Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & Trinity - Road to Cairo 1968

[tacey505]

david ackles wrote this about cairo, il

[howbah]

This song is by singer/songwriter David Ackles, and it's about Cairo*, Illinois, not Cairo, Egypt.

*pronounced "Care-o" BTW - good to know if you ever find yourself hitching a ride there.

[KatzPalme]

I love this song so much.

Has she been to Cairo recently? What a stinking city. I hope they make a better place out of it, when Mubarak is history.

[M147GTA]

Some of the lyrics seem particularly poignant now, given the current dramatic unrest in Cairo.

[98LaDY98]

Door 192TV opgevallen en helemaal voor gevallen. Onwijs gaaf nummer!!

[thevaquefaith]

my mom loves julie, i think me too^^



[MrCherryJuice]

I was already a fan when I first saw them do this on a documentary... and was blown away. With Clive Thacker on drums and Dave Ambrose on bass, the trinity was a great combo... funky, swinging, bluesy... and Julie made it even more soulful. This band was extremely mature for the young age of the players. That Julie sang so well and looked so cool may have predicted a serious pop career for her, but she opted instead to work the fringe of the music world... seemingly living and loving obscurity.

[Mamsillen]

It's such a long time since I heard this song. Love it!

[garageman]

heard this in a record shop yesterday, started bopping away, and the assistant took it off and put on some Heavy Metal ballcocks. All was not lost though and he managed to score a copy of Vol. #4 of Twistin' Rumble for £4. Then it was off to hit 50p singles box in Oxfam for several British Beat goodies by the Hollies, Animals, and Herman's Hermits: "She's a must to avoid, a complete impossibility...". Tomorrow work.

[MrKevinsweeney]

this is a brilliant rendition of the david ackles song.

[MrKevinsweeney]

this is a brilliant rendition of the david ackles song.

[TheDemonsDead]

Ohhhhh my GOD, very nice.....

[Toyboy789]

truly wonderful . . . and timeless. What a sound combo! Driscoll and Auger!

[Vermiliontea]

Somebody said: best white singer ever. Wasn't me. But somebody said it. Wonder what he meant by "white"?

[2009funk]

fma

[fucheduck]

wow! good audio, wish all of it was on Youtube. I'm going to link-mail my mom with this one.

[ellaswing]

Great song of emotion through voice and keys!

[Bluesdirections]

They're better thinking I am dead. Powerful lyrics or what !

[ManceRaider]

When music was good and women could sing.....ahhhhh.....refreshing and powerful all at once. Modern women singers are utterly terrible compared to this. It's all T & A these days, no talent.

[indiesixtynine]

Holy cow this is powerful. I feel so lucky to have found it. Thank you!

[davidoffon]

I never hear of id this febore, back in the tray when music could say what God would denounce, in artistic display of all we believed but dare not display in open confrontation with the darlings as we lay our swords into the frock

of jibs halter.

[delfreak]

It was our time and nothing cant take it...

All beatiful things feft in last century...

[delfreak]

irlandos

I am 69 now and thats all what i have -

only memorys......

[irlandos1]

all the best to you!

God [or whoever you believe in] bless you!

[geoffdoor]

did she have cancer is that why she has short hair

[moxie96]

@geoffdoor No, it was the trend at the time she did have a bit of a page boy flip when she got in the band in the beginning back in '66.

[skaworld509]

this is as good as it gets

[BazzaIOW]

Number 1 Mod chick, still crazy about you after all these years

[delfreak]

Fucking sixties when I was young and Love was the only thing on the world.......

[irlandos1]

@delfreak

goes by quick doesn't it?

[mikethk]

my mom remmembers this.

[dritterpolizist]

great stuff, thank you

[Odadelyus]

Bad ass psychedelic music with a great female voice go together very well.

[Benegeserit33]

I love her voice..

[Streatham1966]

I remember buying this in 1968 - fantastic then, even better now. Thanks for posting.

