Dickie

♪ Is this the end of it all?

♪ Davis: Coming up on "Studio 3 LIVE," it's Dickie.

♪...the end of it all?

♪ Music has been probably the most abusive relationship I've ever had.

[ Laughs ] You know, you kind of give and give and give and it maybe doesn't, you know, in certain ways, give you back what you need.

♪♪ ♪ Is this the end of it all?

♪ ♪♪ ♪ Is this the end?

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[ Cheers and applause ] Good evening, and welcome to "Studio 3 LIVE."

I'm your host, Mickey Davis.

Tonight we're joined on the "Studio 3 LIVE" stage by Dickie, the stage name of Iowa native Dick Prall.

Dickie's music is a kaleidoscope of influences, combining pop songwriting, distinctly Midwestern rock, and the sensibilities of '60s classics.

After years in the Chicago music scene, Dick returned to Iowa and started performing as Dickie.

Tonight, he is joined on stage by some of Central Iowa's most talented musicians, all of whom contributed to his most recent release, an EP entitled "Head Full of Hiss."

Here to perform songs from this EP and beyond, Please help me.

Welcome to the stage, Dickie.

[ Cheers and applause ] [ Drumsticks clacking rhythmically ] [ "Little Holes" plays ] ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I would collect you, oh ♪ ♪ I wouldn't pass it on ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'll put a staple through the center ♪ ♪ And pin it to my cork-board wall ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Talk ♪ ♪ You go ahead and talk ♪ ♪ I got no plans to cut you off ♪ ♪ I'll wrap your tongue around the satellites ♪ ♪ Feed it to the mainframe ♪ ♪ Tapes are spinning ♪ ♪ And tapes spinning on and on ♪ ♪♪ ♪ On and on ♪ ♪♪ ♪ All that you can say when you don't get dirty ♪ ♪ All that you can say with your whap, whap, whap, oh yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ All that you can say when you don't get dirty ♪ ♪ All that you can say when no one is saying ♪ ♪ Anything at all ♪ ♪ Anything at all ♪ ♪ Fills you with little holes ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Strain ♪ ♪ Your finger's latched in prayers ♪ ♪ You need to scrape those solid blacks out ♪ ♪ Ornery stains ♪ ♪ Don't want to see another blemish they are catches ♪ ♪ Tapes are spinning ♪ ♪ And tapes are spinning on and on ♪ ♪♪ ♪ On and on ♪ ♪ All that you can say when you don't get dirty ♪ ♪ All that you can say with your whap, whap, whap, oh yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ All you can say when you don't get dirty ♪ ♪ All that you can say when no one is saying ♪ ♪ Anything at all ♪ ♪ Anything at all ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ All that you can say when don't get dirty ♪ ♪ All that you can say when you don't get dirty ♪ ♪ All that you can say when you don't get dirty ♪ ♪ All that you can say when you don't get dirty ♪ ♪ All that you can say when you don't get dirty ♪ ♪ All that you can say when you don't get dirty ♪ ♪ All that you can say when you don't get dirty ♪ ♪ All that you can say when you don't get dirty ♪ ♪ All that you can say when you don't get dirty ♪ ♪ All that you can say with your whap, whap whap, oh yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ All that you can say when you don't get dirty ♪ ♪ All that you can say when no one is saying ♪ ♪ Anything at all ♪ ♪ Anything at all ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Feels you with li-li-li-little holes ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you very much.

Well, thanks, PBS, for having us.

"Studio 3 LIVE," here it is.

