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Willie & Lobo — Rockin' Gypsies
Album: Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
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Released: 1996
Length: 5:51
Plays (last 30 days): 1
(Instrumental)
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EXCELLENT!!  Thanx RP!   
Very nice to listen to this track at this time of the morning,fond memories of life in Spain.🇪🇸
It's . . . huh. It's still going.
Now this is why I listen to radio paradise, hidden gems like this off the beaten path
Sounds similar to the descending chord progression in Stairway to Heaven.
Such pure magic. Thank you RP
This was a cool groove for the first 3 minutes. Ready to move on.
Ah, the Andalusian chord progression. When you want to write a dramatic-sounding song, but don't feel like putting in the effort.
 superfido wrote:
mY gOD, THIS IS AWESOME, IF i COULD PLAY THE GUITAR LIKE THAT, MY WIFE WOULD HAVE TO BEAT THE CHICKS OFF OF ME WITH MY EXTRA GUITAR.{#Dancingbanana_2}
 
At least you'd have justification for the "extra" guitar!
 Canadese wrote:
We have been fans of Willy and Lobo since 1995 after hearing them at Mama Mia's in PV. Bought our condo there the same year and have been buying their records and attending their concerts ever since. I also found the book Puerto Vallarta Squeeze on a remnant bookshelf later. They have provided many memorable evenings sitting on our terrace looking at the sun set over the water, drinking tequila and listening to them.
 Perfect  "mind's eye" scene for definition of ...."Tranquility"! ✌️ God bless

 pankman wrote:


The Artist is Jody Hewgill —-> https://jodyhewgill.com

"This is an illustration by Jody Hewgill for the book cover for Puerto Vallarta Squeeze. She was a featured illustrator in an issue of Communication Arts. She describes, "The central theme of the novel is a love triangle in which each character has their own hidden agenda. The woman, coming from a peasant existence, is looking for a way out of her current existence. The man hugging her, complacent in his relationship with her, is blind to the threat of the stranger behind him. The color palette that I adopted is a little warmer than I am used to, but I wanted to achieve a hot and sultry mood."" (https://bridgetjamieson.blogspot.de)

Jody Hewgill
 
Mission accomplished....thrice, as of this posting! VERY nice!!
We have been fans of Willy and Lobo since 1995 after hearing them at Mama Mia's in PV. Bought our condo there the same year and have been buying their records and attending their concerts ever since. I also found the book Puerto Vallarta Squeeze on a remnant bookshelf later. They have provided many memorable evenings sitting on our terrace looking at the sun set over the water, drinking tequila and listening to them.
 devilturtle wrote:
One of my FAVORITE RP comments of all time, thought I'd bump it up top again for posterity.


superfido wrote:
mY gOD, THIS IS AWESOME, IF i COULD PLAY THE GUITAR LIKE THAT, MY WIFE WOULD HAVE TO BEAT THE CHICKS OFF OF ME WITH MY EXTRA GUITAR.{#Dancingbanana_2}
 


 

bump bumped
Love this! Thank you RP Already bought another cd from these artists from another song you played.
 
 coolpeople_rule wrote:
Ahh...Salsa, it's in the air and, coincidentally, in my hair!
 
Alas, I remember hair...
(great song, btw)
 Proclivities wrote:

"Rockin'" may mean something different when it involves gypsies.
{#Propeller}

 
Probably related to dancing buck naked skinning mules. 

I did go 7→8 on this today, it really "rocks" at the end, and cool album art {#Guitarist} Long Live RP!! 

 ciarataylor wrote:

Not sure that was "rockin"?  Bit of a misnomer.  Nice, but very traditional.

 
"Rockin'" may mean something different when it involves gypsies.
{#Propeller}

Not sure that was "rockin"?  Bit of a misnomer.  Nice, but very traditional.
Wow, was that irritating! I kept waiting for the piece to get going, to do their version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" but it never did. I like the song even less than the first time I heard it. 
Great song!
Excellente
🔥 Very hot   very sexy.  Congrats on cover artwork capturing mood so well.
 Bluenoser wrote:
Anyone know if the album cover art work is a painting? 
 

The Artist is Jody Hewgill —-> https://jodyhewgill.com

"This is an illustration by Jody Hewgill for the book cover for Puerto Vallarta Squeeze. She was a featured illustrator in an issue of Communication Arts. She describes, "The central theme of the novel is a love triangle in which each character has their own hidden agenda. The woman, coming from a peasant existence, is looking for a way out of her current existence. The man hugging her, complacent in his relationship with her, is blind to the threat of the stranger behind him. The color palette that I adopted is a little warmer than I am used to, but I wanted to achieve a hot and sultry mood."" (https://bridgetjamieson.blogspot.de)

Jody Hewgill
Anemic
 Bluenoser wrote:
Anyone know if the album cover art work is a painting? 
 
