Day 114 - Tracy Chapman - Smoke And Ashes
I only knew those first two hits by Tracy Chapman, of which I always thought as being the same song played different. But a few years ago I bought the album Collection, a best of. I was surprised by all the different styles she plays, it’s far from playing the same tune over and over again.
Day 33 - Iron & Wine - Jezebel
Iron & Wine, again. Yesterdays In the Rein and todays Woman King are both EP’s from 2005. On Woman king Sam Beam uses electric guitar for the first time. Who! Shock! Not in Jezebel though, which is a fine acoustic ballad.
Day 32 - Calexico | Iron and Wine - He Lays in the Reins
I realy love this collaboration between Sam Beam of Iron & Wine and Calexico, and much of all the title track. Every time I hear flamenco singer Salvador Duran singing his part I get goose bumps on my skin. He is not joining the bands in the video, so if you want to hear how great this song realy is you’ll have to get the album.
Day 25 - Bob Dylan - Blood In My eyes
The last day of the Bob Dylan week. I started with the nineties and I end with the nineties. Although I could say I end in the thirties. Blood In My Eyes is from the 1993 album World Gone Wrong, an album full with old folk and blues tunes. The song was originaly recorderd by the Mississippi Sheiks in the ’30s (as was the title song, World Gone Wrong).
Realy like the videoclip that comes with this song, the grainy black and white goes so well with the acoustic guitar.
Day 20 - Bob Dylan - Masters of War
Day two of the Bob Dylan week.
I’m not a great fan of the early Bob Dylan. Songs like Blowin’ In The Wind or The Times They Are A-Changin’ are so much played and covered that they became some sort of cliché. But there are some strong songs from this early years that still have meaning these days. Masters of War for example. Look at those lyrics:
How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I’m young
You might say I’m unlearned
But there’s one thing I know
Though I’m younger than you
Even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do
It’s only a few years ago that singing this song draw the attention of the secret service. Maybe this post will do to.
YouTube: Masters of War, original recording with LP sleeve
YouTube: Masters of War, live 1978
YouTube: Eddie Vedder & Mike McCready covering Masters of War live during the Bob Dylan 30th anniversary
About this/me
About this:
Inspired by Tuuur, who was inspired by Glenn Case, I will be posting some song of the day posts over here. This blog is written in (poor) English, but since I’m from the Netherlands there will be some Dutch songs and/or lyrics passing by.
About me:
I live in Alkmaar, the Netherlands, a short train ride from Amsterdam. I like open source software, open-minded people and bars open all night.
