A song from Madison, Wisconsin's Honor Among Thieves band's second album "United Mind Workers", 1990. 

Andy Ewen: Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Doug Derosa: Bass, Backing Vocals
Terry Galloway: Drums
Chris Wagoner: Violin
Nancy Rosewood aka Nancy Hartunian: Backing Vocals
Mel Ford: Backing Vocals

Engineered by Scott Leisman

United Mine Workers

Same Old Story

Not the Alice Cooper classic. A song from Madison, Wisconsin's Honor Among Thieves band's second album "United Mind Workers", 1990. 

Andy Ewen: Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Doug Derosa: Bass, Backing Vocals
Terry Galloway: Drums
Rich Tyznik: Saxophone

Engineered by Scott Leisman

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Think Of Me

A bit of what a friend refers to as "moodling" on the guitar and bass. I played both parts.

Night Flakes

A rarely performed Honor Among Thieves song. Recorded live at the Harmony Bar in Madison, Wisconsin on Halloween 1997.

Fell Me Down Away

You held on
Until you let go
And it fell me down away

You let me in
And I done you wrong
And it fell me down away

Ghost swing this way and that
And it fell me down away

Love 
And now you’re gone
And it fell me down away

Ghost…

Andy Ewen: Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Doug Derosa: Bass, Backing Vocals
Randal Harrison: Violin
Pepo Parisi: Drums

Recorded by Steve Gotcher as part of a radio broadcast on 105.5 Triple M called Madcity Live.

Fell Me Down Away (Live, Halloween, 1997)

An Honor Among Thieves (Madison, Wisconsin, est. 1982)  song from a demo recorded at the legendary Smart Studios in 1992 or so.

Andy Ewen: Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Doug Derosa: Bass
Randal Harrison: Violin
Kliff Hopson: Drums
Pepo Parisi: Congas

Engineered by Brian Anderson

Unknown album

What Your Love

A raw recording of a song I wrote back when I turned 50. Me on voice and guitar. Doug Derosa on bass and engineering.

Tiny Woolly Mammoth

Who would ever know that
Behind this frozen mask
Is a tiny woolly mammoth
Getting ready for a birthday party

Cake and ice cream
And all the time in the world

Who would ever know
That behind this icy floor
He’s got a suit and a tie
With a tiny woolly mammoth sewn on it

Dance ‘til your woolly mammoth mama returns
Dance ‘til your woolly mammoth mama returns

Who would ever know that behind this frozen sheet
Lies the blue, blue heart of a man
Who would ever know that behind this frozen sheet
Lies the blue, blue heart of a man
Cold and hungry he’s got a spear in his hand
He’s getting ready for a birthday party

Dance ‘til your woolly mammoth mama returns
Dance ‘til your woolly mammoth mama returns

Who would ever know that upon this frozen plain 
A tiny woolly mammoth meets the blue, blue heart of a man
Who would ever know that upon this frozen plain 
A tiny woolly mammoth meets the blue, blue heart of a man

A skip becomes a run
Birthday presents become the past
Birthday presents become the past

Dance ‘til your woolly mammoth mama returns
Dance ‘til your woolly mammoth mama returns

Copyright Andy Ewen 2005

Tiny Woolly Mammoth

Madison, Wisconsin's "Honor Among Thieves" band live at the Crystal Corner in 1991. The Muddy Water's classic interpreted in our own way that night.

Andy Ewen: Vocals and Guitar
Doug Derosa: Bass
Pepo Parisi: Drums
Kliff Hopson: CongAs
Chris Wagoner: Violin

Hoochie Coochie Man (Crystal Corner With Chris Wagoner, September 16 1991)

A crazed version of Honor Among Thieves' "Technical Jelly", a favorite tune to jam on. This one has plenty of quotes from the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia, a huge influence on guitarist Andy Ewen. 

Andy Ewen: Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Doug Derosa: Bass
Randal Harrison: Violin and Vocalizing
Pepo Parisi: Drums

Technical Jelly (Crystal Corner, Late 1995)

A tune merging Elmore James' "My Bleeding Heart" with Ray Charles' "Lonely Avenue". Interpreted by Honor Among Thieves one night in Appleton, Wisconsin at a club called Emmet's.

Honor Among Thieves:My Bleeding Heart (April 23rd, 1993 - Emmett's Bar & Grill, Appleton WI)

A song Madison's Honor Among Thieves probably hasn't played since the 1980's. 
Recorded live on a small device one of the first times the band played at Madison's legendary Crystal Corner Bar.

