blindboygrunt Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 The senior members were waffling to each other about age in a thread the other day , put me in mind of this song. So for Nick n old cowboy and all the rest of you here's a little tune https://soundcloud.com/islandmageestu/hello-in-there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Great, introspective pensive piece. Your voice is perfect for this one! Growing old is not for the faint of heart ! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwalker201 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 That was great! Guitar and vocals was perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I am not old, I am not old, I am not old... am I? .......but I listened to it anyway and really liked it! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 That was wonderful.One of your best.Great picking and perfectly matched vocals.Full of feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Very nice. I've tread that along with Sam Stone that this song was one of John Prine's first breakout songs, and happens to be his favorite. Your version is quite nice. Any chance you might video your version? Love your picking pattern and chord changes on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 The senior members were waffling to each other about age in a thread the other day , put me in mind of this song. So for Nick n old cowboy and all the rest of you here's a little tune https://soundcloud.com/islandmageestu/hello-in-there Aw, shucks - thank you! Great job with guitar and vocal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Really, really nice, Stu. Thanks for thinking of us old farts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 That was great. Of course, everything is better with a banjo (and maybe a kazoo). Best, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Obviously not for me .. ;-) or you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 "Song for the older members"-----watch it, kid! I resemble that remark............Tough to beat John Prine. His stuff is very real and human and your rendition of it is too. I really like this kind of music and really like the way you perform it, blindboy. You've got the feeling and the tone perfect. Nice way to start a Saturday afternoon. [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappy Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Beautiful song and the guitar and vocals were outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmental Alpinist Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Very nice BBG, very nice. Your guitar work is fine as always. I think in this song you're starting to find the wheelhouse for your voice. You've got just the right amount of grit to pull this off. I, for one, would like to hear more like this from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I've never heard this song before. It's a nice Saturday morning tune for sure. Guitar is crisp, and the vocals,are your best Stu. Everyone loves them. They have texture, with pitch, are 3-dimensional, and have some gravel. Well done. We absolutely need someone to accumulate the Gibson Acoustic Live At Cyberkhan double album. There is a lot of good stuff here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfish Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 First heard this song when I was a teenager now I'm the subject of it. Sal have you been down the John Prine rabbit hole as you say, I'm there and will never come out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Here's Prine doing this song. Great song by "the" premier storyteller/songwriter. I think BBG's rendition in right there with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwalker201 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I believe BBG's cover was just as nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I never have been down the Prine rabbit hole. I think I know about three songs of his... Including a duet he did with Emmy Lou. I know Anne is a disciple. I suppose I need to fasten the ropes and get ready to decend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 Hey sal , it's a really great rabbit hole , start with one of his live albums .. And if you're short on time and dubious , then just listen to 'lake marie' Mr walker you're very kind , as were all the compliments , but that video (cheer MP🙄) just emphasised what sets him apart from the average man. He's just sublime in his delivery . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Very Nice Song...great job BBG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Once you've been down the Prine rabbit hole, chances are you'll be a regular visitor. He's a very unique person who happens to be one-hell-of-a-great-songwriter. It doesn't get anymore real or more simplistic than John Prine. Three chords and the truth. Three chords and a cloud of dust....BlindBoy, I'd love to hear another of your covers of a Prine song. Maybe you can find some cute little gal to duet with you on this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5axlwCBXC8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 I knew what that song was gonna be before i clicked the link. Even my Mrs (who would be the cute one you asked for ) loves that song and she's not much of a John prine fan . It's lyrics paint of love way more than a lot of songs. We've been known to do it at parties if she's had a wine or three . I can't sing it with anyone else . Wouldn't be right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneS Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I never have been down the Prine rabbit hole. I think I know about three songs of his... Including a duet he did with Emmy Lou. I know Anne is a disciple. I suppose I need to fasten the ropes and get ready to decend! It is true, and his offerings are somewhat incredible, whether taken as a whole or piece-by-piece. For a number of years at a regular open mic, I used to do what I called my Obscure John Prine Song Segment. You always hear the standards at any given open mic (but hardly ever as well done as what BBG just did for us here, btw 👍🏻👍🏻), but the lesser-known songs are there for the taking, too: Wedding Day in Funeralville and That's the Way the World Goes 'Round are fun, but Prine's real genius is the quiet stuff, I think. So, Stu.... How about Far From Me? A Good Time? Sleepy-Eyed Boy? He Was in Heaven Before He Died? For starters...;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Thanks Anne At least you didn't Ask for sabu the elephant boy 😧 I'll have a rattle and see what fits me . I'm gonna end up with a songbook full of John prine 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 That was nice. Very much so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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