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The Marshall Tucker Band — Can't You See
Album: The Marshall Tucker Band
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Released: 1973
Length: 5:57
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Gonna take a freight train
Down at the station, Lord
I don't care where it goes
Gonna climb a mountain
The highest mountain
Jump off, nobody gonna know

Can't you see, whoa, can't you see
What that woman, Lord, she been doin' to me
Can't you see, can't you see
What that woman, she been doin' to me

I'm gonna find me
A hole in the wall
I'm gonna crawl inside and die
'Cause my lady, now
A mean ol' woman, Lord
Never told me goodbye

Can't you see, oh, can't you see
What that woman, Lord, she been doin' to me
Can't you see, can't you see
What that woman, Lord, she been doin' to me

I'm gonna buy a ticket, now
As far as I can
Ain't a-never comin' back
Ride me a southbound
All the way to Georgia, now
Till the train, it run out of track

Can't you see, oh, can't you see
What that woman, Lord, she been doin' to me
Can't you see, can't you see
What that woman, she been doin' to me

Can't you see, whoa, can't you see
What that woman, Lord, she been doin' to me
Can't you see, whoa, can't you see
What that woman, she been doin' to me

Can't you see (oh, she's such a crazy lady), can't you see
What that woman, she been doin' to me
Can't you see (Lord, I can't stand), can't you see
What that woman, she been doin' to me

Can't you see (I'm gonna take a freight train), can't you see (down at the station, Lord)
What that woman, she been doin' to me (ain't never comin' back)
Can't you see (gonna ride me a southbound, now), can't you see (all the way to Georgia, Lord)
What that woman, she been doin' to me (till the train run out of track)
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 tcseeley wrote:

Albums released in 1973:

Aerosmith, Aerosmith
Bruce Springsteen, Greeting from Asbury Park, N.J.
Little Feat, Dixie Chicken
Elton John, Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
Dr. John, In the Right Place
Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon
The Doobie Brothers, The Captain and Me
Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy
The J. Geils Band, Bloodshot
Eagles, Desperado
Seals and Crofts, Diamond Girl
Marshall Tucker Band, The Marshall Tucker Band
Paul Simon, There Goes Rhymin' Simon
Yes, Yessongs
Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells
Joe Walsh, The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get
Chicago, Chicago VI
Various Artists, Jesus Christ Superstar
Jimmy Buffett, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
Bob Dylan, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Grand Funk Railroad, We're An American Band
ZZ Top, Tres Hombres
10CC, 10CC
Steely Dan, Countdown to Ecstasy
Golden Earring, Moontan
Stevie Wonder, Innervisions
Lynyrd Skynyrd, (Pronounced 'Leh-nerd 'Skin-'nerd)
The Rolling Stones, Goat's Head Soup
The Allman Brothers Band, Brothers and Sisters
Brownsville Station, Yeah!
Frank Zappa, Over-Nite Sensation
Bruce Springsteen, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
Kool & the Gang, Wild and Peaceful
Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Three Dog Night, Chan
The Who, Quadrophenia
Peter Frampton, Frampton's Camel
Rick Derringer, All American Boy
Gladys Knight & the Pips, Imagination
Steve Miller Band, The Joker
Gregg Allman, Laid Back
John Prine, Sweet Revenge
Ringo Starr, Ringo
Billy Joel, Piano Man
John Lennon, Mind Games
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Brain Salad Surgery
Bob Dylan, Dylan
Jim Croce, I Got A Name
Harry Chapin, Short Stories
Paul McCartney & Wings, Band on the Run
Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II
Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils


I was in high school and seriously into southern rock as well as prog rock.  And Elton, cuz girls.  What an era!
 naturalman wrote:

Fist time I've heard this track. That's a 9 from me. Thanks RP. Sensational 


How cool to be hearing this for the first time!  
Saw Toy Caldwell play a dive bar in South Carolina a year or so before he died. Still had it. A 13 or 14 year old Derek Trucks sat in as well. What a night.
 ray_killeen wrote:

I have to give it a nostalgic 8 rating based on my (2023 age 66) and (1973 age 16).



