UB40/Bob Dylan - I Want You

UB40/Bob Dylan - I Want You

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OLD PA'S CORNER

GREIG STREET BRIDGE

The Bridge

UB40 - I Want You (2014)

I have aways liked UB40. I have always liked Ali Campbell's voice but this new version of Dylan's I want You is quite frankly unnecessary.

GREIG STREET BRIDGE (I Want You)

I am crossing Greig Street Bridge
in Inverness on my bike
i am going to Chisholm the Chemist
on Castle Street Hill
i work for the Chemist in Greig Street
i am 16 teen
i work for a couple of hours
after School.
my little transistor
as always

is stuck to my ear
I Want You comes on
it is from Dylan's new album
i think it is called Blonde on Blonde
i have got another track

 on my tape recorder
but I don't know what that is called
something about a Sad Eyed Lady
i taped it from radio Luxembourg
it was a bit crackly
i only managed to get a couple of
verses
i am a Dylan fan
ever since I heard The Time they are a Chanin'
on the Radio
I want You is different
not like his last album
seems more commercial
but I love it and want to hear it
again
i will have to get hold of the album
i dont' have a record player
but I will get it
it is released next week

I hear on the Radio
Dylan had a motorbike accident
is he alive?
he and Cassius Clay are my Hero's
i like the Beatles too
what is happening to Dylan?
what is going on?
i wish i new?.

Here is the original in all its glory
 

BOB DYLAN - I Want You (1966)

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WEDNESDAY CLUB - Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali/Old Pa and John lennon -Stand by Me

WEDNESDAY CLUB - Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali/Old Pa and John lennon -Stand by Me

Bob Harris Cassius Clay John Lennon Muhammad Ali Wednesday Club

WEDNESDAY CLUB meets the great men,  Muhammad Ali V Old Pa and John lennon

My mate Ali

 

CASSIUS CLAY - Stand By Me (1964)

Living in Jeddah in the eighties, many interesting things happened that would not normally be available to me if I lived in the U.K.

Probably one of the greatest things was one day Shellhunter came home from School and said that Muhammad Ali was coming to her School that night to give a talk and we can all go.

Muhammad Ali, he was my hero, or one of them.  I saw every fight (see previous post) from the very beginning, I had posters on my wall. It was an opportunity not to be missed.

With excitement I turned up with all the other fight fans. Ali was introduced to us and we were asked to give him some questions. It was all routine stuff ie what was your hardest fight etc.

It was so tragic hearing Ali try and give answers. He was slurring and had difficulty giving any coherent reply. However there was an unmistakeably twinkle in his eye. It was still the Ali we all new and loved.

After, he signed autographs for the kids. I managed to get close for a picture with my arm round him. He did not look too pleased about being touched. I mumbled how great he was and that I have always been a fan. In the photo I actually look taller than Ali.  He was there for the taking.

I would have danced like a donkey and stung like a hen, Muhammad Ali would have fallen in ten. I found this track apparently sung by a then Cassius Clay of the great Ben E King classic, it is actually not that bad.

If you don't like the Cassius version here is a little treat to make up for it, the intro by Bob Harris is just fabulous.

Imagine if Old Pa was here?

 

JOHN LENNON - Stand By Me (1975)

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