Taj Mahal / Corrina

[Thewayitshouldbe100]

I love this song...mostly because I was named after it.-Korinna

[caddragon24]

Bad ass song! ;-)

[samfeld85]

Does anyone know the key of the song? Thank you in advance.

[andrewptob]

@samfeld85 I don't have the best ear but it sounds like it's in either A or B flat

[samfeld85]

Does anyone know the key of the song?

[DKM977]

how could anybody in their right mind dislike this song?!

[kaknockitoff]

That's right! Keep singin to me Taj!

[MommaFigel]

LOVE this song...mostly because MY name is Corinna!!!!

[efel62]

VERY VERY VERY

[efel62]

Mindent visz !!!!!!!!!!!

[cliffworks4321]

saw taj w jesse in around 68, they cooked

[TheTwistedDiamond]

Best song ever!

[supergroovepimp]

Smooooooooth man, I like it, I like it alot.

[rephibian]

floating



[TheFlyposter]

It doesn't get any better than this, it really doesn't.

[TheTwistedDiamond]

This is one of my favorite songs. Up there with Baba O'Riley and Let It Be, even! Maybe even... do I dare say it? UPTIGHT BY STEVIE WONDER? YES! TAJ DESERVES IT HE IS AMAZING! love you Taj :) <3

[yanis3]

My band did a video response, I hope all you blues lovers will stop by.

[TJTele]

One of my all time favorite recordings..! Love ya Taj....

[sexysadie1989]

:)

[ilove2lovecena2]

My name is corina :)

[oleole52]

This is just flat out beautiful.

[NinoManaog]

Ohlala, Carina

[tydodge]

Skipping work,listing to this watching it rain outside and eating bacon eggs.

[coyotesong]

Wow, never heard Taj do this before. Awesome version, and actually the best i"ve ever heard. I'm proud to say i've seen the great Taj in concert, but it's been a long while.

[FabulousLakeTahoe]

40 years and still going strong. As good a song as it was on the first day.

[NancyMcgill1]

Very cool.

[Godlesspanther]

Hey Taj, I have no other thing that I can say -- Love you, and evry one else -- love you too.

[cld8785]

My name is Corrina, my parents named me after the Dylan version, but the original is Ray Peterson

[corrinat2]

lol. my names corrina lol

[trundlebike]

This song helped me through a really tough part of my life.

[purpleyarno]

2 people dont deserve Corrina in their lives... i LOVE Taj!!!!

[Appaloosa1969]

Taj does to "Corinna" what James Taylor did to "Handyman"

- blasts a standard song to another universe!

[musicdudeabides]

@Appaloosa1969 Not really. This 'standard song' was written by Taj Mahal and his guitarist Jesse Ed Davis back in 1968. Handyman was a 'cover song' for JT that was written by Otis Blackwell and Jimmy Jones in the mid-fifties. Just sayin'. Not trying to be a dickhead.

[corrine2207]

ok i married u(corrine)belgium lol

[carlyprince]

My mother named me after this song.

[fmxkool]

@carlyprince your name isnt Carly?

[donluke578]

One of my all time fav songs by Taj.

[theoriginalbadbob]

The ending of this song is one of the all-time greats.

[PhishSince1994]

Mich very nice story. Phish actually does a good cover of this song...it seems to follow me when I see them live, I saw the first 3 versions they did spread out over many years.

[MillionaireMoveTv]

you know whats crazy?

This 21 year old white dude i met at this party

showed me this....this is such a peice of history!

I'm glad he hipped me. lol

[kahiso]

My uncle, who is one of my heroes, met Taj Mahal many years ago, which led him to play the harmonica and me to hear this song. When I was a kid my uncle brought a Taj Mahal album to my house and accidently let it . I really did not want to hear the blues, until I fell in love with a girl who broke my heart. I put the album on and I was hooked and been a fan of Taj Mahal for more than 40 years. Great blues man. Love, love , love this song.

