"Wasted Union Blues" by It's A Beautiful Day

My original copy of the self titled "It's A Beautiful Day" album

I had "White Bird" (the song that received air play) from this album stuck in my head this morning so I pulled out this record.  But this song so struck as to how I'm feeling today.  I can so totally relate...

So tiiiiiirrrrred... and wasted
So tired I don't know if I can make it
So wasted I don't know if I can take it
So tired I don't know if I can make it...  no  (oh no)

So tired  I don't know if I can take it
So wasted I don't know if I can fake it
So tired I don't know if I can make it
But I'm going to try, you better believe

Spirits all telling me gotta keep driving on
And my mothers keep telling me I can do no wrong
But The Universe tells me I can't leave myself alone



I think it's interesting to note the Columbia logo on the front.  I have another copy of this album that has "San Francisco Sound" instead.  I didn't see any logo at all in the videos on YouTube.

I think this album didn't sell well when it originally came out, so Columbia let it go out of print.  But then later people discovered it and it was in demand.  I remember around 1990, my friend John Byer talking about this album and how it was going for $100 at the time.

YouTube (vinyl):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EIYL7yzUFE
YouTube (lyrics): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKxexSSszS4
YouTube (live 1970): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7WQH2ruYvs
YouTube (live 1970-female vocal): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE3grmydB9Y
YouTube (live 1998): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em-_6NwlojI