primixed
Streetcorner Musician
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Post by primixed on Jan 5, 2006 1:27:23 GMT -5
NP: Frank Zappa - Strictly Commercial
You've inspired me to dust off my Zappa, Phil!
Strato, Mojo is also the name of my regular pub... great music, piss poor beer. There's also a poster of Zappa sitting on the john with his pants down around his extremely stylish boots. His skinny legs there for all to see. Certainly explains why I persist in drinking the beer there!
I also wanted to nominate JJ Cale. He's the guy I would say plays with the most feel. He also writes the most beautuful songs and has inspired legions of great musicians. He's the epitome of deeply felt organic blues expression.
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Post by phil on Jan 6, 2006 17:07:42 GMT -5
I saw JJ Cale live in the early 80's ... Played the entire show on the side of the stage almost in the wings away from the spectators" view !! Great show !! Now playing (in the spirit of this board) ...  Joe Satriani ~ An Anthology |
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Post by RocDoc on Jan 6, 2006 17:29:46 GMT -5
'Electric Joe Satriani' = Redundancy of a very high order
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Post by phil on Jan 6, 2006 17:34:33 GMT -5
Got that surname after he electrocuted himself playing guitar !!
Messed up his hair so bad, he had to shave them off entirely ... ;D
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Post by strat-0 on Jan 7, 2006 20:36:43 GMT -5
We covered several Cale tunes in the Mojos. One of the faves was 13 Days, which was fitting for a Birmingham based band. Plus we had often had the Mojettes on backup vocals.
Thirteen days on a gig down south
We’ve got enough dope to keep us all high
Got two girls dancing to pick up the crowd
Sound man to mix us, make us sound loud
Sometimes we make money, sometimes I don’t know
Thirteen days with five to go
(la, la, lah, la, lah, la, lah, la, lah...)
Birmingham to Mobile and up to Baton Rouge
Smoking cigarettes and reefer, drinking coffee and booze
See the sun come up in Georgia, go down in New Orleans
Get to know a woman to get in her jeans
Sometimes we make money, sometimes I don’t know
Thirteen days with five to go
(la, la, lah, la, lah, la, lah, la, lah...)
Migrant worker is the name of this band
When we come to your town, come see us if you can
Well, we been to California, we been to New York
Some think we’re good, others they don’t
Sometimes we make money, sometimes I don’t know
Thirteen days with life to go
(la, la, lah, la, lah, la, lah, la, lah...)
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Post by phil on Jan 7, 2006 21:02:51 GMT -5
They call me the breeze, I keep blowing down the road
They call me the breeze, I keep blowing down the road
I ain't got me nobody, I ain't carrying me no load
Ain't no change in the weather, ain't no change in me
Ain't no change in the weather, ain't no change in me
I ain't hidin' from nobody, ain't nobody hidin' from me
I got that green light, babe, I got to keep moving on
I got that green light, babe, I got to keep moving on
I might go out to California, might go down to Georgia, might stay home
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primixed
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Post by primixed on Jan 8, 2006 2:17:29 GMT -5
I can't read and I can't write
And I don't know my left from right
I can't tell if the sun's gonna shine
And I don't know if you'll ever be mine
But I'll make love to you any old time
I can't swim and I can't fly
I ain't no fish, I ain't no bird in the sky
I can't tell if the sun's gonna shine
And I don't know if you'll ever be mine
But I'll make love to you any old time
I can't count from one to ten
And I don't know the shape I'm in
I can't tell if the sun's gonna shine
And I don't know if you'll ever be mine
But I'll make love to you any old time
The first song I learnt to play on the guitar! Have now progressed to playing the open chords on Magnolia, one of the most beautiful songs ever...
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