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Re: Papa Charlie Jackson--"Airy Man"

Posted by Jon W. on July 21, 2002, 9:20 pm

John, your suggestion to start a campaign to get Revenant to do sets on Lemon and Papa Charlie is a great idea. How do you think we should go about something like that? Also, how about sets on Blind Willie McTell and Blind Blake?
--Previous Message--
: --Previous Message--
: : MacLeod's lyrics
: This song seems almost impossible to make
: out, but I think the chorus goes like
: this: : : --
: You can keep on talkin' little darlin' babe
: But don't need no airy man
: I want these browns [ ]
: To thoroughly understand
: You can bring in my wood, you can bring in my
: food
: You can iron my shirts, you can bless my soul
: You can get yourself together
: you can [ ] about the weather
: I don't need no airy man
: --
:
: I might punt and give MacLeod the verses -
: they seem right in a few places, but just
: guesses in others....
: You can hear the tune here if you're
: interested in taking a whack at it &
: don't have access to any of his
: recordings.
: Frank
: : Thanks, Stefan and Frank, for the help with
: the lyrics. I was not aware of MacLeod's
: work in this area, Stefan, thanks for the
: link. I think some of his transcriptions
: of both verse and chorus are dead on, and
: others I am dubious. To the extent that
: your transcription of the chorus differs
: from MacLeod's, Frank, it sounds more
: right to me. I don't hear Papa Charlie
: sayin' "annoyin"--he was a demon
: for scansion, like Chuck Berry or David
: McCarn, and I think "annoyin"
: doesn't flow right. You guys gave me some
: really good steers. Part of the problem
: is that the lines that are intelligible
: are really clear and the ones that are not
: are--unintelligible. What a tragedy that
: two of the greatest Country Blues
: musicians, Blind Lemon and Papa Charlie,
: did most, if not all of their most
: interesting according acoustically. On
: the other hand, what a gift that they got
: recorded at all. Let's start a campaign
: to get Revenant or somebody else to do
: sets on Lemon and Papa Charlie like they
: did on Charlie Patton. I've got to get my
: nose (ears?) to the grindstone and try and
: figure out those lyrics.
: John
:

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Re: Papa Charlie Jackson--"Airy Man" - Horace June 12, 2005, 3:19 am

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--Previous Message-- : John, your suggestion to start a campaign to : get Revenant to do sets on Lemon and Papa : Charlie is a great idea. How do you think : we should go about something like that? : Also, how about sets on Blind Willie McTell : and Blind Blake? : : --Previous Message-- : --Previous Message-- : : MacLeod's lyrics : This song seems almost impossible to make : out, but I think the chorus goes like : this: : -- : You can keep on talkin' little darlin' babe : But don't need no airy man : I want these browns [ ] : To thoroughly understand : You can bring in my wood, you can bring in : my : food : You can iron my shirts, you can bless my : soul : You can get yourself together : you can [ ] about the weather : I don't need no airy man : -- : : I might punt and give MacLeod the verses - : they seem right in a few places, but just : guesses in others.... : You can hear the tune here if you're : interested in taking a whack at it & : don't have access to any of his : recordings. : Frank : : Thanks, Stefan and Frank, for the help : with : the lyrics. I was not aware of MacLeod's : work in this area, Stefan, thanks for the : link. I think some of his transcriptions : of both verse and chorus are dead on, and : others I am dubious. To the extent that : your transcription of the chorus differs : from MacLeod's, Frank, it sounds more : right to me. I don't hear Papa Charlie : sayin' "annoyin"--he was a demon : for scansion, like Chuck Berry or David : McCarn, and I think "annoyin" : doesn't flow right. You guys gave me some : really good steers. Part of the problem : is that the lines that are intelligible : are really clear and the ones that are not : are--unintelligible. What a tragedy that : two of the greatest Country Blues : musicians, Blind Lemon and Papa Charlie, : did most, if not all of their most : interesting according acoustically. On : the other hand, what a gift that they got : recorded at all. Let's start a campaign : to get Revenant or somebody else to do : sets on Lemon and Papa Charlie like they : did on Charlie Patton. I've got to get my : nose (ears?) to the grindstone and try and : figure out those lyrics. : John : : :

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