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AMEN! It is sometimes said that the word 'genius' is overused; genius, genius, ******* genius. There you go.

But you do know Gram Parsons (God rest his restless soul) didn't write this? The song was written by Dan Penn and Chips Moman in 1966, in a Memphis Hotel room. It was first recorded by James Carr. Definitely a classic, but I don't think that anyone has really wrung the last drop of potential out ...

@LethalAttractionGirl OH MY GOD!!! I know EXACTLY what you mean! Like someone fat (UGH) or flabby (UGH) or with a double chin (UGH UGH) would be, like so WORTHLESS, so we must be absolutely sure that we don't use that, that WORD, about our heroes (or heroines). Not that you'd want to imply that...

@sxi2010 There's four now. That'd be a bloody good title for an album though 'One Shithead in Every Crowd.' It is hard to understand how anyone could not appreciate this masterpeice, but I suppose some people might find it depressing? If you'd written one song this good, you have to happy, would...

@RasiumLane I think it is reasonable to expect that quite a few people wil read your comment if you post it on a video that has almost four million hits. I don't really do this 'likes' and 'dislikes' thing, but, for you, I will. Good luck with your music.

Listen to the Vincent Price reading. Not many people have, and it is the best I have found yet. This reading attempts to capture the sombre nature of the poem, and comes closer than say, Ben Kingsley's sloppy 'UBS' reading, which is pefunctory and rushed. (Shame, great actor). But no one does som...

The John Gielgud reading is quite good, and a Shakespearian actor should be well versed in iambic pentameter. However, I stuggled to find a reading which truly captures the harrowing nauture of this poem - until now.

@PirateMcSandwich Actually, you have a point there; some similarities in vocal technique, definitely. But let's not forget that Kermit was a pretty major star.

@Yahikkox Yeah, not even Keith Richards managed that! )I bet he tried though). Good rendition of a great song, which owes a lot to the Dean Martin verison,

@Antiunfunktasticize One of my favourite songs fom this era. The arrangement is fantastic, especialy the guitar. Sites like this, and recorded music, allow people to listen to whatever they like. So, you're right; if people don't like the music of today, don't listen to it. However, you can't as...

Tut, tut, such a lot of bad language in these posts. You must all be SO grown up. Amen to whoever said that there was a lot of rubbish back in the day; there's always a lot of rubbish around, and always some good stuff if you look hard enough. I suppose it is largely a matter of taste. (So, does...

@ediblesponge Did you ever wonder what they were smoking too long? Nothing really sounds like Tom Waits anyway. My brother used to play this, and remarably well. In fact, he used to get fed up with me asking him to play it.

@FrankLakai I have just realised my comment might have been misconstured as a slight against Swedisih music. I meant to say 'I CAN't understand why the world isn't full of Swedish and Australian rock stars.' The whole comment should have still read positively, but apologies to any Swedes or Aus...

Yes, probably the Rickenbacker Jetglo model 425, he bought Sept. 1963 from Fentons Music Store in Mount Vernon, Illinois - his first Rickenbacker. Money was recorded before that (on July 18, 1963), but this live performance was probably later, which means the song almost certainly wasn’t recorded...

@jeremykyleftw A little harsh! Paul Simon was quite good; lots of jazz chords. My brother used to play Anji very well, but he always found certain Paul Simon songs hard to work out. According to Bryan Wawzenek (International Editor, Gibson) Simon's guitar playing is underrated. He also said that ...

I was more of a Stones fan, but later came to appreciate the immense influence The Beatles have had on popular music. I have met one or two musicians who don'tlike them, but ask Ray Davies what he thought, or Mick Jagger, (or Keith) or Dylan; the artists we consider legendary were pretty much a...

The Conversation: "No dear, I've been to Bell, I've been to AT&T, and no one is interested They are all saying it won't catch on. Frankly, darling, I think we should just forget the whole idea and go back to working on nuclear fusion."

That proves it.'They' edited out my comment! Censorship! I revealed that the 'woman' is (as seems plain to me) is saying 'Beam me up Scottie, I'm at a premier.' It is obviously James T. Kirk in disguise. And I think the old guy i MCCoy. But THAT comment mysteriously disappeared! Ha! Conspiracy!

541 view so far, and I think 535 of those were me and my brother...