Monday 6 March 2023

[No. 1,079] Back at the dawn of rock and roll

I'm talkin' 'bout Robert Johnson with his hisses and crackles.

And that's where I am[1], and, yes, yes ... oh ... yeah, yeah![1], and that's where I am[2], and maybe it's my destiny to start again at the beginning - with new great music!!![1], and, yes, yes ... oh ... yeah, yeah![2], and here I am, too[1], and maybe it's my destiny to start again at the beginning - with new great music!!![2], and got the blues so bad ... I'm really living, babe![1], and here I am, too[2], and no auto-tune, no overdubs ... no band ... no engineer, no producer ... not much of anything, in truth[1], and got the blues so bad ... I'm really living, babe![2], and me guitar, me guitar ...[1], and no auto-tune, no overdubs ... no band ... no engineer, no producer ... not much of anything, in truth[2], and, uh, uh ... three or four chords ... and the truth, obviously[1], and me guitar, me guitar ...[2], and that's where I am, anyway ... yes![1], and, uh, uh ... three or four chords ... and the truth, obviously[2], and the truth hurts, actually[1], and that's where I am, anyway ... yes![2], and here I am with you ... and where's the devil???[1], and the truth hurts, actually[2], and ... 'Forget the devil, Mikey!'[1], and here I am with you ... and where's the devil???[2], and, ha, ha, ha! ... Let's hope he forgets about me, Voice[1], and ... 'Forget the devil, Mikey!'[2], and, anyway ...[1], and, ha, ha, ha! ... Let's hope he forgets about me, Voice[2], and the truth??? ... it's in my soul ... I was born with it ... uh ... can't get rid of it[1], and, anyway ...[2], and come on, come on ... ... ...[1], and the truth??? ... it's in my soul ... I was born with it ... uh ... can't get rid of it[2], and, you ...[1], and come on, come on ... ... ...[2], and ... Do you feel the groove???[1], and, you ...[2], and come on, please ...[1], and ... Do you feel the groove???[2], and, oh ... I hope so ... I hope you really feel it[1], and come on, please ...[2], and spin for me[1], and, oh ... I hope so ... I hope you really feel it[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is where music starts again[1], and spin for me[2], and believe it - !!![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is where music starts again[2], and it's been dead a long time ... you know?[1], and believe it - !!![2], and poor Amy was the last one with the right spirit ... you know? ... tell me ... Do you know at all???[1], and it's been dead a long time ... you know?[2], and, well, anyway ...[1], and poor Amy was the last one with the right spirit ... you know? ... tell me ... Do you know at all???[2], and I made a deal with the cosmos ... just gotta keep going[1], and, well, anyway ...[2], and can't stop[1], and I made a deal with the cosmos ... just gotta keep going[2], and I rock and roll ... night and day ... you should see me ... I'm so committed[1], and can't stop[2], and this is me, here[1], and I rock and roll ... night and day ... you should see me ... I'm so committed[2], and there's nothing plastic, nothing fake ...[1], and this is me, here[2], and it's real[1], and there's nothing plastic, nothing fake ...[2], and look at me ... Can you see me with my guitar?[1], and it's real[2], and too real for some??? ... Well, I don't know ... don't care ... but, but, but ... it's not as if I can change, is it?[1], and look at me ... Can you see me with my guitar?[2], and, Christ ...[1], and too real for some??? ... Well, I don't know ... don't care ... but, but, but ... it's not as if I can change, is it?[2], and it's desperate on the edge ...[1], and, Christ ...[2], and, maybe one day ... maybe in Malibu ... I'll lose it all - in luxury![1], and it's desperate on the edge ...[2], and, or ... maybe I'm scarred for life now[1], and, maybe one day ... maybe in Malibu ... I'll lose it all - in luxury![2], and that's where I am[3], and, or ... maybe I'm scarred for life now[2], and, yes, yes ... oh ... yeah, yeah![3], and maybe it's my destiny to start again at the beginning - with new great music!!![3], and here I am, too[3], and got the blues so bad ... I'm really living, babe![3], and no auto-tune, no overdubs ... no band ... no engineer, no producer ... not much of anything, in truth[3], and me guitar, me guitar ...