[anonymoose711]

...sure don't mean a natural thing...

[gibbogle]

navigator, PeluMaad shit I know what you mean! I caught Taj Mahal once in S Cal at some rock bluesy gathering. He was sitting in a tent just playing with his guitar. I never heard anyone who just breathed music like that.

[PeluMaad]

navigator...I hear you man! How the hell did we get here from the 60s?

[navigator1944]

Great days, great memories. Taj Mahal, Linda Tillery and the Loading Zone, Big Brother and the Holding Co. Some great blues based bands both black and white. Living at that time is the only thing that makes being 67 bearable!

[crackfarm76]

this is like the ultimate song of everything. this is THE song.

[briancoffey2000]

@Mega-underrated? He is one of the most well-known, admired and respected bluesmen alive or dead. 50 Years and going strong.

[MegaSoulSearcher]

One of the most under-rated bluesman ever. True blues, true voice, true soul.

[RetroJenny]

I love Taj Mahal's music. Thanks for posting this blues gem.

[radarman818]

I had just returned from Nam. My brother picked me up in San Diego and went to LA. It was New Years Eve 67-68. Brother was playing rythem with Taj at the Whiskey. Rivers was the headliner. I sat there on stairs from upper floor leading to bandstand, with waitress bringing me screwdrivers and just watching the crown. I was home. Best night of my life.

[emmoiv]

@radarman818

beautiful.

[TJTele]

I do it on keyboard in A...the same riff..follow the keyboard..I think he was tuned to G then capo 2nd fret...

[haakonlenzi]

does anyone know where i can find the chords to this song

[Ivanicgrad]

:)))))

[elliotoblio]

the acoustic version is the best ,just him & the guitar, "recycling the blues & other related stuff" i think is the name of the album

[pinkpoop24]

IMA GOIN FISHIN!

[ManNinjaDude]

True Blues

[toxicrat72]

masterpiece, shame it is a sad song for me. reminds me of my dad. rip

[mrsfigel]

I LOVE this song. Mostly because my name IS Corinna.

[pouch54321]

got this on vinyl.. best £4.99 i spent :D

[aesthetic1950]

@pouch54321 YESSS!!!! I'm glad I didn't toss any of his LP's.

[leonbrunoivomiriam]

I looooooooooooove its song

[EnsoBlues]

Is he playing in standard tuning?

[sampoirier]

What a great blues song, so simple

[enforcer41]

Being honest I didn't know who he was until m,y wife and I saw him play in Sydney 2 nights ago.... I have had a cpl of his riffs stuck in my head all day ... I said to my wife afterwards that this guy is too cool by half when we left as I have never heard anyone blues music sound as original as his. I'm going to buy up some of his albums and load up my CD player in my car and leave em there for a month lol

[citsof98]

sweet

[TerraGaia]

esse cara é dez! longa vida a taj mahal!!!

[jc19641]

eu conheci essa canção em 1997. 29 anos de pois. PACIÊNCIA

[ricardoboli]

Muito bom, som do C@#¨¨%¨¨&.

Ótimooooooooooooooooo

[samnjamr]

First time I saw Taj was in the Big Sur area ack in the mid 70s in a tiny club playing by himself. Listened and loved it but my ride was leaving. Wished I would have known who he was back then I would have hitchhiked out.

[AZRacer2000]

Taj was never given the credit he deserved in my opinion! At least the Stones knew him and gave hima bit of attention in their movie! Taj was as good as the Wicked Pickett or any of those cats in his heyday, which was with THIS lineup who produced at least 4 excellent albums in the 70's! RIP Jesse!

[kokoheal]

@AZRacer2000 AMEN!!

[dljone9]

@AZRacer2000 indeed...jesse ed was quite nearly super-human...

[Jarrahnut]

Great track! Love that beat. Damn good artist. A friend in the good old US of A tells me Taj is still goin' strong. Greetings to everyone from Jarrahnut in wonderful Western Australia.