It's from a book cover that was released a year before this record, Puerto Vallarta Squeeze by Robert James Waller.
So now the question is where did the book cover come from? 
I need a banana with a violin... ! {#Dancingbanana_2}
These guys often play in the Mexican town where I live.   Love their music!
Pure energy
Anyone know if the album cover art work is a painting? 
 oldfart48 wrote:

I've  got plenty more ammo when your  sorry ass misses

 
Heh-heh. 
 jagdriver wrote:

Ibid.

 
Not this year though....
 jagdriver wrote:
Always a treat!



Puerto Vallarta, MX, 12/31/04 - How to spend New Year's Eve. W&L at right (w/ cone hats).

They do this every year at The River Cafe: www.rivercafe.com.mx

 
Ibid.


{#Bananajumprope}
killer flamenco!{#Clap}
 mutepoint wrote:
If this duo ever appears in your neck of the woods ... GO SEE THEM!

Terrific live act!   

 

Totally agree. my wife and i have seen them 5 or six times since about 2000, including a time in Puerto Vallerta in 2000. It was breathtaking.
 Peter_Bradshaw wrote:
.... yes {#Guitarist}  {#Guitarist}  {#Guitarist}  {#Boohoo}  {#Boohoo}  {#Boohoo}

 

sounds like six guys, but it's just two...
.... yes {#Guitarist}  {#Guitarist}  {#Guitarist}  {#Boohoo}  {#Boohoo}  {#Boohoo}
So f#*%$ ing good.
I love spanish guitar music ------ sum of my fave classical is this
Stupendous! 
This makes me feel like dancing with a beautiful girl...

This music makes me feel like and old man feeling like a young boy...

This music makes me feel like I am... an animal, a wolf... a huge and beautiful Lobo. It rocks! {#Drummer}{#Cheers} 
 Stingray wrote:
Makes me switch off RP!

Like vomit in the Paella!

PS
Now Floyd and I shoot myself!

 
I've  got plenty more ammo when your  sorry ass misses
{#Boohoo}......outstanding.....{#Guitarist}
Snappy and nice.
10 for the album cover (not quite so much for the song, close though..?)
One of my FAVORITE RP comments of all time, thought I'd bump it up top again for posterity.


superfido wrote:
mY gOD, THIS IS AWESOME, IF i COULD PLAY THE GUITAR LIKE THAT, MY WIFE WOULD HAVE TO BEAT THE CHICKS OFF OF ME WITH MY EXTRA GUITAR.{#Dancingbanana_2}
 


 Stingray wrote:
Makes me switch off RP!

Like vomit in the Paella!

PS
Now Floyd and I shoot myself!
 
I hoped it was really Pink Floyd then!!!{#Ass}
 Poacher wrote:

Bill. . . have you Dark Side of the Moon lined up? All of it? End to end?
 
I would suggest The Wall, it is longer :P
 SinisterDexter wrote:

Stingray, please enlighten me: Why do you listen to RadioParadise?
 
He's just a debbie downer.  I think being such and insufferable twat gives him a sense of self-worth.
Wow, today I had this on speakers (versus headphones) and turned it way UP and I immediately realized it was not a "7" (the score I gave it last time it played) but totally an "8"!
 Stingray wrote:
Makes me switch off RP!

Like vomit in the Paella!

PS
Now Floyd and I shoot myself!
 
Bill. . . have you Dark Side of the Moon lined up? All of it? End to end?
 Stingray wrote:
Makes me switch off RP!

Like vomit in the Paella!

PS
Now Floyd and I shoot myself!
 
Stingray, please enlighten me: Why do you listen to RadioParadise?
Makes me switch off RP!

Like vomit in the Paella!

PS
Now Floyd and I shoot myself!
 Businessgypsy wrote:

 
Oh Yea!!!!


 superfido wrote:
mY gOD, THIS IS AWESOME, IF i COULD PLAY THE GUITAR LIKE THAT, MY WIFE WOULD HAVE TO BEAT THE CHICKS OFF OF ME WITH MY EXTRA GUITAR.{#Dancingbanana_2}
 
LOLOLOLOL. I even forgive you for the capslock. 
Saw these guys, by accident, in Puerto Vallerta at the River Cafe' about 12 to 15 years ago with then-girlfriend-now-wife... still stands out as single most amazing live performance i've ever seen and most romantic (movie-like) moment i've ever had. We've seen them at least 6 times since and they never fail to deliver an excellent performance. Totally original and beautiful music. They have 6 or 7 discs. they're all great. If you can find the live one, get it.
Loved that book.
Love it. Love it. Love it.

I have nothing clever to say. Just that.
TEN {#Sunny}
Love that violin interaction with the guitar. {#Boohoo}{#Guitarist}

Good god this rocks!
Just makes you want to get up and dance! Love it!!
 moreisnotmore wrote:
Are they rockin?
 
