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Origins: Taj Mahals' Corrina
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Subject: Origins: Taj Mahals' Corrina From: GUEST,Ed Silberman Date: 01 May 14 - 07:13 PM Does anyone what Taj Mahal's source is for his version of Corrina? |
Subject: RE: Origins: Taj Mahals' Corrina From: Janie Date: 01 May 14 - 10:50 PM There are much more knowledgeable folks than me in these parts, but I'm guessing Robert Johnson is one source he pulled from. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Taj Mahals' Corrina From: Janie Date: 01 May 14 - 10:59 PM Robert Johnson "Stones in My Passway" Lyrics to the above. I got stones in my passway and my road seem dark as night I got stones in my passway and my road seem dark as night I have pains in my hearts they have taken my appetite I have a bird to whistle and I have a bird to sing Have a bird to whistle and I have a bird to sing I got a woman that I'm lovin' boy, she don't mean a thing My enemies have betrayed me have overtaken poor Bob at last My enemies have betrayed me have overtaken poor Bob at last An ' 'ere's one thing certainly they have stones all in my pass Now you tryin' to take my life and all my lovin' too You laid a passway for me now what are you trying to do I'm cryin' please plea-ease let us be friends And when you hear me howlin' in my passway, rider plea-ease open your door and let me in I got three legs to truck home boys, please don't block my road I got three legs to truck home boys, please don't block my road I've been feelin' ashamed 'bout my rider babe, I'm booked and I got to go |
Subject: RE: Origins: Taj Mahals' Corrina From: Joe Offer Date: 06 May 15 - 09:27 PM Here's a YouTube recording of the song. Anybody want to take the time to transcribe it? It sure doesn't sound like the "Corrina" I'm familiar with. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Taj Mahals' Corrina From: Sean Belt Date: 07 May 15 - 12:20 PM According to the Wikipedia page for Mahal's album The Natch'l Blues and this Phish.net page on the song, he wrote Corrina himself. Like a lot of blues songs, it relies on verses lifted from other existing songs. But that's part of the tradition. |
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