Barometer Soup......Best Song?

Dr.Corona · Post by **Dr.Corona** » December 16, 2006 1:49 pm

The only songs I've heard on B.S. are Barefoot Children in the Rain and of course Mexico live. What's the best Up Tempo song on this Cd?

jonesbeach10 · Post by **jonesbeach10** » December 16, 2006 2:05 pm

Lage Nom Ai...hands down

Although Barometer Soup and Bank of Bad Habits are also very good.

Quiet and Shy · Post by **Quiet and Shy** » December 16, 2006 2:09 pm

jonesbeach10 wrote:Lage Nom Ai...hands down

Although Barometer Soup and Bank of Bad Habits are also very good.

Agreed...great song.

I've often wondered what it means, though. I could never figure it out. I know "nom" is French for "name" but that's as far as I've gotten.

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » December 16, 2006 2:15 pm

jonesbeach10 wrote:Lage Nom Ai...hands down

Although Barometer Soup and Bank of Bad Habits are also very good.

Yep, at least for up-tempo. I really like the entire cd, though.
Ballad of Skip Wiley, Jimmy Dreams, the Mexico cover....it's all good.

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » December 16, 2006 2:50 pm

Barefoot Children

Out here in Northern Califonia, we typically don't have any summer rain storms. I'm not making this up. Rain is a winter event. So the idea of seeing barefoot children in the rain at first seemed ridiculous. That is until we figured out a southern summer rain storm, and the whole barefoot children playing in the rain became very, very charming and beautiful. It's one of Jimmy's happiest songs.

Glorfindel7 · Post by **Glorfindel7** » December 16, 2006 3:39 pm

On Barometer Soup, definitely Lage Nom Ai

Gumbo · Post by **Gumbo** » December 16, 2006 5:05 pm

My vote is for Barometer Soup.

Pacinthecage · Post by **Pacinthecage** » December 16, 2006 5:42 pm

Barefoot Children is one of my most favorite songs of all. When we get the very occational summer rain ( I live in very Northern Calif.) I make the keets get out there and run around. The images that song brings to me are so very happy and soothing. The keets are getting older and sometimes begrudge going out in the rain barefoot but, then they say "We know it's a Jimmy thing" and then they go out and indulge me in a very beautiful image and memory. IMHO that song is perhaps the best Jimmy song of all.

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » December 16, 2006 6:09 pm

Barefoot Children

sonofabeach · Post by **sonofabeach** » December 16, 2006 7:25 pm

Barefoot Children is my favorite song from the album.
It always makes me smile but it's not really what I'd consider uptempo. Upbeat? yes.

My favorite uptempo song from it is a toss up between Lage Nom A and Bank Of Bad Habits.

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » December 16, 2006 7:28 pm

No love for Mexico at all?

spartan1979 · Post by **spartan1979** » December 16, 2006 8:07 pm

Another vote for Barefoot Children.

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » December 16, 2006 8:11 pm

jonesbeach10 wrote:Lage Nom Ai...hands down

Although Barometer Soup and Bank of Bad Habits are also very good.

Agreed.

PIA · Post by **PIA** » December 16, 2006 9:08 pm

i love ballad of skip wiley

bank of bad habits and jimmy dreams....

can i just vote for the whole cd...i love it

FINSUPinIdaho · Post by **FINSUPinIdaho** » December 16, 2006 9:16 pm

Crank Barometer Soup next time you are moving along in a boat, very fitting...Lage is my second fav since he kicked off a few shows I saw him at with it...

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » December 16, 2006 10:31 pm

Toss up between Lage Nom Ai and Don't Chu Know for best up tempo song but I don't think there's a bad song on the album.

VanillaGrl · Post by **VanillaGrl** » December 16, 2006 10:39 pm

For upbeat...I go with Barometer Soup.

lagenomai · Post by **lagenomai** » December 16, 2006 10:39 pm

jonesbeach10 wrote:Lage Nom Ai...hands down

Agreed!

i am one gal

finz2oob · Post by **finz2oob** » December 16, 2006 11:00 pm

Barometer Soup....Robert G's great steel drums along with the
feel good lyrics and music always puts me on island time.

NanaBabe · Post by **NanaBabe** » December 17, 2006 12:29 am

One of two of the best dance songs JB ever did, Lage Nom Ai, the other being Love and Luck.

From CoBo : [NOTE: Lage Nom Ai Nom Ai is island patois which loosely translates: "The man who gave up his own name."]