@Megaterio Llamas - Tell me what you think about this...View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP6GU_aC30Y
Listen What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
- Thread starter Bluesville
- Start date
@Megaterio Llamas - Tell me what you think about this...View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP6GU_aC30Y
Different vocal styles, but the tempo and pedal steel has a Hank Sr. vibe to it.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP6GU_aC30Y
I dig it. Will add to the rotation.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP6GU_aC30Y
11/10
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP6GU_aC30Y
@Hauler. It's enough to make want to start listening to new music again 
Dave's Song of the Day
Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
Friday song of the day: There was some controversy surrounding the signature saxophone riff in today’s song.
In January 1978, Gerry Rafferty released his second solo album, City to City. Rafferty had previously been in the band Stealers Wheel, which had a big hit with Stuck in the Middle with You in 1973. The first single from the album was Baker Street, a soft rock song telling of a man yearning for contentment. Baker Street was a big hit, charting at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
One of the key elements of the song was a saxophone segment that set the mood of the music. It was played by session musician Raphael Ravenscroft. According to Ravenscroft, he was brought in to play, and just given instructions to fill in a blank space in the arrangement, which he did by improvising the sax riff. That story stuck for years, until a 2011 re-release of City to City contained an early demo of the song, that had Rafferty playing the same tune on guitar that was later replaced by Ravenscroft on saxophone.
Rafferty had four more Top 40 hits in the US and continued recording through the 1990s. In the 1980s, however, he developed a serious drinking problem. His alcoholism and depression led to severe health issues and eventually he died of multiple organ failure in January 2011.
1978 release
Earlier demo with the sax line played on guitar
Tomorrow: So he makes a suggestion
Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
Friday song of the day: There was some controversy surrounding the signature saxophone riff in today’s song.
In January 1978, Gerry Rafferty released his second solo album, City to City. Rafferty had previously been in the band Stealers Wheel, which had a big hit with Stuck in the Middle with You in 1973. The first single from the album was Baker Street, a soft rock song telling of a man yearning for contentment. Baker Street was a big hit, charting at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
One of the key elements of the song was a saxophone segment that set the mood of the music. It was played by session musician Raphael Ravenscroft. According to Ravenscroft, he was brought in to play, and just given instructions to fill in a blank space in the arrangement, which he did by improvising the sax riff. That story stuck for years, until a 2011 re-release of City to City contained an early demo of the song, that had Rafferty playing the same tune on guitar that was later replaced by Ravenscroft on saxophone.
Rafferty had four more Top 40 hits in the US and continued recording through the 1990s. In the 1980s, however, he developed a serious drinking problem. His alcoholism and depression led to severe health issues and eventually he died of multiple organ failure in January 2011.
1978 release
Earlier demo with the sax line played on guitar
Tomorrow: So he makes a suggestion
Old boss and good friend's favourite track. Worked with him for years and years, he would whistle it constantly.Dave's Song of the Day
Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
Friday song of the day: There was some controversy surrounding the signature saxophone riff in today’s song.
In January 1978, Gerry Rafferty released his second solo album, City to City. Rafferty had previously been in the band Stealers Wheel, which had a big hit with Stuck in the Middle with You in 1973. The first single from the album was Baker Street, a soft rock song telling of a man yearning for contentment. Baker Street was a big hit, charting at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
One of the key elements of the song was a saxophone segment that set the mood of the music. It was played by session musician Raphael Ravenscroft. According to Ravenscroft, he was brought in to play, and just given instructions to fill in a blank space in the arrangement, which he did by improvising the sax riff. That story stuck for years, until a 2011 re-release of City to City contained an early demo of the song, that had Rafferty playing the same tune on guitar that was later replaced by Ravenscroft on saxophone.
Rafferty had four more Top 40 hits in the US and continued recording through the 1990s. In the 1980s, however, he developed a serious drinking problem. His alcoholism and depression led to severe health issues and eventually he died of multiple organ failure in January 2011.
1978 release
Earlier demo with the sax line played on guitar
Tomorrow: So he makes a suggestion
Dave's Song of the Day
The Rapper – The Jaggerz
Saturday song of the day: Despite its title having a different connotation today, this song is about a womanizer.
A band called The Jaggers formed in 1964 in Pennsylvania, and for the first few years of its existence the band played small shows in the local area. Then they signed to Gamble Records in 1968 and changed the spelling of their name to The Jaggerz. They released an album that did reasonably well in Pennsylvania but didn’t hit nationally.
After that, they changed record labels to Kama Sutra. In 1970, they released their second album, We Went to Different Schools Together. The album featured a song about a guy who was constantly hitting on women. This song was called The Rapper. In the vernacular of the time, rapping simply meant talking, not the musical form we know today. Thus, a rapper was meant to mean a guy who tried to seduce women by sweet talking them, and the lyrics of the song were warning a girl about what this guy was looking to get from them.
The Rapper was a big hit, selling over a million records and rising to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band released a few more records over the next couple of years, but never had another hit and broke up in 1977. Starting in the late 1980s they reunited and have gone through several personnel changes. Two original members remain and The Jaggerz continue to perform today.
