![]() It was released in 1965 and peaked at No. When I got finished with that round of shoveling, I came back inside and researched the song. Those lyrics resonated with me as I kept myself occupied while doing a relatively unpleasant task three for four times in the same evening. The way I interpret that, the guy in the song keeps himself busy doing essentially nothing, even though he thinks it’s something. Smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo. Playing solitaire til dawn, with a deck of 51. “Counting flowers on the wall, that don’t bother me at all. It was during one such snow event in early 2014 that I decided I needed a “Shoveling Theme Song.” For no particular reason – in between cursing a blue streak at that ratfink Mother Nature – the Statler Brothers’ song “Flowers on the Wall” popped into my head while I was clearing the driveway. In addition, shoveling snow is downright unpleasant and boring. It does require going out in the storm more often, but shoveling snow three or four inches at a time as opposed to 12 to 15 inches at the end has proven easier for me. I now go out several times during a storm, maybe every two or three hours, and shovel a few inches at a time. So in recent years – and because of an aging back – I’ve taken a different approach. The problem is that if we get a foot or more of snow from one storm, it’s difficult to lift that much snow. ![]() I used to believe the best way to attack the issue was to wait until it stopped snowing, then go out and shovel it all at once. Snow makes me grumpy and I have threatened – to no avail – many times to whack Mother Nature upside the head with my snow shovel if she didn’t lay off my driveway.īut over the years, I have changed my philosophy when it comes to shoveling snow. In early 2014, it snowed quite a bit in the Philadelphia area, most of it I think, right in my driveway. That’s how the 1972 album “Innerview” by the Statler Brothers made it into “The Vinyl Dialogues.” Sometimes, all it takes is a foot of snow to provide a little inspiration. It sounds to me like a temporary period of self-imposed hermit behavior after a break-up, but in time, he will probably get over her and move on.The Statler Brothers opened for Johnny Cash from 1964 through 1972. He admits he looks a fright, but he's happy with his nightly routine of being by himself and doing what he wants. ![]() Then he says it’ s good to see her, but he has to go because he used to being in his dark room (most likely a small apartment) where he usually doesn't wear his shoes to go outside much. He also tells her that by pretending, he can imagine he's out on the town having a great time so he doesn't want her sympathy. He smokes cigarettes and watches a kids tv show - it’ s something to do. Playing solitaire over and over when he can't win because he's missing a card, and yet this is still entertainment to him. He spends his nights in his room staring at the walls, counting flowers (probably a design in the wall paper). He says for her and her friends not to worry about him become he is content (either truthfully or that's what he wants her to believe) with the way he occupies his time. She expresses her concern for his happiness since they parted, and he implies that she is not really concerned about him, but this is just her "conscience" that's bothering her. I would say that the lyrics tell of a man who has run into his former girlfriend (or ex-wife) by chance. I wouldn't say that this song is figurative or be so melodramatic as to say he is depressed or in denial. So I must go back to my room and make my day completeĬourtesy of Mercury/Nashville by arrangement with It's good to see you, I must go, I know I look a frightĪnyway, my eyes are not accustomed to this lightĪnd my shoes are not accustomed to this hard concrete ![]() You can always find me here and havin' quite a time So please don't give a thought to me, I'm really doin' fine Last night I dressed in tails, pretended I was on the townĪs long as I can dream it's hard to slow this swinger down Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' "Captain Kangaroo" Playin' solitaire 'til dawn, with a deck of fifty-one While you and your friends are worryin' 'bout me, I'm havin' lots of funĬountin' flowers on the wall, that don't bother me at all If I were walkin' in your shoes, I wouldn't worry none I keep hearin' you're concerned about my happinessīut all that thought you've given me is conscience I guess
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