Re: Tävling
Postat: ons 03 maj 2017, 09:23
"Framåt kamrater! Vidare mot höjderna!" (Utropat med en konjaksgrefves stämma.)
SOM jag har letat..Body&Soul skrev:Perfekt. Du skulle ju lira blues.fieldflower skrev:Trasig bil och trasig rygg.
Trasigt humör.
..och letat...
...och slutligen hittat!!
Ur mitt FB-arkiv från maj 2014, citerat från bluestalk.com:
IMO blues comes from the heart, and is colorblind.
That said, here's a set of rules I found for blues bands.
Blues Band Rules:
1. Most blues begin "woke up this morning."
2. "I got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the blues, unless you stick something nasty in the next line: I got a good woman------with the meanest dog in town.
3. Blues are simple. After you have the first line right, repeat it. Then find something that rhymes. Sort of. Got a good woman with the meanest dog in town. She got teeth like Margaret Thatcher and the dog weighs 500 pounds.
4. The blues are not about limitless choice.
5. Blues cars are Chevies and Cadillacs. Other acceptable blues transportation is Greyhound bus or a southbound train. Walkin' plays a major part in the blues lifestyle. So does fixin' to die.
6. Teenagers can't sing the blues. Adults sing the blues. Blues adulthood means old enough to get the electric chair if you shoot a man in Memphis.
7. You can have the blues in New York City, but not in Brooklyn or Queens. Hard times in Vermont or North Dakota are just a depression. Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City are still the best places to have the blues.
8. The following colors do not belong in the blues:
a. violet
b. beige
c. mauve
9. You can't have the blues in an office or a shopping mall, the lighting is wrong.
10. Good places for the Blues:
a. the highway
b. the jailhouse
c. the empty bed
Bad places:
a. Ashrams
b. Gallery openings
c. weekend in the Hamptons
11. No one will believe it's the blues if you wear a suit, unless you happen to be an old black man.
12. Do you have the right to sing the blues?
Yes, if:
a. your first name is a southern state--like Georgia
b. you're blind
c. you shot a man in Memphis.
d. you can't be satisfied.
No, if:
a. you were once blind but now can see.
b. you're deaf
c. you have a trust fund.
13. Neither Julio Iglesias nor Barbra Streisand can sing the blues.
14. If you ask for water and baby gives you gasoline, it's the blues. Other blues beverages are:
a. wine
b. Irish whiskey
c. muddy water
Blues beverages are NOT:
a. Any mixed drink
b. Any wine kosher for Passover
c. Yoo Hoo (all flavors)
15. Some Blues names for Women
a. Sadie
b. Big Mama
c. Bessie
16. Some Blues Names for Men
a. Joe
b. Willie
c. Little Willie
d. Lightning
Persons with names like Sierra or Sequoia will not be permitted to sing the blues no matter how many men they shoot in Memphis.
17. Other Blues Names (Starter Kit)
a. Name of Physical infirmity (Blind, Cripple, Asthmatic)
b. First name (see above) or name of fruit (Lemon, Lime, Kiwi)
c. Last Name of President (Jefferson, Johnson, Fillmore, etc.)
avslutar med ett passande citat : "I'm a bluesman,..he's from Long Island"!..Willie "Blind Dog Fulton" Brown.
Börjar bli dags att nanna kudden. God Natt Världen! I morgon skall jag vakna ensam i en kall säng, och sen gå den långa vägen till Memphis för att skjuta den man som stal min hund, min kvinna och min whiskey.
/ Blind Willie Johnson
Det vet ju varenda lindebarn. Till och med i Holland/Nedre Länderna heter det Oranje!
