I can hear his guitar over the whine of my hair dryer, and I can tell by the minor chording that he’s playing something blues/grass/y.
When I turn the dryer off I cock an ear to listen, and hear:
My old gal, she’s a sweet ol’ gal
She looks like a water fowl
I’ve got the Deep River Blues
…and I’m like, “?!”
Trotting to his doorway, I interrupt my hubby’s old-timey music session with a question: “I thought it was walks like, not looks like.”
And then, upon further thought, add: “And really, what’s he1 saying with that ‘water fowl’ business anyhow? That his lady love walks like a duck?”
“…or looks like one…” my husband adds, searching for the lyrics on his phone.
“So this song is about having the blues.”
“Yes.”
“Well, if his lady love has the basic qualities of a duck, it’s no wonder he’s got the blues!”
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Reminds me that the first song I learned to play on guitar was, “House of the Rising Sun” (in E minor)…
The original? Or the way The Animals recorded it? (Which they hacked from Bob Dylan, who took it from a coffee house folk singer in 1960.)
Impressed. Not many know it was a cover.
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Well, I have to say that I really enjoyed that. And, I’m sorry but I kind of get the analogy or comparison based on how I’ve seen some women walk, and it is not necessarily a thing to be blue over. Even in the song it doesn’t seem he is blue because of that fact. OK, maybe it’s not a quality that will get you picked for Miss America, but maybe it might mean she has one of those magnificent behinds that take some waddling to get moving? LOL
(I hope you don’t find it impertinent or nosy, but I am going to send you an email.)
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My husband reminded me that this is a song from the 30s, and that the guy *in* the song is old. So if his wife is old… Well, old ladies DO waddle.
: laugh :
And just FYI, I’m traveling this weekend (I’m at the airport writing this comment), so if you send an email, I likely won’t get to it til next week.
Oh that’s fine. I am about to make some suggestions to my Rosa (as detailed in my latest post) and wanted some feedback from the perspective of a couple who engage in similar things on one issue in particular. But I can wait for your return.
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This made me laugh! Indeed, no wonder he has the blues 😉
~ Marie xox
Right?! 😛
Well, where without the blues!
Hi from the land of water fowl. A nature reserve with flamingos is our neighbour. Much fun was had. Some blues is alright.
Flamingos would be fun neighbors, I think. 🙂