[killW1266]

Love that Hammond organ sound !!

[oilingup]

.... and the Mellotron in background ;-)

[studdingsails]

Julie Driscoll appeared in a film for tv in the late 60's. I remember watching it at the time completely mesmerized. I think it had one of the first tv nude scenes... very simple storyline.... anyone remember what it was called? I was interested to read Julie Driscol performed with ex Soft Machine Robert Wyatt and that Elton Dean (also ex Soft Machine) later linked up with Julie's husband Keith Tippet....fantastic musicians all of them...thanks for posting this fritz5170 Julie we love youx

[penontonsajah]

Damn right !.. depth mystery soul...no other right words for it

[GriefTourist]

this is everything music should be - depth mystery soul

[rodrsandoval]

This IS music!!!

Not the shit the kids are listening today

[FuriousBOIAngel]

...i'm from 'today' I agree

[esthelios]

just awesome

[soulhoney56]

Totally agree with Skaworld509's comments about all the muppets out there !!!

[tartinovich9]

i love it for ever...

[joealanouf]

im in love

[ohisashiburi]

Julie always way ahead of her time...this was their best I think....love it!

[ChasBeauregarde]

Not real familiar w/Julie Driscoll Brian Auger but I like what I hear. Bet ya anything Annie Lennox cut her teeth listening to this great stuff!

[sexymama1966]

u could be right!

[moutsee]

great! brings back sweet memories of my youth. That was really music.

[skaworld509]

Hi.Julie and Brian were the coolest people in the world circa 67-70.Cooler,in fact,than ALL the muppets out there today making "product" rather than expressing the beauty of the soul

[potaluca]

Amen, skaworld509! Also, SKA RULES!

[Leandra150585]

oh yes I am-thank you canada2love!

[20cent206]

avec un fond de mellotron , que demander de mieux pour cette mélodie , tout est réuni pour un super tube

[RiffCraft8]

Thanks, Fritz, REALLY enjoyed this vid.

Yes, Watteau9, David Ackles. I have 2 of his albums. The first, "David Ackles" has Road to Cairo and Down River - 2 fine soulful tunes.

Julie was a fine lookin'..Bird?

That what Brits called their gals @ 68?

There is another vid - yours too Fritz?-

of Driscoll and Rod Stewart backing Long John Baldry. B&White vid. Brian nearby???

Good stuff.

Thanks again.

[actron]

Unbelievably beautiful

[ohisashiburi]

actron.....you are so right, it is full of depth and soul too, Julie so charming...we were blessed to have such music back then were'nt we...

[Leandra150585]

my mom sang this song in her band back in 1969

[canada2love]

Youre blessed with Your mom!

[johnh23]

bIG bRI !! aLWAYS #1 FOR ME !

[LAV9743C]

get goosebumps every time I hear it ....

[fannycraddock99]

Julie was amazing. Shame that she didn't have more success. This is one of her best songs. Should have been a hit.

[timelorddude]

This one was well ahead of it's time.

[shiftwork]

What a fantastic pairing this was - she is a natural beauty.

[ohisashiburi]

One hell of a tune, takes me back not to Cairo but to the smoke of the 60's, got to love Julie the original 'mod'...thanks for the post

[MartinH52]

Remember watching this one on German TV's "Beatclub" some 40 years ago - I was just blown away!!

Seems I'm pretty old now, bow wow.

[shirinka]

The same with me I was 17 at that time and living in France ! It brings back so many good memories ! and Julie's voice was so amazing ! makes me shivering all over again !

[Zzz80]

AWESOME!!

[SkeeterNYC]

So Fucking Cool. This is definitely a "Youtube" treasure!

[sscolta]

So beautiful...she is one of the greatest singers ever. David Ackles version is also very expressive but I grew up with Julie's version with Brian Auger so I have found memories every time I listen to it. Thank you for the post.