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*[[Brickyard Blues (Play Something Sweet)]]
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{{song lyrics
|lyrics = {{Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)}}
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{{song credits header}}
 
{{song credits
|title      = Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) (Live 2006)
|writer  = [[Allen Toussaint]]
|performer  = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[Allen Toussaint]] featuring [[The Imposters]], [[Anthony "AB" Brown]] & [[The Crescent City Horns]]
|horns  = [[Allen Toussaint]]
|extra_label = Mixed by
|extra_data = [[Chris Shepard]]
|musicians  = [[Elvis Costello]] - guitar, backing vocal<br>[[Allen Toussaint]] - vocal, piano<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - melodica, Hammond B3 organ<br>[[Davey Faragher]] - bass, backing vocal<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums<br>[[Anthony "AB" Brown]] - guitar<br>[[Amadee Castenell]] - saxophone<br>[[Brian "Breeze" Cayolle]] - saxophone<br>[[Joe "Foxx" Smith]] - trumpet<br>[[Sam "Big Sam" Williams]] - trombone
|record_info  = [[Concert 2006-07-03 Montreal|July 3, 2006, Montreal, QC, Canada]]
|release_info = December 5, 2006
|length      =
|videos      = [[Hot As A Pistol, Keen As A Blade]], 2006
}}<br>
 
{{song notes
|background =
|first = [[Concert 2006-06-13 Ann Arbor|June 13, 2006, Ann Arbor, MI]]
|last = [[Concert 2008-04-27 New Orleans|April 27, 2008, New Orleans, LA]]
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| quote      =
| source    =
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{{thumbs header}}
{{thumb: Hot As A Pistol, Keen As A Blade}}
 
|}
 
==Recordings by other artists==
{{rboa
| year = 1973
| band = Sylvester and the Hot Band
| info = ''Bazaar''
| link =  }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1974
| band = Frankie Miller
| info = ''High Life''
| link =  }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1974
| band = B.J. Thomas
| info = ''Longhorns & Londonbridges''
| link =  }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1974
| band = Three Dog Night
| info = ''Hard Labor''
| link =  }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1974
| band = James Montgomery Band
| info = ''High Roller''
| link =  }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1974
| band = Maria Muldaur
| info = ''Waitress In A Donut Shop''
| link =  }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1976
| band = [[Allen Toussaint]]
| info = ''New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 1976''
| link =  }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1978
| band = [[Levon Helm]]
| info = ''Levon Helm''
| link =  }}
 
==Internal links==
*[[Template: Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)|Lyrics]]
 
==External links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_Something_Sweet_(Brickyard_Blues) Wikipedia: Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)]
 
[[Category:2006]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Lyrics]]
[[Category:Video-only songs]]
[[Category:Allen Toussaint]]

Revision as of 00:48, 13 February 2021

Well, I tried to run my game
She said "Man, that's the same old thing I heard before"
And I'm too tired to go for your show
And she started to explain
She said "Man, I ain't saying what you're playing just can't make it
But I just can't take it anymore"

Play something sweet, play something mellow
Play something I can sink my teeth in like Jello
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues
Play something sweet, now make it funky
Just make me lay back and grin like a monkey
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues

Well, I started to sweat
She said "Don't get upset 'cause you just might break a string
And that won't do a thing for your show, don't you know"
So I said to myself
I said "Self, do you see what is sailin' through my soul?"
And I gotta have some more, don't you know

Play something sweet, play something mellow
Play something I can sink my teeth in like Jello
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues
Play something sweet, now make it funky
Just make me lay back and grin like a monkey
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues

Well, well, well
It's enough to make a light in the dark
It's enough to make a bite just a bark
It's enough to make a body move around
It's enough to make a bulldog hug a hound

Play something sweet, play something mellow
Play something I can sink my teeth in like Jello
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues
Play something sweet, now make it funky
Just make me lay back and grin like a monkey
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues
All right
Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) (Live 2006)
Written byAllen Toussaint
Performed byElvis Costello & Allen Toussaint featuring The Imposters, Anthony "AB" Brown & The Crescent City Horns
Horn arrangementAllen Toussaint
Mixed byChris Shepard
MusiciansElvis Costello - guitar, backing vocal
Allen Toussaint - vocal, piano
Steve Nieve - melodica, Hammond B3 organ
Davey Faragher - bass, backing vocal
Pete Thomas - drums
Anthony "AB" Brown - guitar
Amadee Castenell - saxophone
Brian "Breeze" Cayolle - saxophone
Joe "Foxx" Smith - trumpet
Sam "Big Sam" Williams - trombone
RecordedJuly 3, 2006, Montreal, QC, Canada
ReleasedDecember 5, 2006
VideosHot As A Pistol, Keen As A Blade, 2006

First known performance:
 June 13, 2006, Ann Arbor, MI
Last known performance:
 April 27, 2008, New Orleans, LA
     (30 known performances)


Hot As A Pistol, Keen As A BladeHot As A Pistol Keen As A Blade DVD cover.jpg

Recordings by other artists

 Sylvester and the Hot Band  1973  Bazaar  
 Frankie Miller  1974  High Life  
 B.J. Thomas  1974  Longhorns & Londonbridges  
 Three Dog Night  1974  Hard Labor  
 James Montgomery Band  1974  High Roller  
 Maria Muldaur  1974  Waitress In A Donut Shop  
 Allen Toussaint  1976  New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 1976  
 Levon Helm  1978  Levon Helm  

Internal links

External links

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