Feb. 17 2020

In Heaven

Shout So Loud

Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles

Compadres in the Old Sierra Madre

performed by Salt of the Earth

Words and Music by Paul Chrisman
lyrics
There is a place I know, way down in Mexico
High in the old Sierra Madre
Where many an outlaw band from across the Rio Grande
Have found a haven, a holdout, a hideaway

But danger rides with those who stray upon this secret hideaway
Where death is sure to welcome anyone within the law
But if a man must run, from any lawman's gun
He'll find compadres in the old Sierra Madres

Deep in the dark of night, beside the campfire's light
They weave the tales of the lives of the bandits
Of jewels rare and old, of coaches filled with gold
Holdups pulled off like they planned it

But danger rides with those who stray upon this secret hideaway
Where death is sure to welcome anyone within the law
But if a man must run, from any lawman's gun
He'll find compadres in the old Sierra Madres

There is a place I know, way down in Mexico
High in the old Sierra Madres
Where many an outlaw band from across the Rio Grande
Have found a haven, a holdout, a hideaway

But danger rides with those who stray upon their secret hideaway
Where death is sure to welcome anyone within the law
But if a man must run from any lawman's gun
He'll find compadres in the old Sierra Madres

But if a man must run from any lawman's gun
He'll find compadres in the old Sierra Madres

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The Sonics finally ended their four-decade hiatus in November 2007, with a pair of rapturously received shows in New York.  Although the band had intended those shows to be a one-time-only event, word of the performances quickly circulated amongst Sonics fans, resulting in performance offers from around the world, and turning the temporary reunion into a permanent one.  Since then, The Sonics have performed for rabid crowds across the United States as well as England, Spain, Belgium, Sweden and Norway.  They headlined a sold-out concert at Seattle's Paramount Theatre, where they had performed their last show back in the day, and at the SXSW music-industry conference in Austin, Texas, and the NXNE festival in Toronto.  

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