[Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest edition of Red Blooded Tunes (RBT). A page dedicated to the preservation of music made by humans, back when music actually rocked or touched one’s soul. While we occasionally do feature contemporary tunes they must be up to the higher standards of music past. Along the way it is our sincere hope and purpose to discuss, enlighten and educate the reader about relevant political, economic and business matters and to help maintain both a record and an appreciation for good old man-made music before AI makes man and real music a mere afterthought.
RBT is a transcript of a fictional radio broadcast with direct links to the tunes being played. The transcript is normally in 3 parts: (1.)The first is a transcript of the radio broadcast featuring a DJ and his cohorts who provide interesting background and commentary about the tunes being played. Importantly the transcript (this blog post) has direct click on links that will take the reader directly to a video that plays the tune; (2.) Part 2 is the Editorial: (which normally deals with the subject in the title of this blog post). Tonight’s editorial is about artificial intelligence, the budget and the destruction of democracy; and (3) that’s followed by a the second half of the Dj’s radio broadcast again with links to offsite videos playing the tunes the DJ is playing.]
Hey folks
It’s Stony Riva
And the gang again
Time for Red Blooded Tunes
Well, folks
I’ll ya
Sometimes its difficult to come up with new material
Which is what we here at Red Blooded Tunes
Are committed to doing
After all we don’t want to stagnate
And
We wanna preserve an appreciation
For good ole human
Yes human
music
Well, last night we took in GURU’s act at Manny’s
Very interesting.
It was a breezy /icy 27 degrees outside
Which is cold for Central Virginnie
Interestingly there was a decent crowd
For a very wintery Tuesday night
GURU who, to borrow from Captain Kirk
Is always
exploring strange new musical worlds,
and going where no man, no woman
nor Klingon for that matter
has gone before nor cares to
in any event
for whatever reason
he Decided to do a few blues and soul tunes
instead of his more typical
country and rock & roll.
Sayin’ he did so
Because of some great old
tunes he ran across
watching….of all things
our first group of ladies
We’ve seen these gals before
In our Tick’s Notes and Tunes days
Doin’ a simply mesmerizing, captivating
And hormone inducing dance to
CCR’s Green River
Frankly I didn’t think that could be topped
But, when you see this video
You may have other thoughts
I don’t know
But as Herm Edwards might say
…or was it Howard Cosell ?….
Who knows…but in any event
That’s why they play the game.
https://youtu.be/nFZvE5tTvm8?si=do3c-lqKHBk_UwKX
Why don’t they make shows like
Top of the Pops…which of course
Was a British show and/or
America’s Shindig any more?
I’ve gotta confess
I’ve watched that video over and over
For Yinz Yankees out there that was
Pan’s People doing the Barry Blue tune
Do You Wanna Dance
And, that’s why we do what we do because
I have serious doubts that many, if any, of today’s Americans
Know about that show or Barry Blue or Pan’s People
In any event
GURU said he was trying to find a good version of
Rubberband Man by the Spinners
Which we played last time
to sing at Manny’s.
That song, says GURU is kinduv tough to learn
Because the vocal part in the song quickly gives away
To a Rap/commentary kinda thing
All so that the Spinners can dance.
But he pressed the search
And lo and behold he came upon an arrangement
Done…by… by dinghies…
The Captain and Tenille
Probably not one GURU’s all time favorite groups
Because they are a little
Too poppy for GURU.
But let me tell ya. There’s no doubt C&T
Both of them
Had talent
Anyway, who ever arranged and choreographed this
Did a great job. GURU actually likes the arrangement
Better than the Spinners original version.
Even the much maligned and overlooked Captain
Did a great job miming rubberband play
But Tenille really shows what a diverse talent she is
While her voice may not at first seem right for the song
She hits all the notes, is in tune and does
A really great job with the dance
Besides…GURU said her version actually allowed him
To learn the song better.
But unfortunately, Manny’s doesn’t have the C&T version
Which essentially repeats the first verse one step higher
Without all the wrapping and commentary.
But here again, we ended up watching this over and over.
And Tenille is enchanting
https://youtu.be/qwf84zcYDqY?si=0o7NXunxyzqCcjCr
Next up is a tune
GURU was Shanghaied into doin’
He put in his request with the KJ
To a really jazzed up version of
Every Day I Have the Blues
She may not have had it
But in any event
she pulled up a different tune
But like a good sport
GURU dived right in
On time and in pitch
To this classic from one of our
Alltime favorite artists
In fact, GURU said he’s seen this guy in concert
5 times, tellin’ me once
Has was the lone cube of salt
In a sea of pepper.
https://youtu.be/UOnzDKvn7YI?si=D4TTb4KWIy3bLhuo
That of course, was the inimitable BB King
Doin’ his classic Why I Sing the Blues
It was kinda funny the Brothers at the bar
With the first few bars of that tune
They turned around kinda bemused that
GURU was up there doin’ that particular tune
But GURU got off the stage and saw some sista
Still groovin’ over the performance
So he felt pretty darned good about it
Well, that’s gonna do it for the first half of the show
And Yinz know what that means…
Yep. It’s time for our all knowing
Font of sage-like info
Our Station Manager
Rufus Coldwater
Exploring in depth once again
A subject neither he nor anyone else
Cares about….
