dxlv. GRATEFUL DEAD: Saint of Circumstance

dxlv. GRATEFUL DEAD

Saint of Circumstance (1980)
Jerry Garcia, guitar, vocals
Mickey Hart, drums
Bill Kreutzmann, drums
Phil Lesh, bass
Brent Myland, keyboards, vocals
Bob Weir, guitar, vocals
(5:40)

from Go to Heaven

The fans didn't dig the album. The cover turned them off; it reminded them of the fading Disco Era perhaps, and they avoided it in droves. But sometimes a turkey is really a peacock.

Personally, I think it's one of their best since Workingman's Dead and American Beauty.

**

This song just thrills me. The lyrics are by John Barlow, Weir's ghost to Garcia's Robert Hunter.

"Sure don't know what I'm goin' for
But I'm gonna go for it for sure"

dxliv. THE BEATLES: It's Only Love

dxliv. THE BEATLES

It's Only Love (1965)
John, vocal, guitars
Paul, bass
George, guitars
Ringo, drums, tambourine
(1:58)

from Anthology 2

As was frequently the case, John dismissed the song as rubbish in later years. "The lyrics were abysmal. I always hated that song."

Paul helped him finish it; credit is assumed to be 60/40 for John.

dxliii. COLLIER, Jacob: Every Little Thing She Does is Magic

dxliii. COLLIER, Jacob (1994-       )

Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (2018)
JC, everything
Metropole Orkest
Jules Buckley, cond.
(4:38)

from Djesse Vol. 1

the original Police video

dxlii. METHENY, Pat: Jaco

dxlii. METHENY, Pat (1954-       )

Jaco (1978)
PM, guitars
Lyle Mays, keyboards
Mark Egan, bass
Danny Gottlieb, drums
(5:36)

from Pat Metheny Group

From the first PMG album, this tune just swings funk. Dedicated, of course, to Jaco Pastorius, who forever challenged the prospect of playing the bass.

dxli. THE BEACH BOYS: Catch a Wave

dxli. THE BEACH BOYS

Catch a Wave (1963)
Al Jardine, bass, vocals
Maureen Love, harp
Mike Love, vocals
David Marks, rhythm guitar
Brian Wilson, keyboards, vocals
Carl Wilson, guitar, vocals
Dennis Wilson, drums, vocals
(2:20)

from Surfer Girl

I never surfed. Sounds fun.

dxl. HANCOCK, Herbie: Stars in Your Eyes

dxl. HANCOCK, Herbie (1940-       )

Stars in Your Eyes (1979)
HH, keyboards, vocals
Wah Wah Watson, guitar
Freddie Washington, bass
Alphonse Mouzon, drums, keyboards
Sheila Escovedo, percussion
Gavin Christopher, vocals
Bill Champlin, backing vocals
Julia Tillman Waters, backing vocals
Luther Waters, backing vocals
Oren Waters, backing vocals
Maxine Willard Waters, backing vocals
(7:04)

from Monster

At the height of the Disco Era, Herbie made some terrific funk, complete with smooth vocals. His licks are not the high-wire rivers of technique from his days with Miles. They are simple, but appropriate.

Herbie always gave the public what it seemed to be into at the time -- but kept the originality of his basic vision intact.

This shit's funky as hell. Great album cover, too (Gahan Wilson) ...

dxxxix. HARRISON, George: Rocking Chair in Hawaii

dxxxix. HARRISON, George (1943-2001)

Rocking Chair in Hawaii (2002)
GH, vocals, guitars
Jeff Lynne, bass
Jim Keltner, drums
(3:07)

from Brainwashed

I'm going down to the river gonna take me my rocking chair
Going down to the river gonna take me my rocking chair
And if those blues don't leave me
Gonna rock on away from here

If you want me woman please don't act so shy
If you want me woman please don't pass me by
I love those sideways glances
Your shoulder and your thigh

I see inside your eyes, the Baba's Sai
The reasons why I love you

So if you're still busy hiding
What is is you've got
And if you're frightened of losing
What you like a lot
You may be cruisin' backwards
While thinking that you're not

I see inside your eyes, the Baba Sais
The reasons why I love you

So if you don't get the picture
You won't know what I feel
If you don't get the picture
Then you won't have a depth of field
You may be going someplace
Someplace you've already been