A few weeks back our own ‘Di’, of “Di’s Jive Cafe”, found this very obscure musical fossil, a Bobby Darin-penned & arranged little ditty from 1969, titled “Jive”. None of us had ever seen or heard it before. While lyrically sparse, this cutey just fits a certain mood of comfort and sinuosity that we hope you, our dear listeners, find similar to the Jive itself.
This track seems to be only on the album “Songs From Big Sur”, which is where he understandably took a year hiatus after not only campaigning for, and witnessing the assassination of, his friend Bobby Kennedy, but also learned that his mother was his sister and the woman he grew up thinking was his mom, was his grandmother. YIKES! More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Darin
“Jive” – by Bobby Darin
Starin’ at the sun
Been stoned since half past none
Jive’s alive from nine to five my main man
I got my paper rolled
I slowed down growin’ old
Jive’s alive from nine to five my main man
I got a cloudy-day woman to make my bed and cook for me
When I’m gone a year too long she knows not to look for me
Cause I’ll be back when evenin’ comes
Sleepin’ through them crashin’ drums
Jive’s alive from nine to five my main man
I got a cloudy-day woman to make my bed and cook for me
And when I’m gone a year too long she knows not to look for me
Cause I’ll be back when evenin’ comes
Sleepin’ through them crashin’ drums
Jive’s alive from nine to five my main man
Jive’s alive from nine to five my main man
Oh, an-nine to five is so much jive my main man
Jive’s alive from nine to five my main man