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Post by rayge on Mar 13, 2020 16:44:33 GMT
A This is an extraordinary song. Among other things, Chuck was a very geographical writer, wasn't he, moving his muse around America much like wacky Jacky Kerouacky, so many of his songs located specifically - Havana Moon, Memphis, way down in St Louis, Philadelphia PA, 'Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga, Baton Rouge' – or more generically - deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans, on Route 66 – in a particular area, and this one is the acme. It's also one of very few Berry compositions where I prefer another's version, the Johnny Allan one mentioned by neige. More joyful. And great accordion Here's a surprise. Liked the soundscaping in the introduction, and towards the end, a little less enthused by the more conventional middle of the sandwich. Definitely a bit later Bowie – vocally, it's virtually an impersonation, musically a bit lesser Roxy, with an odd bit of proggery slicked in. My word-deafness meant that, unlike my esteemed friend the Penumbrous Piscine, there was no Damascene conversion by an allusion to an aquatic mammal, but seeing as Chuckles is crossing state lines with this one, I'm chucking a pretty noise vote to B
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2020 17:03:42 GMT
Didn't he install hidden cameras in the ladies' loo? Yes he did..paid off the over 200 victims so he didn't go to jail. One of many issues ol' Chuck had..
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Post by rayge on Mar 13, 2020 17:04:31 GMT
Didn't he install hidden cameras in the ladies' loo? I don't know, I wasn't there Seriously, it never went to criminal trial, and Berry always claimed the video cameras were nothing to do with him. People tended not to believe him because he already had a conviction under the Mann Act (as well as one as a juve for armed robbery). He settled a class action civil suit for more than $1m, though, so he probably knew something about it. This happened in the ’90s, 30 years or more after his pomp, and while I wouldn't defend what he may have done, there was no evidence that he was interested in scat or whatever – my understanding was the bathroom was where the staff at his club and restaurant changed – so my point is that associating him, jokingly or otherwise, with a degenerate perverted interest in pee and poo as a criterion for dismissing the work of his young manhood required a mild counterblast, a counter-puff if you will, from me.
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Post by Sneelock on Mar 13, 2020 17:39:12 GMT
A because.
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Post by oleandermedian on Mar 14, 2020 22:42:56 GMT
I couldn’t get on with B at all. I would have much preferred the Elvis version of A as it’s sweeter than the original and streamlined like a jet plane. I agree with Rayge about the geographic thing – Promised Land being one of the very best of the genre of course. Almost as good as Guitar Man by Jerry Reed! So
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2020 9:05:56 GMT
Didn't he install hidden cameras in the ladies' loo? I think that was Keef It definitely wasn't Keef. Anyway, I really thought I'd be voting for B on account of having heard too much Chuck Berry before and CB usually sings just the one song in slightly different ways, but the voice in B has really annoying qualities and I just can't listen to it. And it turns out track A is different enough and quality stuff A
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