An Amazing Song You’ve Never Heard Nor Heard Of: “BALL And CHAIN” by TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND (2011)

“…Thought I Was Bound…

…To Get Away…

…Now I’m Just Bound…

…I Don’t Mind…

…When The Hurricane…

…Comes Around…“

… … …

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“…I’m So Lucky…

…My Pride And Joy…

…Is My…

…BALL And CHAIN…

…And They’re One And The Same. …“

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The Simplicity Of This Song Is Apparent…

…But The Lyrics Say A Lot.

They’re Pretty Simple As Well…

…But That Doesn’t Change How This Song Comes Across To Me.

Sometimes…

…We Find Brilliance In The Simplicity Of Things.

This Entire Album…

“REVELATOR“

by TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND

…Is Chock-Full Of Brilliance.

Sometimes…

…One Is Able To Connect With Something In The Most Profound Ways.

That’s What Happened To ME, In Regard To This Album.

I Connected With It.

So Many Quality Songs.

It Makes Me Sad To Think There Are So So Many People Whom Haven’t Even Heard Of This Band, Let Alone This Album.

It’s With Songs Like This One…

“BALL And CHAIN“

…That The Truth Behind The Wonder Of Simplicity Becomes So So Apparent.

You Don’t Have To Say A Lot In Order To Say Something Amazing…

…Or Wonderful…

…Or Brilliant.

That’s A Philosophy I Can Totally Agree With.

I Do Get A Little Long-Winded At Times (as my family and friends continue reminding me) But It’s Only Because I Have So Much Information I Wish To Convey To Others.

So I Get Wrapped-Up In What I’m Talking About, Instead Of Making A Clear Point.

Here…

…Now…

…I Don’t Feel I’m Being Long-Winded.

I Just Wanted To Impress A Point.

Sometimes…

…LESS Really Is MORE.

And That’s Something I Can Appreciate…

…And Respect.

Have I Made My Point?

I Dunno.

Maybe.

Y’all Will Just Have To Let Me Know.

😉

My Morning Mixes: Friday, Sweet Friday!

Good Morning, My Peeps.

🙂

Hope You’re All Swell.

Me?

Can’t Complain, I Suppose.

Still Got A Bad Headache.

That Part Ain’t So Good.

Nor Is The Muscle Strain On My Right Side.

Otherwise?

Well…

…Otherwise I’m Pretty Hunky-Groovy’ish.

I’m Sure The Headache Is Because Of The Freakin’ Weather.

T’Is Rainy And Humid.

The Air Feels Thick Enough To Cut With A Knife.

No Foolin’, Kiddies.

No Foolin’, Indeed.

HOWEVER…

…Regardless Of Said Headache…

…Or Of Said Muscle Strain…

…Or Of Said Weather…

…I Still Decided To Head-Out On A Walk-About.

I Hadn’t Gone Out-&-About For The Past Couple Days…

…So I Wanted To Make Damn Sure I Went Out-&-About Today.

For Today’s Walk…

…I Didn’t Do The Random Shuffling Of My Walkin’ Tunes.

Instead, I Made-Up A Little Playlist.

Listed Below Are The Songs I Ended-Up Jamming To This Morning.

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I Began The Walk With…

“SPECIAL K“

by PLACEBO

…Since It’s A Pounding Jam Jam Jam-Type Jam.

It Totally Works At Getting The Blood Pumping…

…And At Getting The Feet Moving…

…Fo SHO Fo SHO, My Peeps.

😀

The Second Song On My Playlist Was An Old-School Favorite…

“MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRL“

by THE CARS

!!! !!!

🙂

BECK‘s

“THE NEW POLLUTION“

…Was Up Next!

Always A Great Jam, My Peeps.

ALWAYS!

😉

And Then, I Went With…

“NOTORIOUS“

by DURAN DURAN

…Which Is A Totally Fun Jam…

…And It Has All The Power One Needs To Get Those Feet A Movin’ Movin’ Movin’!

😀

I Then Took The Tunage In A Totally Different Direction With…

“DON’T LET ME SLIDE“

by TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND

…Since I Just Knew I’d Be In Cruise Mode By This Point In The Walk.

🙂

QUARTERFLASH

…Was Up Next With…

“CRUISIN’ WITH THE DEUCE“

…One Of The Best Songs On The Whole Album!

