For Thanksgiving Eve this year, Boss Rochelle, our lovely, multi-talented, family oriented, and artistically gifted literary ladyship guide has gone redux to prompt us all with a pic from the awesome Brit, Sandra Crook. Sandra’s photo has many prompting options, but I was mused into a musical mood.
Click on Sandra’s photographic prompt to jump off into Rochelle’s blog page from where you may climb back up with your own story based upon whatever inspiration you received.
Genre: Parodic Musical Fiction
Title: Toy’s Lament
Word Count: 100
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“Toy! Hey, Toy. What y’all doin’? Where’s that devil woman yer in lust with?”
Toy sang out, “She gone, Mick. Done left me in Spartanburg. Oh, Lawdy, Ima gunna buy a ticket till it run out of track.”
He pulled his guitar up and sang, “Gonna climb that highest mountain. Gonna jump right off. Ain’t nobody gunna know. That woman, Lawdy. What she done to me. Can’t ya see, Mick?”
I said, “Yer too stoned to climb up there. I’m sorry. We told ya she’s a black-hearted woman, man.”
Toy yelled, “Mean ol’ woman’s with Marshall. Never told me goodbye!”
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Look both ways in love and lust.
Mind the gaps for tips, trips, and occasional slips.
My story is based on the early 70’s southern/country rock song lyrics, Can’t You See, by the Marshall Tucker Band, written by Toy Caldwell. Other allusions: Mick (Jones) from the band Foreigner (Cold as Ice) and Black-Hearted Woman by the Allman Brothers Band.
The original song by the original band.
Our Literary Journey 
Them darn Devil women, they just suck the soul right out of you.
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They do. 🙂
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I could hear the music in this
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Thank you, Neil.
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Even though I was unfamiliar with the song, it had that country/rock feel to it.
Ya done good, man!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
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Thank you, Dale. My best to you and yours, as always.
That song was released twice in the 70s but never got above #75. It’s been covered aa few times, but still not a big hit. The Marshall Tucker band is still around with the same lead singer. It has had many (30+) other members. 🙂
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Thank you, kind sir.
Is that so? How interesting! And how cool is that! Though 30+ members is nuts…
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We are talking nearly 50 years. Not as long as the Stones, but still.
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Pretty damn impressive, I say!
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When I ask Billy about a band, he usually says, they are older than you. 🙂
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Hahaha! “Kids”… even when they are old enough to have families of their own…
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🙂
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Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours Bill.
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Thank you, Peter. I hope all i well on your end of the Atlantic. 🙂
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Rain, rain, and more rain at the moment!⛆☔️⛆
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I kept thinking I recognised the music/lyrics, and then kept thinking I didn’t. Good one, Bill.
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Thank you, Sandra. The song was released twice in the 70s but never got above #75. So not a ‘hit’. Inspiring photo. 🙂
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Lov ely mix of musical women Bill 🙂
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Like how you intertwined the music with the story 🙂
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A melodic masterpiece. As for the song, I’m surprised it didn’t climb higher in the charts, maybe #74!
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Thanks, Keith.
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Thoroughly enjoyed this one!
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Good. Thank you for saying so. 🙂
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Dear Bill,
Lawdy has it been that long? Well woven piece. Hope you had a fulfilling and happy Thanksgiving.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle,
Actually, I have been and am sick and probably will be for another week. I hope the weekend has been a good one for you and yours.
Peace,
Bill
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😟so sorry, Bill.
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Loved the voices in this one. Good job.
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Thank you.
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Sing and play that guitar, Toy. Purge yourself from the devil woman. 😅 Nice one.
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Thank you.
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“Where’s that devil woman yer in lust with?” That’s a great line. We all fall for a succubus at some point.
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Very true. But do we ever learn? 🙂
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never heard of this song before. thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Thanks for dropping by. 🙂
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Great song. But that’s a heck of a climb
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Thanks, Laurie.
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