Old school music is cool!

[Blurock]

I just love this song! Love found and lost.

PS (pmbguy, Where do you go to my lovely is one of my favourites, but I just never seemed to get it right on the guitar.)

[Citizen X]

Bob Marley: Coming in from the cold: 1980: Lyrics and uncut Video

“In this life, in this life, in this life,
In this, oh sweet life:
We're (we're coming in from the cold);
We're coming in (coming in), coming in (coming in),
coming in (coming in), coming in (coming in),
Coming in from the cold.

It's you - it's you - it's you I'm talkin' to -
Well, you (it's you) - you (it's you) - you I'm talking to now.
Why do you look so sad and forsaken?
When one door is closed, don't you know another is open?

Could you let the system make you kill your brother man?
No, no, no, no, no, no! No, Dread, no!
Could you let the system make you kill your brother man?
(No, Dread, no!)
Would you make the system get on top of your head again?
(No, Dread, no!)
Well, the biggest man you ever did see was - was just a baby.

In this life (in this life),
In this (in this life, oh sweet life):
Coming in from the cold;
We're coming in (coming in), coming in-a (coming in),
coming in (coming in), ooh! (coming in)
Coming in from the cold!

It's life (it's life), it's life (it's life), it's life (it's life):
it's - wa - well! - coming in from the cold!
We're coming in (coming in), coming in (coming in) -
ooh (coming in), hey! (coming in),
Coming in from the cold!

It's you - you - you I'm talking -
Well, yes, you, bilyabong! (it's you);
ew! - you I'm talking to now.
We-e-ell, why do you look so - look so - look so sad -
look so sad and forsaken?
Don't you know: When one door is closed - when one door is closed,
many more is open?

We-e-e-ell, would you let the system get on top of your head again?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, Dread, no!
Would you let the system make you kill your brotherman?
No, Dread, no!
We-e-e-ell, would you make the system get on top of your head again?
(No, Dread, no!) No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
Well, the biggest - biggest man you ever - ever
Did-a see was-a - was-a once a baby.

In this life, in this life, in this life,
In this, oh, sweet life,
We're (coming in from the cold) from the cold!
We're coming in (coming in), coming in (coming in),
coming in (coming in), wo-o! Yea-ea-eah!
Coming in from the cold

We're coming in-a, coming in-a, coming in-a, coming in-a!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yea-ea-ea-eah!
Coming in from the cold
Coming in (coming in), coming in (coming in) -
(coming in) (coming in).”

[Blurock]

Deep Purple played a number of covers when they first started. Some of them better than the original artists. This version of Help (The Beatles) won them many fans, as did Hey Joe, also on their first album. Both numbers also worked for my band, Crazy Horse. Other numbers were Kentucky Woman, Hush and We can work it out. All worth a listen.

[Blurock]

Still one of the best

[carl0s]

Jeff Healy - the blind boy who overcame his disability with flair and style. RIP - we miss you.

Excellent!!

My first concert (and only one ever of about three) was JHB at the arena in Manchester, when I was about 15 (17 years ago!), with my uncle. The performance was amazing. Really powerful, clear, perfect and charismatic, unlike a lot of modern stuff where the vocalists struggle and basically their live performances are, (technically) poor compared to their studio recordings. Of course it's great to see your idols in person, but I'm sure you get what I mean. Mike & the Mechanics (concert no 2 for me) were as impressive and left me with a similar feeling.

Since I was a kid, every time I pick up a new guitar, or any guitar, one of my "licks" is the first few bars of "nice problem to have".
I liked the earlier blues stuff (See the Light - uncle had a cassette of it), and I also liked the later more poppy and punchy "Feel This" CD.

I always loved Blue Jean Blues too (that's another one of my guitar licks), although in recent years I became a much bigger fan of the original ZZ Tops version.

I was saddened to hear of Jeff's death. As it happens, Paul Young from Mike & The Mechanics died a few years ago too I fixed his computer at his house in Hale, Altrincham when I was about 18 That's how we got the concert passes/tickets

I always like to point out that he was the guitarist in Road House. Which I just did, LOL

[carl0s]

Oh, and my uncle told me that Jeff used squire strats (the cheapo poor man's version of Fender's popular stratocaster guitar), that he had souped up in some way (fancy pickups probably).

OK that two anecdotes on Jeff Healey. Probably time to move on

p.s. love Bad Company too!

