Sweet Gene Vincent

"Senor, Senor, do you know where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon?"
Post Reply
Oskar
Preternatural Poster
Preternatural Poster
Posts: 1692
Joined: Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:40 pm

Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:06 am



"This is going to be a damn masterpiece, when I finish dis..." - Poeterry
Top
Antcliff
Perspicacious Poster
Perspicacious Poster
Posts: 6599
Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:35 am
Location: At the end of stanza 3

Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:43 am

I've always suspected that the bands were a very big part of it, the Blue Caps and the Blockheads.

And here was another...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3gxQ1tetAQ
We fray into the future, rarely wrought
Save in the tapestries of afterthought.
Richard Wilbur
Top
Antcliff
Perspicacious Poster
Perspicacious Poster
Posts: 6599
Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:35 am
Location: At the end of stanza 3

Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:50 am

More Gene..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpzs-N2LWrU
We fray into the future, rarely wrought
Save in the tapestries of afterthought.
Richard Wilbur
Top
David
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 13973
Joined: Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:40 pm
Location: Ellan Vannin

Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:51 am

Great! I'd forgotten how sweet (yes) the opening section is.
Top
Oskar
Preternatural Poster
Preternatural Poster
Posts: 1692
Joined: Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:40 pm

Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:46 pm

Ooh, I like that Long Tall Sally clip. Outlandish!

Is it me, or does Graham Taylor look like Gene Vincent?! Or did Gene Vincent look like a young Ken Dodd? Either way, he was quite clearly a great performer. Gene Vincent, that is.

Ken Dodd is still on tour...
"This is going to be a damn masterpiece, when I finish dis..." - Poeterry
Top
David
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 13973
Joined: Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:40 pm
Location: Ellan Vannin

Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:17 pm

Ride with the Devil is very good!
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Music and Song Lyric Discussion”