Blind Willie McTell
Bob Dylan“Blind Willie McTell” by Bob Dylan
How about some blues on Tuesday by Bob Dylan and about bluesman Blind Willie McTell?
One of the things I appreciate most about Bob Dylan is his desire to pay homage to those who came before. I speaks of humility and is a trait generally lost on today’s performers, with the minor exception that many consider a cover song paying homage. But it’s not quite the same.
There’s a woman by the river
With some fine young handsome man
He’s dressed up like a squire
Bootlegged whiskey in his hand
There’s a chain gang on the highway
I can hear them rebels yell
And I know no one can sing the blues
Like Blind Willie McTell
Come On Around to My House Mama
Blind Willie McTellBlind Wille McTell can see better than that husband watching TV or glued to his PC while the once lovely bride wonders what the hell happend…now, to get back to that once and still lovely woman down the hall!
“Pull down your window, lock up your blind
I’ll tell you something that’ll change your mind
Come on around to my house mama, ain’t nobody home but me”
Your Southern Can Is Mine
The White StripesThe White Stripes - Your Southern Can Is Mine (Blind Willie McTell Cover)
“Under New Zealand Lights - The Kings Arms”
Lord, Send Me An Angel
The White StripesThe White Stripes - Lord send me an angel
The duo covers one of Jack’s musical heroes, Blind Willie McTell.
Jack inserts himself into the lyrics.
Good one Jack.
Enjoy
Come On Around to My House Mama
Blind Willie McTellCome On Around To My House Mama ~ Blind Willie McTell
Just one of my favourites of the old pre-War Natch’l Blues……man he could just do it right and so right it still sounds great almost a hundred years on….well, almost!
It’s the Monday Got the Blues selection from the Flimwell Papers’ Music Corner….once saw Peter Green do this live in a dive in Soho…..that memory and this tune are medicine!
