Week One Hundred and Fourteen: The Soup Dragons - "I'm Free" - Lovegod

In light of the celebration of our most recent holiday (Independence Day), I figured it would be quite fitting to cover "I'm Free". However, it is important to point out that this is not originally by The Soup Dragons. It is actually a cover of a song by The Rolling Stones.

The Soup Dragons showed up in my world around 1992. I'm not sure if I heard them first at Xenon, the teen club that I would frequent, or on 94.5 The EDGE, the radio station to which I was perpetually glued. Regardless, I loved this band! 

Another band that showed up in my world around the same time was Candy Flip, with their cover of the Beatles' song, "Strawberry Fields Forever". I will include that one for you, as well as two others by The Soup Dragons called "Pleasure" and "Divine Thing"...

Don't be afraid of your freedom

Freedom

I'm free to do what I want any old time

I said, I'm free to do what I want any old time

I say, love me, hold me, love me, hold me

'Cause I'm free to do what I want any old time

And I'm free to be who I choose any old time

I say love me, hold me, love me, hold me

'Cause I'm free

I say love me, hold me, love me, hold me

'Cause I'm free to do what I want

To be what I want any old time

And I'm free to be who I choose

To get my booze any old time

I say love me

(Love me forever)

Hold me

(And love will never die)

Love me, hold me

'Cause I'm free

Do you hear what I say

These are the words me hear from my granddaddy, come on

These are the words me hear from my granddaddy

Who say nothing in this world like when a man know he free

Free from the lackamissa, free from the dee

Free like a butterfly, free like a bee

These are the words me hear from my granddaddy

Said, it's nice to be free, nice to be free

Free from the lackamissa, free from the dee

Don't be afraid of your freedom

'Cause I'm free to do what I want any old time

(I'm a new creation)

'Cause I'm free to do what I want any old time

(Don't be afraid of your freedom)

I said, I'm I'm free to do what I want

To be what I want any old time

I said, I'm free to be who I choose

To get my booze any old time

'Cause I'm free to do what I want

Any old time

'Cause I'm free to do what I want

Any old time

'Cause I'm free to do what I want

Any old time

'Cause I'm free to do what I want

Any old time

'Cause I'm free to do what I want

Any old time