Someday We’ll Look Back is a terrific early-’70s LP from Merle Haggard, one that showcases not only his exceptional songwriting skills, but also his rich, subtle eclecticism.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine (allmusic.com)
Someday We’ll Look Back (live):
Continue reading August 9: Merle Haggard released “Someday We’ll Look Back” in 1971
Paul [wrote this]. That was from a lecture of Maharishi where he was talking about nature, and I had a piece called “I’m just a child of nature,” which turned into “Jealous Guy” years later. Both inspired from the same lecture of Maharishi.
~John Lennon (September 1980, Playboy interviews)
August 9: The Beatles recorded Mother Nature’s Son in 1968, well, they started to record the song.
Wikipedia:
| Released | 22 November 1968 |
|---|---|
| Recorded | 9 & 20 August 1968 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Length | 2:48 |
| Label | Apple Records |
| Writer | Lennon–McCartney |
| Producer | George Martin |
Continue reading August 9: The Beatles recorded Mother Nature’s Son in 1968
It is strange how well Dylan’s songs sound in these interpretations by African/American women. They are so different from the originals, yet they seem to convey the songs meaning in an even more direct way than Bob Dylan’s own versions. They might not be better, but they’re excitingly done and very good in a different kind of way.
1. Nina Simone – The Ballad of Hollis Brown
2. Odetta Holmes – Tomorrow is a long time:
It was supposed to be a list of 20 songs but I just couldn’t stop!
I walk the line:
Johnny Cash was known for his deep, distinctive voice, the boom-chick-a-boom train sound of his Tennessee Three backing band and his black clothes, which earned him the nickname “The Man in Black.” He began his concerts with the introduction “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.” Here is my Spotify play-list of the 39 greatest Johnny Cash Songs:
A boy named Sue (At San Quentin):
– Hallgeir
Once I thought I saw you
in a crowded hazy bar,
Dancing on the light
from star to star.
Far across the moonbeam
I know that’s who you are,
I saw your brown eyes
turning once to fire.You are like a hurricane
There’s calm in your eye.
And I’m gettin’ blown away
To somewhere safer
where the feeling stays.
I want to love you but
I’m getting blown away.
Produce by Neil Young, David Briggs & Tim Mulligan.
Studio version: