From the cowbell on "Mississippi Queen" to recording with The Who when they got the wrong Felix, stories from one of rock's master craftsmen. Looka yonder! “Wild, Wild Night,” is a statement of the past, a song done almost from memory, encompassing the style and form of some of Van’s earliest music. For the love expressed here is not in a single direction: “You are my sunshine/I am your guiding light.” Not only does he accept his own need for love but he accepts the need of others for his. And the rhythm section plays the song with a feeling to match Van’s. "Tupelo"'s b-side, "The Six Strings That Drew Blood", was recorded in March 1985 at Trident Studios in London and was a re-recording of a song Cave originally recorded with The Birthday Party during the Mutiny EP sessions in 1982. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs, This Hillary Lindsey, Steven McEwan and Gordie Sampson penned song finds Lauren singing of taking a drive down to Tupelo in Mississippi with the boy she loves. The Beast it cometh, cometh down. Using biblical imagery, the song describes the birth of Elvis Presley during a heavy storm in Tupelo, Mississippi. Shelton's song plays a little with the phrase "Tupelo honey," made famous by the Van Morrison song of the same name. Tupelo bound. You have permission to edit this article. The latter song is one of such purity and inventiveness that it stands as a sort of landmark in the middle of the album. O ma-ma rock your baby. They listen to the beating of their blood. Yeah Tupelo. But no sleep runs this deep. Van is generally at his best when he finds a consistently simple groove and then sways with it, moving deeper and deeper into an almost purely musical feeling with each additional repetition. The band plays with more individual inspiration than any of Van’s recorded groups so far, with particular honors going to pianist Mark Jordan and drummers Rick Schlosser and Connie Kay. Yonder on the horizon. The people of Tupelo, out on the farm gathering their harvest/A dark cloud rolled, way back in Tupelo, Mississippi. Nick Cave's song is yet another that tells the story of the King of Rock n' Roll. The voice-drum interaction is a magnificent set piece, while the album’s motif of intensification through repetition is given an ultimate statement on this cut. Instrumentally, this cut contains every virtue of the album’s recording group. For Tupelo Honey is not only an album of beautiful themes, dazzling musical motifs, and exquisite performances. And yet, the only reason why everything on the whole works so well is because everything within it works so well. “Moonshine Whiskey” is the ultimate instance of intensification through repetition, but here Van alternates two ideas, one a country motif, the other R&B. Tupelo-o-o, O Tupelo. O comes to Tupelo. To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. Mark Jordan’s piano sounds superb. No sleep runs this deep. Their spirit winds itself in and out of the album with almost pure grace and, at its best, a delicate elegance. Morrison had written all of the songs on the album in Woodstock, New York, before his move to Marin County, California, except for Finally, there is the very intricate working out of the album’s musical content which serves not only as a continuous stylistic correlative to the lyrics but as a sort of overall embodiment of the album’s mood and final content. “Want You to Be Around” (“… to keep my both feet on the ground”) continues in the same vein with a pure good-timey song of mutual need and desire. This meant that the band of brothers became the first group to score a Top 50 hit in six consecutive decades on the chart. By the time we get to “Woodstock” he is no longer flying down an endless street but being “blown by a cool night’s breeze” down a country road towards a home and a family waiting for him. No sleep runs this deep. With a bottle and a box and a cradle of straw. ", In an interview with Scene in March, country singer Church said the story was mostly true. In This Article: It’s a fitting conclusion to an album that builds dichotomies only to resolve them both lyrically and musically in every instance. "Tupelo" was released on 29 July 1985. In a clap-board shack with a roof of tin. It's a slow road on down/That old Natchez Trace ... Town's closed on Sunday/Everybody's in church ... His mama must have loved him/That truck drivin' boy/With the grease monkey look and the rock n' roll voice. “Tupelo Honey” is Van, now hitting his stride, certain, confident, and protective of his feelings. The high-pitched horns soar out over the vocal just like you knew it should always be. Error! It is an album that was conceived and delivered by a very proud man. A Night in San Francisco. “I Wanna Roo You” is a playful courting song, as old-fashioned in mood as it is lyrically. Trees Are Dead and Dried Out Wait for Something Wild, Still on Top: The Greatest Hits [Limited Edition Box Set], Playlist: The Very Best of the Charlie Daniels Band. But the lil children know. Comes to Tupelo. Distant thunder rumble. For nine songs Van consistently and consciously develops the theme of “starting a new life” through the growth of his own strength and confidence. O ma-ma rock you lil’ one slow. ", Song: "Tupelo" Artist: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Tupelo lyric: "And a child is born on his brother's heels/Come Sunday morn the first-born dead/In a shoebox tied with a ribbon of red/Tupelo-o-o! And, conversely, it is dominated by an air of intensity that tells us Van feels his current needs with no less passion than he felt past ones, even as the texture of the album sometimes passes into a bubbly lightness, uniquely reflecting Van’s very personal sense of joy. She told, Tupelo is best known as the birthplace of Elvis Presley. In Belgium, where the Battle of Waterloo took place, "Waterloo" by ABBA was a huge hit, #1 for five weeks. Background and production. (Are You) The One That I’ve Been Waiting For. Country singer Eric Church mentions Tupelo on his latest record, "Sinners Like Me.".

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