[3], and, uh, uh ... three or four chords ... and the truth, obviously[3], and that's where I am, anyway ... yes![3], and the truth hurts, actually[3], and here I am with you ... and where's the devil???[3], and ... 'Forget the devil, Mikey!'[3], and, ha, ha, ha! ... Let's hope he forgets about me, Voice[3], and, anyway ...[3], and the truth??? ... it's in my soul ... I was born with it ... uh ... can't get rid of it[3], and come on, come on ... ... ...[3], and, you ...[3], and ... Do you feel the groove???[3], and come on, please ...[3], and, oh ... I hope so ... I hope you really feel it[3], and spin for me[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is where music starts again[3], and believe it - !!![3], and it's been dead a long time ... you know?[3], and poor Amy was the last one with the right spirit ... you know? ... tell me ... Do you know at all???[3], and, well, anyway ...[3], and I made a deal with the cosmos ... just gotta keep going[3], and can't stop[3], and I rock and roll ... night and day ... you should see me ... I'm so committed[3], and this is me, here[3], and there's nothing plastic, nothing fake ...[3], and it's real[3], and look at me ... Can you see me with my guitar?[3], and too real for some??? ... Well, I don't know ... don't care ... but, but, but ... it's not as if I can change, is it?[3], and, Christ ...[3], and it's desperate on the edge ...[3], and, maybe one day ... maybe in Malibu ... I'll lose it all - in luxury![3], and, or ... maybe I'm scarred for life now[3], and

And that's where I am[1], and, yes, yes ... oh ... yeah, yeah![1], and that's where I am[2], and maybe it's my destiny to start again at the beginning - with new great music!!![1], and, yes, yes ... oh ... yeah, yeah![2], and here I am, too[1], and maybe it's my destiny to start again at the beginning - with new great music!!![2], and got the blues so bad ... I'm really living, babe![1], and here I am, too[2], and no auto-tune, no overdubs ... no band ... no engineer, no producer ... not much of anything, in truth[1], and got the blues so bad ... I'm really living, babe![2], and me guitar, me guitar ...[1], and no auto-tune, no overdubs ... no band ... no engineer, no producer ... not much of anything, in truth[2], and, uh, uh ... three or four chords ... and the truth, obviously[1], and me guitar, me guitar ...[2], and that's where I am, anyway ... yes![1], and, uh, uh ... three or four chords ... and the truth, obviously[2], and the truth hurts, actually[1], and that's where I am, anyway ... yes![2], and here I am with you ... and where's the devil???[1], and the truth hurts, actually[2], and ... 'Forget the devil, Mikey!'[1], and here I am with you ... and where's the devil???[2], and, ha, ha, ha! ... Let's hope he forgets about me, Voice[1], and ... 'Forget the devil, Mikey!'[2], and, anyway ...[1], and, ha, ha, ha! ... Let's hope he forgets about me, Voice[2], and the truth??? ... it's in my soul ... I was born with it ... uh ... can't get rid of it[1], and, anyway ...[2], and come on, come on ... ... ...[1], and the truth??? ... it's in my soul ... I was born with it ... uh ... can't get rid of it[2], and, you ...[1], and come on, come on ... ... ...[2], and ... Do you feel the groove???[1], and, you ...[2], and come on, please ...[1], and ... Do you feel the groove???[2], and, oh ... I hope so ... I hope you really feel it[1], and come on, please ...[2], and spin for me[1], and, oh ... I hope so ... I hope you really feel it[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is where music starts again[1], and spin for me[2], and believe it - !!![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is where music starts again[2], and it's been dead a long time ... you know?[1], and believe it - !!![2], and poor Amy was the last one with the right spirit ... you know? ... tell me ... Do you know at all???[1], and it's been dead a long time ... you know?[2], and, well, anyway ...[1], and poor Amy was the last one with the right spirit ... you know? ... tell me ... Do you know at all???[2], and I made a deal with the cosmos ... just gotta keep going[1], and, well, anyway ...