{"id":1684,"date":"2023-04-24T13:39:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/?p=1684"},"modified":"2023-05-07T22:55:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T03:55:04","slug":"how-will-i-ever-get-to-heaven-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/2023\/04\/24\/how-will-i-ever-get-to-heaven-now\/","title":{"rendered":"How will I ever get to heaven now?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On the road again
Lost my wife and girlfriend
I want to go home with the armadillo
How will I ever get to heaven now<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I walked out in the streets of Laredo
It was my last time
In that Texas sky
How will I ever get to heaven now<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember dancing all night at the Farmer\u2019s Daughter
I guess I was just a honky tonk angel
Oh, cowboy that I am, far away from home
How will I ever get to heaven now<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carry\u205fme\u205fback\u205fto the lone\u205fprairie
To the land for which I yearn
I\u2019m a child and I am drifting \u2019round
How will I ever get to heaven now<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sun goes down and leaves me sad and blue
Its nobody\u2019s fault but mine
How will I ever get to heaven now
How will I ever get to heaven now<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The lyrics above highlights a common theme found across several songs: a lonesome cowboy traveling far away from home and missing Texas. In these lyrics, I implied that heaven is Texas and the cowboy had to leave Texas for their work, and is now worried that they would never be able to return back to heaven (Texas). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My primary goal through this creative project was to combine the lyrics of multiple songs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How will I ever get to heaven now<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dixie Chicks\/The Chicks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The lyric was taken from the controversial rock song \u201cLubbock or Leave It” which was released on April 7, 2006 by the The Chicks, formerly known as The Dixie Chicks. The piece was created as a direct response to Maines\u2019 hometown after its involvement in shunning the group following her anti-Iraq war sentiments that she expressed in their 2003 UK performance (Hight; Watson 49). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the road again<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Willie Nelson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The lyric was taken from the song, “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson. Willie starred as an aging rocker in the film Honeysuckle Rose<\/em>. While on an airplane flight, he was asked to write a song about \u2018being on the road\u2019 for the film by director Jerry Schatzberg and executive producer Sydney Pollack, so he grabbed a barf bag<\/a> and proceeded to write \u201cOn The Road Again\u201d on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The song topped the US Country Chart and crossed over to pop, peaking at #20<\/a> in late 1980. The song won a Grammy<\/a> the following year for Best Country Song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lost my wife and girlfriend<\/em>
In that Texas sky<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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George Strait<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The lyric was taken from the country song “Amarillo By Morning” by George Strait.  It was released in 1982 on the album Strait from the Heart<\/em> with MCA Records. Strait’s song had a neotraditional approach which was a byproduct of the modern country movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to go home with the armadillo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Gary P. Nunn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The lyric was taken from the song London Homesick Blues by Gary P. Nunn. When Gary Nunn traveled to London for the first time, he realized just how different it was from his home in Austin, Texas. He had spent his time in the UK sleeping in his brother\u2019s flat, with barely any money to spend, no heater and nowhere to go. On one of these miserable heatless days, he took out his guitar and wrote a song about the hardships he faced in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I walked out in the streets of Laredo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Marty Robbins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The lyric was taken from the song “Streets of Laredo” by Marty Robbins. It is a popular song about cowboys and the Old American West. The song \u201cStreets of Laredo\u201d tells the story of a dying cowboy who, in his last breaths, laments to another cowboy about the life he had led. Texas culture, and especially the culture of American country\/folk music, is largely influenced by stories of cowboys settling and taming the Old \u201cWild\u201d West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was my last time\/This is my last time<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Barbara Lynn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Teenaged Barbara Lynn was devastated when she found her boyfriend Sylvester<\/a> talking to another girl. As she recalls, \u201cHe said, \u2018Wait, this is my friend\u2019 or \u2018my sister\u2019 or something. I said, \u2018Sylvester, if you lose me, you\u2019ll lose a good thing.\u2019 I cried that night, but I woke up the next morning and wrote that song.\u201d She put her ultimatum to a catchy melody, punctuated in the middle by a confident \u201coh, yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember dancing all night at the Farmer’s Daughter\/ You could dance all night at the Farmer\u2019s Daughter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Garret T. Cappps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The lyric was taken from the song, “I Like Austin, But I Love San Antone”. The song I picked to analyze was \u201cI Like Austin, But I Love San Antone\u201d by Garret T. Cappps. The song was released not long ago, on August 20th, 2021, and was written in the singer\u2019s hometown of San Antonio, Texas. As Garrett Capps puts it, the new music genre he created is \u201cKraut-Country.