TRACK TALK #21 Handy Dandy

HANDY DANDY
ALBUM : Under The Red Sky (1990)
Recorded : Printemps 1990
Released : 10 Septembre 1990



Lyrics
Handy Dandy controversy surrounds him
He's been around the world and back again
Something in the moonlight still hounds him.

Handy Dandy just like sugar and candy
Handy Dandy if every bone in his body were a-broken he would never admit it
He got an all girl orchestra and when he says strike up the band they hit it.

Handy Dandy
Handy Dandy
He'll say what are you made off
He'll say can you repeat what you say
You'll say what are you afraid off
He'll say nothing neither alive nor dead.

Handy Dandy he's got a stick in his hand and a pocket full of money
He'll say oh darling tell me the truth how much time I got
She'll say you got all the time in the world honey.

Handy Dandy
Handy Dandy
He got that clear crystal fountain
He got that soft silky skin
He got that fortress on the mountain
With no doors or windows so no thieves can break in.

Handy Dandy sitting with a girl named Nancy and I got feeling kinda lazy
He said Hon' if you want a gun I'll give you one
She said boy you're talking crazy.

Handy Dandy just like sugar and candy
Handy Dandy pour him another brandy
Handy Dandy he got a basket of flowers and a bag full of sorrow
He finishes his drink he gets up from the table he says
OK boys I'll see you tomorrow.

Handy Dandy
Handy Dandy just like sugar and candy
Handy Dandy just like sugar and candy.

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- Unique performance live : Vigo (27 juin 2008)
- Parodie de "Like A Rolling Stone" ? L'intro et la mélodie basés sur l'orgue y font en tout cas fortement penser et cela ajoute à l'atmosphère légère et enfantine de l'album.

Une petite chanson dans un petit album
Néanmoins tout comme l'album cette chanson reste sympathique à écouter
Je l'aime bien même si je reconais que objectivement elle n'a aucun intérêt
Quand au clin d'oeil à Like a rolling stone il me parait évident

Oui, le clin d'oeil est évident. Et du coup, la chanson s'écoute agréablement, elle est ensoleillée, pop à souhait et Dylan s'en sort pas trop mal au niveau du rythme et du phrasé.

J'ai vraiment envie d'ouvrir ces Track Talk à toutes les chansons du Zim, grandes ou petites. Et dans le genre "petite chanson", celle-ci ne manque pas de charme.

entièrement d'accord avec toi
Si on ne parlait que des chefs d'oeuvre ca serait vraiment dommage