😀

I Followed Them Up With A Little…

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

…And Their Wonderfully Wonderful Jam…

“FORTUNATE SON“

!!! !!!

🙂

“YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT“

by THE ROLLING STONES

…Was Up Next!

T’Is My 2ND Favorite STONES Jam Of ALL-TIME, By The Way!

😉

I Went With…

ASIA‘s

“HEAT OF THE MOMENT“

…Next.

Always A Pretty Nifty Jam, Kiddies.

Wouldn’t You Agree?

Sure You Would!!

🙂

I Hit-Up Some…

TALKING HEADS

…Next, With The Live Version Of Their Totally Awesomely Fun Fun Jam…

“WHAT A DAY THAT WAS“

…Which Is/Was/Always-Will-Be A Personal Favorite!

It Gets You To Steppin’, My Peeps, Fo SHO!

😀

I Was Nearing The End Of My Stroll At This Point.

I Knew I Had Time For One OR Two More Jams…

…So I Decided To Kick-It With…

KISS

…And Their Totally Classic Jam…

“ROCK BOTTOM“

…Which Is Totally My Fave-Fave KISS Jam Of ALL-TIME!

😀

And Then, Finally, I Went Into Cool-Down-Mode.

What Better Jam To Cool Down To Than…

“BLUE DRESS“

by DEPECHE MODE

…Which Is (likely) The Most Forgotten Tune On Their Biggest Album, VIOLATOR.

And That’s A Shame, My Peeps.

It’s A Very Cool Song, Fo FLIPPIN’ SHO!!!

🙂

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ANWAY, Kiddies…

…I Think It’s About Time For Me To Jump Into The Shower.

So…

…Y’all Should Do Your Best To Take It Easy AND Take Care Of Yourselves.

It’s FRIDAY, Ya Know, So Taking It Easy AND Taking Care Of Yourself Is A Total MUST DO.

Think Y’all Can Handle That?!

SURE YOU CAN!!!

😀

Enjoy The Day, Kids.

THE WEEKEND HAS ARRIVED!!!

Well…

…Almost.

😉

The Song Stuck In My Head: “LEARN HOW TO LOVE” by TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND (2011)

“…All This Time’s Been Wasted…

…No More Words To Spare…

…And If I Knew How To Love…

…I Would Take You There…“

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“LEARN HOW TO LOVE” Is One Of My Favorite Jams From The 2011 Album “REVELATOR” By TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND !!!

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“…I Won’t Let Go…

…I Won’t Give Up…

…I’m Gonna Learn How To Love You…

…I’m Gonna Show You Some How…“

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SUSAN TEDESCHI And DEREK TRUCKS

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“…If My Time’s Over…

…Can I Learn How To Give…

…Can I Throw Down These Chains…

…And Find A New Way To Live…

…I Know It Won’t Be Easy…

…All I Need Is A Friend…

…And With You Here By My Side…

…I’m Ready To Start Again. …“

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This Is One Instance Where I Know Exactly Why A Song Has Stuck With Me.

Trust Me…

…After The Weekend I Had…

…Well…

…Let Me Just Say…

"THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP, MONDAY! THIS PAST WEEKEND SUCKED ASS!"

Soak It Up, My Peeps.

This May Be The Only Chance You’ll Ever Get To Hear Someone Being Thankful For A Monday.

But This Past Weekend Was Simply Terrible.

Sadly…

…It’s Not Something I’m Totally Prepared To Discuss.

I’ll Put It To You This Way…

…You Know How People Say…

“When One Door Closes, Another Door Opens”

???

Okay…

…In My Instance…

…One Door Is Still Open A Touch Of A Tad…

…And The Other Doors Are All Freakin’ Locked.

Why Must Relationships…

…Of Any Type/Form…

…Be So Damned Difficult…

…So Damned Stressful…

…So Damned Gut-Wrenching???

It’s A Long…

…Dusty…

…Rocky…

…Shin-Splint-Inducing Road…

…And Said Road Leads Right Back To ME.

I’m Terrible With People.

Always Have Been.

So I Sincerely Should Have Expected This.

(*Begins To Massage Right Temple Because Of Flaring Headache*)

I’ve Had A Bad Headache AND A Bad Stomachache For FOUR (4) Days, Now.

