Sunday, March 25, 2012

XROADS

XROADS
"Cross Road Blues" is a song by Delta Blues singer Robert Johnson; The lyrics tell of the narrator's failed attempts to hitch a ride from an intersection as night approaches. The song had frequently been linked to stories of Johnson selling his soul to the devil for the ability to play music, although nothing in the actual lyrics speaks of these events.Historian Leon Litwack and others state that the song refers to the common fear felt by blacks who were discovered out alone after dark; that Johnson was likely singing about the desperation of finding his way home from an unfamiliar place as quickly as possible because of a fear of lynching.In addition, the lyrics could be allusion to the curfews that were then imposed on blacks in the South. The imagery of the singer falling to his knees and the mention of his failure to find a "sweet woman" suggests that the song is also about a deeper and more personal loneliness. On March 10, 1968, Cream recorded a live version "Crossroad! s" from their performance at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The version was arranged by guitarist Eric Clapton, and included two lines borrowed from Johnson's "Traveling Riverside Blues." The song features an eight-note guitar riff and has both major and Minor scale centers.Cream's cover of the song was placed at #409 on the 2004 List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and #3 on the 2008 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time. The song also ranks #10 on Guitar World's 100 Greatest ...





There'll Be No Sunshine If I Lose You Baby..

There'll Be No Sunshine If I Lose You Baby..
Well, My break from youtube lasted what? One , two days? HAH. I realized something today.. that you guys, you're my support system.. Without you guys i am nothing. Youre the ones i can rant to, and you;ll give me your best, heart-felt advise.. I never really realize dhow much my videos and i meant to some of you. reading the comments about me leaving warmed my heart that that manny people didnt want me to leave. So heres to you guys. to everyone who commented on my last video.. i love you all. Great ride today (: So happy with my baby.. As you can see, he crashed through a jump, but he was okay. i thought for sure that i was coming off.. and no i do not 'fake fall' EVER. i just have really sucky balance. so yeah. anyways, he was a saint today! love him. lesson friday, and i'm going to be DEAD tomarrow. going to the gym directly after school, then, staying at the gym , doing homework, and i have a zumba dance class and a yoga class back to back (: Follow on twitter and Tumblr! (: I love talking to you guys outside of youtube รข™¥ twitter.com www.tumblr.com Love Always, Shannon and Stretch