Just kidding
Just kidding
Ya know Rufus
In these tryin’ times
We gotta do somethin’ to keep it light
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. Thanks Stony….I guess.
I was going to recommend that our prepare for our federal budget to crash soon because of the tens of millions of unemployment claims that AI will cause. The repercussions of that might very well extend to the form of government we end up with, and, perish the thought, it may not be democratic. That’s with a small d.
On the brighter side I was also going to say our democracy owes a debt of gratitude to Senate Republicans in Indiana for not caving into Trump’s threats to cut off federal funding to Indiana if they didn’t amend the Congressional districting maps in that state to take seats away from the Democrats and give them to Republicans. However, and thankfully, those Indiana Senate GOPers held firm and refused to redraw the Congressional district map in Indiana.
But with that introduction you just gave I’ll just quickly wrap it up and say:
https://youtu.be/RiBYhHlJmIo?si=nM5JEsaBr1HHkHnj
Back to you Stony
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And may running bear not find you sitting on his crapper
when he has urges too Johnny
You’ve been watching too many old Tonight Show re-runs Rufus.
Well folks you veterans of the show out there
Know what time it is
Yep
It’s time for our
Assistant Executive Producer
of Everything
that is,
of everything that’s good and exciting
and that makes life worth living
yes….I’m talkin’ about
Suzi
My gosh, what would we do without her?
I’d hate to think, but in any event
Its time for her
To show us what she’s found
Down in the dark dank and dirty garage
Sittin’ below the station here.
….What’s this?
Geez….Suzi you really did dig for this one didn’t ya?
Yeah, not sure if that was a Tarantula
Or just the biggest blackest Black Widow Spider
That I had to wrestle for this particular 45 or not
Yuck cobwebs all over the place.
There’s enough mold on here to make
A years’ supply of some exotic blue cheese or somethin’
Just shut up and play the tune.
I called GURU and he was really impressed I’d found it.
Folks, Suzi has just handed me a tune
I hadn’t heard before
But I do recognize the group
And we have featured them before
The Seeds
And….
…ah yes
- What a year !
What could be finah than some garage rock from ‘67
Okay…let’s give it a spin..
https://youtu.be/0-qU8t0qy9M?si=O2W8hpy4NXW2Pvmm
Folks that was Out of the Question
By the Seeds.
And once again Suzi has made my day.
The 60s the best music ever. No doubt about it.
Folks, GURU just called me
And said he thinks we ought to save his other blues tune
….a true classic…for next week
….to sorta keep all Yinz out there
In Yinzburgh and everywhere else
For that matter…in anxious anticipation.
And I think that’s a great idea
Which brings to mind
The owner of Manny’s
Bein’ that the crowd there
Leans kinda country-like
several weeks ago she
Requested that GURU do a tune
…which he did two weeks ago.
I mean we gotta do a country tune right?
And I think it might keep everyone goin’ just fine
In any event…..Here’s
Dierks Bentley
Singin’
What Was I Thinkin’
https://youtu.be/fTqra4YSsaM?si=Lb3Z6FBn3dveEvJK
Okay, Buck’s over there crankin’ his arms
And that’s the signal
To wind things up because we’re out of time
So, let’s finish things off tonight
With a performance
That I just love
It’s by the Mavericks
And their lead singer
Who, unfortunately passed away just a few days ago
This particular song has an extremely interesting history
It was written by Cat Stevens. But…
Cat’s version didn’t do much
But a group called the Tremeloes
Who once beat out the Beatles believe it or not for a record deal
Came up with a different arrangement of it
And actually made the song famous.
So Here to send ya home
Is Raul Malo
May he rest in peace
and the Mavericks
resurrecting the Tremelo version of this tune
Which I’m sure you’re gonna like
But in any event
For Suzi, Rufus, Buck, Guru
And your’s truly
I’m Stony Riva
Sayin’
Good night
And please folks
don’t let those nasty bed bugs bite.
Here’s
Here Comes My Baby
https://youtu.be/cos9y6Mfv6s?si=T5k3p-fBvwhROs-P
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