He pronounces it WAH TWA WAH TWAH THWAHHH FWAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And don't even get me started on this lyric --
I shoulder your Les Paul and finger that fretboardI make my vows to those who've come before
-- which contains the meaning of the universe.
True story -- the Friday of August 25th, 1975, Columbia Records messengered me a test pressing of Born to Run...
It changed my life. On a million levels.
I have not had a comparable experience since then till tonight. That's all I'm gonna say.
POSTSCRIPT: On vacation today and Friday. Music stuff resumes on Saturday.
5 comments:
Agreed, Steve. "Ghosts" is an old man singing about his younger self. It's not a valedictory lap, it's a psalm to rock and roll and those who joined him in his journey. On the backstreets until the end...
paulinca
That makes up for the monotonous Western Stars in a big way! Nice to hear that big guitar sound again. Hopefully the rest of the albums rocks.
-Paul in DK
When Music from Big Pink came out in 1968 it seemed to be upholding the East Coast verities of craft, experience, professionalism in the face of the dominant California scene. BTR upheld these verities without the Band's aloof cool. Their music wasn't about telling you who you were. Bruce's was.
Enjoy your vacation, Steve - you deserve it! (So does she.) But please return to PR&R when you get back. You are the guy whoo hipped me to the greatness of "Him or Me,"" after all.
Check this space out tomorrow. :-)
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