| 13th February 2007 07:44 PM |
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| Mel Belli |
Forgot to share this story, so here goes: I saw John Eddie open up for Southside Johnny in D.C. right after Christmas. John, a great singer-songwriter and all-around great guy, was hanging at the bar after show. We chatted for a while and he mentioned he saw the Stones at the L.A. Wiltern Theater show in '03.
During "You Got Me Rocking," John was right beside Tom Waits, who was ... taking notes! He said how odd it seemed at first, but then, when you think about the song's lyrics, they are very Waits-esque. It never in a million years would have occurred to me, but I think it's true. I now have a new appreciation of the song. |
| 13th February 2007 08:57 PM |
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| pdog |
Very cool story...
I wish Tom toured more, that's one note he could take from The Stones...
Didn't he write I Don't Wanna Grow Up? Ramones did it on their last album...
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| 14th February 2007 06:58 AM |
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| Mel Belli |
quote:
pdog wrote:
Very cool story...
I wish Tom toured more, that's one note he could take from The Stones...
Didn't he write I Don't Wanna Grow Up? Ramones did it on their last album...
He did indeed. It's on the same album -- "Bone Machine" -- that has his great duet with Keith, "That Feel." |
| 14th February 2007 08:06 AM |
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| maumau |
funny story indeed
and odd as it may seem if you think about the sound od ygmr and not only the lyrics you may found some connections to things like goin' out west and this kind of waits songs with heavy drums driving the rhythm |
| 14th February 2007 11:50 AM |
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| Saint Sway |
whats really crazy is that the song started out as a Keith song done as a bloozy - boogie on the piano.... very Waits-esque |
| 14th February 2007 12:10 PM |
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| Mel Belli |
quote:
Saint Sway wrote:
whats really crazy is that the song started out as a Keith song done as a bloozy - boogie on the piano.... very Waits-esque
Love the 10-plus-minutes version that's on Voodoo Brew/Stew. The tempo is slower, funkier. And Keith's ad-libs, as always, involve anal sex. |
| 14th February 2007 04:26 PM |
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| glencar |
I just never liked the song. Nothing special. |
| 14th February 2007 04:31 PM |
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| gimmekeef |
Thanks for sharing Mel....find it starnge a guy with lyrical talent like Waits....would give a shit about..."I was a butcher cuttin up meat"...etc etc....lol |
| 14th February 2007 04:32 PM |
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| glencar |
Lawsuit in the offing? |
| 15th February 2007 04:41 AM |
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| Jumacfly |
quote:
glencar wrote:
I just never liked the song. Nothing special.
Same here.I prefer Rough justice despite both got the same slide solo  |
| 15th February 2007 05:46 PM |
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| glencar |
Aha! Yes, ABB was mucho superiore. |
