With a nod to the
great/ongoing recession, Gibson has a list of 10 Songs For Hard Times.
Here's the list:
Patches, by Clarence Carter
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out, by Derek and the Dominos
Coal Miner's Daughter, by Loretta Lynn
Busted, by Ray Charles
Inner City Blues, by Marvin Gaye
Aqualung, by Jethro Tull
Kill The Poor, by The Dead Kennedys
Waitin' on a Train, by Jimmie Rodgers
No Woman, No Cry, by Bob Marley
Why I Sing The Blues, by B.B. King
Lotta time, ground and genres covered by this list. In fact, not sure many of these tunes live up to the genre in the title "Poor Man's Blues: 10 Songs For Hard Times."
A little curious about Aqualung, 'cause frankly I never saw him as a sympathetic character. Surprised not to see anything by the likes of Woody Guthrie or Pete Seeger. I might have added:
Hobo's Lullaby, Woody or Arlo Gurthrie's versions
Match Box Blues, anyone's version, including (especially?) Ringo's
House Rent Boogie, by John Lee Hooker
Soon As I Get Paid or Crapped Out Again, by Keb Mo
What's surprising, really, is that there aren't a lot more current songs out there. I'm pretty sure people are suffering, and they appear to be more than a little ticked off.
Where's the musical expression, people?
Here's the list:
Patches, by Clarence Carter
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out, by Derek and the Dominos
Coal Miner's Daughter, by Loretta Lynn
Busted, by Ray Charles
Inner City Blues, by Marvin Gaye
Aqualung, by Jethro Tull
Kill The Poor, by The Dead Kennedys
Waitin' on a Train, by Jimmie Rodgers
No Woman, No Cry, by Bob Marley
Why I Sing The Blues, by B.B. King
Lotta time, ground and genres covered by this list. In fact, not sure many of these tunes live up to the genre in the title "Poor Man's Blues: 10 Songs For Hard Times."
A little curious about Aqualung, 'cause frankly I never saw him as a sympathetic character. Surprised not to see anything by the likes of Woody Guthrie or Pete Seeger. I might have added:
Hobo's Lullaby, Woody or Arlo Gurthrie's versions
Match Box Blues, anyone's version, including (especially?) Ringo's
House Rent Boogie, by John Lee Hooker
Soon As I Get Paid or Crapped Out Again, by Keb Mo
What's surprising, really, is that there aren't a lot more current songs out there. I'm pretty sure people are suffering, and they appear to be more than a little ticked off.
Where's the musical expression, people?
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