Abner Jay - The Reason Young People Use Drugs
True Story of Abner Jay

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Abner Jay - The Reason Young People Use Drugs
True Story of Abner Jay
Abner Jay
9/20/23.
Bandcamp's Big Ups feature ran today with Bandcamp favs from Joe Casey and Greg Ahee from Protomartyr. I love that Joe's first band was Lewsberg and Greg's first band was Cindy.
But, I really enjoyed listening to Abner Jay (on Joe's list). I'd never heard of him, but when I saw that Mississippi Records was behind the release of this, I knew it would be cool.
It's hard to pigeonhole the one-man band approach of Jay (Fitzgerald, Georgia). These songs represent some of his best work from the 60s and 70s. I can only think of Bobby Brown (Reno, Nevada). It also sounds like Chance and maybe Elvis if he had continued making music but remained unknown.
will there be someone, someone to wipe / dry the tear from my eye / come on baby, rub my head / rub my head while i lay down in my bed / kiss, kiss me, kiss me, baby / til i feel alright
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Abner Jay. - I'm So Depressed
Come on, baby, rub my head,
Rub my head while I lay down in my bed.
Kiss, kiss me, kiss me, baby,
'Til I feel alright, 'til I feel alright.
Oh, looking back over my life,
Oh, Lord, I'm so depressed.
Help me, somebody, I need some rest.