[ "Saline" plays ] ♪♪ ♪ Under the message you kept for yourself ♪ ♪ Your hearts getting tangled ♪ ♪ And pushed to the shelf of a bedroom wall ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, you're never lying down and catching up at all ♪ ♪♪ ♪ When ownership passes from one silly thing ♪ ♪ To the next Polyphonic song you couldn't sing ♪ ♪ There's a crescent moon ♪ ♪♪ ♪ So hang on and hang on and hang on and don't move ♪ ♪ Don't move ♪ ♪ You ride a nice white horse on your sinking ship ♪ ♪ You never hurt no one with your kung-fu grip ♪ ♪ You've got a great smile ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Each strum muscle locked in tight ♪ ♪ You wanna show some mercy ♪ ♪ But all you saline's dry ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Your saline's dry ♪ ♪ You never work enough to get yourself ahead ♪ ♪ Relying on your self-appointed cred ♪ ♪ It takes you where you go ♪ ♪ And, hello, hello, hello, hello ♪ ♪ You hammered out a brightly colored plan ♪ ♪ Using up those little plastic tabs ♪ ♪ The tests are failing ♪ ♪ Save your self control ♪ ♪♪ [ Rhythmic whistling ] ♪ Cell towers bending to catch every phrase ♪ ♪ Of a well-crafted dialogue shot from a stage ♪ ♪ Oh, you've got 'em now ♪ ♪♪ ♪ So hang up, turn it off ♪ You're gonna run it in the gro-ou-ound ♪ ♪ Gro-ou-ound ♪ ♪ You're a sure fire hero in children's books ♪ ♪ You give 'em two-star service with five-star looks ♪ ♪ You're such a clean boy ♪ ♪♪ ♪ One cool mission with deep set eyes ♪ ♪ You wanna raise your volume and double up your size ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Double size ♪ ♪ You never work enough to get yourself ahead ♪ ♪ Relying on your self-appointed cred ♪ ♪ It takes you where you go ♪ ♪ And hello, hello, hello, hello ♪ ♪ You hammered out a brightly colored plan ♪ ♪ Using up those little plastic tabs ♪ ♪ The tests are failing ♪ ♪ Save your self control ♪ [ Rhythmic whistling ] ♪♪ [ Rhythmic whistling ] ♪♪ [ Rhythmic whistling ] ♪♪ [ Rhythmic whistling ] ♪♪ [ Rhythmic whistling ] ♪ You ride a nice white horse on your sinking ship ♪ ♪ You never hurt no one with your kung-fu grip ♪ ♪ You've got a great smile ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Each strum muscle locked in tight ♪ ♪ You wanna show some mercy ♪ ♪ But all your saline's dry ♪ ♪ All your saline's dry-y-y ♪ ♪ You never work enough to get yourself ahead ♪ ♪ Relying on your self-appointed cred ♪ ♪ Mm-mm-mmm ♪ ♪ Mm-mm-mmm ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Mmm-mmm ♪ ♪ Mm-mm-mmm ♪ ♪ Mm-mm-mmm ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Mmm-mmm ♪ ♪ Mm-mm-mmm ♪ ♪ Mm-mm-mmm ♪ ♪♪ [ Instrumental outro plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Davis: Dick, thanks so much for being here.

Tell me a little bit about yourself.

How'd you first get started performing music?

Oh, way back in the day.

Um, I'm actually a pretty late bloomer, so I messed around with bands in my early 20s and had songs in my head, and I would try to work with other, like, guitar players, um, to try to map these things out, and it never really landed.

So I just went out and bought a guitar and a chord book, uh, and a buddy of mine who was -- who was a really good player circled -- He circled like four chords and said, "Learn these, throw the book away, and make it up."

And that's exactly what I did.

You currently perform as Dickie.

I know you've gone through a couple iterations.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah.

Uh, where did the -- the inspiration for the name come from?

Absolutely.

So growing up, My father was -- was Richard.

He was Dick.

I was Dickie Bird.

So when my mom passed, it was one of the last things I heard her say was my -- my name is Dickie.

And I purposely thought, well, by calling it Dickie, I mean, I'm still Dick Prall.

And so to me, it was like a good moniker to use, whether it was a band, a revolving cast of folks, whatever it may be.

So it was just like a very malleable idea.

[ "Stack It" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Tapping to the sound of the fit ♪ ♪ You've been throwing since you landed ♪ ♪ Oh, and everybody else needs to know ♪ ♪ All the crooked you've been handed ♪ ♪ You stack it high ♪ ♪ You stack it high ♪ ♪ Across your shoulders till your veins ignite ♪ ♪ But you don't mind ♪ ♪ The weight designs better soldier ♪ ♪ 'Cause you hold up right ♪ ♪ You stack it high enough ♪ ♪ You stack it high enough ♪ ♪ Mm ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Flowing to the town on a beltway ♪ ♪ Brings to the next step ♪ Won't get caught up in the middle ♪ ♪ Of a simple little dream state ♪ ♪ You got your head straight ♪ ♪ Block all the cones ♪ ♪ Now you've gotta stack it high ♪ ♪ You stack it high ♪ ♪ Across your shoulders till your veins ignite ♪ ♪ But you don't mind ♪ ♪ The weight designs a better soldier ♪ ♪ 'Cause you hold up right ♪ ♪You stack it hi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-igh ♪ ♪ You take your seat to watch it smolder ♪ ♪ Mmm, mm-mm, mm-mm ♪ ♪ One kiss could keep the world in order ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Will you walk away?

