We're All Lonesome At Times

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 This one was one that Denise asked me to do -- and what Denise asks me to do, well… ☺ 

 

This entry in the Pandemic World Basement Tape series is written by Richard Manuel of The Band and appeared on their debut album Music From Big Pink. "Lonesome Suzi" is a poignant ballad that I’ve always loved, and one of the few songs, back when I was playing full time, I used to hand off my bass to our guitar player, take my mic, and stand out front — though we didn’t do The Band’s version of the tune, but Blood, Sweat, and Tears’ interpretation of it (we had a horn band, after all.

 

Again, it’s a one-time-through recording, and it’s one of those where I wish I could play keyboards halfway competently, since for my voice it’d be better played down in the key of F rather than the key of G. Too bad they don’t make ‘reverse capos’ for guitars.

 

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