I mentioned on the “Convicted to Fremantle” post about the dearth of Blues (acoustic and electric) on Mudcat these days and I posted “Black and Blue” by “Matt Taylor’s Chain”.
I couldn’t resist this top little number as well :)


I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS YOUNG

Matthew Taylor

Well I remember when I was young, the world had just begun and I was happy
I used to wonder about the earth and how it moved around the sun so snappy
Imagination goin’ wild makes a very backward child, they told me
So back at school I’d sit around just waitin' for the sound so I could go home.

Sometimes I think about it, it happens every day
I should think of the present, ‘cause the present’s now

Well I remember when I was young, how one-and-thruppence got ya to the movies
To look tough we'd light a smoke and very nearly choke, but we had a real good time
Growin’ older meant you get to fly a Saber Jet and fight a few wars
So I’d just sit there all day and let my mind decay somethin' awful.

Sometimes I think about it, it happens every day
I should think of the present, ‘cause the present’s now

Well I remember when I was young, I had a secret love who never knew it
Well I’d do tricks upon my bike that never turned out right; I always blew it
And the day we had to part, I had a broken heart but couldn’t let on
So I spent my holidays just thinkin' of the ways I musta gone wrong.

Sometimes I think about it, it happens every day
I should think of the present, ‘cause the present’s now


Well I remember when I was young the Beatles turned me on, I really blew my mind
And we'd carry Jack and Pam, we'd go and watch a band and have a real good time
Then I heard the black man’s blues; they really blew a fuse inside my head
So with some friends we made a stand and formed our first Blues Band; it was a real good thing.

Sometimes I think about it, it happens every day
I should think of the present, ‘cause the present’s now

Well I remember when I was Young, I remember when I was Young, I surely do
Well I remember when I was Young, I remember when I was Young, I surely do



Matt is a Blues-lovin’ Briso-born boy, who resides in Perth and is arguably best known for his work with top blues band, CHAIN.
However, this solo song (c.1973) is an all-time favourite of a great many music fans Down Under.

This is from his 1973 album “Straight As A Die” re-released 1997 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7-NlqJei7c

Here is a rockin’ Live version with CHAIN (Matt Taylor, Phil Manning, Barry “Big Goose” Sullivan, Barry “Little Goose” Harvey) at Melbourne’s Myer Music Bowl concert for Mushroom Records, in 1982 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTvzzgk_jEY



R-J