The second song on my new LP "Stars After Stars After Stars" is a cover of a song by the Pontiac Brothers called "Be Married Song" written by Ward Dotson. I had this song on a Pontiac Brothers EP and another version on an LP (one version had Ian McLagen on it, I think) and always loved it. Later on Ward moved to NYC and we got to be in several bands together, his Liquor Giants, The Pussywillows and my band, the Hello Strangers.
Spike Priggen-Be Married Song.mp3
The Pontiac Brothers-Be Married Song.mp3
Buy "Stars After Stars After Stars" CD
The image is a fold-out poster collage from my new CD.

Wow - no matter how you slice it, that is just one friggin' beautiful song.
I haven't seen Ward in years; I first met him when my band Die Kreuzen played with the Gun Club in Milwaukee in '81 and he ended up staying at our house. Ran into him a few times in the intervening decades and he's always been completely cool (and a great songwriter/performer besides).
By the way - love the blog. Your taste is exquisite.
Posted by: kjb | March 27, 2005 at 02:46 PM