Too Much Stuff
by MelissaJune 3rd, 2005 12:35 pm
Any of you who know me, or have read my previous post on clutter, understand that I struggle everyday to keep junk from overwhelming my life. I’m not sure where all the junk came from; might have been the constant flea marketing that I did almost every Saturday for a year or two. Or, it could have been the generous exboyfriend who just loved giving me things. Bottom line, I have a lot of stuff, too much stuff.
This morning, I was listening to XPN (they stream, by the way) and I heard a great song called, “Too Much Stuff”. This particular version was done by Lyle Lovett and Delbert McClinton. Between phone calls, annotating records, and answering emails, I’ve been searching for the lyrics to this song. I think it may be an old blues song and I’m pretty sure Lyle Lovett wasn’t the original artist. I found a song by Michael O’Keefe and Bonnie Raitt with the same name, but I’m pretty sure the song I heard was longer and the lyrics were different. And I can also say with reasonable certainty that the song I heard is not the “Too Much Stuff” by Michael Jackson. That’s pretty much all the info I’ve got.
OK readers, your mission, should you choose to accept it is to find me the lyrics to the Lyle Lovett version of “Too Much Stuff”. If you find the lyrics, just post them in the comments section. An MP3 would be acceptable I suppose, but I don’t want anyone to spend their precious pennies on my entertainment. Precious time is a whole other matter.



June 3rd, 2005 at 1:46 pm
’tain’t Lyle, ’tis Delbert:
http://www.lyricskeeper.com/delbert_mcclinton-lyrics/214911-too_much_stuff-lyrics.htm
June 3rd, 2005 at 2:03 pm
Thank RAD that was pretty quick, the version I heard was definitely Lyle singing with Delbert. Anyway, so glad you found it. Great song.
June 3rd, 2005 at 2:19 pm
I meant that it wasn’t a “Lyle” song, but a “Delbert” one. I found it pretty quickly Googling for:
“too much stuff” mcclinton lyrics
Just doing my usual early afternoon run-through of Attytood’s Philly blogroll…
August 22nd, 2005 at 8:44 pm
That is a great song. Actually the version I heard has Delbert McClinton, Lyle Lovett & John Prine. Have a listen.