♪ ♪ Will you walk away?

♪ [ Drumsticks clacking rhythmically ] [ Instrumental interlude plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ You stack it high ♪ ♪ You stack it high ♪ ♪ Across your shoulders till your veins ignite ♪ ♪ But you don't mind ♪ ♪ The weight designs a better soldier ♪ ♪ 'Cause you hold up right ♪ ♪ Put in all your time resurrecting lines ♪ ♪ I can't cross yours, you can sure cross mine ♪ ♪ You better stack it high enough ♪ ♪ You stack it high enough ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ["Little Conversations" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, Sunday morning ♪ ♪ Why you gotta come so fast?

♪ ♪ Oh, Sunday morning ♪ ♪ Why you gotta come so fast?

♪ ♪ Are you missing me?

♪ ♪♪ ♪ Are you cold from a cool, cool breeze?

♪ ♪♪ ♪ How I wanna slee-ee-eep ♪ ♪ How I wanna sleep ♪ ♪ Your little conversations ♪ ♪ Little conversations ♪ ♪ Little conversations ♪ ♪ Gotta wait 'til tomorrow ♪ ♪ Gotta wait 'til tomorrow ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ One day, one dawn, one minute ♪ ♪ Can you keep it all inside?

♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'm up for what you're spinnin' ♪ ♪ Now just doesn't feel alright ♪ ♪ So lay off the heat ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Once in a while for the times we meet ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, come on, let it be ♪ ♪ Come on, let it be ♪ ♪ Your little conversations ♪ ♪ Little conversations ♪ ♪ Little conversations ♪ ♪ Gotta wait 'til tomorrow ♪ ♪ Gotta wait 'til tomorrow ♪ ♪ All the brightest light on me ♪ ♪ All the brightest light ♪ ♪ All the brightest light on me ♪ ♪ All on me ♪ ♪ All on me ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Are you missing me?

♪ ♪♪ ♪ Are you cold from a cool, cool breeze?

♪ ♪ How I wanna slee-ee-eep ♪ ♪ How I wanna sleep ♪ ♪ Your little conversations ♪ ♪ Little conversations ♪ ♪ Little conversations ♪ ♪ Little conversations ♪ ♪ Little conversations ♪ ♪ Little conversations ♪ ♪ Gotta wait 'til tomorrow ♪ Gotta wait til tomorrow ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.

Davis: "Head full of Hiss," you recorded here in Des Moines.

You're performing tonight with the musicians from that record.

Is that correct?

Prall: Yes.

We have a really good time.

They're super fun.

We have a great time together.

What were some of the inspiration for the songs on that -- on that album?

Um, something I've thought of for a while is like, you know, music has been probably the most abusive relationship I've ever had.

[ Laughs ] You know, you kind of give and give and give and it maybe doesn't, you know, in certain ways doesn't give you back what you need to be, you know, a traveling musician, like to continue, right?

Yeah.

A career musician is really what I'm trying to say.

The sustainability of it, right?

Thank you.

Exactly.

So I kind of thought, "Well, I'm going to put out these five songs and see if the needle moves a little bit."

Of the songs that you're performing tonight, is there a particular one that you most enjoy performing?

Off the new record, the song "February Filled," which kind of celebrates the fact that a lot of us suffer from seasonal depression here in the Midwest.

Sure, yeah.

Right?

And it sucks.

Yeah, February is the toughest for sure, yeah.

Right?

Exactly.

So the line about being "February filled," it's like kind of filled with all that grayness and all that.

