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Zachary Richard — Come On, Sheila
Album: Snake Bite Love
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Released: 1992
Length: 3:32
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I've been waiting here since this morning
I'll wait as long as it will take
Down in the old town of the city of New Orleans
With my heart so heavy it might break

Last night they put up a hurricane warning
Last night you came into my room
Around midnight the rain started falling
I was holding on to you

Come on, Sheila, let's run
Don't stop believing that I love you
Don't let them keep you in that paradise of fools

Sheila was a dancing girl working in the evening
On the altar of old men's fantasies
She hitched down from north Mississippi
With a lot of hope and one pair of jeans

Come on, Sheila, let's run
Don't stop believing that I love you
Don't let them keep you in that paradise of fools

Last night Sheila she told me she loved me
She said' "Baby what took you so long?"
Tonight I am going to steal her from the city
Before she does herself harm

Come on, Sheila, let's run
Don't stop believing that I love you
Don't let them keep you in that paradise of fools
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Great to hear Zachary Richard on RP!  This is not one of his better ones, but I'm not complaining.  A little New Orleans flavor to start the day works for me!
Posted 2 years ago by mjlucas    [ Reply ]
Meh!  Too much country twang for my taste.  A station changer if this was a radio in the car.
Posted 12 years ago by superfido    [ Reply ]
 Dior wrote:

Zac is a star in Quebec. First heard him on radio in the late 70' (he had a smash with a song called "L'Arbre est dans ses feuilles (the tree is in it's (own) leaves". All his stuff, either in french or in english is worthy.
 
I saw Zachary in Parc Jarry in 1978 at an all day festival called "Sur les Gazon, Sous Les Etoiles". I might have been the only Anglophone in the crowd but I had a blast with my Quebecois companions. Zachary lit the place up, and I have been trying to remember the name of that particular song for years... Just another way that RP pays off..... Thanks Dior

Btw this song is not his strongest work in my opinion.

Posted 12 years ago by tovarisch    [ Reply ]
I have GOT to get my ZR CD into my Sidekick. His voice just breaks my heart in the best of ways. Love his music...
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Nice. 
Posted 13 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
OMG!  Zachary Richard!  Right after Lyle Lovett... I think I might faint from happiness... Has anyone ever heard "Cap Enrage"?  I have the CD, but I can't find it - if I do, I'll try to upload a couple of tracks from it. Zachary Richard is worth a listen!
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
bleh.
Posted 14 years ago by mrmonkey    [ Reply ]
# 7,,only for the B3 !  (i think) must have the cans on next time {#Music}
Posted 15 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
First time I've heard this and it's outstanding. Good pick RP!
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Kinda cool lyrics, since Ike is headed for TX/LA....

Last night they put up a hurricane warning,
Last night you came into my room.
Around midnight the rain started falling,
I was holding on to you.

Posted 16 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
 madaxeman wrote:
What a lovely sound. Great guitar tone and heavenly harmonies. Oh my, here come the Be Good Tanya's harmonies ............ bliss.
 
{#Lol} You are joking of course....right?

