Parrish-Hundley Band: Music
Blue Jean Baby
(Mike Parrish)
"Song of the Year" Reviews!
The following italicized paragraph is the official "Song of the Year" review;
The lyric is soulful and thought out very well with a pleasing upbeat melody that implements the mood precisely. This song has the essence of country with blues sensibility. The title has a wonderful place and this makes the song very memorable. The song is marked with an accomplished composition and powerful vocal performance. Your professional approach to your craft is stunning. I'm most impressed. The musical implementation has strong resolve and a playful sound that gives the song life. Great job! The composition is entertaining and professional. It would be fruitful to get it to an established artist(s) with a suitable style to capture the rhythm and soul of this composition and propel it into the musical charts.
Just before Christmas 2005, Mike's youngest daughter, Amanda, (16 at the time) submitted her Christmas wish list with a very unusal gift request. Of course there were normal teeange girl items listed on the sheet but one of the Christmas wishes was for her dad to write a song for her. She had asked before but never on a wish list so Mike decided to sit down and get this done.
Anyone who is familiar with Amanda knows that she is vivacious and full of life, always smiling and making friends, so this song had to be something upbeat, something sort of tough and sassy, something that made people feel good and would leave them smiling too.
So Mike grabbed his old Fender electric and worked out the chords as the lyrics came to him. Every line was approved by Amanda before it ever went on paper. And in a couple of hours, "Blue Jean Baby" was born.
It would still be another 8 months before the demo track was recorded but that was okay with her because she knew the song was written and she knew it was all hers. When "Blue Jean Baby" was finally done, well, it was indeed found to be a country / southern rocker with smokin' guitars including some very phenominal slide work by Sammy Hundley. Mike wanted the song to have a modern jitterbug tone accompanied by the sound of a 1950's Elvis & Jerry Lee slapback on the mic. The results far exceeded Mike's expectations . . . but not Amanda's. She seemed to always know that "Blue Jean Baby" would crank itself out just the way it did. It was a Christmas gift from a dad to a daughter and it turned out to be both timeless and priceless.
Merry Christmas Amanda!
Lead Vocals: Mike Parrish
Background Vocals; Mike Parrish - Spoken Vocals; Amanda Parrish
Bass Guitar, Electric Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar
are all performed by; Sammy Hundley
Drums: Alan Dossett
Mixed & Mastered by Kyle W. Smith
Verse I
Well, blue jean baby's got big green eyes
Make ya' smile like a Cracker Jack toy surprise
A heart that's made of solid gold
Well she ain't too shy and she ain't too bold
See her comin' better step aside
She's my blue jean baby with big green eyes
My blue jean baby's got long brown hair
When the boys see her they just stop and stare
Just to see a flash of that winnin' smile
Well a country boy would walk a country mile
Got no worries, she ain't got no cares
She's my blue jean baby with long brown hair
Chorus I
Hey Operator get me 9-1-1
Hear daddy's comin with his shotgun
Siren's screamin' blue lights everywhere
And the bad boys know there's some tension in the air
Hit the ground runnin' and I don't mean maybe
Well ya' better not mess with blue jean baby
Interlude / Lead Guitar / Slide Guitar
Verse II
Yeah, blue jean baby's gotta red mustang
Convertible top and a lotta bling bling
Pat Green's playin' on the radio
Kid Rock's sittin' there waitin' in the hole (cowboy)
She knows she's bound for fortune and fame
She's my blue jean baby with a red mustang
Chorus II
Hey Operator get me 9-1-1
Momma's sendin' daddy with his shotgun
She'll be there just backin' him up
In her four-wheel-drive Chevy pickup truck
Momma tells the boys that they gotta be crazy
"cause ya' better not mess with the blue jean baby
Tag
Hit the ground runnin' and I don't mean maybe
Ya' better not mess with his blue jean baby
Interlude / Call & Answer Lead & Slide Guitar
Outro
Yeah
I'm tellin' my dad (Amanda Parrish)
Hit it boys