The Screamin' Hollar Inn
PAUL EVANS
The worst gig on the worst night in the worst dive I ever played!
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Reviews
48 reviews for this song.
Awesome sound! This should be played everywhere. I'm going back for more...
Reviewed By Perry at 2008-10-22 20:21:23
Very interesting! Taste of the Silver Jews...Love those vocals...
Reviewed By Mugwump3 at 2008-10-27 20:36:37
Creative. Good to hear a different sound. And good performance.
Reviewed By n_tres_ted at 2008-11-01 16:11:22
DUDE! This song is SO accurate and sad! I think i've been in a few of these dives doing inspections in Aurora CO - never agin - man I don't miss those days AT ALL. Thanks for the memories!
Reviewed By NewsJunkie at 2008-11-14 22:32:41
Too hard to get into the meaning of this song. the music is good but I don't get the words. I lost interst after 60 seconds. Sorry, this one is a flop. Good luck.
Reviewed By NewGuy1 at 2008-11-14 22:53:29
Dear newguy1, shut up! This song is dripping wet with sweet disgusting bitter goodness. I haven't heard anything this original in a long time. Sorry newguy1, I'm an adult and I appreciate true substance in a song.
Reviewed By billmill at 2008-11-15 08:03:55
I really loved the musci on this and the picture painted of the sad folks at this bar. Newguy1, take another listen, maybe you'll learn something - you are a troll!
Reviewed By RedMeat at 2008-11-17 09:19:05
Wasn't hearing the musci RedMeat was hearing. Not exactly sure if I've ever heard a musci...
Reviewed By JonGuerra at 2008-11-18 01:52:33
The Screamin' Hollar Inn
C. Paul Evans Pedersen, Jr.
V1
The rains fallin' down like there ain't ever gonna be a tomorrow, tonight.
And this joint is as empty as my drinks been,
Hope Missy barkeep comes to make it right.
And as I sing my heart out to her as she fills my glass,
I see the reg'lars file in, right on que, at a quarter past,
And predictably start their thousand-mile starin',
Through old memories for as long as they last...
Reviewed By PAUL_EVANS at 2008-11-18 12:53:06
CHORUS
As I'm sittin' on my barstool,
Here at the Screamin' Hollar Inn,
Where we shoot pool, as we curse the "might-have-beens",
Here at the Screamin'...The Screamin' Hollar Inn.
The Screamin' Hollar Inn.
The Screamin' Hollar Inn..........
Reviewed By PAUL_EVANS at 2008-11-18 12:54:33
V2
There ain't no denyin' you've reached the end of the line when they call you a reg'lar here.
And it's said that there's lots of fallen stars landed,
But exactly who ain't exactly clear.
They all drift in with the same look in their eyes,
Unsure if it's the world or themselves that they dispise.
And they go about pourin' their bad luck out,
On top of whiskey, with just a little ice...
Reviewed By PAUL_EVANS at 2008-11-18 12:55:40
BRIDGE
And the fist holes in the wall cry "What if!", and "What for!",
Almost as loud as the broken mirror pieces on the floor.
Ain't no way back, and there ain't no way ahead,
For the names scratched in the walls of the "shouldda beens", and "couldda saids".
V3
When you end up a-wanderin' 'round aimlessly unsure of what the hell it is life has in store for you,
You might try the Screamin' Hollar Inn's blamelessly condescending point of view.
They'll hang your picture, oh, so proudly, on the wall,
Under the caption that reads, "The Victims Of The Fall".
And I'll thank you for leavin' me somethin',
So I can buy me another drink or two....
CHORUS
As I'm sittin' on my barstool,
Here at the Screamin' Hollar Inn,
Where we shoot pool, as we curse the "might-have-beens",
Here at the Screamin'...The Screamin' Hollar Inn.
The Screamin' Hollar Inn.
The Screamin' Hollar Inn..........
Reviewed By PAUL_EVANS at 2008-11-18 12:56:18
There ya go, NewGuy1. Hope that helps make sense of it all.
Paul
Reviewed By PAUL_EVANS at 2008-11-18 12:57:16
Not really. Valiant effort but I just don't understand the point of your song. Losers sitting in a bar?
Reviewed By NewGuy1 at 2008-11-18 17:07:11
You're either stupid, or just a fuckin' jerk-off, newboy. Probably both. Now, go play with the children in the garage.
Reviewed By PAUL_EVANS at 2008-11-18 18:20:08
LOL. I think him and Jon are mostly just stupid and you can't fix stupid and we probly shouldn't let them around children.
Reviewed By RedMeat at 2008-11-18 19:22:16
Sounds a lot like Paul Thorn ("It's a Great Day, To Kick Somebody's A$$")
One of the oddest melody lines I've heard in a while but it works! Unique voice.
Reviewed By ALibertarian at 2008-11-20 13:29:15
Best song I've heard anywhere for quite a while. Lyrics have a surreal, almost Twilight Zone quality about them.
Reviewed By Brummy at 2008-11-20 15:58:06
HA! I don't need no stinkin' lyric sheet. I hear every word loud and clear and the picture you paint of the folks hangin' out at this place is mesmerizing. I think we've all been to one of these dives at one time or another. I remember "The Family Bar" in downtown Littleton. Ya - the FAMILY bar! Like you would bring your whole family (Suzie and little Billy) to the bar with you. I remember the bar tender getting so drunk he'd start passing out free drinks to everyone. I don't know how they stayed in business as long as they did.
Reviewed By Perry at 2008-11-22 09:00:53
like the voice and could understand the desperation with appreciation for the bitterness at that point in life
Reviewed By dandad at 2008-11-23 07:40:30
Just bumped on Hugh Hewitt nationally syndicated righteous radio show! TWICE!!! Nice work Paul! You are a great musician AND performer!!!
Reviewed By Perry at 2008-12-19 17:51:25
Paul you've got an incredible way with visual lyrics and a musical style all your own. I love it! It's the Piper Inn in Aurora, CO. Mark
Reviewed By Selmer1430P at 2008-12-19 23:08:31
Thanks, Perry, my friend!
I heard it all three times on the podcast. I'm juiced!
Reviewed By PAUL_EVANS at 2008-12-20 07:09:29
Very interesting, compelling piece of music. Good performance.
Reviewed By LSkyler at 2008-12-22 11:40:25
Nice airy arrangement, paints a perfect picture. I can almost smell the stale beer and nicotine.
Reviewed By Sisson at 2009-01-06 18:54:30
Now this is an extremely cool tune. The words fit together like a puzzle & set the mood. We got 10,000 bars like this in Wisconsin, all with a friday fish fry. Don't you know.
Reviewed By xcheesehed at 2009-07-22 21:35:08
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