Name: The Doctor Has No Time To See You Now
Duration: P00H03M05S
Description: My entry for SpinTunes 16 Round 1, in which we were asked to write a song about a scene from a film or book. I chose the scene in Raiders where a grumpy Indy shoots an assailant who pulls a sword on him in the marketplace.

The Doctor Has No Time To See You Now

by Steve Stearns

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My entry for SpinTunes 16 Round 1, in which we were asked to write a song about a scene from a film or book. I chose the scene in Raiders where a grumpy Indy shoots an assailant who pulls a sword on him in the marketplace.

lyrics

Marian, I think I've got a fever
check my forehead, see if it is so
It's a hot day in the city of the living
Grocery shopping in the markets of Cairo

I think I caught it from that monkey
The one she wears like a hairy brown beret
My body aches, must have eaten some bad dates
Dr. Jones he has no time for love today

Now the Nazis nabbed my girlfriend
They're giving my old flame the old shanghai
There's a seven foot man in black
Pulled a scimitar from his back
He wants us to fight, but I just stand and sigh

Unless you're sure the battle's won
Don't pull a sword on the guy with the bullwhip and the gun
Though those warm-up swings may have impressed the crowd
The doctor has no time to see you now

It's not the years, it's the mileage
Gotta save the girl, evade all the patrols
Fancy swordplay may look great, it's no match for a .38
Got to find that entrance to the well of the souls

Unless you're sure the battle's won
Don't pull a sword on the guy with the bullwhip and the gun
Though those warm-up swings may have impressed the crowd
The doctor has no time to see you now

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released February 2, 2020
Steve Stearns: bass, drums, keyboards, melodica, vocals

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Steve Stearns Seattle, Washington

Hi, I'm a musician, producer and songwriter in Seattle, WA.

My film score credits include Sonicsgate, Cardboard, Every Day Is A Journey and Bienvenidos A White Center.
Commercial composer credits include Microsoft Bing, Genco, the Seattle Mariners and United Way.
Member ASCAP. ... more

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