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From me to you, free of charge (how often do you hear that these days?): And here are the live versions: Here is something you don’t hear every day:
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Today is Saturday, November 18th. That prayer for rain has finally been answered. And all we had to do was wait. See if you can name these songs: (For extra fun, see if you can get them both to play at the same time.) And now we send out another prayer for rain. Let’s see…
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I was looking at my credit card statement and realized that my balance is much higher than I thought. Perhaps there is something wrong with my debt perception. And here is my take on another song by Steely Dan called Deacon Blues from the album Aja. Finally, I am putting out a prayer for rain.…
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I haven’t been making any music this week, but I wanted to share something:
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Name those tunes.
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Today’s prose: You can complain about a barking dog All day long But in the end he’ll keep singing That same old song And there’s nothing you can do about it! See if you can name that song from that album. And despite the similarities, it isn’t “Who Let the Dogs Out.”:
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This is my take on the old Steely Dan Classic Deacon Blues, followed by Aja.
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Another song from Steely Dan’s Gaucho album is finished. The funny thing about Steely Dan songs is this: Once someone starts working on one they cannot stop until they are done. It’s a rule. Here is “Time Out of Mind” with a piano, and without one. And now we are out of time.
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Were you alive in November 1980? Steely Dan released an album at that time titled “Gaucho.” This is one version of a song from said album. It is titled “My Rival.” Although Donald Fagen used different keyboards in the song, I think a piano works really well, don’t you agree? Surely you must!
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See if you can name that tune: Warm and Fuzzy version:
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In celebration of the weekend, here are two more songs. Artwork by Paul Klee
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Long-time listeners will no doubt recognize this one.
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This is something original. It is called “Lift Off.” It is a perfect song to play along to, for all you musicians out there.
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This is my version of Boom Boom by John Lee Hooker.
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Another song at last is doneIt was released way back in ’71Do you know the title or will you guess?I’ll give you a hint – it was done by Yes
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The accent on the word “Before” is after, and the accent on the word “After” is before. Think about it. And while you do that, listen to this masterpiece:
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From the songbook Urban Blues for Guitar, here is my take on All Your Love by Otis Rush. It sounds a little bit like “Black Magic Woman” at the beginning.
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This song was written way back whenAnd now it’s time to hear it againIt was written in the key of CIt’s another song to you from me and remember trees grow old and so do people in the end we all are feeble.
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Here is something original. What do you see when you close your eyes and listen to it? Artwork by Paul Klee:
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What would you call a Weebel who causes trouble? A Weebel-Rouser. I saw two whales in the ocean yesterday. There was another one who kept his distance. He probably didn’t want to be a third whale. Here are three of the top downloads from this site this year.
