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"In Another Land" by the Rolling Stones, featured on their 1967 album "Their Satanic Majesties Request".
Written by bassist Bill Wyman, "In Another Land" is the only Rolling Stones song to feature Wyman on lead vocals, and one of two only Rolling Stones songs to be written by him (the other being "Downtown Suzie.")
"In Another Land" was recorded on a night where Wyman had shown up to the studio and found that the session had been canceled. Feeling frustrated that he had potentially wasted time in driving to the studio, engineer Glyn Johns asked him if he had anything that he'd like to record. "...I'd been messing with this song. It was a bit... what I thought was kind of spacy, you know... a bit kind of Satanic Majesties-like. And psychedelic in a way."
Lyrically, Wyman stated that "The idea for the song is about this guy who wakes up from a dream and finds himself in another dream." The song describes events that transpire in a dreamlike state:
"We walked across the sand And the sea and the sky and the castles were blue I stood and held your hand And the spray flew high and the feathers floated by I stood and held your hand."
Johns showed the song to singer Mick Jagger, and guitarists Keith Richards and Brian Jones who all liked it and decided to include it on the record.
The musicians on the song are Wyman on lead vocals and bass, Small Faces vocalist Steve Marriott on acoustic guitar and backing vocals, Ronnie Lane of the Small Faces on backing vocals, Nicky Hopkins on harpsichord and piano, Charlie Watts on drums, Jones on Mellotron, Jagger and Richards added their backing vocals at a later stage of the recording.
At the conclusion of the track as heard on the album, Wyman himself can be heard snoring. Bill was unaware this had been tagged onto his song until he first played the completed album. He learned later that one night when he had fallen asleep in the studio, Mick and Keith miked him up and recorded him snoring, and stuck it onto his track as a joke. This does not appear on the single."
Joni Mitchell "Blue"
"Blue is the 1971 album of Canadian-born singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Among Joni's early output, this sad, poetic collection of intimate confessional songs is her most critically acclaimed. From exploring the various facets of relationships from infatuation on "A Case of You" to insecurity on "This Flight Tonight," the songs feature simple accompaniments on piano, guitar, and Appalachian dulcimer. Blue was a critical and commercial success, reaching No.15 in the Billboard Album charts and No.3 in the UK." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_(Joni_Mitchell_album)
For David on his 29th Birthday (again).
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joni's "blue" isn't an album i can say i own, but of course i ought to. i have her greatest hits at least. (happy bday david, heh!) thanks for posting this song, bryan-j!
Fats Waller (born Thomas Wright Waller on May 21, 1904, died December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer.
A skilled pianist - widely recognized as a master of stride piano - Waller was one of the most popular performers of his era, finding critical and commercial success in his homeland and in Europe. Waller was also a prolific songwriter, with many songs he wrote or co-wrote still known to modern audiences, such as "Honeysuckle Rose", "Ain't Misbehavin'".
On December 15, 1943, Waller died of pneumonia while stopped at the railroad station in Kansas City. He was in his private railroad car, returning to New York after a two week engagement in Los Angeles. He collapsed while talking with his manager, Ed Kirkeby. Waller was only 39. His weight of nearly 300 pounds (136 kg) and perpetual drinking habit are believed to have contributed to his premature death.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fats_Waller
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Wow, just the other day Fats came up in my post about Harry the Hipster Gibson but I couldn't quite put a face to the name. Thanks for this. 39? That's criminal. Almost as criminal as the video, which should be renamed "Your Hat's Too Big".
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It's got to be a pretty poor Stones record when Wyman has one of the two best tracks on it. The 3-D cover was great. My mistake was taking out the record. I'm a big Stones fan, but this album is probably at or very close to the bottom. Fascinating back story though. Thanks.