Saturday August 6, 2022 “Help Me” Low Cut Connie

Like most of you I have so many favorite bands and some long term song of the dayers know that Low Cut Connie (Adam Weiner) is my favorite current band.  Weiner is a talented musician, guitar and piano, gifted songwriter, amazing singer and he possesses a depth of historical musical knowledge that always leaves me wondering, ‘how does he know all that’.

Low Cut Connie's low cut profile rose significantly after the release of their album Hi Honey, thanks in no small part to President Barack Obama placing their song, "Boozophilia," on his 2015 summertime playlist. 

LCC is as much about performance as they are about their music and the dynamic Weiner is balls to the wall at live events bringing an energy and enthusiasm that draws his audiences in with part Elton John and part Jerry Lee Lewis and all rock & roll frontman.

Weiner got many of us through those initial crazy covid years with a weekly web show every Saturday night called Tough Cookies filled with off color humor, high energy, great music, fun covers and tons of positivity.  Tough Cookies, as described by Weiner "is a concert, a church service, a support group, a strip club, a  punk club, but mostly a soul music variety show."

He would constantly remind his audience “I love you guys so much!”  And you know, I believed him. Should you see that LCC is playing in your area I would suggest that you go see them, it will be a great show.

Stay safe and well…and I just realized that I  bookended this week with two ‘help me’ songs.  “Help Me Suzanne” on Monday and today’s LCC song “Help Me”...so accidentally clever.

Baby, help me to be a good man

Baby, help me to be kind

'Cause I'm moving the wrong direction

I got bad things on my mind

And I'm hanging like a scarecrow

With all my insides falling out

Like a wolfman, like an alien

Like the people you don't have to think about

And you told me to be joyful

But I'm freaked out by the sound

Walking sideways up the staircase

I fall right back to the ground

Lift me up, lift me up

Lift me up to the sun one time

Lift me up, lift me up

Let me be the chosen one

Before I come undone

 When the lord, the lord gets bored

Comes knocking at my door

And he says, "Buddy, you're a bad man

You got to work for your reward"

And I took it like a slingshot

And it shook me to the core

In the middle of a nightmare cryin' mercy

And lyin' facedown on the floor

 Lift me up, lift me up

Lift me up to the sun one time

Lift me up, lift me up

Let me be the chosen one

Before I come undone