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So, I'm walkin' down Coldharbour Lane, head hung low, three or four in the mornin'. The sun's comin' up and the birds are out singing. I let myself into my pad. Wend myself up that spiral staircase and stretch out nice on the Chesterfield.
Pithecanthropus Erectus already on the CD player and I just push that remote button to sublimity. And listen to the sweet sculptural rhythms of Charles Mingus. And J.R. Monterose and Jackie McLean duet on those saxophones and, the sound makes its way out the window minglin' with the traffic noises outside you know, and all of a sudden I'm overcome by a feelin' of brief mortality.
'Cause I'm gettin' on in the world, comin' up on forty-one years. Forty-one stony gray steps towards the grave, you know, the box awaits its grisly load. Now I'm gonna be food for worms.
And just like Charles Mingus wrote that beautiful piece of music 'Epitaph' for Eric Dolphy, I say, so long Eric. So long John Coltrane and Charles Mingus. So long Duke Ellington and Lester Young. So long Billie Holliday and Ella Fitzgerald. So long Jimmy Reed. So long Muddy Waters, and so long Howlin' Wolf.''
Woke up this mornin'
Got yourself a gun
Your mama always said you'd be the Chosen One
She said, "You're one in a million.
You got to burn to shine"
But you were born under a bad sign
With a blue moon in your eyes
And you woke up this mornin'
And all that love had gone
Your Papa never told you about right and wrong
Hey but you're, but you're looking good, baby
I believe that you're a-feelin' fine
Shame about it
Born under a bad sign with a blue moon in your eyes
So sing it now
(Woke up this mornin')
(Woke up this mornin')
I see ya, ya woke up this mornin'
The world turned upside down
Lord above, things ain't been the same
Since the blues walked into town
Hey but you're, but you're, one in a million
'Cause you got that shotgun shine
Shame about it
Born under a bad sign with a blue moon in your eyes
So sing it now
(Woke up this mornin')
You got a blue moon
(Got a blue moon in your eyes)
So sad
Goddamn
A god-damned shame about it
(Woke up this mornin')
You got a blue moon
Got a blue moon in your eyes, yeah
Mister D. Wayne Love
''When you woke up this morning everything was gone
By half past ten your head was going ding-dong
Ringin' like a bell from your head down to your toes
Like some voice tryin'a tell ya there's somethin' you should know
Last night you was flyin' but today you're so low
Ain't it times like these makes you wonder if you'll ever know
The meaning of things as they appear to the others
Wives, husbands, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers
Don't you wish you didn't function, don't you wish you didn't think
Beyond the next pay check and the next little drink?
Well you do so make up your mind to go on
'Cause when you woke up this mornin', everything you had was gone''
Woke up this mornin'
''When ya woke up this mornin' ''
Woke up this mornin'
''Ya woke up this mornin' ''
Woke up this mornin'
You wanna be, you wanna be the Chosen One
Yeah you know it 'cause, you just can't help yourself, yeah
Woke up this mornin'
''When ya, woke up this mornin' ''
Woke up this mornin'
''Woke up this mornin' ''
Woke up this mornin'
Got yourself a gun
Got yourself a gun
Got yourself a gun
Shame that the fab James Gandolfini went so early!
Best episode: Pauli and Christopher in the dead of winter with the undeadable russian!
Great episode. But I loved the episode where they took Pussy out on their boat to execute him, so much drama and emotion.
Alabama 3, you are awesome!!
Never saw a single episode... but it's a solid 8 for me!!!
Me too!!!
Shame that the fab James Gandolfini went so early!
Best episode: Pauli and Christopher in the dead of winter with the undeadable russian!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PR1HwtktHM
Drove from Atlanta to Boston a few years ago, and specifically selected a route that followed Tony Soprano's ride across the Pulaski Skyway. Talk about goosebumps!
(Geek note: That bridge opened in 1932.)
yeah, I was behind you ya wussy! had my battered van right up your butt tryin' to move you over into your lane on the right, but "Nooo, not me.. ", you stayed right in the center goin' less than 30 freakin' mph and drawin' up the ire of every REAL Driver "COME ON YOU SLACKIN' PIECE OF BOSTON TURD MOVE OVER!!!" I screamed, smashing my ultra large 7-Eleven slurpy cup against the inside of my cracked windshield, "what the fuck ya doin on the road you should be in the back of a mini-school bus wit the other challenged kids!!!" oh thank god he slid over at last, jeezus fukkin' crispies get me over that Verrazano and back to the BQE wit the real sick-o's, my crowd!!!
