SONG
TITLE:
TRAVELIN'
LIGHT
PERFORMER:
PETER
CASE
SONGWRITER:
PETER
CASE
YEAR
OF
RELEASE:
1989
COMMENTS:
Peter
Case
is
probably
about
as
close
to
Jimmie
Rodgers'
spirit
as
we
have
gotten
in
the
last
couple
of
generations
of
songwriters.
This
is
his
classic
invitation
to
the
road.
"So
you're
a
mixed
up
kid,
come
on
and
join
the
crowd
of
the
ones
who
only
fit
where
they're
not
allowed."
He
gave
life
to
the
romance
of
the
hobo
like
no
one
since
the
Singin'
Brakeman.
Peter
Case
is
considerably
more
sophisticated
as
a
wordsmith
though,
with
no
disrespect
intended
for
the
classics.
He
really
explains
a
lot
in
a
few
words,
as
in
noting
that
when
the
character
left
his
"childhood
home
no
one
cared
to
trace
the
tracks
you
laid."
Without
getting
overtly
"artistic"
about
it,
at
his
best
he
was
totally
articulate
and
detailed
in
both
the
physical
and
emotional
descriptions
of
the
joys
of
drifting
and
the
emotional
turmoil
that
keeps
them
moving.
Sometimes
he
did
both
at
once.
The
classic
example
of
Peter
Case
lyric
writing
is
the
line
in
the
chorus
here
about
having
"a
hole
in
your
sole
where
the
wind
blows
through"
in
describing
the
troubles
of
a
young
drifter
learning
the
ropes.
He
could
have
used
a
few
days
partnered
up
with
Roger
Miller's
"king
of
the
road."
Most
important,
Case
wrote
at
least
as
good
and
maybe
better
a
melody
as
Rodgers
or
Miller
ever
wrote.
Again,
this
is
praise
for
the
Mr.
Case,
not
derision
of
the
classics.
He
worked
up
good
long
extended
melody
lines,
varied
and
distinctive,
yet
maintained
an
outstanding
rhythmic
thrust
within
the
very
tune,
and
the
proper
way
the
cadences
work
out
is
just
outstanding
craftsmanship.
Moreover,
Case
had
the
good
services
of
a
hotter
band
than
any
hobo
you
ever
heard.
The
arrangements
features
the
outstanding
guitar
work
of
David
Hidalgo,
on
loan
from
Los
Lobos.
As
side
projects
go,
this
song
will
whoop
ass
on
even
the
Los
Lobos
song
from
Paul
Simon's
Graceland
-
"All
Around
the
World."
They
put
a
strong
Mexican/Cajun
gypsy
spin
on
the
song
to
make
this
a
top
flight
swingin'
dance
track
that
should
theoretically
have
strong
appeal
to
rock
fans,
classic
country
listeners,
folkies,
college
kids,
even
latin
audiences.
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