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Little Feat — Old Folks Boogie
Album: Time Loves A Hero
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7

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Total ratings: 724









Released: 1977
Length: 3:26
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Off Our Rockers, Actin' Crazy
With the Right Medication We Won't Be Lazy
Doin' the Old Folks Boogie
Down On the Farm
Wheelchairs, They Was Locked Arm in Arm
Paired Off Pacemakers With Matchin' Alarms
Gives Us Jus' One More Chance
To Spin One More Yarn

And You Know That You're Over the Hill
When Your Mind Makes a Promise That Your Body Can't Fill
Doin' the Old Folks Boogie
And Boogie We Will
'cause to Us the Thought's As Good As a Thrill

Back At the Home,
No Time Is Your Own,
Facillities There, They're All Out On Loan
The Bank Forclose, and Your Bankruptcy Shows
And Your Credit Creeps to An All-time Low
So You Know, That You're Over the Hill
When Your Mind Makes a Promise That Your Body Can't Fill

Try and Get a Rise From An Atrophied Muscle,
And the Nerves in Your Thigh Just Quivers and Fizzles
So You Know, That You're Over the Hill
When Your Mind Makes a Promise That Your Body Can't Fill
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Ouch - remember laughing at the lyrics when they came out.
Now -- it's looking too close to true to do anything but keep dancing!
God help me.
Posted 2 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
This wasn't so "relevant" then....

Whoops- it is now!   Time Loves a Hero!  and hurts him, too.
Posted 2 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
Great sound! I bet the guys of Vulfpeck love this too!
Posted 2 years ago by RoelantSiekman    [ Reply ]
7 rating?
C'mon folks, a solid 10 for anything from the Feat....
And Happy Christmas to y'all.
Posted 2 years ago by WilliDoc    [ Reply ]
 ImaOldman wrote:
I think Little Feat and Steely Dan were the best two bands of the 70's by far! I saw both back then and they were even better live.
 
Not sure about the "best" overall.   Best in their own uniqueness yes. 
Posted 4 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
Anything Feat is a 9-10
Posted 4 years ago by iloveradio    [ Reply ]
I think Little Feat and Steely Dan were the best two bands of the 70's by far! I saw both back then and they were even better live.
Posted 4 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
 LPCity wrote:
F!
E!
          A!
               T!

Always loved this song, and so many others from the Little Feat catelog.

 
Haven't heard this goodie in so long its awakening a long sleeping memory...
ands we likes it.
Posted 5 years ago by Isabeau    [ Reply ]
Young@Heart needs to do a cover of this...
Posted 5 years ago by auditpusd    [ Reply ]
Whoa thats funky !
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Great band! I prefer the "Waiting for Columbus" version, but a funny tune nonetheless.
Posted 6 years ago by amcostigan88    [ Reply ]
Good old Little Feat{#Bananapiano}
Posted 6 years ago by peter.gerzner    [ Reply ]
Lowell George was the real deal
Posted 6 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Lowell is sorely missed.
Posted 6 years ago by garyalex    [ Reply ]
 Otomi wrote:
Why did this seem funnier in 1977 than it does in 2014?
 
The longer I live, the more I enjoy what life brings.  Yes, getting old is not pretty, but with a sense of humor and a wide-angle perspective, getting old is funny as hell.
Posted 7 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Justin Gammon dance food man lunch GIF
Posted 7 years ago by Faithful_Fool    [ Reply ]
Written before Viagra😊
Posted 7 years ago by donna10707    [ Reply ]
I liked it back when it came out and I was graduating from High School.  Hitting a little too close to home now.{#Sad}
Posted 7 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
 Mustangbill wrote:
Too close to home, and too funny! Love Little Feat!

 
{#Yes}{#Bananapiano}  Needed the dancing banana!
Posted 7 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
Too close to home, and too funny! Love Little Feat!
Posted 7 years ago by Mustangbill    [ Reply ]
The older I get the more I love Little Feat and I don t know how that s possible! I got them old folks feat now. This song has so much of the New Orleans groove you would almost think it was their home.
Posted 8 years ago by jimtyrrell    [ Reply ]
 zillah wrote:
And boogie we will . . . . 

 
"mind makes a promise that yo body can't fill.....

