Cooder Browne replayed

No matter what the station, there's always something irritating lately, so ancient vinyl long unheard has been spinning on the turntable while the radio is silent. Well as I remember enjoying the Cooder Browne band live in Austin, everything on Mercury Lone Star Records L-4604 was a surprise. Let's tell the truth: nobody anywhere ever, ever needs to hear the Orange Blossom Special even one more time. Among the tracks, the version of Grizzly Bear was at least as good as the original and Isle of View, penned by a member of the band, was Jimmy Buffet without Jimmy Buffet. It brought back Margaritaville on the Scholz's jukebox. The very best track was Hanging on to a Lie, penned by Larry Franklin, who went on to spend many years with Asleep at the Wheel before moving on to studio work in Nashville. The album doesn't capture Cooder Browne, really, but it does bring back memories that do. Somebody should make a new recording of Hanging on to a Lie (original publisher Window Music, Inc., BMI).