(jus' kiddin)
But yeah, the series never caught on with me. And I seem to cope with graphic, over-the-top violence well, e.g., Banshee.
Drove from Atlanta to Boston a few years ago, and specifically selected a route that followed Tony Soprano's ride across the Pulaski Skyway. Talk about goosebumps!
(Geek note: That bridge opened in 1932.)
....... totally agree, a truly superb album and is highly recommended
and the there was breaking bad
Both great shows. But the original and still the greatest..."The Wire"
There will never be another like it - it absolutely changed TV forever.
and the there was breaking bad
Listen...hear, ya oldfart! ;)
You are missed..............
And very much so.
There will never be another like it - it absolutely changed TV forever.
Drove through NYC during a relocation to America's tundra, and planned the drive over the Pulaski Skyway just so I could "see" the Sopranos intro in person.
Mr. Gandolfini was younger than me. Kinda scary to realize heart attacks happen to young guys. Best wishes to his family and friends.
You are missed..............
Isn't this a line from Martin Mull's 1970's "Baby Bottle Blues" where he plays slide guitar with a baby bottle?
Actually, I just found it on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVfYos—B_c
Nice!!
but damn infectious groove, as the last poster said. love it.
I love it!
That would have been my guess as well, but after a minute I knew it wasn't and ended up buying the song, I think they call it an infectious groove.
Leonard Cohen - Woke up this morning
Yes it's an Alabama 3 song.
"Mediocre artists borrow. Great artists steal and make better" - Quentin Tarantino OnMyLovelornHighway
"This is most definitely Alabama 3. As I've being playing guitar for the band since 1998, I'm fairly sure I'm correct on this. To the best of my knowledge Mr Cohen has not covered this song, but that would certainly be a delight to hear. :)"
James Gandolfini was in True Romance, along with Walken. A lot of the cast came from Goodfellas, though. Then there is Steven Van Zandt, from the E Street Band.
I love it!
This is the soundtrack version.
Original,better IMO.
I have a live version,that is even better than any of the two.
Well. . . I must have heard Alabama 3 play this live over a dozen times if not more (I think I have seen the A3 play more than any other band). However, I just love this version.
Almost every time it was different. Larry loves to mix things up and reinvent their tunes. The last UK tour was a stripped down acoustic set and it worked really well. Great, great band live.
The version used for the series was edited and is shorter than this original.
This is the soundtrack version.
Original,better IMO.
I have a live version,that is even better than any of the two.
I'm from Jersey!
What exit?
kilmer
I seem to remember it sounding a little bit different.
This sounds like a remix of the version that played during the show intro. Same band I think, but much more bass here. This is pretty good, but I like the original better. Great show though, it helped redefine television.
I'm from Jersey!
What exit?
I seem to remember it sounding a little bit different.
The version used for the series was edited and is shorter than this original.
The treacherous subconscious, maybe?
Definitely! Which came first? No time right now to do the research... but I loved this video of Christopher Walken as I've never seen him before! That dude can MOVE!
sqqqrly wrote:
Alabama 3 - Woke Up this Morning
Shiveree - Goodnight Moon
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Life By the Drop
Guster - Ruby Falls
"see a doctor" should be your song.
Or maybe "Love hurts"?
I seem to remember it sounding a little bit different.
bump
one coool live CD for X-mas ! (no joke)
It WAS a great show. And the ending was absolutely perfect. It could not possibly have been better.
agree love david chase...i wonder if he'll do something else
It WAS a great show. And the ending was absolutely perfect. It could not possibly have been better.
One of the best live bands you will see.
If it would have had a good ending they wouldn't be able to make a movie one day.
I agree - more A3!!!!! Please!
The Simpsanos
"you've got to burn to shine" is that why when I urinate it burns so badly?
"see a doctor" should be your song.
"you've got to burn to shine" is that why when I urinate it burns so badly?
Never saw a single episode... but it's a solid 8 for me!!!
Damn, never saw a single episode. That's like not ever having sex, you just don't know what you've missed out on!!!