[ "February Filled" plays ] ♪♪ ♪ Speed into something ♪ ♪ I know I want to ♪ ♪ Speed into something ♪ ♪ I know I want to cry out loud ♪ ♪ Give up before the sun goes down ♪ ♪♪ ♪ All of the sentimental people see all of the colors ♪ ♪ And the sentimental people get off on each other ♪ ♪ The grays were all made for me ♪ ♪ No other Pantone I'm gonna need ♪ ♪ Off in the corner, watching their content kill ♪ ♪ Tu-tu-do, tu-tu-do ♪ ♪ I'm February filled ♪ ♪ Tu-tu-do, tu-tu-do, do ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Hold up for coffee ♪ ♪ I got a lot of steps to take to curate the chemistry ♪ ♪ Hanging on a cocktail ride ♪ ♪♪ ♪ To suit me up to head outside ♪ ♪♪ ♪ All of the sentimental people see all of the colors ♪ ♪ And the sentimental people get off on each other ♪ ♪ The grays were all saved for me ♪ ♪ No other Pantone I'm gonna need ♪ ♪ I'm sure there's a prospect to contact ♪ ♪ Who's worth the bill ♪ ♪ Tu-tu-do, tu-tu-do ♪ ♪ I'm February filled ♪ ♪ Tu-tu-do, tu-tu-do ♪ ♪ I'm February filled ♪ ♪ I kind of like the way they stiffen ♪ ♪ When I check into their space ♪ ♪ And the cadence seems to quicken ♪ ♪ How long will patience give them?

♪ ♪ How long until they kill to steal away?

♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Tu-tu-do, tu-tu-do ♪ ♪ February filled ♪ ♪ Tu-tu-do, tu-tu-do ♪ ♪ February filled ♪ ♪ Tu-tu-do, tu-tu-do ♪ ♪ February filled ♪ ♪ Tu-tu-do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ February ♪ ♪ February ♪ ♪ February ♪ ♪ February filled ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Applause ] [ "Sidestep" plays ] ♪ Wake up ♪ ♪ I'm only getting older while I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ Let's keep it moving ♪ ♪♪ ♪ So late ♪ ♪ But the needle's in the carpet ♪ ♪ That my foot finds right when I'm leaving ♪ ♪ And it's the same thing ♪ ♪ It's the same thing ♪ ♪ It's the same thing ♪ ♪ It's the same thing I've been trying to sidestep ♪ ♪ Just skirt around 'til it's gone ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And it's the same thing I've been trying to sidestep ♪ ♪ A nonsense of miles added on ♪ ♪ Ooh, add it on ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Add it on ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Bouquet, oh, the colors ♪ ♪ Pull the room out from a death spin ♪ ♪ Thank you for thinking of me ♪ ♪ Long hours as the party stumbles over ♪ ♪ See you slip through holding those flowers ♪ ♪ And it's the same thing ♪ ♪ It's the same thing ♪ ♪ It's the same thing ♪ ♪ It's the same thing I've been trying to sidestep ♪ ♪ Just skirt around 'til it's gone ♪ ♪ And it's the same thing I've been trying to sidestep ♪ ♪ A nonsense of miles added on ♪ ♪ Ooh, added on ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Added on ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I know there's a photo of me ♪ ♪ Shaking their hands while I stand for the win ♪ ♪ For the win ♪ Now I'm covered up in ivy ♪ ♪ I keep on hiding ♪ ♪ And I keep on hiding ♪ ♪ And I keep on hi-hiding ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And it's the same thing I've been trying to sidestep ♪ ♪ Just skirt around 'til it's gone ♪ ♪ And it's the same thing I've been trying to sidestep ♪ ♪ A nonsense of miles added on ♪ ♪ Ooh, added on ♪ ♪ On, on ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Added on, on, on ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Added on, on, on ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Added on ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ "The Last Breath of Rock 'n Roll" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Mess with my straight hair ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Wishing I could pull it out ♪ ♪ I need that long, curled shock of a god ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ah, ah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Now that the snow's cleared ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Scrape the car, start it up ♪ ♪♪ ♪ It's a laugh track, slide to a stop ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I have to get my friends ♪ ♪♪ ♪ The next town's waiting ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There goes the last breath ♪ ♪ Of rock 'n roll ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There goes the last breath ♪ ♪ Of rock 'n roll ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Of rock 'n roll ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ah, ah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Can't afford the new digs ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Money's such a stupid drag ♪ ♪ Ditching on the bills to collect my high ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ah, ah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Get with the Dead Beat kids ♪ ♪ And we dance until we make ourselves mad ♪ ♪ Spinning in the lipstick shade of light ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Hold on, we're picking up speed ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No sense in leaving ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There goes the last breath ♪ ♪ Of rock 'n roll ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There goes the last breath ♪ ♪ Of rock 'n roll ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There goes the last breath ♪ ♪ Of rock 'n roll ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Of rock 'n roll ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Looking for no way out ♪ ♪ We're tied to the rails ♪ ♪ With a smile that can eat the stars ♪ ♪ Bend to "How Soon is Now" ♪ ♪ We rise and we fail ♪ ♪ But everything here is ours ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There goes the last breath ♪ ♪ Of rock 'n roll ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There goes the last breath ♪ ♪ Of rock 'n roll ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There goes the last breath ♪ ♪ Of rock 'n roll ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Of rock 'n roll ♪ ♪♪ Davis: You were in Chicago before coming back to Iowa, your home state.

