Chet Nichols

Chet Nichols

Judas Spy (Folk-Blues)

Song Description

About spys, narcs and the dangers of spying. Acoustic slide guitar and vocal. (Folk-Blues-Psychedelic)

Song Length 3:44 Genre Blues - Delta, Blues - Rock
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Stressed Subject Law Enforcement
Similar Artists Eric Clapton, Dylan Language English
Era 1990 - 1999

Lyrics

"Judas Spy"
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Lyrics and Music by Chet Nichols
Copyright 1969 by Chet Nichols (ASCAP) /Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)
chet@chetnichols.net :: http://www.chetnicholsmusic.com
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


Lanterns and lamps
Light up the opposing camps
Night light hides the under spies
Who cross the lines with ears and eyes
Watch the tricky turncoats of
Juda, Judas spy
Juda, Judas spy
That shiny badge
Puts you on the edge
Of honesty and disguise

Look out for snake eyes
They may be watching you
Estimating your next move
And weighing what you do
The stage is set
The fox, he preys the cracking ice
It?s a game of loaded dice
The stage is set to beget
Juda, Judas spy
Juda, Judas spy
That shiny badge
Puts you on the edge
Of honesty and disguise

Great slide work!

Delta blues. Yes I like the instrumental parts.

Never heard a song like this before...assuming it's history based (?). It's about war and spies. Slide guitar makes for exciting instrumentation. Stellar performance. Crystal clear vocals. Well-crafted lyrics. Great job!

Hard to critic - This was intentionally striped down and meant to be raw - and gritty - and sung from a distraught or lonely on looker's perspective - A vocal narrative. Although it sounded a couple of times like the chair or stool the artist was sitting on [ or the instrumentals fret board ] was creaking - that isn't advisable - it was a little distracting - it drew the listeners ear away from the intimacy of what was being conveyed and it felt as if in a couple spots, the instrumental felt a little too up, in the mix - but that just might be my ears . Good Work

Old school slide and bluesy singing abstract words and abstract thoughts. A moody recording from the 60's.

some good slide guitar on this blues track. has a very live feel to it. the vocals are good too. cool

Artist reminds me a bit of Paul Butterfield. Very interesting and catchy opening....makes the listener want to keep listening. The genre...is kinda like a modern R&B alternative. I couldn't really pin it down. Overall, I really enjoyed listening to this song. It had me tapping my foot to the beat. Lots of good energy.

Nice slide guitar work. Engaging, user-friendly quality of voice which I could imagine working well in a variety of genres.

Love the slide.

Really nice introduction, great vocal tone. Great vibrato. Very raw folk/gritty desert sound, enjoyed that a lot.

Great performance, really interesting, clever lyric well delivered.
The recording is spot on, nice balance between the guitar and vocal.

I love, love, love, the bottleneck guitar! Great playing, great instrumental hook! Catchy.

HOLY CRAP!--this is totally great stuff!--I wouldn't change a thing!--cheers!--joe.

very cool slide work! nice overall vocal.

Great slide guitar. It really makes the song for me.

Lyrics Chet Nichols Music Chet Nichols
Producer Stephen Barncard Publisher Magic Garage Music (ASCAP) & Chet Nichols (ASCAP)
Performance Chet Nichols - Vocal & Slide Guitar Label Magic Garage Records
This track is on 1 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
NashvilleJoe NJ's FAVES--songs i like a lot ! 8/31/2013

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