\u201d Which he calls a mix of the electronic hum of synth pop and the classic twang of Texas country music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I guess I was just a honky tonk angel<\/em>\/No, well, I guess I’m just a honky tonk angel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Freddy Fender<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The lyric was taken from the song “The Wild Side of Life” by Freddy Fender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh cowboy, that I am, far away from home<\/em>\/Oh, cowboy far away from home<\/em>
Carry\u205fme\u205fback\u205fto the lone\u205fprairie<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Carson and his Buckaroos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The lyric was taken from the song \u201cCarry Me Back To The Lone Prairie\u201d by Carson Robinson in 1934. Carson represents Texas in many ways. Through his lyrics, music, and appearance he portrays himself as Cowboy from Texas. When he mentions the \u201clone prairie\u201d<\/strong> there is speculation that the origin of this place was originally in a small town called Lohn, Texas. Eventually, cause the lyrics have been altered so many times, it became lone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To this land for which I yearn<\/em>\/To the land for which I yearn<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Dale Evans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

n the 1947 film Bells of San Angelo<\/em>, Lee Madison (played by singer and actress Dale Evans) sings the original song \u201cI Love The West\u201d. Between 1940-1950, Evans was the leading lady for Hollywood\u2019s most iconic musical westerns which glorify a false narrative of cowboy culture. The cowboys that are portrayed in the film are much different than the Tejano cowboys of Texas\u2019s true origins, which is telling of the deliberate erasure of history, and the political and social conflicts that Tejano, black, and indigenous people had to face at the hands of white (anglo) Texans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sun goes down and leaves me sad and blue<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Floyd Tillman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This song was written about the post-World War II era, and I believe is Tillman\u2019s most powerful lyrical song. Many people say that this song is about the war involving the United States, but some people say this song is actually about the challenges of marriage. I think that Floyd might have purposely created this song to have multiple meanings to reach all sorts of people. Much like in the first song I mentioned, you cna hear Tillman\u2019s unique and swanky voice, especially in the occasional long high notes that he sings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nobody’s Fault but Mine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Blind Willie Johnson (BWJ)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The words in “Nobody’s Fault but Mine” is simple in nature but it is delivered powerfully. The earthy voice of BWJ combined with the steely bluesy music gives a sense of serenity and spirituality. His voice is similar to that of a preacher giving out a sermon in a street corner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How will I ever get to heaven now
https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/2023\/01\/30\/lubbock-or-leave-it\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the road again
https:\/\/genius.com\/Willie-nelson-on-the-road-again-lyrics<\/a>
Lost my wife and girlfriend
https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/2023\/01\/30\/amarillo-by-morning-by-george-strait-draft\/<\/a>
I want to go home with the armadillo
https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/2023\/01\/30\/london-homesick-blues-draft\/<\/a>
How will I ever get to heaven now<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I walked out in the streets of Laredo
https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/2023\/01\/29\/streets-of-laredo\/<\/a>
It was my last time
https:\/\/genius.com\/Barbara-lynn-youll-lose-a-good-thing-lyrics
<\/a>In that Texas sky
https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/2023\/01\/30\/amarillo-by-morning-by-george-strait-draft\/<\/a>
How will I ever get to heaven now<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember dancing all night at the Farmer\u2019s Daughter
https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/2023\/01\/26\/i-like-austin-but-i-love-san-antone\/<\/a>
I guess I was just a honky tonk angel
https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/2023\/03\/25\/freddy-fender\/<\/a>
Oh, cowboy that I am, far away from home
https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/2023\/02\/12\/carry-me-back-to-the-lone-prairie\/<\/a>
How will I ever get to heaven now<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carry\u205fme\u205fback\u205fto the lone\u205fprairie
https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/2023\/02\/12\/carry-me-back-to-the-lone-prairie\/<\/a>
To the land for which I yearn
https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/2023\/02\/13\/i-love-the-west-by-dale-evans\/<\/a>
I\u2019m a child and I am drifting \u2019round
How will I ever get to heaven now<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sun goes down and leaves me sad and blue
https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/2023\/02\/21\/floyd-tillman\/<\/a>
Its nobody\u2019s fault but mine
https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=456&action=edit<\/a>
How will I ever get to heaven now
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