Yeah, I worked for Sony for a while under red distribution.

So I really learned kind of that side of the business.

And I had been on the road for about two and a half, almost three years prior, which was tough.

And then through that time, my old tour manager was Wilco's tour manager.

So he kind of like came in at the right time and said, "Look, I'd love for you to come on board.

And I think this is something that you can take on.

Clearly, you've been in a lot of aspects of the industry itself."

And I was like, "Alright," so I started working for those guys.

So that experience was fantastic.

But coming to Des Moines, it's relaxed and I still have those outlets that I need.

And the importance of -- of performance, you know, watching Wilco and what they do and how they do it and the amount of, like, joy that they still get out of it, you know, and even the camaraderie that they have.

And I think that's a big thing, is finding those personalities that you really gel with.

And I feel like I've got that now when you have that kind of kismet situation, like you -- you do want to hold on to it.

And more than hold on to it, You just appreciate it regardless of if they stay or leave.

♪ Do you like the nights ♪ ♪ When the lights get low?

♪ ♪ And the moon gets high ♪ ♪ And the words move slow ♪ ♪ Is it all alright ♪ ♪ When you just give up ♪ ♪ Cuz it's all been stuck ♪ ♪ Like it always was ♪ ♪ And you don't really care ♪ ♪ And you don't really care ♪ ♪ Whoo-ooh-ooh, hoo-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Whoo-ooh-ooh, hoo-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Staring for a mile ♪ ♪ With a hangdog face ♪ ♪ A dead-weight pile ♪ ♪ While your leg still shakes ♪ ♪ There's a loss of guile ♪ ♪ For your next big grift ♪ ♪ And the marks all left ♪ ♪ So the odds just shift ♪ ♪ And you don't really care ♪ ♪ And you don't really care ♪ ♪ Whoo-ooh-ooh, hoo-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Whoo-ooh-ooh, hoo-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Never on the fence ♪ ♪ Then the call comes in ♪ ♪ And your best intent ♪ ♪ Is a bit too thin ♪ ♪ Not a word drops yet ♪ ♪ ‘Til you suss this out ♪ ♪ Hold your bull down ♪ ♪ Like a cough in your mouth ♪ ♪ And you don't really care ♪ ♪ And you don't really care ♪ ♪ Whoo-ooh-ooh, hoo-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Whoo-ooh-ooh, hoo-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Every moment of silence is killing me ♪ ♪ Me ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Every moment of silence is killing me ♪ ♪ It's killing me ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Do you like the nights ♪ ♪ When the lights get low?

♪ ♪ And the moon gets high ♪ ♪ And the words move slow ♪ ♪ Is it all alright ♪ ♪ When you just give up ♪ ♪ Cuz it's all been stuck ♪ ♪ Like it always was ♪ ♪ Believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪ I don't believe ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Do you like the nights ♪ ♪ When the lights get low?

♪ ♪ And the moon gets high ♪ ♪ And the words move slow ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Side by Side" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Stacking your diamonds for one last failed try ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Coffee and wine, they just don't feel so right ♪ ♪ And you know I'll recognize what you're tellin' me ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're talking out your eyes ♪ ♪ Not so not satisfied ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You stop, you drop, and rewind and realign ♪ ♪ What you're tellin' me ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're talkin' out your eyes ♪ ♪ One mouth split open wide ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Restless and dressed to the nines ♪ ♪ We're going in side by side by side ♪ ♪ Side by side ♪ ♪ Going in side by side by side ♪ ♪ Side by side ♪ ♪ Going in side ♪ ♪ Going in side by side ♪ ♪ Side by side ♪ ♪ Going in side by side by side ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Suitably praised for checking out this way ♪ ♪♪ ♪ In just an engaging happy roundelay ♪ ♪ And you know I recognize what you're telling me ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're talking out your eyes ♪ ♪ One mouth split open wide ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Restless and dressed to the nines ♪ ♪ We're going in side by side by side ♪ ♪ Side by side ♪ ♪ We're going in side by side by side ♪ ♪ Side by side ♪ ♪ Going in side ♪ ♪ Going in side by side ♪ ♪ Side by side ♪ ♪ Going in side by side by side ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Bah, bah, bah ♪ ♪ Bah-dah-dah-dah, bah, bah-dah ♪ ♪ Bah-bah, bah-dah-bah ♪ ♪ Bah, bah, bah, dah, bah-dah-bah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Bah, bah, bah ♪ ♪ Bah-dah-dah-dah, bah, bah-dah ♪ ♪ Bah-bah, bah-dah-bah ♪ ♪ Bah, bah, bah, bah ♪ [ Instrumental interlude plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ And you know I recognize what you're telling me ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're talking out your eyes ♪ ♪ Not so not satisfied ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You stop, you drop, you rewind, and realign ♪ What you're telling me ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're talkin' out your eyes ♪ ♪ One mouth split open wide ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Going in side by side by side ♪ ♪ Side by side ♪ ♪ Going in side by side by side ♪ ♪ Side by side ♪ ♪ Going in side ♪ ♪ Going in side by side ♪ ♪ Side by side ♪ ♪ Going side by side by-by si-i-i-i-ide ♪ ♪ La, la-la-la ♪ ♪ La, la-la-la ♪ ♪ La, la-la, la, la, la-la, la ♪ ♪ La, la-la-la ♪ ♪ La, la ♪ ♪ La, la, la-la-la ♪ ♪ La, la-la-la ♪ ♪ La, la-la-la ♪ ♪ La, la-la, la, la, la-la, la ♪ ♪ La, la ♪ ♪ La-la, la ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you very much.

[ Applause ] [ "Forty-Five" plays ] ♪ In '68 she's told another baby is coming around ♪ ♪ But in the spring of '69 ♪ ♪ They said, "Your husband's going down" ♪ ♪ A summer morning brought a boy ♪ ♪ Then almost 4 years to the day ♪ ♪ A birthday celebration ♪ ♪ Threaded with a trip to father's grave ♪ ♪ And only two Junes just before ♪ ♪ At the end of any week ♪ ♪ A 7-year-old son and brother ♪ ♪ Had a heart that wouldn't beat ♪ ♪ Is this the end of it all?

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♪ ♪♪ ♪ The six still had a mother ♪ ♪ Though he can't recall her face ♪ ♪ That's when the memories looked like neighbors ♪ ♪ As The Beatles' records played ♪ ♪ With every window split wide open ♪ ♪ Every door neglect to close ♪ ♪ There was this constant clear commotion ♪ ♪ From the moment he awoke ♪ ♪ And then the older ones would stay ♪ ♪ While the younger had to leave ♪ ♪ Now that a marriage set in motion ♪ ♪ An extraction from the scene ♪ ♪ Is this the end of it all?

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♪ ♪♪ Go!

Go!

Go!

[ Instrumental interlude plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Everyone would have their children ♪ ♪ Some of those would have their own ♪ ♪ But no one's ever much for visits ♪ ♪ Or talking on the phone ♪ ♪ And when they gathered around their mother ♪ ♪ In a bed she never made ♪ ♪ They got one lasting long reflection ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Is this the end of it all?

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♪ [ Instrumental outro plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Davis: What advice would you give to young musicians or musicians who are starting out?

Get a decent job.