[2], and can't stop[1], and I made a deal with the cosmos ... just gotta keep going[2], and I rock and roll ... night and day ... you should see me ... I'm so committed[1], and can't stop[2], and this is me, here[1], and I rock and roll ... night and day ... you should see me ... I'm so committed[2], and there's nothing plastic, nothing fake ...[1], and this is me, here[2], and it's real[1], and there's nothing plastic, nothing fake ...[2], and look at me ... Can you see me with my guitar?[1], and it's real[2], and too real for some??? ... Well, I don't know ... don't care ... but, but, but ... it's not as if I can change, is it?[1], and look at me ... Can you see me with my guitar?[2], and, Christ ...[1], and too real for some??? ... Well, I don't know ... don't care ... but, but, but ... it's not as if I can change, is it?[2], and it's desperate on the edge ...[1], and, Christ ...[2], and, maybe one day ... maybe in Malibu ... I'll lose it all - in luxury![1], and it's desperate on the edge ...[2], and, or ... maybe I'm scarred for life now[1], and, maybe one day ... maybe in Malibu ... I'll lose it all - in luxury![2], and that's where I am[3], and, or ... maybe I'm scarred for life now[2], and, yes, yes ... oh ... yeah, yeah![3], and maybe it's my destiny to start again at the beginning - with new great music!!![3], and here I am, too[3], and got the blues so bad ... I'm really living, babe![3], and no auto-tune, no overdubs ... no band ... no engineer, no producer ... not much of anything, in truth[3], and me guitar, me guitar ...[3], and, uh, uh ... three or four chords ... and the truth, obviously[3], and that's where I am, anyway ... yes![3], and the truth hurts, actually[3], and here I am with you ... and where's the devil???[3], and ... 'Forget the devil, Mikey!'[3], and, ha, ha, ha! ... Let's hope he forgets about me, Voice[3], and, anyway ...[3], and the truth??? ... it's in my soul ... I was born with it ... uh ... can't get rid of it[3], and come on, come on ... ... ...[3], and, you ...[3], and ... Do you feel the groove???[3], and come on, please ...[3], and, oh ... I hope so ... I hope you really feel it[3], and spin for me[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is where music starts again[3], and believe it - !!![3], and it's been dead a long time ... you know?[3], and poor Amy was the last one with the right spirit ... you know? ... tell me ... Do you know at all???[3], and, well, anyway ...[3], and I made a deal with the cosmos ... just gotta keep going[3], and can't stop[3], and I rock and roll ... night and day ... you should see me ... I'm so committed[3], and this is me, here[3], and there's nothing plastic, nothing fake ...[3], and it's real[3], and look at me ... Can you see me with my guitar?[3], and too real for some??? ... Well, I don't know ... don't care ... but, but, but ... it's not as if I can change, is it?[3], and, Christ ...[3], and it's desperate on the edge ...[3], and, maybe one day ... maybe in Malibu ... I'll lose it all - in luxury![3], and, or ... maybe I'm scarred for life now[3], and

And that's where I am[1], and, yes, yes ... oh ... yeah, yeah![1], and that's where I am[2], and maybe it's my destiny to start again at the beginning - with new great music!!![1], and, yes, yes ... oh ... yeah, yeah![2], and here I am, too[1], and maybe it's my destiny to start again at the beginning - with new great music!!![2], and got the blues so bad ... I'm really living, babe![1], and here I am, too[2], and no auto-tune, no overdubs ... no band ... no engineer, no producer ... not much of anything, in truth[1], and got the blues so bad ... I'm really living, babe![2], and me guitar, me guitar ...[1], and no auto-tune, no overdubs ... no band ... no engineer, no producer ... not much of anything, in truth[2], and, uh, uh ... three or four chords ... and the truth, obviously[1], and me guitar, me guitar ...[2], and that's where I am, anyway ... yes![1], and, uh, uh ... three or four chords ... and the truth, obviously[2], and the truth hurts, actually[1], and that's where I am, anyway ... yes![2], and here I am with you ... and where's the devil???[1], and the truth hurts, actually[2], and ... 'Forget the devil, Mikey!'[1], and here I am with you ... and where's the devil???[2], and, ha, ha, ha! ... Let's hope he forgets about me, Voice[1], and ... 'Forget the devil, Mikey!'[2], and, anyway ...