[Dialoquese]

I though this man was desperately COOL back in the early years. Chunkin and growling and teezin his songs out. 'Soun like a lemon squeezer... and the rest of the population was listening to the TROGS or Freddy and the Dreamers. He was all alone -just bein cool.

A Sunny Terry type but with the smarts to know what and when to come out with something different.

[corikelly416]

Have mercy, have mercy.

I've loved this song since I was a little girl. Corina was my nickname.

Thanks for posting

[1mredneckmother]

Oh yeah, sweet , sweet stuff, where are you Corrina?

[arjuna21212]

a giant - thanks Taj, for rocking me since before I was born

[o0sunsi0o]

Best song ever so simple and eloquent.

[tonfan]

will never forget it ...seeing him play with his ace band and the tuba horn section-1971?.....amazing.....­....

[pepepacco]

Always does my heart good. What a talent full of soul. Who can best Corrina. Still a fan after 30 years seeing Taj at The Joyous Lake in Woodstock at age 16. Even named my persian after him

[scottcampbell1958]

Taj Mahal has the best taste, the best ear, the best feel in the business. His music just knocks me out.

[Linka727]

thats my name!

[111Mafia111]

I Love his Music

[gretchkath4]

His voice was love at first note for me. There is no musician more versatile than Taj.... none! I can't wait until he comes to the Southeast.... seeing him will truly be a dream come true!

[Appaloosa1969]

This song helped get me through boarding school in

the late Sixties!

[jojohnson3]

@Appaloosa1969

And it got me through my last year of high school ...must have been similar to your boarding school experience... I played this song everyday, all day and I still have the album with all the scratches and cracks in tact  -- it's better than a high school yearbook.

[michmurch]

The aunt and uncle who are essentially my parents met at a little pub. Taj Majal was playing this song when my Aunt walked in and my uncle laid eyes on her. He says it truly was love at first sight. Because of that, this is my favorite song.

[kdelplancke]

It is a very nice story, thank you for sharing with us. I like Tak Mahal a lot...

[TabbyLoves2Dance]

@michmurch that is a beutiful story im a musican and this tune has paid my rent more times than you can imagine, just until the romance runs thin

[612franklin]

@michmurch That's got me Smiling

[tripnasTdrip]

@michmurch that is the fucking coolest thing

[starshine1950]

Doncha just luv him???

[myhello45]

wow! now im starting to like the blues =D

[TheWisdomTree]

took you long enough loser

[wood1272]

I've been trying to find this song for over a year now! Thanks for posting.

[dianalia100]

This man is a f*cking national treasure & I am thankful I've seen hin up close several times. It isn't just his incrdible musicianship, but his personality and attitude..Awesome in the true meaning of the word.

[msdhsisgay]

One of the finest black musicians.

[tret18]

Also one of the finest musicians

[letsif]

Beautiful combination of rhythm, instrumentation and voice which really makes this song sing. Great version!

[pm2007est]

SlimReefer, yeah this is a real good song to practice lead guitar on. The chord progression is basic blues in A, try using ionian scale in A sounds real good, similar to Allman bros and GrtflDd.

[zlanglais111]

I was named after this song bitches!

[ajaben]

That's cool! This is my favorite song to sing and play.

[dianalia100]

congratulations.

[Aurablossom]

good for you?

[SlimReefer]

chord progression is really a basic I IV V aka blues progression (or its most common use in a genre of music). This song is in the key of A and the scale is major, for two reasons the first chord is major and the fourth and fifth are major as well, it could be mixolydian which is a major scale but with a flatted 7th, but thats another post :) But the progressions adds some other chords in their for the feel and groove, Ill just write out the chords in order they are played and just use your ears

[LarryNird]

this is my favorite song ever!

[steinstop]

It´s very long way to learn.

[friskystapler]

can anyone tell me what key this song or the harmonica is in? and if you know the tabs?????

