We get asked this question from time to time. Mike E. suggested the name to James Formica and Mike Hawkins when the band was formed. He said the words were from an Emmy Lou Harris song, although he couldn’t recall the song at the time. A few years later Mike found out that he had misunderstood what Emmy Lou was saying in the song. The song was called “Easy From Now On”. It was written by Sussana Clark (the wife of singer-songwriter Guy Clark) and Carlene Routh. The Lyrics are as follows:
There he goes gone again
Same old storys gotta come to an end
Lovin him was a one way street
But Im gettin off where the crossroads meet
Its a quarter moon in a ten cent town
Time for me to lay my heartaches down
Saturday night gonna make myself a name
Take a month of sundays to try and explain
Its gonna be easy to fill
The heart of a thirsty woman
Harder to kill the ghost of a no good man
And Ill be ridin high in a fandangled sky
Its gonna be easy; its gonna be easy from now on
Raw as whip but clean as a bone
Soft to touch when you take me home
When the mornin comes and its time for me to leave
Dont worry bout me, I got a wild card up my sleeve
Its gonna be easy to fill
The heart of a thirsty woman
Harder to kill the ghost of a no good man
And Ill be ridin high in a fandangled sky
Its gonna be easy, its gonna be easy
Its gonna be easy from now on
So, the truth is Mike mangled fandangled and that’s how we became Fandango Sky.