A Million Days

Once I had a clever plan
I would be the sort of a man
Who always tried as hard as he can
Living is easy
Then my baby closed her eyes
And I began to see all the lies
You know I feel like I could cry for a million days

Once there was a little man
Who lived inside a coffee can
By the edge of a lake made of sand
Dying is easy
Then one day this poor old clown
Looked up and saw just what was going down
You know I feel like I could cry for a million days

Once there was a little boy
Who learned to hide all his joy
He had a rubber tongue
Lying is easy
He found that he could steal
But he forgot to enjoy the meal
You know I feel like I could cry for a million days

Andy Ewen: Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Doug Derosa: Bass
Pat Dieter: Sax
Pepo Parisi: Drums

A Million Days (Crystal Corner, July 10th 1986)

An extended jam on the the Bob Dylan Classic as interpreted by Madison's Honor Among Thieves band. Bassist Doug Derosa on vocals. Recorded on a small device in the room.

Andy Ewen: Guitar
Doug Derosa: Vocals, Bass
Pat Dieter: Sax
Pepo Parisi: Drums

All Along The Watchtower (Crystal Corner, July 10th 1986)

A song from Madison, Wisconsin's Honor Among Thieves band's 1993 EP entitled "Four songs".  

Andy Ewen: Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Doug Derosa: Bass
Randal Harrison: Violin
Pepo Parisi: Drums

Engineered by Tom Blain

Never Ending Smile

Two men sitting on a bench in the woods
A stone hangs from the sky
It’s sweating blood 
But it looks so good
Like a gleaming cherry pie

Further on down the road
They’re lining up on the beach
Their eyes have seen the glory
But it’s somewhat out of reach…

For the moon
For the sky
For the stars
In your eyes
For the warmth of your skin
For your never-ending smile

Four Songs

Never Ending Smile

A song of limerence performed by Madison, Wisconsin's Honor Among Thieves band at the legendary Club de Wash in 1986. 

Nothing to Lose

Are you lonely?
She was reaching out her hand
Are you lonely?
She said I’ll always understand
Are you lonely?
She said I’m the promised land

And you better come along with me

She said I know you
I’m you oldest friend
I really know you
There’s no reason to pretend 
That I don’t know you
From your beginning to you end

And you better come along with me


She came out of the night
With her eyes like death
I could smell my future all over her breath
There was nothing I do
Nothing I could say
But I was blind for hours 
And I cried for days

I said I love you
It was pouring out like rain
I really love you
I was going half insane
You've got got nothing to lose
And a world to gain

And you better come along with me


Copyright 1986 Andy Ewen

Andy Ewen: Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Doug Derosa: Bass
Pat Dieter: Sax
Pepo Parisi: Drums

Recorded on a boombox in the room by Dickie Swaback.

Nothing To Lose (Club De Wash, Single Release Party - Nov 8, 1986)

A fun and bawdy little Rock and Roll song Madison, Wisconsin's Honor Among Thieves band would perform in the 1980's. A song, as bass player Doug Derosa said Reagan era advisor Edwin Meese would have found "harmful".

Jawbone

Hold onto your jawbone
We’re getting ready to ride
There won’t be a number 
That we haven’t tried
Don’t you worry when you hear me scream
From my heart and my legs and somewhere in between
Hold onto your jawbone
We’re getting ready to ride

Your lips are salty
Take a hold of my arm
You know how I like it
When I’m down on the farm
Well help me when I haul in the net
Your fish are jumping and my face is getting wet
Hold onto your jawbone
We’re getting ready to ride

Well the moon is rising
You know the see just sighed
To see you there sleeping
I might think you’d died
But the smile on your face I bet
Means you’re ready for another cigarette
Hold onto your jawbone
We’re getting ready to ride

Andy Ewen: Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Doug Derosa: Bass
Pat Dieter: Sax
Pepo Parisi: Drums

Copyright 1986 Andy Ewen

Jawbone (Crystal Corner, July 10th 1986)

A raw recording of Madison, Wisconsin's Honor Among Thieves performing the traditional blues song, "Baby Please Don't Go".
From a 1986 gig at Madison's legendary Crystal Corner Bar.

Andy Ewen: Vocal, Guitar
Doug Derosa: Bass
Pat Dieter: Sax
Pepo Parisi: Drums

Recorded on a small device by Dickie Swaback

Honor Among Thieves - Baby Please Don't Go

A live recording of Madison, Wisconsin's Honor Among Thieves band playing at the legendary Club de Wash on December 20th, 1986. 

Fair Share of the Truth

I’ve got fifteen cases of worn out faces
And shoes
You know what I mean
Because I bought them all from you

And I just want to say 
Thanks a lot
But it seems like all that I’ve got
It’s really not fair
I want my share of the truth

People let me ask you
Have you heard the news?
Don’t move
Don’t make a sound 
You’ve got too much to lose

And I just want to say 
Thanks a lot
But it seems like all that I’ve got
It’s really not fair
I want my share of the truth

I’m sitting on a pile of hungry mouths
Singing the Blues
I sealed them up
But the sound still seems to get through

And I just want to say 
Thanks a lot
But it seems like all that I’ve got
It’s really not fair
I want my share of the truth

Andy Ewen: Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Doug DeRosa: Bass
Pat Dieter: Sax
Pepo Parisi: Drums

Digitized by Ryan Repenshek




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