This song is a train song It’s a song about a train Not the Atchison and Topeka Not the Chattanooga Choo-Choo Nor the one that leaves at midnight For the state of Alabam’ This song is a train song Where the engineer is Uncle Sam
Here comes the Freedom Train! You better hurry down Just like a Paul Revere It’s comin’ into your hometown
Inside the Freedom Train You will find a precious freight Those words of liberty The documents that made us great
You can shout your anger from a steeple You can shoot the system full of holes You can always question “We the People” You can get your answer at the polls
That’s how it’s always been And how it will remain As long as all of us Keep riding on the Freedom Train
Riding’ all across this country Playing music for the people With the fellows in the band We’re singin’ of the liberty And freedom through the land
You can write the President a letter You can even tell him to his face If you think that you can do it better Get the votes and you can take his place
If you hate the laws that you’re obeying You can shout your anger to the crowd We may disagree with what you’re saying But we’ll fight to let you say it loud
That’s how it’s always been And how it must remain As long as all of us Keep riding on the Freedom Train
I didn’t say much about it, other than, “We should go and see her.” Even then, we almost forgot about her being in Tucson last night. Who’s this “her”? Maria Muldaur, that’s who?
Muldaur was in town as part of the “Rhythm & Roots” series, which usually is outside in the Plaza Palomino Courtyard, but moved inside to a packed house due to the colder than normal evening weather. Most of her song selection was from her new CD, “Steady Love.” The music from this latest CD just adds to the difficulty for me in deciding on my favorite Maria Muldaur CD, of which she has produced 39 since the ‘60s – she is one hard-working woman!
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Having loved her music since first hearing her sensual sexy voice singing, “I Am Woman,” it was Peggy Lee’s version which I first fail in love. But, it was Marie’s version that really turned me on. When you listen to Maria, you can see why “I am Woman” has become her theme song – she is one hell of a woman. Today, I think of Marie as one of the best blues singer around. You can’t talk about blues or roots music, without her name being part of the discussion.
On her new CD, Muldaur has selected blues (Bobby Charles classic “Why Are People Like That,” Sugar Pie DeSanto’s “Soulful Dress) and gospel (Eric Bibb’s “Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down,” Stephen Bruton’s, “Walk By Faith”) songs that reflect the difficulties of dealing with everyday life.
When the kids are cryin’ and the bills are due And you wonder what you have gotten into And you think the whole deal is not to be Give her steady love, you’ll find out how hot a woman can be
Maria and her Red Hot Bluesiana Band did a masterful performance, especially considering the sound man never was able to get his act together. After sending several body language signals, she politely said, “Don’t make me beg!”
If I had made a request at last night’s performance, it would have been for her to do Mississippi John Hurt‘s, “Richland Woman Blues,” which is the title track from her 2001 CD. I love the “down-home” picking originally done by Hurt and John Sebastian with Muldaur – in this case not “any dude will do!”
I didn’t say much about it, other than, “We should go and see her.” Even then, we almost forgot about her being in Tucson last night. Who’s this “her”? Maria Muldaur, that’s who?
Muldaur was in town as part of the “Rhythm & Roots” series, which usually is outside in the Plaza Palomino Courtyard, but moved inside to a packed house due to the colder than normal evening weather. Most of her song selection was from her new CD, “Steady Love.” The music from this latest CD just adds to the difficulty for me in deciding on my favorite Maria Muldaur CD, of which she has produced 39 since the ‘60s – she is one hard-working woman!
Image via Wikipedia
Having loved her music since first hearing her sensual sexy voice singing, “I Am Woman,” it was Peggy Lee’s version which I first fail in love. But, it was Marie’s version that really turned me on. When you listen to Maria, you can see why “I am Woman” has become her theme song – she is one hell of a woman. Today, I think of Marie as one of the best blues singer around. You can’t talk about blues or roots music, without her name being part of the discussion.
On her new CD, Muldaur has selected blues (Bobby Charles classic “Why Are People Like That,” Sugar Pie DeSanto’s “Soulful Dress) and gospel (Eric Bibb’s “Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down,” Stephen Bruton’s, “Walk By Faith”) songs that reflect the difficulties of dealing with everyday life.
When the kids are cryin’ and the bills are due
And you wonder what you have gotten into
And you think the whole deal is not to be
Give her steady love, you’ll find out how hot a woman can be
Steady Love – Greg Brown
Maria and her Red Hot Bluesiana Band did a masterful performance, especially considering the sound man never was able to get his act together. After sending several body language signals, she politely said, “Don’t make me beg!”
If I had made a request at last night’s performance, it would have been for her to do Mississippi John Hurt‘s, “Richland Woman Blues,” which is the title track from her 2001 CD. I love the “down-home” picking originally done by Hurt and John Sebastian with Muldaur – in this case not “any dude will do!”
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