Sonny
1985 · Demon FIEND 43 · Eugene, Oregon
- Artist
- The Robert Cray Band
- Title
- Sonny
- Release
- False Accusations
- Year
- 1985
- Label
- Demon # FIEND 43
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Eugene, Oregon, USA
- Songwriter
- David Amy, Dennis Walker
- Genre
- Blues · Electric Blues · Soul Blues
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Blues Rock group, The Robert Cray Band, formed in 1974 in Eugene, Oregon, USA, led by Robert Cray, born on 1 August 1953 in Columbus, Georgia, USA. The post-war song "Sonny" (Hightone Records # HT 8005) picked up on the Jody theme discussed above - the term "Jody" originated from "Joe the Grinder" (dated c.1939) - a mythical man in blues and jazz tunes who seduced the wives and girlfriends of soldiers, prisoners, and those away from home. The narrator recalled his best friend Sony, "he got called to Vietnam". He asked his friend to look out for his wife, but "we both lost our heads" and ended up in "her lonely, lonely bed". Sonny returned, "proud of what he's done", but injured, "he can't walk too good". The narrator felt regret, "I'm so ashamed of what I've done".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Sonny was my best friend / He got called to Vietnam / Said, "Watch out for my wife and baby" / "And I'll count on you when I'm gone" / I looked in every day / Just like Sonny said / Oh, and I'm not sure just when / We both lost our heads / And I'd hang around at night / And fill her lonely, lonely bed / Sonny made it home / And he's proud of what he's done / Oh, but he can't walk too good, no / And he'll never see the sun / And his pain is just beginning / I'm so ashamed of what I've done
About the artist
American blues band formed 1974 in Eugene, Oregon, by Robert Cray (b. 1953, Columbus, Georgia). [Source: Wikipedia]