After a short marriage which ended in 1992, Griffin began playing in Boston coffee houses and was scouted by A&M Records who signed Griffin on the strength of her demo tape. This resulted in her debut album Living With Ghosts -- a set of demos featuring only Ms. Griffin and her guitar -- which garnered critical acclaim in 1996. Her sophomore album, Flaming Red, demonstrated a more rocking, full-band sound. The ill-fated Silver Bell album was never released by her record label, however, and the label terminated her recording contract shortly after that. Many of the songs from Silver Bell were re-recorded for subsequent albums.
After switching to ATO Records Griffin brought out three albums in rapid succession: 1000 Kisses and Impossible Dream, which were both nominated for Grammy awards, and A Kiss in Time, a well-received live album. In March 2007, she released Children Running Through to great critical acclaim.
She has penned a wide variety of songs - Long Ride Home, Top of the World, Tony, Forgiveness, Chief, Mad Mission--that touch her listeners deeply. A number of high profile artists have covered Patty's songs, including the Dixie Chicks, Bette Midler, Emmylou Harris, The Wreckers, Solomon Burke and pop star Kelly Clarkson; these have brought her exposure in the more mainstream pop and country worlds outside of folk music circles. Upon hearing Solomon Burke's cover of one of her tunes, she said she almost didn't feel worthy of singing it anymore.
Following her collaboration with Mavis Staples on a tune for a compilation album Peter York, suggested Griffin make an album of gospel songs. Griffin agreed on the condition that Buddy Miller, a friend and bandmate, produced the record. Downtown Church was recorded at the Downtown Presbyterian Church in Nashville with a 2010 release date. The album features long-time friends Buddy and Julie Miller, as well as Shawn Colvin and Emmylou Harris. It also includes songs by Hank Williams, Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, and "All Creatures of Our God and King," a song accredited to St. Francis of Assisi.
Griffin featured on Robert Plant's solo album, Band of Joy, which was released in September 2010
Griffin's album American Kid was released on May 7, 2013
Come On Baby Let Your Freedom Ring
Patty Griffin Lyrics
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Something on the big side
Well he grabbed me for a moment
Took me on a little ride
But something above was sending us some sign
Hey baby, some things are too big to ignore
I'll do everything it takes to send this ship to shore
Oh, listen baby
Everything's quiet
Something is happening
We can't deny it
Nature's askin' us to do the natural thing
So come on baby, let your freedom ring
I've been telling my pillow
I've been telling my friends, baby
Honey, you're the beginning
The middle and end
I've been telling my walls
Telling the wind, baby
I get up every morning
And tell 'em again, babe
And tell 'em again
And tell 'em again
This is just a bit bigger than a
Little red pole (?)
I don't understand what you're waiting for
Oh, listen baby
Everything's quiet
Something is happening
We can't deny it
Nature's askin' us to do the natural thing
So come on baby, let your freedom ring
My inhibitions are caving in (?)
And I'm waiting for the ???
When the ??? begin
Baby some things are too big to ignore
I'll do anything it takes to send this ship to shore
Oh, listen baby
Everything's quiet
Something is happening
We can't deny it
Nature's askin' us to do the natural thing
So come on baby, let your freedom ring
The song "Come on Baby (Let Your Freedom Ring)" by Patty Griffin is about giving in to natural instincts and desires. The singer is caught up in a moment with a lover who is "on the big side". Despite not needing a grand design in her life, she feels that there is something above sending them a sign. The quietness in the air and a feeling of inevitability lead the singer to believe that nature is asking them to do what comes naturally. The singer urges her lover to let their freedom ring and not ignore these natural urges. Throughout the song, she repeats that some things are too big to ignore and that she will do everything it takes to send the ship to shore.
Line by Line Meaning
Last night I caught sight of
I saw something impressively large last night
Something on the big side
It was very big and noticeable
Well he grabbed me for a moment
It caught my attention for a brief moment
Took me on a little ride
It made me feel something exciting
I ain't a woman who needs a grand design
I am simple and not high maintenance
But something above was sending us some sign
It felt like the universe was telling us something
Hey baby, some things are too big to ignore
We can't just ignore what is happening
I'll do everything it takes to send this ship to shore
I will put in any effort necessary to make things work
Everything's quiet
It feels peaceful and calm
Something is happening
There is a sense of change in the air
We can't deny it
It's impossible to ignore what's happening
Nature's askin' us to do the natural thing
The universe is telling us to act on our natural instincts
So come on baby, let your freedom ring
Let go of any inhibitions and be free
Honey, you're the beginning
You are the start of everything
The middle and end
You are everything to me
I've been telling my walls
I have been expressing my feelings to myself
Telling the wind, baby
Letting my emotions be heard by the universe
I get up every morning
I wake up every day
And tell 'em again, babe
And I express my feelings again
This is just a bit bigger than a
This is bigger than what we imagined
Little red pole (?),
I'm not sure what this means
I don't understand what you're waiting for
I don't know why you're holding back
My inhibitions are caving in
I am losing my inhibitions
And I'm waiting for the
I am anticipating something
???
Could not understand this part
When the ??? begin
When things start to happen
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@IronRangeOutlawBrigade
Don't let this distract you from the fact that
in 1966, Al Bundy scored four touchdowns
in a single game while playing for the Polk
High School Panthers in the 1966 city
championship game versus Andrew
Johnson High School, including the game-
winning touchdown in the final seconds
against his old nemesis, Bubba "Spare
Tire" Dixon
@Moist_Capybara
Whoever did this photoshop job shouldn’t quit their day job
@vickipogatshnik377
Agreed.
@sandaramoore9660
They should be fired from their day job!!! People go to far at the expense of others!!!
@melcontent
You give them credit for being at all employable!
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@rachelsill79
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@LRB04
People should be able to sue over this level of fakeness.🧐🙄
@gunnersteve13
You and I should be able to sue for wasting 30 seconds of our lives.
@stephankepley977
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@jonscrivner9087
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