i have to give it a 9. I was 20 in 1973 - 4 years to the wiser!
I have to give it a nostalgic 8 rating based on my (2023 age 66) and (1973 age 16).
ahhhh...one of them country hippie redneck bands that were quite groovin in the seventies
Love this group!!!! Bring back these days!!!!!!!!!!!
Man, that southern rock. Back in the day some 50 years ago when all of this stuff was coming out my gang of usual suspects and I frequented the Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ and caught Marshall Tucker, the Charlie Daniels Band, Elvin Bishop and Wet Willie there and saw the Allman Bros. at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City.  This was when the Allman's Fillmore East album could not be played enough. And of course none of us or even youse guys EVER sang along to the 8-track playing Can't You See or to Whipping Post after a belly full of beer. Nope. Hah! 
How is it possible that of the 18,000 or so songs in my hoard, I have NO Marshall Tucker Band? WTF?
Fist time I've heard this track. That's a 9 from me. Thanks RP. Sensational 
One of my all-time favorite vocal performances.
 tcseeley wrote:

Albums released in 1973:

Aerosmith, Aerosmith
Bruce Springsteen, Greeting from Asbury Park, N.J.
Little Feat, Dixie Chicken
Elton John, Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
Dr. John, In the Right Place
Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon
The Doobie Brothers, The Captain and Me
Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy
The J. Geils Band, Bloodshot
Eagles, Desperado
Seals and Crofts, Diamond Girl
Marshall Tucker Band, The Marshall Tucker Band
Paul Simon, There Goes Rhymin' Simon
Yes, Yessongs
Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells
Joe Walsh, The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get
Chicago, Chicago VI
Various Artists, Jesus Christ Superstar
Jimmy Buffett, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
Bob Dylan, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Grand Funk Railroad, We're An American Band
ZZ Top, Tres Hombres
10CC, 10CC
Steely Dan, Countdown to Ecstasy
Golden Earring, Moontan
Stevie Wonder, Innervisions
Lynyrd Skynyrd, (Pronounced 'Leh-nerd 'Skin-'nerd)
The Rolling Stones, Goat's Head Soup
The Allman Brothers Band, Brothers and Sisters
Brownsville Station, Yeah!
Frank Zappa, Over-Nite Sensation
Bruce Springsteen, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
Kool & the Gang, Wild and Peaceful
Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Three Dog Night, Chan
The Who, Quadrophenia
Peter Frampton, Frampton's Camel
Rick Derringer, All American Boy
Gladys Knight & the Pips, Imagination
Steve Miller Band, The Joker
Gregg Allman, Laid Back
John Prine, Sweet Revenge
Ringo Starr, Ringo
Billy Joel, Piano Man
John Lennon, Mind Games
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Brain Salad Surgery
Bob Dylan, Dylan
Jim Croce, I Got A Name
Harry Chapin, Short Stories
Paul McCartney & Wings, Band on the Run
Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II
Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils



It was a very good year.
 jpfueler wrote:


slow year

 Try the veal, don't forget to tip your waitress, and have a good night.

I'll show myself out.


Great list... probably the most underrated album on that chart:  
Joe Walsh, The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get

Give that a listen....  and what a great album title too.  
Haven't heard a long while... still a great song....  
The Best Southern Rock band - sorry Dwane and Ronnie
I remember Howard Stern and crew mocking this song on his FM radio show. Used to make me laugh so hard, despite me liking this song.
Takes me right back to my home state of Colorado during high school. Fond, fond memories of that time.
When I see you Bill you deserve a pat on the shoulder. All you've done for us. Thanks.
This is so friggin hi class I don't know what to say. 
Brings memories of a different time a different place a different universe. 

