm a hopeless romantic. If Notre Dame loses at USC, then maybe I'm an idiot. So while I'm making a fool of myself, let me go out on a limb and make my BCS predictions...
Past Gems: 'Three's a Crowd' 'Mr. Fool' One of the best is this Roger Miller tune, a precursor to one of Jones' biggest '70s hits, "The Grand Tour." In it, a man considers his house and its contents after his woman has hit the road. Jones is at his clench-jawed best, emoting furiously through a barely opened mouth as he looks over their house and belongings. (Watching videos from this period, Jones' lips are so close together it's amazing that any notes come out at all.) Adding to the pleasure is some excellent session work, in particular...