Ben Morrison and Alex Morrison are brothers. They have been making music together from birth. Ben's first word was 'front-man' and Alex's was 'moustache' (see band photo). Joe Pacini and Gio Benedetti met Ben and Alex in high school. They shared many a living room jam session, many a raucous music party, many a front-stoop hoedown, but there was no band.
After years of studying, vision quests in far off lands, moving about, relocating, and the occasional intermittent music party, the young and now much hairier fellows found themselves in San Francisco with Alex, Ben and Joe living in a vibe-steeped flat on Haight Street, playing music (Ben on guitar, Alex on Banjo - both of them singing - and Joe on mandolin and cigarette breaks) at parties and open mics across the fair city. They needed a bassist. Gio happened to be a bassist. He also happened to live nearby.
The, now, quartet continued their tradition of stoop-and-living-room-esque performances, but moved them public. The dive bars of San Francisco became inspired, momentary homes, as friends, fans and music lovers rallied around the snug honesty of the band's barroom shows. All they lacked was a brilliant fiddler with tremendous soloing skills, and with feet and soul firmly planted in the legacy of Old-Time, Bluegrass musics. Oh where, oh where could such a person be?
Philip Brezina - graduate student in classical violin at the nearby Conservatory and recent transplant from Pennsylvania - knew good roots music, knew how to play it and, best of all, knew how to play it on the fiddle. He wandered into the quartet (answering an ad posted in the Conservatory halls), and the long lost Brother Comatose was found.
Doors began opening. Performances at such legendary places as San Francisco's Fillmore Poster Room, the Great American Music Hall, and the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival followed, supporting such acts as The Devil Makes Three, Justin Townes Earl, Hillstomp, Greensky Bluegrass, John Doe and the Sadies, Yonder Mountain String Band and others.
Now touring in support of their recent debut full-length, Songs From The Stoop, The Brothers Comatose aim at converting the entire West Coast into their Living Room Music Party. Their shows exude a foot-stomping, shout-along, drink-along ease that was once a staple in every music-playing, front-stoop-possessing home in the land. Their shows can't help but remind folk that music is collective, is for dancing, is for sharing, and for whatever else you might do with friends and family in your own living room.
Valerie
The Brothers Comatose Lyrics
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And I look across the water,
And I think of all the things,
And what you're doing,
And in my head I paint a picture,
Since I've come on home,
Well my body's been a mess,
And the way you like to dress,
Won't you come on over,
Stop making a fool out of me,
And come on over Valerie,
Oh, Valerie,
Oh, Valerie,
Oh, Valerie.
Did you have to go to jail
Put your house up for sale?
Did you get a good lawyer?
Did you have to pay that fine,
You were dodging all the time,
Or did he fix it for you?
Are you shopping anywhere,
Changed the color of your hair,
Are you busy?
I hope you didn't catch a tan,
I hope you find the right man,
Who'll fix it for you,
Are you still dizzy?
Since I've come on home
Well my body's been a mess
I miss your ginger hair
And the way you like to dress
Won't you come on over
Stop making a fool out of me
And you come on over Valerie,
Oh, Valerie,
Oh, Valerie,
Oh, Valerie
Well sometimes I go out by myself
And I look across the water
And I think of all the things
And what you're doing
And in my head I paint a picture
Since I've come on home
Well my body's been a mess
I miss your ginger hair
And the way you like to dress
Why don't you come on over
Stop making a fool out of me
Come on over
Valerie, Oh Valerie,
Oh Valerie, Oh Valerie, Oh Valerie,
Oh Valerie, Oh Valerie, Oh Valerie,
Oh, Valerie.
The Brothers Comatose's song Valerie revolves around the singer's longing for a woman named Valerie. The first verse describes how the singer often goes out by himself and looks across the water while thinking of all the things Valerie might be doing. He paints a picture in his head, likely imagining what it might be like if she were with him.
The second verse asks a series of questions, asking if Valerie had to go to jail, put her house up for sale, get a good lawyer or pay a fine. These questions suggest that Valerie had been in some kind of trouble in the past. The singer also questions whether Valerie has changed the color of her hair or found someone new. He hopes she finds the right man who will "fix it" for her.
