Graham Nash - Wild Tales

“Wild Tales“ is a very nice song from the album “Wild Tales“ by Graham Nash. Graham Nash’s second solo effort has been overshadowed by his harmonic heroics as a senior partner in the various Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young configurations. Such is the way that Wild Tales has been eclipsed and overlooked by enthusiasts of his previous endeavors. Nash gathered a core aggregate of musicians, many of whom were loosely connected to the CSNY family. These include: Johnny Barbata (drums), Tim Drummond (bass), David Lindley (guitar), and Ben Keith (pedal steel guitar/dobro), and, of course David Crosby (vocals). Also making guest shots were Dave Mason (12-string guitar), Joe Yankee (aka Neil Young) (acoustic piano), and Joni Mitchell (vocals). Together, they animate Nash’s slice-of-life compositions. Musically, Nash retains much of the whimsy that drew folks to his earlier songs. Likewise, the subject matter ranges from political (“Oh Camil“ and “Prison Song“) to the emotionally naked “Another Sleep Song“ and “I Miss You.“ Lyrics : You came over here with wild tales from the East About the floods that are rushing ’round your door About your old lady who up and walked away from your feast And you can’t get her back no more So you flew your bike over Highway 1 You were lucky to land on your feet And you started crying ’cause you bent the key But it was your lady that landed underneath And it is all alright Take it as it comes You will find a way To get there So you tell me your company’s being reviewed By the people that sit on the stand And you tell me your factory’s been renewed With computers instead of hands So you filmed ’Old Faithful’ in super-8 And you monitored all of her calls ’Cause you caught the milkman with double cream He was delivering down your halls But it is all right Take it as it comes You will find a way To get there