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Song of the Moment: When The Levee BreaksOriginal: 1929 (Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie) Joe & Minnie Wikipedia: "The lines at the end of the song, 'Going to Chicago; sorry but I can't take you', are quoted in 'Going to Chicago Blues' by Jimmy Rushing and the Count Basie Orchestra. In the first half of 1927, the Great Mississippi Flood ravaged the state of Mississippi and surrounding areas. It destroyed many homes and ravaged the agricultural economy of the Mississippi Basin. Many people were forced to flee to the cities of the Midwest in search of work, contributing to the 'Great Migration' of African Americans in the first half of the 20th century. "Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin had the original McCoy and Minnie recording in his personal collection. He removed and rearranged lines and line parts from the original song and added new lyrical parts, and combined it with a revamped melody." Led Zeppelin Songfacts: "Heavily produced in the studio, this was difficult to perform live, which Led Zeppelin did only twice: once in a 'warm up' gig in Denmark before their 1975 US tour, and again on their second night in Chicago." "Many rap songs have sampled the drums on this. For sampling purposes, this is great because of the clean, uninterrupted drum break at the beginning. The Beastie Boys used it on 'Rymin' And Stealin'' which opened their first album License To Ill. Other songs to use it include 'Lyrical Gangbang' by Dr. Dre and 'Beats And Pieces' by Coldcut. Lyrics: Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan Oh, well; oh, well; oh, well. Don't it make you feel bad? Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good All last night sat on the levee and moaned Going - going to Chicago Going down - going down, now Going down - going down, now - Previously in Song of the Moment: Posted on June 19, 2008 |
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