Not better than this just different 
 tcseeley wrote:

Albums released in 1973:

Aerosmith, Aerosmith
Bruce Springsteen, Greeting from Asbury Park, N.J.
Little Feat, Dixie Chicken
Elton John, Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
Dr. John, In the Right Place
Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon
The Doobie Brothers, The Captain and Me
Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy
The J. Geils Band, Bloodshot
Eagles, Desperado
Seals and Crofts, Diamond Girl
Marshall Tucker Band, The Marshall Tucker Band
Paul Simon, There Goes Rhymin' Simon
Yes, Yessongs
Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells
Joe Walsh, The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get
Chicago, Chicago VI
Various Artists, Jesus Christ Superstar
Jimmy Buffett, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
Bob Dylan, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Grand Funk Railroad, We're An American Band
ZZ Top, Tres Hombres
10CC, 10CC
Steely Dan, Countdown to Ecstasy
Golden Earring, Moontan
Stevie Wonder, Innervisions
Lynyrd Skynyrd, (Pronounced 'Leh-nerd 'Skin-'nerd)
The Rolling Stones, Goat's Head Soup
The Allman Brothers Band, Brothers and Sisters
Brownsville Station, Yeah!
Frank Zappa, Over-Nite Sensation
Bruce Springsteen, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
Kool & the Gang, Wild and Peaceful
Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Three Dog Night, Chan
The Who, Quadrophenia
Peter Frampton, Frampton's Camel
Rick Derringer, All American Boy
Gladys Knight & the Pips, Imagination
Steve Miller Band, The Joker
Gregg Allman, Laid Back
John Prine, Sweet Revenge
Ringo Starr, Ringo
Billy Joel, Piano Man
John Lennon, Mind Games
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Brain Salad Surgery
Bob Dylan, Dylan
Jim Croce, I Got A Name
Harry Chapin, Short Stories
Paul McCartney & Wings, Band on the Run
Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II
Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils



slow year

 Try the veal, don't forget to tip your waitress, and have a good night.

I'll show myself out.
Albums released in 1973:

Aerosmith, Aerosmith
Bruce Springsteen, Greeting from Asbury Park, N.J.
Little Feat, Dixie Chicken
Elton John, Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
Dr. John, In the Right Place
Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon
The Doobie Brothers, The Captain and Me
Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy
The J. Geils Band, Bloodshot
Eagles, Desperado
Seals and Crofts, Diamond Girl
Marshall Tucker Band, The Marshall Tucker Band
Paul Simon, There Goes Rhymin' Simon
Yes, Yessongs
Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells
Joe Walsh, The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get
Chicago, Chicago VI
Various Artists, Jesus Christ Superstar
Jimmy Buffett, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
Bob Dylan, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Grand Funk Railroad, We're An American Band
ZZ Top, Tres Hombres
10CC, 10CC
Steely Dan, Countdown to Ecstasy
Golden Earring, Moontan
Stevie Wonder, Innervisions
Lynyrd Skynyrd, (Pronounced 'Leh-nerd 'Skin-'nerd)
The Rolling Stones, Goat's Head Soup
The Allman Brothers Band, Brothers and Sisters
Brownsville Station, Yeah!
Frank Zappa, Over-Nite Sensation
Bruce Springsteen, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
Kool & the Gang, Wild and Peaceful
Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Three Dog Night, Chan
The Who, Quadrophenia
Peter Frampton, Frampton's Camel
Rick Derringer, All American Boy
Gladys Knight & the Pips, Imagination
Steve Miller Band, The Joker
Gregg Allman, Laid Back
John Prine, Sweet Revenge
Ringo Starr, Ringo
Billy Joel, Piano Man
John Lennon, Mind Games
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Brain Salad Surgery
Bob Dylan, Dylan
Jim Croce, I Got A Name
Harry Chapin, Short Stories
Paul McCartney & Wings, Band on the Run
Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II
Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
feels good
If ever anyone came along and filled a very big niche/sub-genre then it was these guys, bigtime 
PS. They were incredible live
I remember cranking this tune at a big 10 I’ll go with a big 10 rating today
 ploba wrote:
I remember this playing at the school dances ...but by Matt Minglewood....man that   was ages ago!
 

I prefer the Minglwood version.  This is excellent as well, but just something about Minglewoods version.

And what did you do to her?

goes both ways

You just lost me today on this one, brother. 1970s AOR radio. 
 I can actually  play these three chords!!

(on my 1970 Takamine)
Headed back to school with that one. Ha. Just reading through the list of given names of the Past Members is like going to prom. That season is up on us already again; the children running around like spring chicks getting the prom-gear readied. Ordered up online mostly nowadays, alas. But I digress. 

