photo by Geoff Quinn
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I got the blues when my baby left me down by the Frisco Bay;
An ocean liner came and took her away.
I didn’t mean to treat her bad, she was the best gal I ever had;
She said good-bye, made me cry,
Made me wanna lay down my head and die…
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a) version by Jesse Fuller in Bb major:
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b) version by young Janis Joplin with “The Water Creek Boys” (G major)
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c) version by Eric Clapton (C major)
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related:
San Francisco Bay by Geoff Quinn
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HOT CLUB TRIO page 9 by frizz
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San Francisco Bay Blues wp.me/p1g1gP-2yk—
(@frizztext) August 28, 2011
Loved the collections and just wanted you to know I am now Positive Kismet on YouTube. Please connect with me there,,, Glad we can be friends there even though I don’t use it all that much.
When I was eleven or so I’d sneak my sister’s Janis albums and listen to them. Thanks for the collection. So many great pics of Janis.
related, Chris Barber:
Sweet Sue
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Wabash Blues:
related:
black mission district, San Francisco
photo by Will Wilson at flickr.com
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Very nice. The Jesse Fuller version is a pleasure to watch.
the Janis Joplin version (very fast) was funny too – what a pity, the uploader has left youtube
I learned the song from a Ramblin Jack Elliot record. He plays it great.
thanks for this great hint!
I like his laid back version!
just an opposite to the version of Janis Joplin!
my youth, Bumba:
Peter, Paul & Mary LP’s:
Thanks. He did it better when he still had his voice, but he still is all right. and he still “rambles”!
thanks for inspiring to Bumba:
I couldn’t resist to add my own version:
http://soundcloud.com/frizztext/frisco-bay-blues
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