I've been called a natural lover
By that lady over there
Honey, I'm just a natural gambler
But I try to do my share
[NOTE: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2 or 3 lines has issued an emergency executive order that temporarily suspends its series of posts featuring records that I heard on Steven Lorber’s legendary “Mystic Eyes” radio program.]
I’ve had a lot of time to think deep thoughts over the last couple of weeks.
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I’ve had a lot of time to think deep thoughts over the last couple of weeks.
Here are a few of the questions I’ve been pondering:
1. Will the American birth rate go up nine months from now, or will it go down? I’m guessing married women will give birth to more babies, but the birth rate for unmarried women may go down. But I could be wrong.
3. Once the coronavirus pandemic is over, we are going to be up to our necks in Monday-morning quarterbacking about how we responded to it. Some will say President Trump moved too slowly, while others will say he and the government overreacted. Some will say that Governor Cuomo’s actions and words were admirable, while others will say that he screwed the pooch and was responsible for the disaster that is New York City. And so on and so forth, world without end, amen. Let’s say the over/under for the number of commentaries on the pandemic that rely on 20/20 hindsight is a million gazillion and one – do you take the over or the under? (I’m taking the over.)
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Heaven help you if you’re a sports bettor – there are almost no sports to bet on these days.
Offshore betting sites are offering opportunities to bet on the weather – expected maximum temperature or the amount of rainfall in Houston on Saturday? – or who will win American Idol.
(That's a pretty good price!) |
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Today’s featured song was written by David Clayton-Thomas, who succeeded Al Kooper as the frontman of Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Clayton-Thomas’s lyrics are as phony as a three-dollar bill, and his lead vocals – he growls, he yells, he sings falsetto, he interjects “Lord, Lord!” when he can’t think of anything else to do – are waaaaay over the top.
David Clayton-Thomas |
But all that is merely a warmup for the eight-bar bridge that begins at 3:08 and leads into the final chorus. It’s barely 15 seconds long, but it may be the most powerful 15 seconds of horn playing I've ever heard on a rock record.
Click here to listen to “Go Down Gamblin’.”
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