“We didn’t do anything I planned, but I didn’t plan anything.” –TonyFavorite song of the week: Too Wet to Plow by Johnny Shines
Chicago blues. Johnny Shines sang “Sweet Home Chicago” and “Too Wet to Plow”. He plays the song effortlessly, as I watched his hands gloss over the guitar strings. I really liked the song “Ramblin’ Blues” that he sang in the studio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-EM--yqr58&feature=related
I also listened to Robert Johnsons’ version of “Sweet Home Chicago,” which I liked equally as much, maybe even a little more, than Johnny Shines version. His voice seems so real, like he is singing about Chicago and his home town from experience.
The song mentions California several times. What makes California so great, over let’s say, Chicago? California is its own country: it has rivers and lakes, the ocean, desert and forests, wild animals and open spaces, and people from all over the world as its population. I cant even think of another state that is so diverse. There is a certain air about people from California…possibly more laid back? Friendly? Who knows. I have never been to Chicago so I can’t make any assumption about the major differences. However, I’ve lived in Colorado, which is not similar to California, in the sense that people thrive on the outdoors and its activities, going to national parks for camping, yet skiing in the freezing cold winters.
Who is Charlie Rich? Nicknamed the Silver Fox, he grew up on a big cotton farm in Arkansas, where he learned how to play the piano from CJ. His voice is very catchy… “Feel like going home” was definitely a great. “Behind Closed Doors” was not my favorite song of his, but he revived me with “Most Beautiful Girl in the World.”
He kind of sounds like Elvis.
“Most Beautiful Girl in the World”
Hey, did you happen to see
the most beautiful girl in the world ?
And if you did, was she crying, crying ?
Hey, if you happen to see the most
beautiful girl that walked out on me
Tell her, "I'm sorry"
Tell her, "I need my baby"
Oh, won't you tell her that I love her
I woke up this morning, realized
what I had done
I stood alone in the cold gray dawn
I knew I'd lost my mornin' sun
I lost my head and I said some things
Now comes the heartaches that the
morning brings
I know I'm wrong and I couldn't see
I let my world slip away from me
So Hey, did you happen to see
the most beautiful girl in the world ?
And if you did, was she crying, crying ?
Hey, if you happen to see the most
beautiful girl that walked out on me
Tell her, "I'm sorry"
Tell her, "I need my baby"
Oh, won't you tell her that I love her
If you happen to see the most
beautiful girl that walked out on me
Tell her, "I'm sorry"
Tell her, "I need my baby"
Oh, won't you tell her that I love her
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