Musicians | The Camp Store Carlsbad, CA | 6.15.2023
Dan Greenbaum
Aaron Brownwood
Mike Hunt
Mark ODonnell
Mike Pritchard
Lyrics:
Yeah moon so bright, my eyes are weeping
Electrified tide of brilliant light
Venturing out, through the pounding ocean
Milky Way say she's is a friend of mine
Aw yeah
Just a friend of mine
Just a friend of mine
Yeah waves call my name
Ride on Space Cowboy
Smoking that kine, high stepping through the night
And the stars all align to the home of my heroes
And the Milky Way, she's is a friend of mine
Just a
Just a friend of mine
Just a friend of mine, friend of mine
She's just a friend of mine, yeah
Just a friend of mine
Quiet my soul to laser focus
Tame the wild seas for your son tonight
An amphitheater formed from the clouds above me
Laugh as I drop into a perfect ride
Aw Yeah
To the perfect ride
The waves call my name
Ride on Space Cowboy
Smoking that kine, high stepping through the night
And the stars all align to the home of my heroes
And the Milky Way, says she's is a friend of mine
Yeah
Now I'd like Mr Pritchtastic Fantastic
To take us to the funky town, funky town
To the funky town Space Cowboy funky town outer space
If you're out there, do the robot
Waves so high, my body's peaking
Psilocybin ride through electric nights
Man I've made my peace
With the pounding ocean
And the Milky Way says she's a friend of mine
Aw Yeah
Just a friend of mine
Just a friend of mine
Yeah the Milky Way say, she's friend of mine
|She's just a friend of mine, she's just a friend of mine, yeah
I got a little story about this song too
Couple years back ten years back, seventeen years back ago
We were hanging out drinking at the Office
And my and my friend said said let's go
Let's go surfing baby by moonlight, let's take it on down to Swammi's beach
Anybody that surfs Swammi's beach knows
By day it's crowded as hell, at night there's nobody out
By day it's crowded as hell, at night there's nobody out
So we go in the parking lot
My buddy say, here's a little mushroom here's a little mushroom maybe two
My friend say, here's a little mushroom here's a little mushroom maybe two
That when I had to say
Quiet my soul to laser focus
Tame the wild seas for your son tonight
An amphitheater formed from the clouds above me
Laugh as I drop into a perfect ride
Aw Yeah
To the perfect ride
You boy's ready to take it to the bridge
The waves call my name
Ride on Space Cowboy
Smoking that kine, high stepping through the night
And the stars all align to the home of my heroes
And the Milky Way, she's is a friend of mine
Yeah hold it
Yes I stand with my old guitar, to you I'll be faithful
Just give me little action every now and then
And when I pluck upon these steel strings
It all comes to a stand still
My love song written for the southern wind
For the southern wind
For the southern wind, southern wind, southern wind
For the southern wind
Southern wind, southern wind, southern wind
My love song, for the southern wind
About the Song:
"Space Cowboy" is a shout out to all the cosmic cowgirls and cowboys from East to West. All summer long, the band has been playing this new funky new jam to our local fanbase. It tells the story of a local surf break in Encinitas that we sometimes surf by moonlight. A few times, psychedelics were involved, the Milky Way stars exploded around us, our imaginations were set on fire, and the sky's constellations came to life.
Such is the life and times of a soul surfing space cowboy. Enjoy.
About the Day
Days rarely get any better than these. It was a fine June Saturday in Carlsbad, California and it was a perfect way to say goodby to family, friends, and the band. In a few days I would be gone: flying off to Greece for the remainder of the month, then coming back stateside for a family reunion in Upstate New York.
My oldest just graduated Carlsbad High, kids were out in numbers, the summer was in full effect. Everyone was out in full force. To meet the crowd, we had a bunch of new material. We played 4 songs that we had never really played as arranged that night before, but we were feeling it. We had just finished programming the new Nord Stage 4 we picked up of the keyboard player, Mike Pritchard. Thus the reason why the keys sound like an interstellar spaceship.
About the Ram
Mark "The Ram" O'Donnell is an independent American composer, producer, filmmaker, multi-instrumental performer, designer, and visual artist based out of Carlsbad, California. He performs original, surf-inspired rock-and-roll music on the West Coast.
For more information about the Ram and his music, go to www.TheRamMusic.com
For anything tied to the Latest release: September 27, “Space Cowboy”
Official Music Video
Space Cowboy: Design Behind the Music
Making the Space Cowboy Music Video
To view the Ram’s latest release on all streaming platforms:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/theram2/space-cowboy
Song Metadata
Space Cowboy
The Ram
UPC: 198890939767
IRSC: QZTBB2417267
Release date: September 27, 2024
ASCAP Work ID: 926718443
ASCAP Singer Songwriter IPI Number: 375350750
ASCAP Publisher IPI Number: 375351159
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