[tecatedan]

Song A, harmonica D major diatonic would be my guess. Don't know the tabs. Have fun, sounds like Taj was.

[friskystapler]

thankyou very much

[ClassicTVMan81]

He performed this number with The Rolling Stones at their 1997 "Bridges to Babylon" tour. On that version, Taj is featured on Dobro and vocals, while Mick Jagger plays harmonica, with Keith, Charlie and Ronnie all doing their usual duties (guitar and drums respectively).

[thpaine1950]

Damn! I would have loved to have seen/heard that.

[ClassicTVMan81]

I also wonder whether or not the Stones have ever attempted to cover his cover of "Yank" Rachell's "She Caught the Katy" (most famously done by the Blues Brothers Band since 1979).

[Toltecatl]

Para Romina que estes mejor preciosa

[JBO0901]

Everybody who took time to comment on this Taj Mahal recording of Corina got thumbs up from me. Got to see Taj Mahal in 1970 in Phila. ((Some years back.)) Just thinking this morning, this song in this way,in the immediate, somehow seems a doorway to a past long before I came along ((That must be the natural blues.))

I thuink I hear a heart beat is in the rhythm. So for once Bob Dylan I set aside for Taj.

[76HST]

Amen Brother!!!

[electraglidelyle]

I saw this man at Memphis in May a few years back...absolutely amazing

[smokiebird06]

Screw losing a woman!! I want my LP's back!!

[davidorocks62]

There is a great live version of this in the extras section of the 'Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus' DVD. It's Beautiful!

[Mrpastpresentfuture]

Its an odd thing, I use to have over 500 lps in the late 60's early 70's but lost them because of a woman, well thats another story, but thank you so much youtube for letting me remmber my past and to be able to incluide a new begining and finding all this good music. Bless U

[willbaird]

well we've all been there my friend, lost LPs and women, universal that is.

[thpaine1950]

Innit the trufth!

[IXLennonRIPXI]

this song is great

[anonymoose711]

I love Taj's version of this! Thank you for posting!!! - btw, folks I just got turned on to something called imeem(.)com - Lot's of Taj's music there (no, I don't have a financial interest!;-) but I've loved Taj's music for thirty years and I'M finding stuff I didn't know had been recorded! Thanks ceeceerider for posting this!!! peace

[shdgashgda]

great, great song..

a reggae feel... stones have a great live version of this with him..on "no security"

[wolf12321]

Withering draw, despite no fight, the blues in me, the blues in you, keeps us up all night. =)

[bulbheadmyass]

Love this version!

[tbradley68]

the best version of this song is by siegel-schwall. I have it on lp but can't find it anywhere else. And by the way, plenty of people in our generation love this track, you just have been hangin out with squares apparently.

[lavender1905]

@tbradley68 YES!! I heard them play it at Summerfest in...it must have been 1971? Boy did I get sunburned that day. Would love to find a recording, I remember it well. Also named my daughter Corrina :-)

[gracelier]

Taj is the best! Check out also his Mo' Roots album, Blackjack Davey, Johnny Too Bad, and Someday You'll Accompany Me! Awesome blues!

[ickyraytrojan]

met this scary good looking girl( age 36 like myself) ..but really ..beautiful ..named corrina...DIVORCEE BUT AN AMAZING PERSONALITY ..AN ANGEL ..I AM MARRIED WITH SOME MARRIAGE TROUBLES GOING ON...

TELL YA WHAT ...I AM GONNA MAKE IT WORK WITH MY WIFE ...AND I KNOW CORRINA WILL BE ALRIGHT .....ANYWAYS GREAT SONG

[kenthedizzl]

im 23 and ashamed of my generation. with the exception of my brother who showed me thi no one i know would have any clue how good this is

[33blaise]

This song just makes me feel good...all the versions of this song (with a couple of exceptions)are so sweet. I'm suprised this song hasn't received more attention. : (

[pinkismyfavritcrayon]

i totally agree (=