{"id":10113,"date":"2012-03-31T10:46:33","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T18:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=10113"},"modified":"2012-03-31T10:49:56","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T18:49:56","slug":"jim-white-performs-if-jesus-drove-a-motorhome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2012-03\/jim-white-performs-if-jesus-drove-a-motorhome\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim White Performs &#8220;If Jesus Drove a Motorhome&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jim White<\/strong> has been writing and performing his eccentric Southern-gothic and gospel songs for 15 years, and he never fails to entertain.\u00a0 Before becoming a songwriter White tried his hand at being a professional surfer, followed by a stint in Milan as a fashion model, before returning to music full-time and catching on with <strong>David Byrne&#8217;s Luaka Bop<\/strong> label.\u00a0 White&#8217;s songwriting has long exhibited unique lyrical tales and twists, all of which are given perfect voice with his singular vocal stylings.\u00a0 His song titles alone are captivating:\u00a0 <em><strong>God Was Drunk When He Made Me, Phone Booth in Heaven, Handcuffed to a Fence in Mississippi, Plywood Superman,<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>If Jesus Drove a Motorhome<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 You can check out the latter below at a recent performance for Portland&#8217;s <strong>Kink Radio<\/strong>.\u00a0 We love this (Tom) <strong>Waitsian<\/strong> variegated vantage the performance with its vocal-skewing device, bass ukelele (or whatever that is), tasteful electric guitar and melodica.\u00a0 Afterwards check out the touching <em><strong>Sunday Refrain<\/strong><\/em>, a fitting homage to <strong>Kimya Dawson<\/strong> and one other fine song.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jim White - If Jesus Drove A Motorhome (Bing Lounge)\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pIji3ng0b-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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