George Jones felt Everything Ain't Right in 1965
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"Everything Ain't Right" from his LP Heartaches and Tears (1967)
We've all had this happen countless times. One is sitting around listening to a good sequence of songs sung by somebody, songs more similar to each other than they are different from each other, but all of them good enough to keep one happy. At some point one notices that the song that is playing stands out, as if its composite parts fall into place and resonate slightly more than the other songs had. So it was for me with this song, written by George Jones and Darrell Edwards.
George Jones here makes what he does seem effortless, tapping into his inside self and sending it directly to our inside selves, casually and intuitively shaping each note for maximum impact in the same manner that the musicians churn out their impeccably crafted product.
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Tune. Haircut. Suit. A Holy Trinity for this season of good cheer.
Jonh, don't forget those boots.
dude looks like the country version of Johnny Unitas
Good ol' George. They broke the mold after him.
Thanks.
I adore George Jones! Thanks for this one, man. They way you describe how he cuts through the rest is exactly how I discovered him. Lyrics, singing, the way he emphasizes a certain word, it all really got to me then, as this song does now. And my god, that picture is fantastic. Where the hell did you find that!?
Mr. Ingham, deadman, rumfordian, I (we?) covet his ensemble, yes? Jonh, he and his peers from back then usually did the best work wearing crewcuts, and faltered once their hair covered their ears.
redmiller1, you're right. It's good to hear from you!
C.O.B., thank you; you have wide tastes. The picture comes from the left hand side of a later LP, Trouble in Mind, on the United Artists label. I realize that even though his Heartaches and Tears LP came out in 1965, he recorded for that label, Mercury, only between 1957 and 1962 (my favorite period of his).
Hi again. Ok, here's the $500 question . . . what is the song by George Jones that talks about some car (can't recall the make/model) and describes it thusly" . . . she's hotter than a 2 dollar pistol" or something like that. George sings really low on that line and makes great use of the full range of his voice. I can't remember the title to that song, I must know what it is soon, or I may faint. Please, dear Spike, can you recall that tune and point me in the right direction? I heard this on a TV bio of his life and can't for the life of me figure out what it is.
CeeOhBee, the song was recorded long after my time, but I found it after using Google and allmusic.com. It's the song "The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)" from the 1985 Epic label album Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?. Go to this site to hear thirty seconds of it.
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gjfwxqq5ldfe
On my mac, I click the speaker icon next to the song, and I see an empty white page with a horizontal progress bar. I wait a few seconds for the bar to start filling up from the left with grey. I then click the little triangle at the right end and click my return button, and it plays.
Here's the site that told me what the name of the song is.
http://sdreader_test.www.clients.ellingtoncms.com/news/2006/mar/16/george-and-jack/
I you haven't fainted yet, pay me in twenties.
spike, you are the man!
inrumford, now I'm getting all flushed.
aw shucks...
There is no one in country music who phrases as well, not even Willie Nelson. The contemporary guys don't even seem to be trying. (Sorry about the fogeyishness of that last sentiment. Feeling a little testy.....)
I know the feeling. I appreciate your taking the time to somehow pull yourself temporarily free from insistent non-MOG forces. Life will get simpler, even though it's hard to imagine.
He was so right - and for so long...
That's a good way of putting it, Mike!
Spike - heck yes I covet his suit. The lightning bolts on the back are genius. I met Nudie once at some rock party in Hollywood. I sooo wanted to be saying, 'Mr. Nudie, I want to order a suit.'. And dm is right- the boots are equal to the threads and the haircut. That man be stylin'!
I wonder what the story is about Nudie's somewhat oxymoronic name. Was he born with it? Maybe ten years ago I bought a new Hawaiian shirt with a beautiful old design, flowers on black that George's getup reminds me of a little, and since then I've been actually interested in clothing, not that I've acted much on that interest.
Thanks for the education, man! I knew a corvette had to be involved in that song. Even though it's a little cheesy, I really love that tune.
As for Nudie, I can actually answer a few questions. I saw a bio on him, I think on A&E. He is Ukranian by birth. His full name was Nuta Kotlyarenko (I actually wrote this down during the bio and saved it in a little notebook. I can't pull the spelling of Ukranian names outta my ass like that!) Anyway, what I gleaned from this bio was that Nudie was a nickname based on his first name, though I get the feeling Nudie was an intentionally funny nickname because his first big break was designing fancy underwear for showgirls in NY. So, I think the intention is less oxymoronic and more ironic. He came to California to be a boxer, but then became a Hollywood extra and a costume designer. I can't recall if NY was first and CA was second, or if he bounced back and forth. I'll try to find out where I heard the full story . . . that bio should be online somewhere. He doesn't give the full story on his web site, but there are a few facts and some pretty great pics here.
http://www.nudiesrodeotailor.com/
CeeOhBee, that song, or what I heard of it, was musically worth seeking out definitely. And thanks for the cool info on Nuta Kotlyarenko, whose site does have great pics.
BOY Weren't He Sumpthin back then, if he had Only known what lie ahead for him would he have changed Anything? Not on your life, He was a king to be and he knew it. He Did take the time to phrase as best he could, every little innuendo of the song in front of him, Then move ahead to the next like it was his own. I think this era in his career was where he was finding his soul in his music and he loved every bit of it.
Thanks for bringing this one up Spike!
Well put, Benzart!
Benzart said: if he had Only known what lie ahead for him would he have changed Anything?
He might have had a rethink about driving the lawnmower on a highway. It would have been less noticeable on the side streets.
Ahh John but he would have worn his Nudie suit and boots on the Highway but Not on the side streets! :)
I think those "Rhinestone Taylor" suites did as much to make the star as their willingness to wear one.
Amen to that. After all, it is called "show business".
Exactly.
I find the juxtaposition of the wild suit/boots with the super-conservative crewcut rather jarring meself. But the tunage is excellent. Who knew that a George Jones post could generate so much interest on MOG. There's life in the old site yet!
it all makes sense...EXCEPT the hair! a flat top? i thought the pompadour was the way to go.
It makes Great Sense, Suit, Boots, Flat top hair, Flat top Guitar(missing) What more would a young star need. Besides He had not discovered hairspray yet so the Flat top was the natural choice over the "Brylcreem" look.
dermahrk, I'm relieved that you found it jarring, though by definition I had no idea it would do that. There is usually no correlation between whatever pride I have in a post and the blowback. This one taught me that a tall thin photo doesn't hurt at all. I need to have a really good reason to upload anything other than a desert island recording.
Grant Langston, glad you found it sensible. As for pompadours, man theorizes and God laughs.
Benzart, it sounds like as good an explanation as humanity will ever come up with in the coming centuries.
excellent!
MilesTrane, thank you.