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John9
Old Love
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 11/04/2011 : 11:04:38
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I don't know if anyone else has picked up on this, but the Love classic Can't Explain shares two identical lyrics with the Jagger/ Richards blues gem What a Shame. These are the lines:
"Nothing seems to go right"
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"Always want to start a fight".
And of course, the two titles virtually rhyme.
What a Shame was a US single for the Stones in late '64 and appeared on The Rolling Stones Number 2 (UK) and Rolling Stones Now (US) albums the following year. But of course as we know, the lads from Richmond later took the She Comes in Colours lyric for She's a Rainbow...and so it is I suppose, a case of 'all square'.
I would like to think that one day The Rolling Stones and The Rolling Stones Number 2 will be given decent CD releases....this would restore an crucially important part of the band's heritage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcVxGbWyc_c |
Edited by - John9 on 11/04/2011 15:33:53 |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 11/04/2011 : 18:48:21
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Originally posted by John9
I don't know if anyone else has picked up on this, but the Love classic Can't Explain shares two identical lyrics with the Jagger/ Richards blues gem What a Shame. These are the lines:
"Nothing seems to go right"
and
"Always want to start a fight".
And of course, the two titles virtually rhyme.
What a Shame was a US single for the Stones in late '64 and appeared on The Rolling Stones Number 2 (UK) and Rolling Stones Now (US) albums the following year. But of course as we know, the lads from Richmond later took the She Comes in Colours lyric for She's a Rainbow...and so it is I suppose, a case of 'all square'.
I would like to think that one day The Rolling Stones and The Rolling Stones Number 2 will be given decent CD releases....this would restore an crucially important part of the band's heritage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcVxGbWyc_c
Great point, John. The interplay and "sharing" went on back then to everyone's benefit.
MuddyWaters<>JohnLeeHooker<>RobertJohnson<>BoDiddley<
>LittleRichard<>ChuckBerry<>ELVIS<>Stones<>Beatles<LOVE<>>BeachBoys<
>Dylan<>Animals<>Yardbirds<>Kinks<>Turtles<>Birds<
>Springfield<Velvets>WHO<>MOODYS.....
It wasn't so much stealing or borrowing, as osmosis..?!!
That amazing musical inovation & creation we grew up with is emulated even by the good artists of today, but they are only carrying the torch that was lit by our 1920's - 60's greats.
Am I a snob? Maybe...but who cares when I have all that music, everyday!
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Letting your freak flag fly is a state of mind,
not a fashion statement.
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Edited by - lemonade kid on 11/04/2011 18:59:30 |
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Fred in Bed
Third Love
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/04/2011 : 23:36:50
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According to Johnny in the sleevenotes for the first album CD, 'Can't Explain' was orginally called 'What a Shame' but they changed the name because John Fleckenstein pointed out the Rolling Stones had a song called 'What a Shame'... I quote:
"Which I didn't know. So we decided that we couldn't do that. We just wrote the words to 'Can't Explain' right there in the studio."
As both songs also contain the lyrics "wake up in the morning and find your poor self dead" you have to conclude Love's song was heavily influenced.
Lots of cool to-ing and fro-ing across the Atlantic in those days. |
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John9
Old Love
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/04/2011 : 00:06:25
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Yes Fred and LK - and in John Einarson's book he speaks of Love on their debut album being "The Rolling Stones of folk-rock". |
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'Can't Explain' is Stones' What a Shame'
