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Old 09-23-2005, 08:42 AM
imported_The Vibesman imported_The Vibesman is offline
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Default Re: Riding with the King

I love BB, but I'm not such a big Clapton fan. This record is worth a listen, tho. What's the Sam and Dave tune they do? I think it's Hold On, I'm Comin'. No one can touch Sam and Dave but it's always fun to hear new interpretations of old tunes.
I also have the John Hiatt record "Riding With The King," with the original version of the title tune. Not the best production, but a great tune. Clapton/King change the lyrics a bit to make it sound like it's about BB, where Hiatt wrote it about Elvis. So the line, "A red cape and a shiny Colt .45" became "A tuxedo and a shiny 335." The line "Every woman, child, and man gets a Cadillac and a great big diamond ring," that makes more sense in the context of Elvis as well. I used to do this tune in a band I was in, the Hiatt version, before the Clapton/King one was big, it's fun.
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