Open Mic Week 40 - Killing The Blues (instrumental cover)
This is my slide guitar instrumental version of a great song "Killing The Blues", which was written by Rowland Salley, bassist with the Chris Isaac band, Silvertone. This is one of those numbers (amongst quite a few!) that makes me wish I'd been born with a good singing voice!
"Killing The Blues"
Written by Rowland Salley
Leaves were falling, just like embers,
In colors red and gold, they set us on fire
Burning just like a moonbeam in our eyes.
Somebody said they saw me, swinging the world by the tail
Bouncing over a white cloud, killing the blues.
Now I am guilty of something...
I hope you never do
Because there is nothing
Sadder than losing yourself in love.
Somebody said they saw me, swinging the world by the tail
Bouncing over a white cloud, killing the blues.
Now you asked me... just to leave you
To go out on my own
And get what I need to
You want me to find what I've already had.
Somebody said they saw me, swinging the world by the tail
Bouncing over a white cloud, killing the blues.
So nicely played, never heard the song before but I believe you just captured the essence.. The lyrics are so beautiful, even just to read while you're playing... What tuning is the guitar in?
Cheers. While comments from fellow performers/writers etc. don't (as far as I am aware) carry any extra weight on Steemit, they do to me! So thank you very much. That particular dobro is tuned to open D (D A D F# A D).
Ohhh so that's called a dobro...! I play a few songs in that tuning, my version of 'high and dry' by Radiohead is in DADF#AD, I posted it on here a few weeks ago. Keep it up mate!
Dobro is actually the make TBH, they are generally known as resophonic or resonator guitars. The other one I have is wooden bodied and generally tuned to open G (D G D G B D).
I must confess to not being very Radiohead savvy, but I'll maybe take a look at both versions.
Haha I was gonna say that Radiohead might not be your thing? It's one of their early songs though so it's nothing too alarming, just a nice pop song I remember from the radio when I was a kid. :)
I have always tried to give anything a listen and I generally respect things that are well composed/played even if I don't favour the genre particularly. 👍
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great job
Cheers
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Interesting...that song has a touch of New Mexico in it. I wonder if Rowland ever rolled through here.
I am not familiar with New Mexico so I am hoping that it is good to have a touch of it! 😉 I suppose there is every chance that Mr Salley has passed through the area at some time.
Beutiful sound, love the blues, im so need the soul @steelygeoff
Thanks for the nice comment.
Youe welcome @steelygeoff 😁
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Very Nice Job.. Sounds Really Good!
Thanks
Amazing song , thanks for sharing , you play so great , Blues \m/
Thank you for that. Appreciated. 👍
Yes sir! Fine job. Would be a great anthem to a movie. Reminds me a little of Dylan's music for "Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid" 1973
Thank you kindly sir, I only wish I had written it... I simply arranged it for the Dobro because I love the song.
Cheers
Yes it reminds me of the stuff Ry Cooder did for the Paris Texas Soundtrack. Very Nice atmosphere to it.