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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Bobby McGee was a she... but then Lola was a he so I guess it all balances out in the long run. Good call on Casey Jones!
 Ridin' that train, high on cocaine,.....
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Yeah, well I knew Kris Kristofferson wrote it as Bobby McGee being female, but thought maybe a change is sex had been in order for when Joplin had the big hit with it. Or then again maybe not . . .
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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
In the late '60's and all through '70's I was listening to folk and blues. Punk and heavy metal was just background noise to me. I paid no attention at all. I really only learned about the Greatful Dead, Stones, etc., LONG after they came into being. In fact, although I started playing guitar at age 11, I refused to even touch an electric guitar until I was in my late 30's. I never owned my own electric until I was in my late 40's and wanted to broaden my playing skills.
Stitchawl
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So were you among the crowd booing Dylan when he went electric at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965?
I was actually the opposite. I really only started listening to music and paying much attention to it as a teenager. For me then it was strictly rock 'n roll, gradually moving back to encompass bands from before my time. I really only expanded my musical knowledge and tastes once I enter college.
I would never have been able to name that tune by The Clash, but I do recall them from hits they had on MTV in the 1980s.
The shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
Another one:
Tom Dooley traditional folk.