That is a most-excellent song, now that you mention it. 
Check out other versions of "Can't You See" by Black Stone Cherry and Waylon Jennings..and see what you think!!
Toy Caldwell was the Marshall Tucker Band!!
In my opinion it's a good idea to compare Matt Minglewood's version of this classic and see what you think!!…..Hence!!….Can't You See which one would be the one for you!!...As for myself...I was pleasantly surprised.
 ploba wrote:
I remember this playing at the school dances ...but by Matt Minglewood....man that   was ages ago!
 
Yep they came to our area for a smoke filled concert once around 77 - or was it 78?   Fond memories - I just can't remember who I was with....Ah the 70's.....
I remember this playing at the school dances ...but by Matt Minglewood....man that   was ages ago!
'72 Super Beetle and MTB heading to the the Rockies from Ontario in 1979, love it!!
It still gets lot of air time. Definitely my intro to the south.

westslope wrote:

This Southern Rock number got lots of air play up here in Canada.  

Overall, I'd say Canadians were quite fond of Southern Rock.  With and without politics.   
 

GREAT
{#Bananajam}
 GeorgeMWoods wrote:

Well, sure, but I still don't think much of MTB. I always thought of them, especially up against the Allman Brothers as southern rock lite.  

 
ya but the alllman brothers is a pretty high bar. i for the most part agree. even lynard skynard couldn't measure up. let alone molly hatchet or say buckcherry. not. 

or black stone cherry's update. 
I failed marriage, age induced frailties, regrets.....man this tune resonates {#Notworthy}
Super ole Marshall Tucker Tune
would pop this cassette into the deck screwed under the dashboard of my '79 CJ5, crank up the volume and enjoy
every moment, no canvas top popped in place, just the padded roll bar between my wind swept head o' hair and
that glorious blue sky, such glorious moments  : )
Rock On Folks! 

Image result for jeep CJ5
woo-hoo
Super ole Marshall Tucker Tune
would pop this cassette into the deck screwed under the dashboard of my '79 CJ5, crank up the volume and enjoy every moment, no canvas top popped in place, just the padded roll bar between my wind swept head o' hair and that glorious blue sky, such glorious moments  : )
Rock On Folks! 

Image result for jeep CJ5
woo-hoo
This is one of the many high points of country and southern rock in the 1970s.  Should I bump it from 8 > 9?  The memories I have of where I was living and those great times then color the rating. 
Very nice lil bit of nostalgia, right there
had never heard this song before it turned up in the movie Half Nelson about 10 years ago. It's all kinds of wonderful.
 Highlowsel wrote:

True.  The sound reflects musicians actually playing instruments to create music  You know...hitting strings, skins (drums) and such. Imagine that!  Unlike the machine, algo-generated, stuff that passes as such these days.  You know...all the techno-pop type stuff. 

I'm not being critical (heh), as every era makes music in accordance to their tastes and dictates.  It's more to say when all is said and done I'll bet the latter genre, the latter style of music, will be viewed as more dated than the former.  But regardless, to each their own.  That's the beauty of music.  It can cater to all types

Now time for the commercial.  It's  why I like this streaming site.  Bill and crew are adept at providing something listenable for all kind's of folks.  He and they do so by keeping what is presented an intriguing "what's coming next" blend of musicality.  It keeps you hooked in and listening while you go about your day. Sometimes you hear what you expect and know.  Sometimes something comes at you in unexpected, left-field, fashion.  Sometimes. mostly, you get a pleasant education on the dynamics of music being expressed "out there."  To my mind this ain't a bad thing.  Not bad at all...

Highlow
American Net'Zen

 
Well, sure, but I still don't think much of MTB. I always thought of them, especially up against the Allman Brothers as southern rock lite.  
 GeorgeMWoods wrote:
Seriously dated. 

 
True.  The sound reflects musicians actually playing instruments to create music  You know...hitting strings, skins (drums) and such. Imagine that!  Unlike the machine, algo-generated, stuff that passes as such these days.  You know...all the techno-pop type stuff. 

