"Mean Old World" This is a mean old world, try and live it by yourself. This is a mean old world, try and live it by yourself. Can't get the one you love, have to use somebody else. I've got the blues, gonna pack my things and go. I've got the blues, gonna pack my things and go. Guess you don't love me, babe, loving mister so-and-so. Sometimes I wonder why can your love be so cold? Sometimes I wonder why can your love be so cold? I guess you don't love me, gonna pack my things and go.
If you have not heard the originally recorded version with these lyrics by Little Walter it is worth hearing. T-Bone Walker is on the original credits for the tune but these are Walter's Lyrics.
Great 'out-take' version with Jim Dickinson on piano. For ages, if you COULD get this version, the piano had been editted off! Why? At last it's been put back on again!! Hurrah!!!
Lyrics by the late great Little Walter. He wrote many other tunes that people have heard Eric Clapton, Rolling Stone, Pat Travers (Boom Boom Out Go The Lights), recorded and people associate with them that Walter did first.
I thought Eric played w/ Delaney and Bonnie before the Dominoes. That's where he first played with Gorden, Radle and Whitlock. they jumped ship from Delaney and played on George Harrisons "All things must Pass"
I would guess 85% is Duane, a couple of times you can hear a completely different guitar and it lacks Duane's scratchy blues sound, Duane plays right over that other guitar...EC...I am wondering who is singing? It could be either...I don't have the album anymore.
"Mean Old World" This is a mean old world, try and live it by yourself. This is a mean old world, try and live it by yourself. Can't get the one you love, have to use somebody else. I've got the blues, gonna pack my things and go. I've got the blues, gonna pack my things and go. Guess you don't love me, babe, loving mister so-and-so. Sometimes I wonder why can your love be so cold? Sometimes I wonder why can your love be so cold? I guess you don't love me, gonna pack my things and go.
First time I heard this song I fell in LOVE with the blues. I was about 12. Still makes me feel like that...every time.
Back again...yup...still thrills the shit out of me. One of the few things in my life that has lasted is the way this song makes me feel.
Damn good!
"Mean Old World"
This is a mean old world, try and live it by yourself.
This is a mean old world, try and live it by yourself.
Can't get the one you love, have to use somebody else.
I've got the blues, gonna pack my things and go.
I've got the blues, gonna pack my things and go.
Guess you don't love me, babe, loving mister so-and-so.
Sometimes I wonder why can your love be so cold?
Sometimes I wonder why can your love be so cold?
I guess you don't love me, gonna pack my things and go.
If you have not heard the originally recorded version with these lyrics by Little Walter it is worth hearing. T-Bone Walker is on the original credits for the tune but these are Walter's Lyrics.
Cool - I love the one where it's just Duane & Eric that's on "Crossroads" anthology, but this is awesome too.
I never heard this take before! Nice! A little more uptempo than the one I’ve heard a million times.
oh, man, skydog, departed, just echoes, so fine
Great 'out-take' version with Jim Dickinson on piano. For ages, if you COULD get this version, the piano had been editted off! Why? At last it's been put back on again!! Hurrah!!!
Maybe Dickinson himself objected.
How anyone could give anything Duane & Eric did a thumbs down just don’t know the blues!!
I think the primary slide guitar here is EC, not Duane.
Slowhand & Skydog
amen!
Very very nice cover in an old school style ;)
Mean old world classic blue song
Try n live it by yo self, can't get the one you love, have to use somebody else.
Lyrics by the late great Little Walter. He wrote many other tunes that people have heard Eric Clapton, Rolling Stone, Pat Travers (Boom Boom Out Go The Lights), recorded and people associate with them that Walter did first.
Was that Duane playing both slide parts, or was Clapton playing one of them?
+mike salami Anybody?
+mike salami both played. Duane made Eric fall in love w/ slide. hence his sudden love for Bonnie and delany!
I thought Eric played w/ Delaney and Bonnie before the Dominoes. That's where he first played with Gorden, Radle and Whitlock. they jumped ship from Delaney and played on George Harrisons "All things must Pass"
I would guess 85% is Duane, a couple of times you can hear a completely different guitar and it lacks Duane's scratchy blues sound, Duane plays right over that other guitar...EC...I am wondering who is singing? It could be either...I don't have the album anymore.
@Mike Gee Their bones may be resting, but up in heaven, I am sure that peacefully, they are making all kinds of great music....
"Mean Old World"
This is a mean old world, try and live it by yourself.
This is a mean old world, try and live it by yourself.
Can't get the one you love, have to use somebody else.
I've got the blues, gonna pack my things and go.
I've got the blues, gonna pack my things and go.
Guess you don't love me, babe, loving mister so-and-so.
Sometimes I wonder why can your love be so cold?
Sometimes I wonder why can your love be so cold?
I guess you don't love me, gonna pack my things and go.
Little Walter did write some insightful lyrics......a bit like Hank Williams Sr.