Posted 16 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Started at a 7 but gets dropped one point every 5 times I hear "come on Sheila let's run" at the end. So, we have a 4.
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
gotta love a good zydeco song and always had a soft spot for zach. glad to hear him here finally. and right around mardi gras too, nice timing. sweet.
Posted 16 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
What a lovely sound. Great guitar tone and heavenly harmonies. Oh my, here come the Be Good Tanya's harmonies ............ bliss.
Posted 17 years ago by madaxeman    [ Reply ]
rah wrote:
maybe he struts onstage? sounds more like jackson brown with a twang, to me.
I agree. FYI, Zach has remastered a lot of his older material, for those who know him from "way back when"....They're only available on his website. *edit* not his best song...Bill needs to play one of his ROCKING songs...then perhaps the Mick Jagger reference would make more sense.
Posted 17 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Mediocre hogwash. Come on, Sheila? Give me a break. It's Friday. Let's boost the scene!
Posted 17 years ago by joshfm    [ Reply ]
Jayhawks? Sounding? Solid, and very, very American.
Posted 17 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
I'm listening to this and I'm thinking this sounds vaguely familiar. Maybe a cover? Seems to me there is alot of music and bands that sound like this.
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
this is nonesense
Posted 17 years ago by StickerSticker    [ Reply ]
poonanni wrote:
Jimmy Buffett called Zach the "cajun Mick Jagger", though I don't know why?
maybe he struts onstage? sounds more like jackson brown with a twang, to me.
Posted 17 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
Jimmy Buffett called Zach the "cajun Mick Jagger", though I don't know why?
Posted 17 years ago by poonanni    [ Reply ]
JCMellencamp wants his guitar chords back...
Posted 17 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
ThePoose wrote:
FYI, the word ''cajun'' is a corrupted pronunciation of ''Acadian.'' Thousands of Acadians were deported from Canada's maritime provinces by the conquering British in the Great Expulsion of 1755, and many went to Louisiana. (The deportees would not take an oath of allegiance to the British Crown as they thought this would require them to bear arms against other Francophone brethren and compromise their Roman Catholic faith.) One of my grandfathers was an Acadian whose antecedents managed to stay in New Brunswick.
That is true. But in Louisiana, if your Mama and/or Daddy have Acadian ancestory, you call yourself Cajun. My Mama is of Acadian ancestory -- she's a Cajun and I'm a Cajun mutt. : )
Posted 17 years ago by sujo    [ Reply ]
ThePoose wrote:
FYI, the word ''cajun'' is a corrupted pronunciation of ''Acadian.'' Thousands of Acadians were deported from Canada's maritime provinces by the conquering British in the Great Expulsion of 1755, and many went to Louisiana. (The deportees would not take an oath of allegiance to the British Crown as they thought this would require them to bear arms against other Francophone brethren and compromise their Roman Catholic faith.) One of my grandfathers was an Acadian whose antecedents managed to stay in New Brunswick.
thanks for lesson.
Posted 17 years ago by wally42    [ Reply ]
Leslie wrote:
I have been a fan of Mr. Richard for about a decade now. It's nice to hear his music here on RP. Come to think of it, where did I even hear of him in the first place? Certainly NOT on regular FM radio. I shall have to reach into the recesses of my mind ;)
Zac is a star in Quebec. First heard him on radio in the late 70' (he had a smash with a song called "L'Arbre est dans ses feuilles (the tree is in it's (own) leaves". All his stuff, either in french or in english is worthy.
Posted 17 years ago by Dior    [ Reply ]
ThePoose wrote:
FYI, the word ''cajun'' is a corrupted pronunciation of ''Acadian.'' Thousands of Acadians were deported from Canada's maritime provinces by the conquering British in the Great Expulsion of 1755, and many went to Louisiana. (The deportees would not take an oath of allegiance to the British Crown as they thought this would require them to bear arms against other Francophone brethren and compromise their Roman Catholic faith.) One of my grandfathers was an Acadian whose antecedents managed to stay in New Brunswick.
Nice history recap. Thanks!!
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
wally42 wrote:
That would make him Acadian, as in the Band's song Acadian Driftwood. Zachary has got a lot really great material, check him out
FYI, the word ''cajun'' is a corrupted pronunciation of ''Acadian.'' Thousands of Acadians were deported from Canada's maritime provinces by the conquering British in the Great Expulsion of 1755, and many went to Louisiana. (The deportees would not take an oath of allegiance to the British Crown as they thought this would require them to bear arms against other Francophone brethren and compromise their Roman Catholic faith.) One of my grandfathers was an Acadian whose antecedents managed to stay in New Brunswick.
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
sujo wrote:
He's Cajun from Louisiana. However, his family is traced back to Canada. I believe he attended (if not helped plan) a large Richard family reunion in Canada some years ago.
That would make him Acadian, as in the Band's song Acadian Driftwood. Zachary has got a lot really great material, check him out
Posted 17 years ago by wally42    [ Reply ]
go_ski_mully wrote:
WOW! I dig this guys sound, had to log onto find out who I was listening to ...worth finding out more about ...shall I take it from the comments listed below that he is a fellow Canadian? ...quebecois perhaps?
He's Cajun from Louisiana. However, his family is traced back to Canada. I believe he attended (if not helped plan) a large Richard family reunion in Canada some years ago.
Posted 17 years ago by sujo    [ Reply ]
Liking this, hopped over to amazon and bought the cd...
Posted 17 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
WOW! I dig this guys sound, had to log onto find out who I was listening to ...worth finding out more about ...shall I take it from the comments listed below that he is a fellow Canadian? ...quebecois perhaps?
Posted 18 years ago by go_ski_mully    [ Reply ]
Wow, never heard Zach on RP! Cool! Home boy!
Posted 18 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
You blew me away with this one - this guy\'s a gem - for the life of me I don\'t understand why tunes like this don\'t have wider appeal - Cote Blanche Bay is another great tune from this album (hint, hint)
Posted 22 years ago by rmurray248    [ Reply ]
Taber\'huit ... Zachary! Not since Montreal (a long time ago) have i heard him on radio. More more more. Saw him in New Orleans a few times and in Quebec more. Worth a trip in itself.
Posted 22 years ago by lyn    [ Reply ]
I have been a fan of Mr. Richard for about a decade now. It\'s nice to hear his music here on RP. Come to think of it, where did I even hear of him in the first place? Certainly NOT on regular FM radio. I shall have to reach into the recesses of my mind ;)
Posted 22 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Wow!!! Even in Lafayette, you don\'t hear Zachary in on the radio....maybe on a public station....maybe. Good tune.
Posted 23 years ago by kevinc    [ Reply ]