Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet) aspiring poet who turns to a rugged cowboy for advice and inspiration. The cowboy spits tobacco on the ground and affirms his philosophy on life: ""It's faster horses/younger women/older whiskey/and more money"." The poet tries to dispute the man's values and said he was looking for simple inspiration, to which the cowboy strongly reaffirms his stance on life. Disillusioned, the poet tries to start a fight, but eventually realizes (at gunpoint) the cowboy may have a point and leaves poetry behind. The chorus was given in evidence to a U.S. Senate subcommittee by the banking consultant Alex Sheshunoff: Faster Horses
The Past Was Faster The Past Was Faster The Past Was Faster is a 1999 album by San Francisco musician and songwriter Kelley Stoltz. It was his first official release and was released on December 14, 2001. The songs on the album were written over a period of five years and were recorded by Stoltz on his 4-track tape recorder at home. Critics have mixed reception on "The Past Was Faster". On the one hand, Pitchfork heavily panned the album, calling it "a collection of mediocre, generally bad lo-fi". On the other hand, PopMatters said the album "deserves an adoring audience who’ll embrace it,