MU330, "Hang Tuff Hold Tight" from Chumps on Parade (The Last Angry Rude Boy)
Skammentary: "Hang Tuff Hold Tight"—which should be titled "Hang Tough, Hold Tight"—is a muse pick. I had already selected & set to publish another ska song as today's SKApril R.B.D.S.O.T.D., but when I woke up "Hang Tuff Hold Tight" was running through my head. MU330 had not yet participated in this year's SKApril; so, rok, rok, rok!
"Hang Tuff Hold Tight" is about the travails of playing in a traveling band, about the not-so-glamorous grind of touring. In college, at Red Hot Lovers, I had a boss who had been a touring jazz pianist. Having been on stage as a member of Murky Transport Disaster & real Can of Yams, I knew the thrill of performing live in concert. All well & good, he didn't disagree, but things were different when you had to go on night after night, year after year; some days, you just don't want to go on stage. He was right, & my young eyes were opened to the idea that not all that glitters is gold.
"If your mind can't add it up (add it up),
Then follow your heart,
If it still doesn't make any sense,
You might have more at stake than you know.
"Hang tough, hold tight,
The ride's not over yet,
Hang tough, hold tight,
The ride's not over yet…"
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