I want to be a sideman
Just an ordinary sideman
A go along for the ride man
Responsibility free
I wanna fill behind the vocal
Double on flute
Jam on the blues
I wanna go and join the local
Buy a dark suit
Stock payin’ dues
I want to maintain my book
In neatly numbered order
I wanna listen to Lester Young
On my recorder
I want to play while the people dance
I wanna press my own coat and pants
I wanna ask for an advance
I wanna be a sideman
I wanna be a sideman
Just a highly qualified man
A real professional pride man
Old indispensible me
Now I can cut whatever comes up
Fake and transpose
Won’t make a fuss
I wanna set the vibes and drums up
Sightread the shows
Sleep on the bus
I want to spend all my time
With music and musicians
I wanna go out and grab a smoke
On intermissions
I want to sleep in the afternoons
And let the leader call all the tunes
I wanna be young
I wanna have fun
I want to be a sideman
I wanna work for a superstar
I wanna hang in the hotel bar
I wanna be young
I wanna have fun
I want to be a sideman
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Pull up the weeds before they're too damn big.
I'm a band leader. I'm currently ripping out what's left of my hair and spending what's left of my money...check that, I've already spent what was left of my money...working on my band's record.
I want to be a sideman.
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"...the gear is not me, and I am not the gear." -JMJ
"I think I might be my Sadowsky though." -CDG
I have limited experience being a band leader, but the few times that I've done it I have determined that it involves a great amount of responsibility because you're setting up the gig, the players and the repetoire. If you're into that type of thing, i.e. it's your natural tendency to manage, it's cool, if not, it becomes tiring and more stressful because you don't always feel like running the show.
