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Have always loved this song. Dou­ble Fan­tasy is a fab­u­lous album. Enjoy your tuesday.

John Lennon — I´m los­ing you

Here in some stranger’s room
Late in the after­noon
What am I doing here at all?
Ain’t no doubt about it
I’m los­ing you
I’m los­ing you

Some­how the wires got crossed
Communication’s lost
Can’t even get you on the tele­phone
Just got to shout about it
I’m los­ing you
I’m los­ing you

Well, here in the val­ley of inde­ci­sion
I don’t know what to do
I feel you slip­ping away
I feel you slip­ping away
I’m los­ing you
I’m los­ing you

Well now, you say you’re not get­ting enough
But I remind you of all that bad, bad, bad stuff
So what the hell am I sup­posed to do?
Just put a bandaid on it?
And stop the bleed­ing now
Stop the bleed­ing now

I’m los­ing you
I’m los­ing you
Well, well, well

I know I hurt you then
But hell, that was way back when
Well, do you still have to carry that cross? (drop it)
Don’t want to hear about it
I’m los­ing you
I’m los­ing you
Don’t want to lose you now
Well­l­l­l­l­lll!
So long ago

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I do have to admit that I’ve been on a music thang lately. Has some­thing to do with work­ing so much. Lis­ten­ing to lots of tunes. Being in the sound­track of your life. I’m not apol­o­giz­ing — I’m going with it. Who knows where it will lead. Hope you enjoy it with me.

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Just was play­ing a lyric game with my cousin. She’s had a ticket for her des­ti­na­tion. She’s on the train now. Enjoy the jour­ney. Love this video — classic.

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An Amer­i­can icon described. Nailed it.

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No video avail­able for this one. I’m not so with Patti on this one. But it was worth another lis­ten. Click on the title for a link to the recording.

Boots of Span­ish Leather 1964

Oh, I’m sailin’ away my own true love
I’m sailin’ away in the morn­ing
Is there some­thing I can send you from across the sea
From the place that I’ll be landing?

No, there’s nothin’ you can send me, my own true love
There’s nothin’ I wish to be ownin’
Just carry your­self back to me unspoiled
From across that lone­some ocean

Oh, but I just thought you might want some­thing fine
Made of sil­ver or of golden
Either from the moun­tains of Madrid
Or from the coast of Barcelona

Oh, but if I had the stars from the dark­est night
And the dia­monds from the deep­est ocean
I’d for­sake them all for your sweet kiss
For that’s all I’m wishin’ to be ownin’

That I might be gone a long time
And it’s only that I’m askin’
Is there some­thing I can send you to remem­ber me by
To make your time more easy passin’

Oh, how can, how can you ask me again
It only brings me sor­row
The same thing I want from you today
I would want again tomorrow

I got a let­ter on a lone­some day
It was from her ship a-sailin’
Say­ing I don’t know when I’ll be comin’ back again
It depends on how I’m a-feelin’

Well, if you, my love, must think that-a-way
I’m sure your mind is roamin’
I’m sure your heart is not with me
But with the coun­try to where you’re goin’

So take heed, take heed of the west­ern wind
Take heed of the stormy weather
And yes, there’s some­thing you can send back to me
Span­ish boots of Span­ish leather

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Was read­ing Rolling­Stone this morn­ing and took a look at 50 artists choos­ing playlists. I’m always inter­ested in lis­ten­ing to music that other musi­cians find essen­tial or impor­tant. I’ve often found the selec­tions that Patti Smith has made for her cov­ers very inter­est­ing. So when she selected love songs by Bob Dylan I had to check them out and see if I feel the same way about her selec­tions. Sev­eral topped my list at the start Boots of Span­ish Leather, Sad-Eyed Lady of the Low­lands, and Visions of Johanna. So now I’m on my way to redis­cover these other songs in her list and share them.

I’m also look­ing for videos to share. Strangely almost all of the ver­sions I could find of this song were in China. Piracy maybe?

You can also lis­ten at Dylans site. Just click on the song title below.

I have a new found affec­tion for:

One Too Many Morn­ings 1964

Down the street the dogs are barkin’
And the day is a-gettin’ dark
As the night comes in a-fallin’
The dogs’ll lose their bark
An’ the silent night will shat­ter
From the sounds inside my mind
For I’m one too many morn­ings
And a thou­sand miles behind

From the cross­roads of my doorstep
My eyes they start to fade
As I turn my head back to the room
Where my love and I have laid
An’ I gaze back to the street
The side­walk and the sign
And I’m one too many morn­ings
An’ a thou­sand miles behind

It’s a rest­less hun­gry feel­ing
That don’t mean no one no good
When ev’rything I’m a-sayin’
You can say it just as good.
You’re right from your side
I’m right from mine
We’re both just one too many morn­ings
An’ a thou­sand miles behind

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It’s com­ing on Christ­mas
They’re cut­ting down trees
They’re putting up rein­deer
And singing songs of joy and peace

Her­bie Han­cock on piano
Lionel Loueke on gui­tar
Mar­cus Miller on bass
Vin­nie Colaiuta on drums
Bob Shep­pard on soprano saxophone

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Nat King Cole, June Christy, Mel Torme. Woo hoo.

Just love see­ing these three artists do a very uptempo ver­sion. There’s Mel on the drums.

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Some­times you for­get that he was a drum­mer too. Love this tune. Thanks Mel.

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Ten min­utes of heaven, Bern, Switzer­land 1985
Thanks for the link Leo!

Dizzy Gille­spie (tp), James Moody (ts), Gene Har­ris ℗, Ray Brown (b), Grady Tate (d)

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