Song For Today

Okay so it's Valentine's Day today, but the song that came  to my mind has nothing to do with love or any of that mushy stuff... more like slushy stuff...The first line of this song kept going through my head as I spent the morning out shoveling snow.... I'm a snowplow...I must now plow on...

Midnight Oil - Antarctica

and just because, here it is again... Live

Happy Valentine's Day

Since it's Valentine's day I thought I'd post a couple of my favorite love songs.
Let's start with one of my favorite singers, Sam Cooke.

Sam Cooke - You Send Me



Check out this great website on Sam Cooke.

Another great singer, and song - Otis Redding doing Try a Little Tenderness. This was recorded the day before his tragic plane crash.

Otis Redding - Try a Little Tenderness



Check out the Otis Redding site.

Now for something a little different, one of my favorite bands from the 1980s, showing that power-pop/punk bands can write love songs.

Husker Du - Greeen Eyes



Lyrics for Green Eyes

And finally, a song by Joe Ely about St. Valentine himself. (Well sorta, if he drove a red Continental and had a broken heart.)

Joe Ely - St. Valentine




Lyrics for St. Valentine

Now Be Thankful

Song For Today

Happy Thanksgiving!



Fairport Convention from Maidstone an outdoor concert from 1970.
Dave Swarbrick  - Lead Vocals
Richard Thompson - Guitar
Simon Nicol - Guitar
Dave Pegg - Bass
Dave Mattacks - Drums

In looking for the chords online, what I find doesn't seem to match up.
For one thing, Simon is capoed on the fifth fret, and at 1:49, Richard appears to be reaching for a G chord.
These look a little better for what Richard is playing.
I haven't sat down to try and figure it out myself, but I may give it a try.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

High Water Everywhere

Song for today. 

Flooding here due to Tropical Storm Lee.

Charley Patton - High Water Everywhere