Blaze Foley -- Clay Pigeons [REACTION/RATING/REUP] 

"feed the pigeons some clay, turn the night into day" Some of the greatest song lyrics EVER. Most folks don't get it......Pigeons and other birds will seek out riverbanks that have a concentration of clay and eat the clay as it detoxifies impurities and helps them digest whatever else they have eaten that is not good for them. He is feeding his "pigeons" (demons, sorrows, regrets, you name it) some clay and renewing himself. Truly a masterpiece, you won't find any better and lucky to find a any as good!

Thanks Don't for bringing us the great Blaze Foley, who is probably the most influential writer that noone has heard of.

This is my favorite song by him. I heard John Prine’s version first. John changed the chorus to say “sing a song for the people I meet.” Instead of “try and hide my sorrow from the people I meet.”

Learned to pick this gem 20 yrs ago. Remains my favorite to this day.

Currently reading a book about Blaze. It’s called Living in the Woods in a Tree. He was a fascinating guy.

This is great --- I hadn't heard him before, but I'm off to dig deeper. This has a real folk vibe to me - maybe it's the poetic writing or the song structure, but anyway I love it! Thanks again for digging through the archives Don!

Good one Don. Blaze Foley - Could have, would have, should have. RIP. Gone too soon, his life was full of the macabre.

He was definitely a tortured soul and his music rings of beautiful melancholy. His song “our little town” is another amazing piece and his voice in “ooh love” is just purdy.

The Greatest song writer John Prine said he should a stayed up some night and wrote Clay Pigeons ❤

Blazes story is fascinating, lived on friends couches, even in a tree house, the master tapes from his first studio recording were confiscated by the DEA when the producer was caught in a drug bust, the master tapes from his second album were stolen from the back seat of a station wagon he was living in and his third and last studio album were found by a friend cleaning out his car, when Blaze died his producer nullified his contract and later claimed the tapes were lost in a flood, at his funeral they covered his coffin in duct tape and every body got lost on the way to the cemetery

This is an amazing tune. The versions Ilike best are John Prine's and The Avett Brothers .. Blaze is a legend his unadherence to authority and cultural norms are inspiring.

Great reaction Don, I learned about Blaze by listening to Lucinda Williams,she was a good friend of the duct taped king

Actually, managed to get some blaze foley stuff took a while but was happy to wait,

Great song, songwriter and person, he died confronting a man that was stealing that mans fathers veteran pension check.

I just discovered Blaze - and now I'm a fan

blaze was murdered protecting an older friend from his son, who was allegedly stealing from him. the son got off by claiming self-defense.

I have read bits and pieces about this man's tragic life, but should read the whole thing. I love John Prine's version of this, partly because of slight differences in the music. I think their voices sound similar.

He was a Master...

was gonna say he sounds a lot like John Prine, then i see in the commetns he also recorded it

I could swear you did a reaction to John Prine''s version of this.

You shouls check him out singing " If I couls fly"

Rest in peace brother we’ll see each other again one day - I’ll bring some fresh duc-tape for your boots

Feeding pigeons clay... maybe he was too poor to feed hem bread.

If you really knew his story you would understand the song,this is a man who's whole life was lived as a hobo,is shoes were geld together by gaffa tape He was shot by a drunken friend.Just research his life

You expect people to believe you never heard of Blaze Foley?

Why don't you just be quiet , keep your mouth shut , and let us enjoy the music ? The song and the artist speak for themselves !