And here’s another. Very famous song, which goes back a long way. The earliest version I know is by Mississippi John Hurt, entitled Frankie and Albert and recorded in 1928. Can this be considered a cover? What the hell, it’s a great version.
Done fell down the St Vincent rabbit hole again. Remembered she used to do this quite a bit. It’s pretty good, fuck she’s amazing. I really love her.
This thread will be more than resurrected now that I have an ulterior motive.
The guitarist and I are into pop songs done as guitar songs. The other two are a bit rock n roll, so we’ve probably got some work to convince them that this is the way to go.
She played me this.
I played her this (both might have been linked before)
Like I said, we’ve got some convincing to do, but I reckon it’s a no-brainer.
Always loved Jaq’s voice and singing an Iris Dement song is just perfect… stunning… (if you like a bit a old fashioned country swing)
I saw Iris at the Wedgewood Rooms back in the '90s…stunning I cried all the way through “My Life”…Love Jacqui Abbott too.
That is pretty cool LITSL - rather envious.
The oddest gig I ever saw at the Wedgewood Rooms, completely different demographic where I wasn’t anywhere near the oldest in the crowd. All seated, lots of cowboy hats and blue-rinses.
This
He could have learnt the words.
when he makes a guitar sound like that, quite frankly, I couldn’t care less about what he’s saying.
That’s a nice composition