I'm not being critical (heh), as every era makes music in accordance to their tastes and dictates.  It's more to say when all is said and done I'll bet the latter genre, the latter style of music, will be viewed as more dated than the former.  But regardless, to each their own.  That's the beauty of music.  It can cater to all types

Now time for the commercial.  It's  why I like this streaming site.  Bill and crew are adept at providing something listenable for all kind's of folks.  He and they do so by keeping what is presented an intriguing "what's coming next" blend of musicality.  It keeps you hooked in and listening while you go about your day. Sometimes you hear what you expect and know.  Sometimes something comes at you in unexpected, left-field, fashion.  Sometimes. mostly, you get a pleasant education on the dynamics of music being expressed "out there."  To my mind this ain't a bad thing.  Not bad at all...

Highlow
American Net'Zen
 GeorgeMWoods wrote:
Seriously dated. 

 
Seriously good after all these years.
Seriously dated. 
Ahhhh yes.  This was one of the first songs I started air-guitaring to back in the day.  Back when my hair would (and did) grow as long as it could.  

Highlow
American Net'Zen
"gonna catch me south a southbound
 all the way to Georgia
Till that train run out a track"
mmm, man when you just want to get away and this song comes on...


CAN'T YOU SEE -
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlc6xCPx60U

 
{#Music}
 Ulises wrote:
This sends me. Thanks RP!

 
Sadly, not far enough
Stuck on a desert island? Goin' on a road trip? This would be near the top of my forever and ever playlist. My entire collection of MTB vinyl still gets a regular workout. If you like MTB, try the sounds of 'Farmer Not-So John'. Start with "paper thin,'  
 Imkirok wrote:
Love the Marshall Tucker Band, and this song in particular.  Even though it was played heavily on FM radio, it is still a classic and stands up well.
 
It's still played pretty heavily on FM "classic rock" radio.
 GawgaBoy wrote:
guess it was a regional thing, but this song got PLENTY of airplay in Atlanta back in the day

 
This Southern Rock number got lots of air play up here in Canada.  

Overall, I'd say Canadians were quite fond of Southern Rock.  With and without politics.   
 loved these guys. Takes me back to Florida in the 70's. Ah! Sweet Youth! Flip flops and cut offs and sunburn
Heh, this one hit me in the memory bank so hard I actually got a chill. 
strikes the right southern chord.. 
This Old Cowboy and Everyday I have the Blues, put em on your playlist. we loved these country boys in the north east 'cause they were real musicians playing real music, and as you said, in between that BS corporate rock and disco dance junk.
 Imkirok wrote:
Love the Marshall Tucker Band, and this song in particular.  Even though it was played heavily on FM radio, it is still a classic and stands up well.

 
It does!  Even though the Southern Rock genre has faded this still glows.
Story of my life.

{#Bounce}Would love to hear Bob Away My Blues here sometime. Or I can just go to the attic and get the album.


would pop this cassette into the deck screwed under the dashboard of my '79 CJ5, crank up the volume and enjoy every moment, no canvas top popped in place, just the padded roll bar between my wind swept head o' hair and that glorious blue sky, such glorious moments  : )
Rock On Folks! 
Love the Marshall Tucker Band, and this song in particular.  Even though it was played heavily on FM radio, it is still a classic and stands up well.
The Caldwell Brothers from Spartanburg, SC - gone too soon!
guess it was a regional thing, but this song got PLENTY of airplay in Atlanta back in the day
The Caldwell Brothers from Spartanburg, SC!  Gone too soon.
Love the Marshall Tucker Band, and this song in particular.  Even though it played heavily on FM radio in its day, it's still a classic and stands up well.
Memories of soothing my aching heart with bourbon and beer, cooling off after hot days in the coniferous forests, at The Boot in the wilds of (pre-Village) Whistler circa 1980. Amy! Can't you see...
We knew this one, Bill. Big favorite in my youth.
This sends me. Thanks RP!
Country swingin' at the Fiji house!
Memories of soothing my aching heart over bourbons and beer, cooling off after hot summer days in those dense coniferous forests, at The Boot in the wilds of (pre-village) Whistler. Amy... Can't you see what you're doing to me?
Arrived on psd. 
One of the champion country rock tracks from the classic '70s period—Allmans, Outlaws, Lynnyrd, and these guys, among others. It's on my pod, I play it with great memories all over every note.
Arrived on psd. 
One of the champion country rock tracks from the classic '70s period—Allmans, Outlaws, Lynnyrd, and these guys, among others. It's on my pod, I play it with great memories all over every note. 
 JanzieNL wrote:
Forgot what a good song this is. Right on! {#Dancingbanana_2}

 
Never for me.
Used to wear this song out back in the day back in the hills of KY where I as born and raised.