Tomorrow: Things on your chest you need to confess
The Rapper – The Jaggerz
Saturday song of the day: Despite its title having a different connotation today, this song is about a womanizer.
A band called The Jaggers formed in 1964 in Pennsylvania, and for the first few years of its existence the band played small shows in the local area. Then they signed to Gamble Records in 1968 and changed the spelling of their name to The Jaggerz. They released an album that did reasonably well in Pennsylvania but didn’t hit nationally.
After that, they changed record labels to Kama Sutra. In 1970, they released their second album, We Went to Different Schools Together. The album featured a song about a guy who was constantly hitting on women. This song was called The Rapper. In the vernacular of the time, rapping simply meant talking, not the musical form we know today. Thus, a rapper was meant to mean a guy who tried to seduce women by sweet talking them, and the lyrics of the song were warning a girl about what this guy was looking to get from them.
The Rapper was a big hit, selling over a million records and rising to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band released a few more records over the next couple of years, but never had another hit and broke up in 1977. Starting in the late 1980s they reunited and have gone through several personnel changes. Two original members remain and The Jaggerz continue to perform today.
Tomorrow: Things on your chest you need to confess
Dave's Song of the Day
Personal Jesus – Depeche Mode
Sunday song of the day: Today’s song was inspired by Priscilla Presley’s relationship with Elvis.
In advance of their seventh album, Violator, English electronic band Depeche Mode released the single Personal Jesus in August 1989. Musically, it was much less synthesizer-based than their previous output and used guitars much more than they had in the past. It quickly became one of their biggest hits, especially in Europe. In the United States, it peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was especially popular in dance clubs.
While it is not apparent at first, the lyrics are not about Jesus himself or religion in any real way, but rather having an unhealthy dependence on a person who fills that role in your life. The concept came to songwriter Martin Gore from Priscilla Presley’s book, Elvis and Me. Especially early in their relationship, Priscilla pretty much worshipped Elvis and deferred to him in all things. As Gore explained, “It’s a song about being a Jesus for somebody else, someone to give you hope and care. It’s about how Elvis Presley was her man and her mentor and how often that happens in love relationships; how everybody’s heart is like a god in some way, and that’s not a very balanced view of someone, is it?”
Personal Jesus has been covered well over 100 times since its release, most notably Marilyn Manson and Johnny Cash. Included here is the 2002 Johnny Cash version.
Depeche Mode, 1989
Johnny Cash, 2002
Tomorrow: Based entirely on trust
Personal Jesus – Depeche Mode
Sunday song of the day: Today’s song was inspired by Priscilla Presley’s relationship with Elvis.
In advance of their seventh album, Violator, English electronic band Depeche Mode released the single Personal Jesus in August 1989. Musically, it was much less synthesizer-based than their previous output and used guitars much more than they had in the past. It quickly became one of their biggest hits, especially in Europe. In the United States, it peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was especially popular in dance clubs.
While it is not apparent at first, the lyrics are not about Jesus himself or religion in any real way, but rather having an unhealthy dependence on a person who fills that role in your life. The concept came to songwriter Martin Gore from Priscilla Presley’s book, Elvis and Me. Especially early in their relationship, Priscilla pretty much worshipped Elvis and deferred to him in all things. As Gore explained, “It’s a song about being a Jesus for somebody else, someone to give you hope and care. It’s about how Elvis Presley was her man and her mentor and how often that happens in love relationships; how everybody’s heart is like a god in some way, and that’s not a very balanced view of someone, is it?”
Personal Jesus has been covered well over 100 times since its release, most notably Marilyn Manson and Johnny Cash. Included here is the 2002 Johnny Cash version.
Depeche Mode, 1989
Johnny Cash, 2002
Tomorrow: Based entirely on trust
I have a gigantic tattoo from Violator, the album PJ was from. The band I've been pretty mad about since People Are People came out when I was 8. I'm 44 now so it's been quite a while.Dave's Song of the Day
Personal Jesus – Depeche Mode
Sunday song of the day: Today’s song was inspired by Priscilla Presley’s relationship with Elvis.
In advance of their seventh album, Violator, English electronic band Depeche Mode released the single Personal Jesus in August 1989. Musically, it was much less synthesizer-based than their previous output and used guitars much more than they had in the past. It quickly became one of their biggest hits, especially in Europe. In the United States, it peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was especially popular in dance clubs.
While it is not apparent at first, the lyrics are not about Jesus himself or religion in any real way, but rather having an unhealthy dependence on a person who fills that role in your life. The concept came to songwriter Martin Gore from Priscilla Presley’s book, Elvis and Me. Especially early in their relationship, Priscilla pretty much worshipped Elvis and deferred to him in all things. As Gore explained, “It’s a song about being a Jesus for somebody else, someone to give you hope and care. It’s about how Elvis Presley was her man and her mentor and how often that happens in love relationships; how everybody’s heart is like a god in some way, and that’s not a very balanced view of someone, is it?”
Personal Jesus has been covered well over 100 times since its release, most notably Marilyn Manson and Johnny Cash. Included here is the 2002 Johnny Cash version.
Depeche Mode, 1989
Johnny Cash, 2002
Tomorrow: Based entirely on trust