My next concert would have been Van Halen at the N.E.C in Birmingham when I was about 16 (so, 1997 ish?), but, we drove all the way there (couple of hours) in my gran's awful Ford Orion, and when we got there the gate man said the show had been cancelled

I very nearly went to see Steve Winwood (huge fan) recently, and Toto as well (same), but ended up not doing. I'd probably disappoint myself anyway - I can't let myself go enough I don't think.. Wish I could jump around and dance like some people do! I do when nobody's looking

Anyway here's a great video to make this post worthwhile - apologies for the rant, I have had one or two beers!

[carl0s]

Hmm. So it turns out that all of my favourite Mike and the Mechanics songs were actually sung by Paul Carrack (who I'd never heard of until now, thanks to Wikipedia), and not Paul Young as it happens.
Mmmm.

Those songs would be: The Living Years ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUdiQWxps5E )

Over my shoulder : (it was difficult to choose which one of these three songs to embed as a video into this post (only allowed 1), but I went with this one):

and finally, Another cup of coffee: ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLAnzrDVgn0 )

Time for me to start looking into Paul Carrack and discovering his other material.

moderator: might be worth allowing a few other people's posts through inbetween each of my pending-approval posts, rather than approving my deluge all at once (if you are going to be kind enough to approve my drunken posts anyway!) Or you could just give me posting freedom - I am generally well behaved. I have used this name, and this exact avatar (toy Toyota Supra) all over the Internet for more than a decade.

[Citizen X]

Harry Belafonte: Day-O(The Banana Boat Song): 1956: Lyrics and Video

“Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Work all night on a drink a' rum
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Stack banana till the mornin' come
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan' go home

A beautiful bunch a' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Highly deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wan' go home

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home.”
See next post

[Citizen X]

Harry Belafonte: Day-O(The Banana Boat Song): 1956: Lyrics and Video(Muppets show)

“Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Work all night on a drink a' rum
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Stack banana till the mornin' come
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan' go home

A beautiful bunch a' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Highly deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wan' go home

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home.”

See next post

[Citizen X]

Harry Belafonte: Day-O(The Banana Boat Song): 1956: Lyrics and Video(Beatle Juice movie scene)

“Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Work all night on a drink a' rum
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Stack banana till the mornin' come
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan' go home

A beautiful bunch a' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Highly deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wan' go home

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day-o, day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home.”

[Citizen X]

U2: I still haven’t found what I’m looking for: 1987: Lyrics and Video

“I believe in the Kingdom Come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
But yes, I'm still running.”



“I have climbed the highest mountains
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you

I have run, I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you

But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for
But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for

I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like fire
This burning desire

I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone

But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for
But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for

I believe in the Kingdom Come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
But yes, I'm still running

You broke the bonds
And you loosed the chains
Carried the cross of my shame
Of my shame, you know I believe it

But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for
But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for

But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for
But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for.”
Album cover[1]

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[1] Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Still...'m_Looking_For. Accessed 24 August 2013

[Citizen X]

Nik Kershaw: Wouldn’t it be good:1984: Lyrics and Video

“I got it bad
You don't know how bad I got it
You got it easy
You don't know when you've got it good

It's getting harder
Just keeping life and soul together
I'm sick of fighting
Even though I know I should

The cold is biting
Through each and every nerve and fiber
My broken spirit is frozen to the core
I don't wanna be here no more

Wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes
Even if it was for just one day?
Wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away?

Wouldn't it be good to be on your side?
The grass is always greener over there
Wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care?

You must be joking
You don't know a thing about it
You've got no problem
I'd stay right there if I were you

I got it harder
You couldn't dream how hard I got it
Stay out of my shoes
If you know what's good for you

The heat is stifling
Burning me up from the inside
The sweat is coming through each and every pore
I don't wanna be here no more
I don't wanna be here no more
I don't wanna be here no more

Wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes
Even if it was for just one day?
Wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away?
Ooh

Wouldn't it be good to be on your side?
The grass is always greener over there
Wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care?

I got it bad
You don't know how bad I got it
You got it easy
You don't know when you've got it good

It's getting harder
Just keeping life and soul together
I'm sick of fighting
Even though I know I should

I don't wanna be here no more.”
Album cover[1]

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[1] Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wouldn't_It_Be_Good. Accessed 24 August 2013

[pmbguy]

I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes

I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love, both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a newborn baby it just happens ev'ryday

I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and it has been painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black

No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not forsee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the setting sun
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes

I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes

Hmm, hmm, hmm...

I wanna see it painted black, painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun, blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
Yeah

[Blurock]

Thanks for sharing with us Carl0s.

You may also like our own blues boffin from Durban, South Africa - Dan Patlansky. See him on tour in London.

[Blurock]

Seeing an artist perform live is always better than a recording. No bullshit or backtracks. Just talent.