The Mother Hips - "Precious Opal" Live at the Great American Music Hall

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  • Опубліковано 13 бер 2019
  • Filmed and Directed by Jay Blakesberg
    Audio Recording and Mixing by David Simon-Baker
    Produced by Blue Rose Music: www.bluerosemusic.com/
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    "Precious Opal" Lyrics-
    Would you like to come down to me from your town above the line?
    I saw an omen that you were coming and I do believe it's time
    Precious Opal, Queen of Gems upon a frozen marquee sign
    When you first moved to your room way up on Power Station Hill
    And you fell in with a man who had a lunchbox full of pills
    I asked for you portfolio but you gave me your high heels
    It's deciding when's the last time that's the trouble
    It's not over if you plan to try again
    And I hope this does not scratch your mirrored surface
    Precious Opal, Queen of Gems
    Two winters passed and through them both a hurricane did tear
    And it sent some strong men running and it threw houses in the air
    And it left a shining opal sitting naked in the air
    Your front teeth had been damaged in the strangest kind of thing
    You chipped them during a frantic delivery of kisses to the king
    And you handed me a butterknife and said you were hanging by a string
    I went down to a funeral on Salem Street this morning
    All the cars in the procession painted white
    You know I felt a little bit underdressed but I decided I had to go inside
    I asked an old man that was standing by the coroner the name of the man that died
    He told me his name but I didn't quite hear him
    And I decided that that was alright
    Do you remember when we tried to wet the bed all night and you couldn't do it?
    I hope this does not scratch your mirrored surface
    Precious Opal, Queen of Gems

КОМЕНТАРІ • 10

  • @bearfoot6910
    @bearfoot6910 6 місяців тому +2

    How many times can you smash the thumbs up button? Cuz I'm hitting it on repeat. I've been a Mother Hipster since '93. I've seen many many shows and they never disappoint. This is one of the best live versions of Precious Opal I've ever seen. The harmonies, the jam, the change in tempo, are all spot on. And I've always loved the lyrics to this song. They paint such an interesting picture in my mind. It's true prose. Bravo boys. Keep up the good work. And please, please come to Colorado as often as possible.

    • @shreddagorge
      @shreddagorge 5 місяців тому

      Just hearing this one for the first time and can't believe I'm only the 66th person to like it. Stoked to have tix to see them in Hood River, Oregone on 3/1/24.

  • @frankdoubleUdoubleL
    @frankdoubleUdoubleL 2 роки тому +1

    Amazingly good!
    Greatings from the Netherlands ;-)

  • @SurPoops
    @SurPoops 5 років тому +3

    Hats off to the sound engineer on this. Superb!

  • @MikeP2055
    @MikeP2055 2 роки тому +1

    I'm 44 years old, but every time I hear this song I'm whisked away to the Bit & Spur where I'm still 19. My copy of Back to the Grotto has managed to stay on the premises, miraculously. (I wish I could say the same about Shootout.)
    Have a great day, gang. ✌️✌️

  • @monteserenoguy
    @monteserenoguy 5 років тому

    The smile never left my face...

  • @rebarton2
    @rebarton2 3 роки тому

    wow. still bringing it.

  • @hondav65sabre
    @hondav65sabre 4 роки тому

    The motherhips is like wine.when it first comes in to the stores its popular because it's cheap and gets you fucked up.then you buy a case.throw it in the wine cellar wait a decade then older and wiser you crack open another bottle.a little bit smoother well defined..not bad.then ten years later you open another bottle spit it.this wine taste like fucking vinager.you drink the hole bottle out of respect even thow it's hard to stomach. Ten years later.you dust off another bottle and God dam it's the best wine you ever hsd.

  • @NicolasSequeira
    @NicolasSequeira 3 роки тому

    Drinking whiskey and rye in the empty dark as the countertops shift and the lights go out

  • @ngannon80
    @ngannon80 3 роки тому

    Who is playing Keys in this band?