[1], and, ha, ha, ha! ... Let's hope he forgets about me, Voice[2], and the truth??? ... it's in my soul ... I was born with it ... uh ... can't get rid of it[1], and, anyway ...[2], and come on, come on ... ... ...[1], and the truth??? ... it's in my soul ... I was born with it ... uh ... can't get rid of it[2], and, you ...[1], and come on, come on ... ... ...[2], and ... Do you feel the groove???[1], and, you ...[2], and come on, please ...[1], and ... Do you feel the groove???[2], and, oh ... I hope so ... I hope you really feel it[1], and come on, please ...[2], and spin for me[1], and, oh ... I hope so ... I hope you really feel it[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is where music starts again[1], and spin for me[2], and believe it - !!![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is where music starts again[2], and it's been dead a long time ... you know?[1], and believe it - !!![2], and poor Amy was the last one with the right spirit ... you know? ... tell me ... Do you know at all???[1], and it's been dead a long time ... you know?[2], and, well, anyway ...[1], and poor Amy was the last one with the right spirit ... you know? ... tell me ... Do you know at all???[2], and I made a deal with the cosmos ... just gotta keep going[1], and, well, anyway ...[2], and can't stop[1], and I made a deal with the cosmos ... just gotta keep going[2], and I rock and roll ... night and day ... you should see me ... I'm so committed[1], and can't stop[2], and this is me, here[1], and I rock and roll ... night and day ... you should see me ... I'm so committed[2], and there's nothing plastic, nothing fake ...[1], and this is me, here[2], and it's real[1], and there's nothing plastic, nothing fake ...[2], and look at me ... Can you see me with my guitar?[1], and it's real[2], and too real for some??? ... Well, I don't know ... don't care ... but, but, but ... it's not as if I can change, is it?[1], and look at me ... Can you see me with my guitar?[2], and, Christ ...[1], and too real for some??? ... Well, I don't know ... don't care ... but, but, but ... it's not as if I can change, is it?[2], and it's desperate on the edge ...[1], and, Christ ...[2], and, maybe one day ... maybe in Malibu ... I'll lose it all - in luxury![1], and it's desperate on the edge ...[2], and, or ... maybe I'm scarred for life now[1], and, maybe one day ... maybe in Malibu ... I'll lose it all - in luxury![2], and that's where I am[3], and, or ... maybe I'm scarred for life now[2], and, yes, yes ... oh ... yeah, yeah![3], and maybe it's my destiny to start again at the beginning - with new great music!!![3], and here I am, too[3], and got the blues so bad ... I'm really living, babe![3], and no auto-tune, no overdubs ... no band ... no engineer, no producer ... not much of anything, in truth[3], and me guitar, me guitar ...[3], and, uh, uh ... three or four chords ... and the truth, obviously[3], and that's where I am, anyway ... yes![3], and the truth hurts, actually[3], and here I am with you ... and where's the devil???[3], and ... 'Forget the devil, Mikey!'[3], and, ha, ha, ha! ... Let's hope he forgets about me, Voice[3], and, anyway ...[3], and the truth??? ... it's in my soul ... I was born with it ... uh ... can't get rid of it[3], and come on, come on ... ... ...[3], and, you ...[3], and ... Do you feel the groove???[3], and come on, please ...[3], and, oh ... I hope so ... I hope you really feel it[3], and spin for me[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and this is where music starts again[3], and believe it - !!![3], and it's been dead a long time ... you know?[3], and poor Amy was the last one with the right spirit ... you know? ... tell me ... Do you know at all???[3], and, well, anyway ...[3], and I made a deal with the cosmos ... just gotta keep going[3], and can't stop[3], and I rock and roll ... night and day ... you should see me ... I'm so committed[3], and this is me, here[3], and there's nothing plastic, nothing fake ...[3], and it's real[3], and look at me ... Can you see me with my guitar?[3], and too real for some??? ... Well, I don't know ... don't care ... but, but, but ... it's not as if I can change, is it?[3], and, Christ ...[3], and it's desperate on the edge ...[3], and, maybe one day ... maybe in Malibu ... I'll lose it all - in luxury![3], and, or ... maybe I'm scarred for life now[3], and