Elisa De Munari aka Elli De Mon is an artist that has been on my Spotify-playlist for quite some time now. With her rezophonic guitar, drums, bells, voice and saturated sound she is a real one-woman band. Strongly influenced by the primordial blues tradition (Bessie Smith, Fred Mc Dowell, Son House) as well as by the very first garage punk appeal, Elli's sound is shaped into a lysergic journey through her soul.
I just found out this morning that she was touring Belgium and that she played her last show yesterday in a town nearby (thank you for that social media 😒) so I still did not get a chance to see her perform live. It's still big on my "wanna-see" list but for now we'll have to do with this live recording of Grinnin' In Your Face. Don't forget to check out her other songs or go see her perform when you can.
Lyrics :
Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face Don't mind people grinnin' in your face You just bear this in mind, a true friend is hard to find Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face
You know your mother would talk about you Your own sisters and your brothers too They just don't care how you're tryin' to live They'll talk about you still
Yes, but bear, ooh, this in mind, a true friend is hard to find Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face
Oh, just bear, ooh this in mind, a true friend is hard to find Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face
You know they'll jump you up and down They'll carry you all 'round and 'round Just as soon as your back is turned They'll be tryin' to crush you down
Yes, but bear this in mind, a true friend is hard to find Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face Don't mind people grinnin' in your face Don't mind people grinnin' in your face, oh, Lord
And just bear this in mind, a true friend is hard to find Don't you mind people grinnin' in your face
CHIP TAYLOR & THE NEW UKRANIANS FUCK ALL THE PERFECT PEOPLE This song pops up frequently on my playlist and - shame on me - I never knew who Chip Taylor was until I recently did some research. Anyway this proves my earlier statement about not being a music connoisseur. Chip Taylor (real name James Wesley Voight) is an American singer-songwriter and he's the brother of actor Jon Voight which also makes him Angelina Jolie's uncle. Apart from these famous family ties Chip Taylor is also the author of hits like Wild Thing (The Troggs) and Angel Of The Morning (Evie Sands). Artists like Janis Joplin, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson and The Hollies also recorded some of his creations. I'm sure I will never forget this any time I hear Fuck All The Perfect People again. And being not perfect I'm glad this song isn't about me. Lyrics : To be or not to be To free or not to free To crawl or not to crawl Fuck all those perfect people To sleep or not to sleep ...
ALPS. - WANT YOU NOW Life is full of surprises. Sometimes it gives you lemons, sometimes it gives you Alps.. At The Black Flamingo we really are blessed with the people that come visit us. No matter how big or small the audience, they give the artists all the attention they deserve. One day Jesse came over to watch a show here. I didn't knew who he was but someone pointed out to me that he also was a musician and a songwriter. After a little research (hurrah for socials) I came across two of his projects, Alps. and CYNN' (more about CYNN' later, I'm sure). For me Alps. is more than songs. When I close my eyes while listening to them I can almost feel the scenery passing by. Want You Now in particular makes me feel like being somewhere on a mountain pasture (Alps.?) and it's my perfect waking up song after a stressy week or a heavy night. I already had the privilege to see them perfom live and what a show that was ! Go check them out...
JAMES LEG - FEVER Last month I talked about The Belgians Are Coming by The Bonnevilles. I got to know them at the Trash'n'Burn pre-party in Croatia. Last year at that pre-party (same party, different year) I heared James Leg for the very first time and what a revelation that was !! Reverend James Leg (John Wesley Myers) is the son of a Texas preacher, raised in the South on Gospel music. Some people might know him from the Black Diamond Heavies or The Immortal Lee County Killers but now he travels around the world preaching the punk blues. Only accompanied by drums he handles these two old keyboards - I remember at the show I saw that he had to do an emergency fix on one of them - but the sound he creates with this setup has no comparison. Some people say that James' voice resembles Tom Waits but I don't think you have to compare. James Leg growls like James Leg and that's it. In this video of Fever you can see the zeal he has while playing. It could as well hav...
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