Before T Bone Burnett became synonymous with taste and distinction, and before The BoDeans became synonymous with the theme song from "Party of Five", the former produced the latter's debut album, "Love and Hope and Sex & Dreams", and its scathing side two opener, "Misery".
Meaner than a snake but far funnier, "Misery" is a list of a trollop's wrongs delivered in a snarling nasal twang that borders on parody and surpasses snide. By the time that he calls her a tramp, you may find yourself cheering. It may not be the gentlemanly thing to do - airing your girl's dirty laundry, or in this case, soiled panties, in public - but he does pack her bags and call her a cab so...
It's not hard to see how T Bone got from this stage of his career to that "Old Timey Music" but the Party of Five thing still has me scratching my head.
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