The Headache Woke My Ass Up At 3AM’ish This Morning…

…And I Know EXACTLY Why I Have The Damned Thing.

Perhaps In The Coming Days/Weeks I’ll Be Able To Tell You More.

But I’m Holding Off On Doing So Until AFTER I Find Out If The Before Mentioned Door Is Going To Slam Shut, Or Blow Back Open.

It’s All Up In The Air Right Now…

…And…

…Until Then…

…I Expect The Headache AND Stomachache To Both Continue.

Sheesh, I Tell You.

Sheesh, Indeed.

😐

I’m Unsure How Much More Relevant A Song Could Be At This Moment…

…But This Song…

“LEARN HOW TO LOVE“

by TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND

…Is EXCEPTIONALLY Relevant, My Peeps.

The Odd Part…

…To Me…

…Is That Out Of 700 Songs On My MP3Player…

…This One Was The First To Play This Morning.

Trust Me, Kiddies, When You Hear This Song…

…At 3AM’ish…

…After The Weekend I Had…

…You’d Be Left In A State Of Wonder, Also.

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND

…Is One Of My FAVES Of FAVES…

…As Their Music Has The Ability To Bore Deeply Into A Person And Make Said Person EXCEPTIONALLY Contemplative.

My Brain Has Been In Overdrive Since Hearing This Little Number.

I’m Unsure How To React To It All…

…And I Think My Body Is Simply Suffering From A Combo Of Grief AND Fatigue.

Perhaps I Should Rethink The Decision To Listen To Blues Music, Today?

I’m Unsure If I’m Doing More Harm Than Good.

I Will Say I’ve Been A Touch More Emotional.

That’s Both VERY GOOD And HORRIDLY HORRID.

Such Is Life, Eh?!

Yeah.

Such Is Life.

😐

My Morning Mixes: Bound For Glory? Could Be! =)

Good Morning, My Peeps.

🙂

T’Is A VERY Warm Start To A Sunday, That’s Fo SHO.

Like They Say, Though, It’s The Humidity That’s A Killer.

(hehehe)

You’ll Be Pleased To Know I Hit-The-Sack VERY EARLY Last Night.

T’Was A VERY Good Feeling To Awaken…

…Sans Alarm…

…At (almost) Exactly 5:30AM…

…And To Be In A Damned Decent Mood About It.

I’m An Early Riser, Yes.

It’s A Nasty Habit That Has Yet To Dissipate.

In Fact…

…I Think It Has Become Worse.

Is That A Sign I’m Getting Old?

Reminds Me Of A Song By The Band…

MORPHINE

…Called…

“EARLY TO BED“

…In Which They State…

“Early To Bed…

…And Early To Rise…

…Makes A Man Or Woman…

…Miss Out On The Night Life.“

(hehehe)

That Song Isn’t Part Of This Edition Of “MY MORNING MIXES”…

…But Perhaps It’ll Pop-Up Again At Some Point.

😉

ANYWAY…

…Moving On, Moving On.

This Morning’s Walk-About Was EXCELLENT, My Peeps.

The Ole Hometown Was More Like Ye Ole Ghost-Town.

I Didn’t See One Other Person Wandering About.

Only Saw 4 Vehicles In Motion, Actually.

It Was Very Still.

It Was Very Quiet.

It Was Very Very…

…Hmm…

…Well…

…Eerie?

🙂

Upon Leaving The House…

…I Decided It Was The Perfect Morning For A Great Jam.

The Walk Began With…

“BOUND FOR GLORY“

by TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND

😀

If You’ve Not Heard Anything From Them Yet…

…Y0u Really REALLY Should Treat Yourselves, My Bros & Sises!

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND

…Are Simply AMAZING…

…And PERFECT For Use As A Motivational Tool.

TRUST ME, My Peeps.

TRUST ME, Indeed.

I Followed Them Up With…

“SURE KNOW SOMETHING“

by KISS

😀

And THEN A Little…

CHUCK BERRY

…With…

“YOU NEVER CAN TELL“

😀

By This Point…

…I’m Totally In Cruise Mode.

