Who's heard Little Richard sing "Shake a Hand"?

cloasters said:
I've never heard the first song before. It is a wise admonition. Thanks for posting it, Daniel! The second most of us have heard thousands of times. They are both very good songs.

It's been what? Fourteen years since I've seen you and your wife? Friends, I must honestly relate that Daniel most likely could NEVER have made a better choice.

Suffice it to say that Patti is a singularly wonderful woman. And beautiful too.
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Are you crazy!? I didn't choose this face! "They" make me wear it to hide my own face which I confess I maybe might have stolen from Quasimodo,

He wasn't using it and it's way better than the face I stoled from the Jabberwalkie. Jebber wasn't using his either thought it better to go faceless.

I consider the face i have now a public service. A reminder that when stealing a face that you will have to look at that face every morning. And people will have to struggle to find something nice about how good you look.

And yes Patti's face needs no improvement. Making her look better would only make me look worse!

Patti thanks you for you gracious complement. Me as I have been forced to explain, not so much!!":O}
 
Mr Hicks reminded me of one long forgotten who led a big band and sang this song to an entirely grown up audience. Who seem as delighted as children to hear it. I was only very young maybe 7or 8, but I did my very best to understand what he was singing...a fools errand!":O}

I remember really liking this man with a huge smile. Held a small pointed baton which he use to play his orchestra like puppets on a string, he would point and a whole section of his band would come alive!

They seemed to really like getting a turn to play for the puppet master.
I think my young thoughts may have been influenced by my favorite TV show at the time Howdy Doddy. He didn't have a band but he did have a man on his strings.

 
The radio play this so much everyone got tired of it, but there was a reason for it. It is simple
perfection in singer and song.
 
porporme said:
Not your typical Ms Jones, is it? I know she hass now missed out on the opportunity to be my girlfriend-this song scares me!!
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Adding. I am surprised by this tune. The bloody oar and under the surface woman's body really make me wonder if this song is biographical. If so---Nora, there are depths to you that don't please me. How human can you get?

Hold on, it can't be taken from her true life, that's become obvious. I wonder if anyone at her concerts ever cry out for this song?
 
Daniel~ said:
This song takes a bit of attention. The lyrics are at times hard to follow. We are hearing about the effects of lost love, the jealousies and fears of the newly broken hearted. It is laced with obscure references, that with effort on our parts can be untangled. I reference "out on the D train" This refers the Dylan's past loves.

This is a psychological study of massive heart break and it Amazes me!



Dig this lyric:
"The ghost of electricity howls in the bones of her face"

"Jewels and Binoculars hang from the head of the mule"

Change Mule to ass and you arrive at an understanding of why they make this all "Seem so cruel." Genitalia are not welcome in the middle of a break up.

The lyrics are remote but not inaccessible. Have fun "Decoding " Dylan, it's really worth the effort.
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Daniel~ said:
This song takes a bit of attention. The lyrics are at times hard to follow. We are hearing about the effects of lost love, the jealousies and fears of the newly broken hearted. It is laced with obscure references, that with effort on our parts can be untangled. I reference "out on the D train" This refers the Dylan's past loves.

This is a psychological study of massive heart break and it Amazes me!



Dig this lyric:
"The ghost of electricity howls in the bones of her face"

"Jewels and Binoculars hang from the head of the mule"

Change Mule to ass and you arrive at an understanding of why they make this all "Seem so cruel." Genitalia are not welcome in the middle of a break up.

The lyrics are remote but not inaccessible. Have fun "Decoding " Dylan, it's really worth the effort.
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Durn, looks like Vimeo doesn't work very well for me.
 
cloasters said:
I had no idea that he was a member of "The Charlatans," a semi legendary band who were from Nevada, afaik.
He certainly went against the grain of Bay Area popular music of the time.
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After the Hot licks he formed " Dan Hicks and the acoustic Warriors"
 
porporme said:
The radio play this so much everyone got tired of it, but there was a reason for it. It is simple
perfection in singer and song.
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Your in luck! I haven't listened to the radio in 30 years, this one is sultry and new to me.":O}
 
cloasters said:
Adding. I am surprised by this tune. The bloody oar and under the surface woman's body really make me wonder if this song is biographical. If so---Nora, there are depths to you that don't please me. How human can you get?

Hold on, it can't be taken from her true life, that's become obvious. I wonder if anyone at her concerts ever cry out for this song?
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I still maintain that if you listen to it three times you will walk around with Miriam in your heads.

Which isn't so bad as one might think.
 
cloasters said:
I had no idea that he was a member of "The Charlatans," a semi legendary band who were from Nevada, afaik.
He certainly went against the grain of Bay Area popular music of the time.
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Damn! It's one thing to sing scat solo, But Hicks's back up are singing the same non words...this must have taken a bit of rehearsal. I'd say it was worth the effort
 
cloasters said:
Another reason I love "The Blues Brothers" movie. I'm ashamed to say that I didn't recognize him immediately upon his first appearance in the film.
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There were several greats that I failed to recognize in that movie. I never knew most of them by sight, So I had to sorta piece it together or, alas, live in ignorance.
 
I had to post at lest one of her songs...I've had a love/hate relationship with her music since I was 10.
On the one hand she's probability the best of what I call the sob sisters. She never met a heart break she didn't want to sing about. Taken as a whole she drives me nuts. But there are songs that despite all my defensive complaints and 50 years, I still listen to.

 
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