Definitely. I heard this song out from the hall and had to run in to check who it was. I get paid tomorrow. I'm buying this. It rocks my whole heart out.{#Heartkiss}
Are they rockin?
 kingfish2004 wrote:

 
thats how i feel right now.

Love love love these men!!!! Best music on the planet to cook to...
Always a treat!



Puerto Vallarta, MX, 12/31/04 - How to spend New Year's Eve. W&L at right (w/ cone hats).

They do this every year at The River Cafe: www.rivercafe.com.mx


My god, what great musicians. I immediately bought the cd!
mY gOD, THIS IS AWESOME, IF i COULD PLAY THE GUITAR LIKE THAT, MY WIFE WOULD HAVE TO BEAT THE CHICKS OFF OF ME WITH MY EXTRA GUITAR.{#Dancingbanana_2}
Liked that song very much. Anytime you want to play it, I'll listen.
saulpena wrote:
Decaf, skim-milk, sweet'n low nouveau flamenco. Lousy. A 2 at best. Check out Ojos de Brujo, now that's the real thing
Thanks for the tip, Eyes of the Wizard?
Ahh...Salsa, it's in the air and, coincidentally, in my hair!
MORE PLEASE
Brilliant!
Lobo! Lobo! Bring back Sherriff Lobo!
Decaf, skim-milk, sweet'n low nouveau flamenco. Lousy. A 2 at best. Check out Ojos de Brujo, now that's the real thing
Fantastique,i like https://www.tvargentine.com
I am hearing a nice violine which reminds me at this ingenious guy: https://www.ponty.com/...
musikalia wrote:
Not bad, but the fiddlin' gets too intense.
Too intense? The intensity is what's so brilliant about it!
I am the kiss of death......yet another band which I caught in their penultimate show. Blast!
Not bad, but the fiddlin' gets too intense.
Great song ... but Rockin' Gypsies is not a good name??
tiger_town_trumpet wrote:
Kind of a beautiful thought, isn't it?
Works for me!
sutcliff wrote:
Nice. I swear that painting on the cover on the album was used in or on my college spanish text. Seems familiar...
Which chapter? "Cervesa & Seduction" uno mas por favor
¡Chévere!
chucklesalmon wrote:
How many times has everyone heard this..... same song written a thousand times.
Kind of a beautiful thought, isn't it?
Makes we want to dance...looking over a sunset in south america anywhere.
Let hear more by these guys.
Willie Nelson and Sheriff Lobo.
Nice. I swear that painting on the cover on the album was used in or on my college spanish text. Seems familiar...
muy bueno
I keep waiting for the lonesome horn....c'mon!!! Still great, anyway.
SWEET!
A hot summer evening downtown... perfect.
Sounds like something from Cirque du Soliel. Definately an image provolking piece. I'd be more than happy to hear this again soon.
Really quite excellent. I'm liking everything I hear from W&L.
This is an example of the diversity of music that RP plays that makes this station great!!!!
Great music!!! Standing ovation!
this is really good....thanks
What a great way to wake up!
Hey, when my daughter was about three, she used to nap to PIL. She could also yodel and yelp right along with them when awake. I, too, can sleep through a concert. Can be a rather pricey nap. Helchat wrote:
I used to nap to Public Image Limited (loud) when I was in my 20's.... I was not under the influence of anything at the time either My boyfriend told me of a friend of his who "napped" during a Roxy Music concert in Oakland in 1979.
This I like.
ctdfalconer wrote:
I'm picturing "Bob" here as a wee child being eased gently into his nightly slumber by the dulcet tones of Metallica...How on earth could Willie & Lobo illicit a row of sleepyheads as a response? I don't get it.
I used to nap to Public Image Limited (loud) when I was in my 20's.... I was not under the influence of anything at the time either My boyfriend told me of a friend of his who "napped" during a Roxy Music concert in Oakland in 1979.
Beautiful.
maybe he posted that thinking he was posting for the previous song...
Bob-Loblaw wrote:
I'm picturing "Bob" here as a wee child being eased gently into his nightly slumber by the dulcet tones of Metallica...How on earth could Willie & Lobo illicit a row of sleepyheads as a response? I don't get it.
Im liking it too, you can really feel the emotions pouring into the instruments.
kinda diggin this
I am such a slave to instrumentals. Huzzah!
great song and and amazing players...
I like instrumentals included in the musical sets; makes for nice segues.
shayde wrote:
This is masterful. The commenter 'how many times have we seen this'? Cmon, yes it's a spanish rhythm, fast talented guitar... but isn't that just like a blues progression? Sure it's been done before, but that's like saying "How many times can we hear a guitar play." - it's not the instrument, it's how it's played. In this case, it's not the style, it's how it's played.
Well put!