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treah wrote:*Wharf Rat, *The Mighty Quinn, *Loser, *Dear Prudence, *Black Muddy River, *That Would Be Something (often sung during the “non-bluegrass” version of Mandolin Rain), & *Sugaree . . .
Jackie
nicos1331 wrote:My favorite version of ‘Sugaree’ is the one Mr. Hornsby did on “The Strange Remain” live album recorded during the 1998 Furthur Tour (07/17/98 OH).“
As for ‘Wharf Rat,’ ‘Black Muddy River,’ & ‘Sugaree’, it’s apparent that you enjoy the words of Robert Hunter and the music of Jerry Garcia. They were a wonderful songwriting team.Speaking of which, the marrying of Robert Hunter words with Jerry Garcia’s music is also responsible for several more classic songs performed by Mr. Hornsby, including: Row Jimmy, Brokedown Palace, Standing on the Moon, Scarlet Begonias, Franklin’s Tower, He’s Gone, Terrapin Station incl. Lady with a Fan, and Tennessee Jed.
Thanks for prodding my memory, Nicos! I’ve been meaning to add The Strange Remain to my CD collection, but it slipped my mind. I guess this means I’m getting old and I need to start writing these things down!
Thanks also for the interesting account about the Wharf Rats and the Jerry Garcia story;I really enjoy those types of stories.
I also appreciate Row Jimmy, Brokedown Palace and Standing On The Moon. Thanks to Si and to Bruce Hornsby Live, I’ve had the pleasure of listening to some truly beautiful versions of those songs.
Changing the subject (sort of), I also enjoy listening to Bruce’s versions of Comfortably Numb and Tempus Fugit. I neglected to add these to my original favorite covers list because they appear in so many of the great recordings I have that I’ve been thinking of them as Bruce’s own songs instead of covers. 😳
And let’s not forget Bruce’s nod to Van Morrison’s Caravan often sung during The Show Goes On; it adds to that exciting, enthusiastic conclusion he and the Noisemakers frequently play.
Jackie
treah wrote:Changing the subject (sort of), I also enjoy listening to Bruce’s versions of Comfortably Numb and Tempus Fugit. I neglected to add these to my original favorite covers list because they appear in so many of the great recordings I have that I’ve been thinking of them as Bruce’s own songs instead of covers.
JackieOh, Jackie, I agree. I don’t know how I, of all people, could have left out “Comfortably Numb”. As much as I love Pink Floyd, I absolutely love the way Bruce handles the little nuances of the lyrics. Especially the lines, “…now I’ve got that feeling once again, I can’t explain, you would not understand, this is not how I am…” That phrase got me through some pretty tough times last summer. In fact, when I put that particular disc from Intersections in the player, it almost goes to 4:30 in “Fortunate Son” all by itself.
It seems that we like so many of the same things, are you sure we aren’t twins separated at birth???? 😉
MVF wrote:Oh, Jackie, I agree. I don’t know how I, of all people, could have left out “Comfortably Numb”. As much as I love Pink Floyd, I absolutely love the way Bruce handles the little nuances of the lyrics. Especially the lines, “…now I’ve got that feeling once again, I can’t explain, you would not understand, this is not how I am…”Are you comfortably numb? 😆
Have you got that feeling once again? 😆
Are you having a hard time explaining that this is not how you really are? 😆
Maybe, just maybe, you need some Stacked Mary Possum!
Check it out! Listen to it!
Now, don’t you see my lips move and now hear what I say? 😆David Day
Lake Lanier, GAMVF wrote:It seems that we like so many of the same things, are you sure we aren’t twins separated at birth???? 😉Could be! I was adopted as a baby… 😆 😆 (It’s true!)
Or maybe we just share excellent taste in music.
Jackie
Thanks, David. I needed that. Nice to know you are back.
Jackie, I think I am probably just a weeee bit too old to be your long-lost twin. But it’s a nice thought. I’d much rather have you for a sibling than that bratty little brother I ended up with! 🙄
MVF wrote:Jackie, I think I am probably just a weeee bit too old to be your long-lost twin. But it’s a nice thought. I’d much rather have you for a sibling than that bratty little brother I ended up with! 🙄Eureka! Thanks to Lola,I figured out how we can be related after all;we’re SIBs (Sisters In Bruce).
Jackie
treah wrote:Thanks for prodding my memory, Nicos! I’ve been meaning to add The Strange Remain to my CD collection, but it slipped my mind. I guess this means I’m getting old and I need to start writing these things down!nicos1331 wrote:Mr. Hornsby tells a cool story featuring Don Henly, Sting, Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, & The Grateful Dead that explains the Box Set liner notes photo of Jerry holding one of Mr. Hornsby’s two infant sons. You can find that on his Malibu solo show from January 30, 2007 (right before the song ‘Standing on the Moon’). Or maybe you have heard the story before. It features one of the best one-liners I have ever heard, coming from none other than Don Henley (Mr. Henly did NOT like the Dead at all).I do have that show,but I’d been “saving” it until I could really devote all of my attention to it. I finally listened to it yesterday after reading your post;I just had to hear that story!
It is a very cool anacdote. You can see the events unfold as Bruce is telling it.
Jackie
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