Elisa De Munari aka Elli De Mon is an artist that has been on my Spotify-playlist for quite some time now. With her rezophonic guitar, drums, bells, voice and saturated sound she is a real one-woman band. Strongly influenced by the primordial blues tradition (Bessie Smith, Fred Mc Dowell, Son House) as well as by the very first garage punk appeal, Elli's sound is shaped into a lysergic journey through her soul.
I just found out this morning that she was touring Belgium and that she played her last show yesterday in a town nearby (thank you for that social media 😒) so I still did not get a chance to see her perform live. It's still big on my "wanna-see" list but for now we'll have to do with this live recording of Grinnin' In Your Face. Don't forget to check out her other songs or go see her perform when you can.
Lyrics :
Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face Don't mind people grinnin' in your face You just bear this in mind, a true friend is hard to find Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face
You know your mother would talk about you Your own sisters and your brothers too They just don't care how you're tryin' to live They'll talk about you still
Yes, but bear, ooh, this in mind, a true friend is hard to find Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face
Oh, just bear, ooh this in mind, a true friend is hard to find Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face
You know they'll jump you up and down They'll carry you all 'round and 'round Just as soon as your back is turned They'll be tryin' to crush you down
Yes, but bear this in mind, a true friend is hard to find Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face Don't mind people grinnin' in your face Don't mind people grinnin' in your face, oh, Lord
And just bear this in mind, a true friend is hard to find Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face
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