Degrees of Separation

[DanJennings]

Vivian?

[Techno Commander]

The best ever episode of the young ones featured this song.

[DanJennings]

lemmy features in the video to this song by Airbourne

[The Grand Wazoo]

Jimi Hendrix was a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division. Maybe that's where he learnt that it's good to have a Little Wing.

Jimi Hendrix - 'Little Wing'



This is the best version of that song - I always get shivers every time I hear it. It's also on 'Hendrix in the West'. Just brilliant.

[Barry]

Hendrix first came to the UK public's attention with his hit 'Hey Joe'. This traditional folk song was first revisited by Tim Rose:

[Alex_UK]

Tim Rose was previously one-third of folk trio The Triumvirate, along with John Brown and Cass Elliot - eventually one of The Mamas & the Papas who's most famous song is probably California Dreamin'

[The Grand Wazoo]

The lyrics to California Dreamin' mention a preacher who likes the cold...........

Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees
And I pretend to pray

You know the preacher likes the cold
He knows I'm gonna stay
California Dreamin'
On such a winter's day

I wonder if the preacher was the Reverend Al Green. Good old Al must like the cold because in 1974, his girlfriend Mary Woodson White got a bit narky when he refused to marry her.

So she tipped a pan of hot grits over him when he was taking a shower, causing serious burns, then she committed suicide. That little lot would give you a bit of an aversion to high temperatures, I reckon!

It's probably a bit parky in that big ol' river too..........and Al likes it in the river..........

Al Green - 'Take Me To The River'

[Alex_UK]

OK, we're there now.

Groove Armada - At the River



(Any excuse to play one of my all time favourite tracks...)

[Spectral Morn]

If you where "at the river" you might decide to go on the river and "sail away" The river might be the River Styx and Styx an American band had a song called "Come Sail Away"




Regards D S D L

[The Grand Wazoo]

Styx released a single in December 1990 called 'Show Me The Way'
.........a song which spookily enough also includes the lyrics "Take me tonight to the river & wash my illusions away"




................anyway........... a song called 'Show Me The Way' was also a monster hit for Peter Frampton in '75/'76.