Captured on ‘Earth Day’ at the Ashkenaz in Berkeley, local Ska band ‘The Uptones’ deliver this riveting rendition of ‘Bonnie and Clyde’, written by Paul Jackson and Ben Eastwood.
 
Keyboard / Vocals – Paul Jackson
Guitar / Vocals – Eric Din
Guitar / Vocals – Musashi (Moose) Lethridge
Bass – Ben Eastwood
Drums – Mike Stevens
Trombone – Jeanne Geiger
Saxophone – Adam Beach
Trumpet – Jay Sanders
 
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The Uptones – “Bonnie And Clyde”
 
Take this message to Bonnie and Clyde
Tell them if they want to survive
Not to take Route 55
Captain Frank Hammer wants them dead or alive
 
I used to ride with Bonnie and Clyde
Don’t ask me now even how or why
Hurry, I want them to survive
Take this message to Bonnie and Clyde
 
Don’t Stop, Murderer, Thief, Cop Killer, Creep!
 
I remember stealing chickens for fun
Little Clyde and me in the Texas sun
But that’s all gone
The trigger slipped…
 
Take this message to Bonnie and Clyde
I finally cracked that dirt bag’s code
Watch out for the trick in the road
I nearly drowned so drive, drive, drive
I’m the ghost of Buck Burrows
They shot me down when we tried to run
But I want my brother to survive
Take this message to Bonnie and Clyde!
 
Don’t Stop, Murderer, Thief, Cop Killer, Creep!
 
I remember dirty boots on the run
Little Clyde and me in the Texas sun
But that’s all gone
The trigger slipped…
 
© Jackson/Eastwood/Kaufman, Zymurgy Music
 
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