flatbaroque Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Releasing the inner Cher....just be thankful I didn't wear the G string leotard!
duluthdan Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Interesting song selection. I like that J-45 sound, perhaps its your attack, or the aging of strings, but it has a great woody tone.
Dave F Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 I liked it but I think I would have changed the words a bit and sung it as the boy in the song like this She was born in the wagon of a travelin' show Her mama used to dance for the money they'd throw Papa would do whatever he could Preach a little gospel Sell a couple bottles of doctor good [Chorus:] Gypsies, tramps andthieves They'd hear it from the people of the town They'd call them gypsies, tramps and thieves But every night all the men would come around And lay their money down They picked me up just south of Mobile Gaveme a ride, filled me with a hot meal She was sixteen, I was twenty-one Rode with them to Memphis Her papa would of shot me if he knew what I'd done [Chorus] She never had schoolin' but I taught her well Withmy smooth southern style Three months later, She’s a gal in trouble And she hasn't seen me for a while, oh She hasn't seen me for a while, oh She was born in the wagon of a travelin' show Her mama hadto dance for the money they'd throw Grandpa'd do whatever he could Preach a little gospel Sell a couple bottles of doctor good
flatbaroque Posted October 6, 2014 Author Posted October 6, 2014 Cheers Dan.Yea the guitar as recorded is pretty much as it sounds.Very nice woody tone.The strings are old..at least 12 months. Thanks Dave. Good point about the lyrics. Your gender specific version scans nicely.I did actually think about doing something similar. There are cases where songs are written from the opposite gender point of view as well.Like John Prine's Angel from Montgomery.."i am an old woman, named after my mother". But generally people do tend to change the lyric as you suggested.
blindboygrunt Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 images of you straddling a huge navy gun surrounded by sailors FB. Kinda disturbing. I had to re-read the thread title, thinking to myself 'Cher? surely not' but, by jove , you did a cher cover.
MorrisrownSal Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Nice FB. Although now I have images of you cuddling with Nick Cage for the rest of the day to look forward to.
BluesKing777 Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Releasing the inner Cher....just be thankful I didn't wear the G string leotard! I have no YouTube til Wednesday, so I can't listen til then, but I must ask, FB..... Is this a type of coming out party? Cool, whatever you like! BluesKing777.
Bozz Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Releasing the inner Cher....just be thankful I didn't wear the G string leotard! Is that your arrangement? If so, nice work. Definitely the coolest version of of the song I have heard. I'm only familiar with Cher's from back in the day. Trying not to think about the G string leotard.....
flatbaroque Posted October 6, 2014 Author Posted October 6, 2014 haha...sorry boys...the cheezy cover was bad enough..I didn't need to add the traumatic imagery. yea my arrangement Mr Rex.I was learning it on the uke.The normal guitar tab is Am...makes the bridge too high for me to sing.I've never bothered to transpose. But the uke version starts in Em.So I thought I see how it sounded on guitar..capoed on 2 for F#m.I can just manage the bridge with a dodgy falsetto.
BluesKing777 Posted October 7, 2014 Posted October 7, 2014 I just had a listen as promised - real good! (my work computer has Youtube but no sound - the boss of the company didn't get rich by being extravagant on computers, did he? Sorry, Boss, if you are watching, but then i'm already in strife for watching this, so....) Sounds kind of Dylanesque, I think I am hearing what it would sound like if he tackled the tune. Maybe the video could be re-shot with some sailors on a boat down thar at Manly (good name!)? Gypsies? err Katoomba or Nimbin maybe? Just leave it! Kidding - real good and keep them coming! BluesKing777. Edit: Forgot to mention I like the new capo! Any trouble tuning?
flatbaroque Posted October 8, 2014 Author Posted October 8, 2014 BK always enjoy your directorial suggestions..haha Have you noticed this J-200 epiphone elite on our local ebay..an hour's drive from me.Looks interesting a japanese made model - solid woods...only one low bid at the moment but i reckon it must go for at least a grand.only a 1.68 nut though. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Epiphone-Elite-Gibson-J200-Acoustic-Guitar-/161439556365?pt=AU_Musical_Instruments_Instruments&hash=item25968c230d yea capo's good...G7 model bought on your suggestion..works well
MissouriPicker Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 That song has never really been a favorite of mine until now. I'll tell you, FB, your folksy and gritty style make the song far more like a "slice of life" than the way Cher did. For me, this is how the song should be done.
BluesKing777 Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 BK always enjoy your directorial suggestions..haha Have you noticed this J-200 epiphone elite on our local ebay..an hour's drive from me.Looks interesting a japanese made model - solid woods...only one low bid at the moment but i reckon it must go for at least a grand.only a 1.68 nut though. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Epiphone-Elite-Gibson-J200-Acoustic-Guitar-/161439556365?pt=AU_Musical_Instruments_Instruments&hash=item25968c230d yea capo's good...G7 model bought on your suggestion..works well Can't say I've heard of the Epi Elite, may not have been looking... (I had an Epi EL-00, but the nut was too skinny for my fat fingers and I gave it to a friend to learn lap slide on, with extension nut, and I think he pawned it on the way home from my place!) BluesKing777. Oh, and if you are serious about the G-string and the ship video, FB, I will personally ride my pushbike to Sydney to film it with my video camera! Just say Yay and we are on the way!
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