John Prine - Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone - John Prine (Live)

John Prine singing "Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone" off of his album, "John Prine Live"
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Lyrics:
The movie wasn't really doing so hot
Said the new producer to the old big shot
It's dying on the edge of the great Midwest
Sabu must tour or forever rest
Hey look, Ma, here comes the elephant boy
Bundled all up in his corduroy
Headed down south towards Illinois
From the jungles of East St. Paul
His manager sat in the office alone
Staring at the numbers on the telephone
Wondering how a man could send a child actor
To visit in the land of the wind chill factor
Hey look, Ma, here comes the elephant boy
Bundled all up in his corduroy
Headed down south towards Illinois
From the jungles of East St. Paul
Sabu was sad, the whole tour stunk
The airlines lost the elephant's trunk
The roadie got the rabies and the scabies and the flu
They was low on morale, but they was high on...
Hey look, Ma, here comes the elephant boy
Bundled all up in his corduroy
Headed down south towards Illinois
From the jungles of East St. Paul
From the jungles of East St. Paul
From the jungles of East St. Paul
Singer. Songwriter. Poet. Icon.
John Prine was an artist’s artist with a list of admirers and collaborators that cut across musical genres and generations - names like Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Brandi Carlile, George Strait, Kurt Vile, Miranda Lambert, The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, among others.
Though he was born in Maywood, Illinois, in 1946, John declared himself “pure Kentuckian” throughout his life. His parents, Willian and Verna, were natives of Paradise, Kentucky. The family would spend summers there in Muhlenberg County, where John listened to bluegrass music and studied the guitar styles of country music heroes Doc Watson and Merle Travis with his older brother, Dave.
In Maywood, he worked as a postman before being drafted into the army in 1966. It was as a postman that John began to write the songs that would connect with so many. He sang at Chicago folk clubs, where he was introduced to singer-songwriter Kris Kristopherson, who invited John to open for him in New York. It was there that Jerry Wexler, president of Atlantic Records, first heard Prine and offered him a recording contract. His self-titled debut album was released in 1971 and featured a list of songs now regarded as classics, including “Paradise,” “Angel From Montgomery,” “Illegal Smile,” Hello in There,” and “Sam Stone.” Prine received the first of his 13 Grammy nominations in 1972 for Best New Artist. He would record three more albums for Atlantic and another three with Asylum.
His profound impact on American music was amplified in 1981 when John co-founded Oh Boy Records, and independent label where he released most of his subsequent work and which gave voice and respect to so many fellow singers and songwriters.
In his distinguished career, John won four Grammys and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2020). He was a three-time recipient of the Artist of the Year Award at the Americana Music Honors & Awards, which also honored him with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting. He won the Pen/New England Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award (2016) and was enshrined in the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2019). In addition, John was named Honorary Poet Laureate of Illinois (2020).
John Prine passed away on April 7, 2020 due to complications from Covid-19. The outpouring of grief and love from his fan community was staggering. Over 500,000 viewers participated in an online memorial and tribute that raised more than half a million dollars for Covid-related community causes. In 2021, the Prine family created the Hello In There Foundation to honor John’s spirit of generosity towards those in need. Fiona Prine and her sons continue to operate and expand the reach of John’s independent record label, Oh Boy Records.
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[@charleybarley914]

anybody else get to hear John sing this live in the Twin Cities?

[@oliviabjork]

missing John Prine from right here in the jungles of East St Paul ❤️

[@charleybarley914]

Always wondered if Sabu rode his elephant at Har Mar Mall

[@joycemeyerhoeffer7437]

I met Sabu and rode his elephant!!

[@beautifulearth7069]

Farewell to John prine 🙏🏻 The missing years 🙏🏻 we're missing you John prine 🙏🏻❤️

[@joycemeyerhoeffer7437]

He was wearing his corduroy! I wish I had told John about it.

[@senatorsable]

Oh John 😢

[@SSchus87]

The story is longer than the song. Classic Prine! ❤️

[@charleybarley914]

John Prine, Arlo Guthrie, and Leo Kottke...3 shows where its even better if they spend half the concert rambling on about something.

[@colleengillette3981]

My Lamb!

[@mattwinthewoods]

"From the Jungles of East St. Paul..." Love that, not only as a Minnesotan.

[@charleybarley914]

john and Lobo...who else name dropped St Paul in a song I wonder?

[@jamesedwards2237]

An American treasure!

[@mikeb3603]

One of his best

[@hscott3417]

In the land of the wind chill factor.

[@Sticks-of-TNT-tf1tn]

🧨

[@moore.k9028]

💜