Ry Cooder
Musicien

Américain

"The Prodigal Son", Ry' Cooder's first new solo release in six years, is available now! Order / stream "The Prodigal Son" here: http://found.ee/RYtps

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LYRICS

well it’s a change in the ocean, change in the sea, woke up one morning was a change in me

i put on my pants, my pants fell down, i put on my shoes and they fell off too

i looked in the mirror, was nothing to see, that’s how it goes when you’re a shrinking man like me

shrinking man, shrinking man, nobody was worried ‘bout a shrinking man

worried man with a worried song, shrinking man ain’t gonna be here long

sometimes i worry ‘bout clothes, ‘cause a shrinking man’s got to look good sometime

don’t need no sweatshop child puttin’ shoes on my feet this time

chained to a sewing machine, down in hell where the sun don’t shine

look as good as you can, but please don’t rob your fellow man

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sometimes i worry ‘bout food, ‘cause a shrinking man’s got to eat right sometime

i don’t need much and i don’t pay no starvation wage to poor folks out on the poison ground

you don’t rob the land when you’re just a little old shrinking man

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sometimes i worry bout prayer, ‘cause a shrinking man better be a prayin’ man

once i had a dream that was working, i had good ideas, i made big plans

now i’m just like a leaf in the wind that’s blowing, i hope King Jesus can understand

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Ry Cooder’s latest album, The Prodigal Son, is all America, our spiritual, hopeful voices, our raw cries and our sly provocations, voiced through the songs of the Pilgrim Travelers, The Stanley Brothers, Blind Willie Johnson, and Ry Cooder himself. This is black and white gospel church music, our own history of the spirit, sounding completely fresh and contemporary, framed by Cooder's expressive vocals and graceful, elegant guitar work. Aided by his son, drummer and chief collaborator, Joachim Cooder, The Prodigal Son is a deft commentary on our ailing moral state. This is music for these times, a fearless dive into the country’s soul and the man, Ry Cooder.

For nearly 50 years, the immense scope and influence of Ry Cooder's music has perhaps been felt as much, or more than heard. As musician, producer, songwriter and sage, the Santa Monica, California native has explored music and culture from across the city, the state, the country and around the world.

Over the years, Ry Cooder has received various awards and accolades such as:
2017 - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards- Lifetime achievement
2007 – Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award Instrumentalist
2003 Grammy Award (Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album) – Buenos Hermanos,
2003 Grammy Award (Best Pop Instrumental Album) – Mambo Sinuendo
1997 Grammy Award (Best Tropical Latin Performance) – Buena Vista Social Club
1994 Grammy Award (Best World Music Album) – Talking Timbuktu with Ali Farka Toure
1993 Grammy Award (Best World Music Album) – A Meeting by the River
1988 Grammy Award (Best Recording for Children) – Pecos Bill

The Prodigal Son Track Listing
1. straight street
2. shrinking man
3. gentrification
4. everybody ought to treat a stranger right
5. the prodigal son
6. nobody’s fault but mine
7. you must unload
8. i’ll be rested when the roll is called
9. harbor of love
10. jesus and woody
11. in his care