Listen "DOWN IN THE FRIENDLY - Rob Tobias & The Northwest Express"
Episode Synopsis
                            This is a track from DREAMS COMING ROUND recording project by Rob Tobias and The Northwest Express.  The music is based on a song by John Boutte that was about the Treme neighborhood in New Orleans. The lyrics were written about the Friendly Neighborhood in Eugene, Oregon.  There is also, in the middle somewhere, a quote from the song Feelin' Allright by Dave Mason of Traffic.
The Northwest Express:
Rob Tobias: keys, vocals Ralph "Slim" Novak: electric guitar
Sean Brennan: drums MIke Hatgis: bass
Kriss Crowley & Kathy Burleson: vocals, violin
Linda Kanter: Sax
DOWN IN THE FRIENDLY
Hangin' in the Friendly Where biking is trendy
There they go By my porch in front of my door
Gardens are growing With the seeds we’re sowin’
And the chickens groan While the sisters moan In a blessed tone
Down in the Friendly Me and my friends we are
All going crazy Jammin’ and having fun
We got the guitar playin’ The dancers are swayin’
The singer groans While the fiddles moan and there's a saxophone
Down in the Friendly, Me and my friends we are
All going crazy, Jammin’ and havin’ fun
									
Feelin’ All right Oh Yeah Not feelin’ too good myself Oh No
Feelin’ All right Oh Yeah Not feelin’ too good myself Oh No
Walk a Friendly mile You can’t help smile
While dogs they wag And the kids play tag, by the water park
Down in the Friendly, Me and my friends we are
All going crazy, Jammin’ and havin’ fun
Down in the Friendly, Me and my friends we are
All going crazy, Jammin’ and havin’ fun
                    The Northwest Express:
Rob Tobias: keys, vocals Ralph "Slim" Novak: electric guitar
Sean Brennan: drums MIke Hatgis: bass
Kriss Crowley & Kathy Burleson: vocals, violin
Linda Kanter: Sax
DOWN IN THE FRIENDLY
Hangin' in the Friendly Where biking is trendy
There they go By my porch in front of my door
Gardens are growing With the seeds we’re sowin’
And the chickens groan While the sisters moan In a blessed tone
Down in the Friendly Me and my friends we are
All going crazy Jammin’ and having fun
We got the guitar playin’ The dancers are swayin’
The singer groans While the fiddles moan and there's a saxophone
Down in the Friendly, Me and my friends we are
All going crazy, Jammin’ and havin’ fun
Feelin’ All right Oh Yeah Not feelin’ too good myself Oh No
Feelin’ All right Oh Yeah Not feelin’ too good myself Oh No
Walk a Friendly mile You can’t help smile
While dogs they wag And the kids play tag, by the water park
Down in the Friendly, Me and my friends we are
All going crazy, Jammin’ and havin’ fun
Down in the Friendly, Me and my friends we are
All going crazy, Jammin’ and havin’ fun
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