Live life and, like, there's so much material that's gonna come out of just living your life.

Because what I see a lot that happens, I see a lot of original musicians and I have these conversations with these folks who are like, "Man, I wish I was writing my own music.

I wish I was playing my own stuff, but I'm playing eight different cover bands," or whatever.

If you're not enjoying that, if you're not getting anything out of that, you know, obviously in here, maybe that's not the thing to do.

And I think sometimes people think, "Well, I don't want to have a Joe job.

I do have a Joe job.

I have a regular thing, and I've done that for most of my career, you know.

And I have like 7 or 8 records now.

And I think that's -- that's really where I want to focus it, as like, as far as, like, young people is it's okay to, like, just work on your craft, do the things that you need to do for yourself.

There's a lot of men and women that I've spoken to that are like, "Oh man, I wish I would have kept doing this and doing that.

I'm like, "Well, you -- you can still stop and, like, just do your thing.

Yeah.

It's nice to step away from the music and just say, "You know what?

I'm gonna enjoy some weekends.

I'm not gonna book stuff."

Yeah.

"I'm gonna have fun and not feel like I gotta go, go, go, go go, or this is all gonna fall apart.

You know, the wheels are going to come off because I stopped.

Like, I'm gonna park it and walk away.

Come back to it when it's time to go again.

Sounds like the best way the keep the joy involved in it as well.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

Tell me a little bit of the inspiration behind "Shakes You."

Oh, I was, uh, thinking about a buddy of mine.

Uh, Mike Hughes is his name.

We called him "Huge," or "The Large One" was his nickname.

And he was this very gregarious, sweet, hilarious, fun guy who had zero fear.

Probably to his detriment, um, in a lot of ways.

Yeah.

But I really envied that, you know, 'cause nothing shook him.

That was the whole thing.

No one ever shakes you.

Well, Dickie, thank you so much for being part of "Studio 3 LIVE."

Absolutely.

Thanks for being here.

Thank you for having me.

This has been great.

So hope to do it again someday.

[ Applause ] So I wrote this for Mike, the chillest guy out there.

Mike left us early.

I want to show you the song and you can help us sing it.

Are you guys cool with that?

Audience members: Yeah.

Five people said cool.

[ Laughter ] Audience: Yeah.

Prall: There we go.

There we go.

Alright.

[ "Shakes You" plays ] ♪♪ So the line is -- ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ Here, you sing it.

Audience: ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ Prall: Pretend like you mean it.

All: ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ One more time louder.

All: [ Louder ] ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You're always sitting down ♪ ♪ When the cops will come around ♪ ♪ I can't believe you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There's nothing in your way ♪ ♪ Yet, you choose you're gonna stay ♪ ♪ I can't believe you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Even when they break through ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Take you to the back room ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You lean into your phone ♪ ♪ Like they're someone that you own ♪ ♪ I want to be you ♪ ♪ I want to be you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ When all is said and done ♪ ♪ You've got 'em laughing while they ♪ ♪ Treat you like their golden son ♪ ♪♪ ♪ It seems that you're the only one ♪ ♪♪ ♪ That ever gets what they've have due ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, we're all watching ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, we're all watching ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And we'll never get it over ♪ ♪ How you've got it over ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Everybody else ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ It seems that you're the only one ♪ ♪♪ ♪ That ever gets what they have due ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ [ Tempo increases ] ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ Help us out.

All: ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪ You're always sitting down ♪ ♪ When the cops will come around ♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪ I can't believe you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪ There's nothing in your way ♪ ♪ Yet, you choose you're gonna stay ♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪ I can't believe you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪ When all is said and done ♪ ♪ You've got 'em laughing while they ♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪ Treat you like their golden son ♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪ I want to be you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No one ever shakes you ♪ ♪ I want to be you ♪ [ Instrumental outro plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Thanks so much, PBS.

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♪ Is this the end of it all?

♪ Davis: Coming up on "Studio 3 LIVE," it's Dickie.

♪...the end of it all?

♪ Music has been probably the most abusive relationship I've ever had.

[ Laughs ] You know, you kind of give and give and give and it maybe doesn't, you know, in certain ways, give you back what you need.

♪♪ ♪ Is this the end of it all?

♪ ♪♪ ♪ Is this the end?

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