Me and Santa, We’ve Got An Understandin’

Me and Santa we’ve got an understandin’

While he’s workin’ in his toy shop, all year long

I’ll be hangin’ round here, just a singin’ this song

Can havin’ this much fun really be so wrong?

Yep, me and Santa we’ve got an understandin’

As he packs up his sleigh, full of all sorts of toys

For all those good little girls and boys

I’ll be strummin’ my guitar makin’ a joyful noise

Cuz me and Santa we’ve got an understandin’

Me and Santa we’ve got an understandin’

Santa understands I’m too busy to lend a hand

Each year as Christmas time draws near

He and the elves will have to fill the toy shelves themselves

Besides, I think I’m allergic to reindeer

Then on Christmas Eve, late at night

When Santa and his reindeer take to the sky in flight

I’ll be safe on the ground, hopin’ everything goes alright

Cuz me and Santa we’ve got an understandin’

And while he’s surfing the clouds on his midnight ride

With my warm cup of cocoa I’ll stay inside

And sit by the fire and rock and glide

Cuz me and Santa we’ve got an understandin’

Me and Santa we’ve got an understandin’

Santa understands I’m too busy to lend a hand

Each year as Christmas time draws near

He knows I’m all thumbs when it comes to tyin’ ribbon bows

And besides, I think that I’m allergic to reindeer (Ah-choo!)

While he’s out there freezin’ off his big behind

Slippin’ on every icy roof line

I’ll be chuggin’ mugs of eggnog and feelin’ real fine

Cuz me and Santa we’ve got an understandin’

When he’s slidin’ along on the snow and ice

Makin’ his list and checkin’ it twice

I’ll be tryin’ to remember if I was naughty or nice

Cuz me and Santa we’ve got an understandin’

Me and Santa we’ve got an understandin’

Santa understands that makin’ sleigh ride flight plans

Makes me weak in the knees

I’m no good with heights and untanglin’ Christmas lights

And reindeer make me sneeze (Ahchoo!)

And as he streaks through the heavens, his cheeks all rosy red

I’ll be nestled all toasty tucked away in my bed

With visions of sugar plum fairies dancin’ round my head

Cuz me and Santa we’ve got an understandin’

As he’s stuffin’ his big belly down all those chimney flues

And scarfin’ up his milk and cookie dues

I’ll be pickin’ and singin’ these ol’ Yuletide blues

Cuz me and Santa we’ve got an understandin’

Me and Santa we’ve got an understandin’

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I thought I'd kick-start the month with a review of 'She's Trouble'....

Now I am a HUGE blues fan (And I mean blues - not the kind of Gary Moore rock that has neither soul nor groove!) - I even run British blues band, so reviewing good blues is always a pleasure!

And this is good blues.

I note from your page that you made your own 'Nobro' - (Great name BTW)! - and your acoustic sound is awesome - I have a 57 National Duolian, which is much more brittle sounding than yours - good for soloing but not really for self-accompaniment!

Sound-wise I'd say you're on a par with John Hammond (He maybe plays a bit better, but he's never done anything else so I should bloody well hope so!)

The subject matter of the song is pure blues, and it's delivered with the passion & integrity of some of the early blues men - you've developed the knack of making the drones on a six-string sound like a 12-string on the open parts of the one-chord - excellent playing.

Vocally I thought this was pretty close to Ry Cooder in terms of delivery, it's got more grit & gravel than his style. It also reminded me of something by Ben Harper, but I can't remember which tune. - The main similarity is in the way you take the tail of each line in a different direction - I think it's a down-swing to the lyric, but it works really well and gets the point across.

All in all, this is a really good blues. You're obviously an accomplished player with a really good feel for the genre. And the production is excellent!

There are so many good artists doing this that a mark out of ten is really difficult, as there's so much to compare it with, but next to the likes of Ben Harper, Eric Bibb, John Hammond (And Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Unplugged) I'd have to give it 7/10 but if I was comparing with other unsigned acts, that would be a 9!

David
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