Thursday, March 18, 2021

It's Live at CBGB's Week: Special "To Sleep Perchance Etc." Edition

And from 1976, please enjoy pride of the Bowery demimonde Mink DeVille and their fabulous Stones/Lou Reed/Springsteen mashup "Let Me Dream If I Want To."

I was a gigantic fan of those guys, and their first two studio albums for Capitol, produced by the great Jack Nitzsche, are as good as it gets.

That said, I have a shall we say hilarious yet terrifying story about a persoal encounter I had with Willy DeVille that I've never written about.

Get me drunk some time and I'll tell it to you.

10 comments:

Blue Ash Fan said...

The late, great Tommy Keene did a very good, albeit pretty straightforward, cover of this on his covers album, Excitement at Your Feet. Just proves the man had great taste.

The first Mink DeVille album is a lost classic.

Anonymous said...

My favorite track on the album. I think Mink DeVille wins this CBGBs Battle of the Bands. Of course most of the heavy hitters didn't report for duty.

Captain Al

Blue Ash Fan said...

Definitely agree that Mink DeVille stole the set, Captain, but I'd take Cadillac Moon over Let Me Dream. Just insanely cool. YMMV

Jai Guru Dave said...

Steve - you tease!!

Tell the story!!

Anonymous said...

Great song, Rock Tease.

steve simels said...

Sorry, friends, I really wouldn't feel right airing it in public. Even though everybody involved in it, apart from me, is dead.

pete said...

I have a John Fahey story like that.

Jai Guru Dave said...

So when you’re dead too, and the circle is unbroken, will you tell it then?

Cold comfort Steverino!!

danny1959 said...

I love Mink DeVille. I remember asking you about Willie DeVille on here when he died, and I got the distinct impression that you didn't get along with him. Boz Scaggs did a great version of "Mixed Up Shook Up Girl."

danny1959 said...

Willy.