Try and get a rise from an atrophied muscle, 
And the nerves in your thigh just quivers and fizzles "
Posted 8 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
I like Little Feat better every year!
Posted 8 years ago by joetekubi    [ Reply ]
And boogie we will . . . . 
Posted 9 years ago by zillah    [ Reply ]
I too thought this was pretty funny in the 70's, and 80's....90's, hum, I guess I've lived long enough for that change of perspective.  :o)
Posted 9 years ago by CaroBella    [ Reply ]
May you live long enough to change your perspective, Grasshopper.
 

bigbargain wrote:
Yuck.

 
Posted 9 years ago by crogers    [ Reply ]
 bigbargain wrote:
Yuck.

 
A look at your faves explained your comment.
Posted 9 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Holy crap. Last time I heard this song - it was not really relevant to me. Now it (kind of) is...Yikes!
Posted 9 years ago by Lindo525    [ Reply ]
One of my favourites....
Posted 9 years ago by Antman    [ Reply ]
Yuck.
Posted 9 years ago by bigbargain    [ Reply ]
If I never heard this band again?  Not a peep from me.  000
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Why did this seem funnier in 1977 than it does in 2014?
Posted 10 years ago by Otomi    [ Reply ]
 (former member) wrote:


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song tremendously!!!!

 
Which room are you in? I'm on the 13th floor, and I can't hear your music playing. Crank it up a bit, will you?  
I'm sending you over one of my very special mushroom souffles.  {#Cowboy}
Posted 10 years ago by haretic    [ Reply ]
Good to see that these guys are still out there - apparently with the right medication https://e2.ma/message/zv35f/nmg08e
Posted 11 years ago by PFM    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:

Everybody in my church loves this song tremendously!!!!

 

...Ain't it cool...
Posted 11 years ago by drivingunit103    [ Reply ]

This song is soooo marvelous...  love it tremendously...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Having just turned 60, I will now demand that we play this song at my birthday instead of Happy Birthday...when your mind makes a promise your body can't fill...yes indeed!
Posted 11 years ago by tkelley    [ Reply ]
Wow!  What a memory!!   I haven't heard this song since the 80's!!!!    What fun!!!!!
{#Cool}
Posted 11 years ago by RedTopFireBelow    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song tremendously!!!!
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Hey, I resemble that remark!  Old folks boogie indeed.
Posted 11 years ago by tonypf    [ Reply ]
Lucky to see them live up here in northern Michigan in 06. What a concert!
Posted 11 years ago by dkwalika    [ Reply ]
Been a FEAThead for many, many years. Turning it up and dancing!
Posted 12 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song tremendously!!!!
 

The room next door are getting pissed off though.
Posted 12 years ago by richlister    [ Reply ]
"You know you are over the hill when your mind makes a promise your body can't fill" Man oh Man, that is EXACTLY how I felt this am. Love this band!
Posted 13 years ago by floydginger    [ Reply ]
F!
     E!
          A!
               T!

Always loved this song, and so many others from the Little Feat catelog.

Posted 13 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
Brilliant album.  Every track should be playlisted here.  Same w/Feats Don't Fail Me Now.

Feat are generally a great live band but I've seen em mail in shows, too, probably a function of a touring schedule that's clearly too heavy.  When they're on, though, they're still one of the great live acts, even without Lowell.  When the late, great Ritchie Hayward (RIP to one of the great groove drummers that ever picked up sticks) was too sick to tour I gather they had a replacement —- anybody seen the band with him?


Posted 14 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
My kind of Boogie !
Not the easiest tempo to get to groove,Feat can.
Posted 14 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
Love those lyrics.  Super tune from a really good album.  Lots of good songs on this one.
Posted 14 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]

Richie Hayward did just pass away....

Little Feat..  more is better; bumper stickers should be issued.

{#Clap}


Posted 14 years ago by jersey_birdman    [ Reply ]
Just makes me think of the movie The Full Monty with Tom Jones ' You can leave your hat on'
Posted 14 years ago by BoynHill    [ Reply ]
I've always loved the refrain: "You know/That you're over the hill/Mind makes you promises your body can't fill...."  I once wrote something about an underpowered car and sort of quoted this song: "The styling's making promises the drivetrain can't fill."
Posted 14 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Saw these guys up here in Calumet, MI, in '06, and they really brought it. Fine stuff. Didn't their drummer just pass away?
Posted 14 years ago by dkwalika    [ Reply ]