So I Pop On…

“LET’S DANCE“

by DAVID BOWIE

😀

…And Then…

DEPECHE MODE‘s

“MARTYR“

😀

I Kicked It Down A Notch At This Point.

Decided I Needed Me Some…

TOM PETTY

…So I Jammed-It-Hard With…

“MARY JANE’S LAST DANCE“

😀

…And Then Went Directly Into His…

“FREE FALLIN’“

😀

At About This Point I Figured I Was Already Into Cool-Down-Mode.

So It Seemed Right To Kick-On…

“NEVER SAY GOODBYE“

by BON JOVI

😀

And I Was Right…

…I Was Totally Into My Cool-Down-Mode…

…But I Wasn’t Finished With My Walk.

The Final Song Of The Morning Was Sort-Of Out Of Left-Field.

I Simply Pressed My MP3Player’s RANDOM-PLAY Button.

And It Fired Back At Me With…

“KINGS OF MEDICINE“

by PLACEBO

😀

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YEP YEP YEP!!!

T’Was A Wondrous Wandering, My Peeps.

I Haven’t Sweat That Much In Who Knows How Long.

I Was Ready For A Shot Of Water…

…AND A Large Cup-O-Joe…

…Upon My Return Home.

Sound Like A Damned Decent Morning To Y’all?!?

EXACTLY!!!

That’s How It FELT To ME!!!

I’ll Be Checking In With Y’all Throughout The Day, Fo SHO, My Peeps.

Until Then…

…

…

😀

When Does Unlucky #13 Become Lucky? When It’s The Number Of Songs On Your Playlist!!!

Alright, My Peeps.

I Just Got Home From My Morning Walk-About…

…And By Golly Jeez Am I SWEATING!

It’s Not So Much The Heat…

…It’s The Humidity.

😉

(hehehehehe)

BUT…

…It Really Felt Great To Stretch The Ole Legs And Listen To Some Quality Jams.

This Morning…

…There Were 13 Songs That Ended-Up Being Played…

…With Some Of Said 13 Being Played Twice.

I Began, As Usual, With Something To Get Me Going Right Away.

The First Song Was…

“LOVE SHACK“

by THE B-52’s

!!! !!! !!!

That Put A Little Spring Into My Step, And I Was Off!!!

Next Up Was…

“PEGGY SUE“

by BUDDY HOLLY

!!! !!! !!!

…And Then I Went Right Into…

“HEY TONIGHT“

by CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

!!! !!! !!!

I Followed Those Fun Selections With…

“BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE (Live)”

by TALKING HEADS

!!! !!! !!!

…And…

“IT’S CALLED A HEART“

by DEPECHE MODE

!!! !!! !!!

I Decided To Stick With…

DEPECHE MODE

…And Popped On…

“RUSH“

!!! !!! !!!

JOHN FOGERTY

…Was Up Next With His Classic…

“CENTERFIELD“

!!! !!! !!!

Then I Did A Double Shot Of…

PLACEBO

…With…

“SECOND SIGHT“

…And My Fave-Fave Song By Them…

“NANCY BOY“

!!! !!! !!!

PRIMUS

…Was Up Next With…

“SHAKE HANDS WITH BEEF“

!!! !!! !!!

And Then It Was On To…

“IN THE SUMMERTIME“

by MUNGO JERRY

!!! !!! !!!

I Slowed It Up A Bit Then With…

“DON’T LET ME SLIDE“

by TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND

!!! !!! !!!

Finally…

…To Finish Off My Aimless Wandering…

…I Kicked It In The Teeth And Popped On…

“GET BACK“

by THE BEATLES

!!! !!! !!!

Needless To Say, My Peeps…

…This Morning’s Walk Was EXCEPTIONAL!

I Covered A Lot Of Ground.

I Made Good Time.

I Sweated My Ass Off.

I Listened To Some Great GREAT JAMS!

So What More Could I Have Asked/Hoped For?!?

CORRECT, My Peeps!

I Couldn’t Have Really Asked/Hoped For Much More Of Anything.

This Monday Is Beginning Pretty Well, Fo SHO!

How’z ’bout YOUR Monday, My Peeps?!?

Is It Shaping Up To Be A Fine Navy Day?!?

Or…

…Is It Shaping Up To Be Like Most Every Other Monday?

I Suppose WE SHALL SEE, As They Say.

😉

😀