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Re: top blues songs of all time

suhl wrote:

spoonful is actually my all time favorite song to hear covered so i think it is my favorite blues song.  oldest version i have heard was willie dixon not sure if it is the original or not

No, the original was by Howlin Wolf. Dixon did write it (based on a Charley Patton song Spoonful Blues. I like the Wolf version.

I guess alot of borrowing was done in those days, Blues Deluxe was written by Rod Stewart when he was in the Jeff Beck band around 1967, but if you listen to Buddy Guy's Stone Crazy (recorded in 1962) you realise it has been copied almost note by note from Buddy's song.

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Re: top blues songs of all time

yeah a lot of borrowing was done and still is it is blues.  it was made to be covered.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fCdNsm7gvu8

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Re: top blues songs of all time

Adding some songs not being mentioned up to now:
Dimples
Serves me right to suffer
In the mood for love
Red Rooster
Sitting on top of the world
From four til late
Walking in the park
Trouble in mind
Hoocihe Coochie Man

Günter

Rock On and Keep the Faith

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not straight up blues in a musical sense, but the best blues lyrics i have ever heard, and i don't think there is a close second.  well surely there is maybe even something id like better but ive yet to hear it

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MGtfKfPQ_vs

Friday left me fumblin' with the blues
And it's hard to win when you always lose
Because the nightspots spend your spirit
Beat your head against the wall
Two dead ends and you've still got to choose

You know the bartenders
They all know my name
And they catch me when I'm pulling up lame
And I'm a pool-shooting-shimmy-shyster shaking my head
When I should be living clean instead

You know the ladies I've been seeing off and on
Well they spend your love and then they're gone
You can't be lovin' someone who is savage and cruel
Take your love and then they leave on out of town
No they do

Well now fallin' in love is such a breeze
But its standin' up that's so hard for me
I wanna squeeze you but I'm scared to death I'd break your back
You know your perfume
Well it won't let me be

You know the bartenders all know my name
And they catch me when I'm pulling up lame
And I'm a pool-shooting-shimmy-shyster shaking my head
When I should be living clean instead

Come on baby
Let your love light shine
Gotta bury me inside of your fire
Because your eyes are 'nough to blind me
You're like a-looking at the sun
You gotta whisper tell me I'm the one
Come on and whisper tell me I'm the one
Gotta whisper tell me I'm the one
Come on and whisper tell me I'm the one

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fCdNsm7gvu8

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Re: top blues songs of all time

Shredderman14 wrote:

Hope you all dont hate me, I might change my mind, but hey, I dont have as good tast as all of you. im only 14.


Rus

Hey Rus...

When I was 14 (42 years ago...), I think I was listenin' to Herman's Hermits.....

Don't worry, ya done good kid.....

I've avoided this thread, simply because it's way too much work!!  I could come up with 50 different artists that could each cover the top 5, depending on my mood.  But I've gone and stuck me nose in, so I guess I'll give it a go.....

Off the top of my head.....no order......


Fleetwood Mac    Need Your Love So Bad

Fleetwood Mac    If You Let Me Love You

Peter Green (Duster Bennett)    Jumping at Shadows

Joe    If Heartaches Were Nickels

Freddie King    Let Me Down Easy

Michael Burks    Empty Promises


Sorry, I had to make room for MB.....

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Re: top blues songs of all time

"HEAR MY TRAIN A COMING"   JIMI THE ONE & ONLY HENDRIX

THE BEST VERSION I BELIEVE IS ON THE JIMI HENDRIX CONCERTS DOUBLE ALBUM SET (THIS WAS RELEASE ON CD-IMPORT A FEW YEARS BACK)

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually.........