The chorus repeats the line "Since I've come on home, well, my body's been a mess. I miss your ginger hair and the way you like to dress." The singer is clearly in a state of longing and misses being with Valerie. He implores her to come over and stop making a fool out of him.
Overall, the song Valerie is a melancholy but catchy track about longing for someone who is no longer there. The questions in the second verse suggest that Valerie may have been in some kind of legal trouble, causing the relationship to end, although this is not explicitly stated.
Line by Line Meaning
Well sometimes I go out by myself,
I occasionally go out alone
And I look across the water,
I gaze at the water
And I think of all the things,
I recollect everything
And what you're doing,
I muse about what you're doing
And in my head I paint a picture,
I imagine a picture in my mind
Since I've come on home,
Since I returned home
Well my body's been a mess,
My body hasn't been doing well
I miss your ginger hair,
I miss the color of your hair
And the way you like to dress,
I miss the way you dress
Won't you come on over,
Can you come over?
Stop making a fool out of me,
Stop making me look like a fool
And come on over Valerie,
Please come over Valerie
Oh, Valerie,
Oh, Valerie
Did you have to go to jail
Did you end up in jail
Put your house up for sale?
Did you sell your house?
Did you get a good lawyer?
Did you find a good lawyer?
Did you have to pay that fine,
Did you have to pay that penalty?
You were dodging all the time,
You were avoiding it all the while
Or did he fix it for you?
Or did he resolve it for you?
Are you shopping anywhere,
Are you shopping at any place?
Changed the color of your hair,
Did you change your hair color?
Are you busy?
Are you occupied?
I hope you didn't catch a tan,
I hope you didn't get a tan
I hope you find the right man,
I hope you find the perfect man
Who'll fix it for you,
Who'll fix it for you?
Are you still dizzy?
Are you still feeling dizzy?
Why don't you come on over,
Why don't you come over?
Come on over, Valerie,
Please come over, Valerie
Oh Valerie,
Oh Valerie
Oh Valerie,
Oh Valerie
Oh Valerie. Oh Valerie. Oh Valerie.
Oh Valerie. Oh Valerie. Oh Valerie.
Contributed by Isabella V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@MrElih9
LYRICS
bird noises
Well sometimes I go out by myself
and I look across the water
and I think of all the things and what you're doing
and in my head I paint a picture
since I come home, well my bodies been a mess
I miss your ginger hair and the way you like to dress
wont you come over, stop making a fool out of me
come on over valerie
woah valerie
woah valerie
woah valerie
did you have to go to jail
put your house up for sale?
did you get a good lawyer?
did you have to pay that fine, that you were dodging all the time?
or did he fix it for ya?
are you shopping anywhere?
change the color of your hair?
are you busy?
I hope you didn't catch a tan
I hope you'll find the right man, and he'll fix it for ya
since I come home, well my bodies been a mess
I miss your ginger hair and the way you like to dress
wont you come over, stop making a fool out of me
come on over valerie
woah valerie
woah valerie
woah valerie
well sometimes I go out by myself, and I look across the water
and I think of all the things and what you're doing
and in my head I paint a ~picture~
since I come home, well my bodies been a mess
I miss your ginger hair and the way you like to dress
wont you come over, stop making a fool out of me
come on over valerie
woah valerie
woah valerie
woah valerie
woah valerie
woah valerie
woah valerie
woah valerie
woah valerie
@user-bb9is4ut2s
I absolutely LOVE your version of this ! I have to watch this everyday ,it makes me happy 😊! Thank you ❤
@CheshireCat6639
Lovely❤ i think Amy would approve❤
@user-xr4oq1vz1g
Love my sister and this song! Her name was Valerie!❤️🙏👍🇺🇸
@geraldineirwin9486
Just so inlove with these brothers🤗❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@chrislane8466
One of my favorite songs performed to perfection. Thanks bros.
@maxmarcatili8823
Magic. The harmonies are just spot on.
@Brdstfff
The BEST version of this song BY FAR!!! WELL DONE!
@1hoseeman
I just came upon this. I'm in tears and playing it over and over again.
@urbankotto9685
NO
@darrenp1549
Absofuckingloutly!!!!!