"Gonna climb a mountain, the highest mountain, jump off nobody gonna know"

Man does that resonate

 
Forgot what a good song this is. Right on! {#Dancingbanana_2}
 coloradojohn wrote:
I agree with Bill; this fine band was kinda lost in the shuffle. Lost maybe, but not forgotten! Saw them do a wonderful, long show at The Buffalo Rose down the road in Golden back in the spring of '92. My buddies and I couldn't believe our ears — and they did 3 encores!

 
Bill's intro had the same comment tonight, but this track got played a LOT in the mid-late 70s Boston area. Sounds like you went to a great show. 

And yes, there are a lot of muffled skips and drops in this recording. Could we score a new one? 
 jmsmy wrote:
The BEST Southern Rock Band.

Yes I said It.

Sorry Duane and Ronnie but you know its true.

 
Lynard Skynard was the rock band
Allman Brothers was the jazz band
Marshall Tucker was the country band

but to folks down south it's all just music

like Muddy Waters said back in the early 1960's
when asked, is your music folk music?
Muddy said it's all folk music
you ain't never heard no horse sing 
Wow, Sunday afternoon just kicked into gear, Marvin Gaye a coulpe ago and now this, mixing it up like they used to, sweet
Saw a triple bill at Alfred Univ. Back in '75 with MTB, CDB and the OMD and Toy was great but the daredevils stole the show.
I agree with Bill; this fine band was kinda lost in the shuffle. Lost maybe, but not forgotten! Saw them do a wonderful, long show at The Buffalo Rose down the road in Golden back in the spring of '92. My buddies and I couldn't believe our ears — and they did 3 encores!
This is on my pod. I've listened to it dozens of time — but this is the first time I've heard this certified classic on RP. Splendid tune, and I have great memories associated with its wistful power.  Thanks, RP, a perfect song to PSD to on a rainy NYC afternoon. 
 OceanBlue wrote:
Bit of a skip in here, sounds like. Could be my connection. Cool song though.

 
yes, there is a skip...right around the last chorus.
Great song.
The BEST Southern Rock Band.

Yes I said It.

Sorry Duane and Ronnie but you know its true.
I'm generally not a fan of Southern Rock as a genre, but this song is one of the exceptions. Anyone who's known the futility of one-sided love can appreciate the powerful emotion in his voice.
The live version on Searchin' for a Rainbow, is a 10 also
Come to think of it all of Searchin' for a Rainbow is a 10
 Darlington wrote:
Ah, the Marshall Tucker Band, from my hometown of Spartanburg,SC. Brings back a lot of memories of being in Junior High School and listening to this on my neighbor Robin's 8 Track player. 

 
Under hypnosis - I could probably point out the spots where the 8 track would change channels on this album!
Nice trip back to my misspent youth! 
 renostve999 wrote:
This is a theme song to a brief, difficult, but enjoyable time of my life. 

Thanks for the memories.

 
I second that emotion
Poignant. From waaaay back. Lots of memories there. Never really knew, or cared, if it was labeled blues, country, or rock. 
You know what there is simply NOT enough in Country/ Southern Rock these days?

Two words - Jazz Flute

Jazz Flute 
Bit of a skip in here, sounds like. Could be my connection. Cool song though.
This is a theme song to a brief, difficult, but enjoyable time of my life. 

Thanks for the memories.


Ah, the Marshall Tucker Band, from my hometown of Spartanburg,SC. Brings back a lot of memories of being in Junior High School and listening to this on my neighbor Robin's 8 Track player. 
just something about this song.....can't explain it......guess it's like warren zevon's "accidentally like a martyr"....... the tortured soul that is an emotional man