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Santana — Hope You're Feeling Better
Album: Abraxas
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Released: 1970
Length: 4:07
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Is that you
Your eyes slowly fading?
Is that you
Your mind full of tears?
Is that you
Searching for a good time?
Is that you
Waitin' for all these years?

[Chorus:]
And I hope you're feelin' better
Yes I hope you're feelin' good
Yes I hope you're feelin' better

Is that you?
Look across the ocean
Is that you
Thinkin nothin' is really there?
Is that you
Waiting for the sunshine?
Is that you
When all you see is glare?

[Chorus]

Is that you
Who never saw your baby?
Is that you
Who never had a friend?
Is that you
Movin' to a new town?
Is that you
Will di'monds replace your friends?

[Chorus]
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I have been listening to Santana since 1969 or 70.  Amazing band.  Their music never gets old.  Always amazing.
Posted 1 month ago by bob0301    [ Reply ]
 lotus_65 wrote:

yep, thanks Carlos.
im feelin' better now!


Bueno!  
Posted 7 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
yep, thanks Carlos.
im feelin' better now!
Posted 7 months ago by lotus_65    [ Reply ]
Some nice guitar here!
Posted 10 months ago by MrPou    [ Reply ]
 timmus wrote:
It's incredible how we went from the light doo-wop, crooner fare of American Graffiti to this in just ten years.  From the Glenn Miller band to this in just 25 years.


Many lines of forces coincided. Not to mention strong undercurrents. 
Posted 11 months ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
GREAT TUNE!!  Is that choo (LOL!)  Thanx RP!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 carmelmike wrote:

what an amazing band, through and through, every member.  Off shoots of this group never really reached the heights of this group.




And, that is a shame!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
what an amazing band, through and through, every member.  Off shoots of this group never really reached the heights of this group.
Posted 1 year ago by carmelmike    [ Reply ]
 dingleberry wrote:

Another Santana song came up a few days back, and one of the commenters complained about, Always the same old noodling (on the guitar). Ahem.... this aint no noodling!



Totally agree. Surprisingly noodleless. Hoping to hear another one like it some day. Must admit that I've auto passed on the Santanic noodling. I guess a taste thing which hasn't developed well over my passed years. 
This song does tickle my interest. Has a little Hendrix vibe to it. Might have to check out the early stuff. You never know. 
Posted 1 year ago by Dirkson    [ Reply ]
wildly fantastic, has stood the test of time
Posted 1 year ago by sailboy707    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 year ago by slugore    [ Reply ]
 Kajukenbo wrote:
Prior to RP the only thing I knew about Santana was the couple of Santana songs played repeatedly on FM "rock" radio and as a result, I learned to simply tune Santana out. Thanks to RP I'm learning a little of the Santana's back catalog and understand what the fuss is all about. I'm definitely a fan now, thanks RP!


You can ask me about the back catalog.  I've heard them all and have most of them.  Believe me, you'll never hear Oye Como Va the same way again.  He has taken it to levels seldom heard or seen.   Several of those non-FM tracks are right here on RP, but, for instance, The Promise of a Fisherman or Song for Devadip are not.  
Posted 1 year ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
<Kiss> <ah-choo!>

That's how Covid spreads.
Posted 1 year ago by hpeyerl+rp    [ Reply ]
Anybody old enough to remember the midnight movies that were concert films? Saw one that was Santana live way back in the day. It was awesome. Have since seen them live several times. This still their classic album.
Posted 2 years ago by ralphcanoe    [ Reply ]
Yeah.  Fuck yeah.
Posted 2 years ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
Saw Santana at the Nassau coliseum back in 1973.  Oh those conga players!
Posted 2 years ago by alvivino    [ Reply ]
Prior to RP the only thing I knew about Santana was the couple of Santana songs played repeatedly on FM "rock" radio and as a result, I learned to simply tune Santana out. Thanks to RP I'm learning a little of the Santana's back catalog and understand what the fuss is all about. I'm definitely a fan now, thanks RP!
Posted 2 years ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
It's incredible how we went from the light doo-wop, crooner fare of American Graffiti to this in just ten years.  From the Glenn Miller band to this in just 25 years.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Still rocks....timeless.
Posted 2 years ago by jef    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:




Looks like my ex mother-in-law commenting on my cooking!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Great tune!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 justin4kick wrote:


Posted 3 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Awesome Fuzz/Wah goodness!!!
Posted 3 years ago by foobag    [ Reply ]
High school, fuzz guitar, acid.
Posted 4 years ago by yobyot    [ Reply ]
Still a powerful album after all these eons.  Clever musicians and thanks again for the feelings that still surface...if only my parents had lived long enough to talk with about why it mattered then and still...lower the volume was the general turn of phrase back when.
Posted 4 years ago by franccc    [ Reply ]
I saw them way back in the day at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. Carlos was in his guru phase where he wore all white. He walked out and told the crowd, "We will play for you as long as you like."

Then they took us on a journey through the universe. I never heard a band that was that "on" since then.
Posted 4 years ago by tunedog    [ Reply ]
 gregdei wrote:


Nah, come on!
@gregdei. So your  father was Ray Harroun (winner of the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911)?
Posted 4 years ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
Greg Rolie is one of a relatively small number of multiple Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees interestingly.  He was inducted with Santana and again for Journey.  I liked both bands' incarnations when he was a member, didn't seem to enjoy them as much when he left.  Never realized it until this came on today.
Posted 4 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Izzat chu?

I'm rocking and rolling like the mind-altered college freshman I was 45 years ago!
Posted 5 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 jwrussell wrote:
My father liked this stuff... Even though he was the inventor of the rear view mirror, we're not as close as we appear.
 

Nah, come on!
Posted 5 years ago by gregdei    [ Reply ]
One of the few songs I can dig....7
Posted 5 years ago by Ghiaap    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
Wow... I thought this was Status Quo. 
 
ridiculous comparison. bumped to a 10.
Posted 5 years ago by jumbo    [ Reply ]
when you open a set with this song live, you get the attention of the crowd. abraxas is a masterpiece. period. up to a 10.
Posted 5 years ago by jumbo    [ Reply ]
I'd love to hear some Santana from his jazz-flavoured phase. 
Posted 5 years ago by bravenewmalden    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
Wow... I thought this was Status Quo. 
 

idiot_wind, what's in a name..
Posted 5 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
My father liked this stuff... Even though he was the inventor of the rear view mirror, we're not as close as we appear.
Posted 5 years ago by jwrussell    [ Reply ]
Very strange synchronicity this morning. I psd'd from the Neville Bros. to this -- and then I picked up my phone to make a business call. And a guy named Carlos answered in his shop. 
Funny how it works sometimes. But I didn't say I hoped he was feeling better. 

Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Every guitar lick in Carlos Santana's repertoire is deployed in this song.
Posted 6 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]
Posted 6 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
 forge wrote:
............man I'm old.
 
This puppy's nearly 50 years old (and that's human years).
Posted 6 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Gregg Rolie - keyboards, lead vocals 

"Abraxaswas deemed "culturally, historically, or artistically significant" by the Library of Congressand was selected for preservation in their National Recording Registryin 2016" from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraxas_(album)  
Posted 6 years ago by robertomiller    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}{#Motor}
Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
{#Stupid}  {#No}
 
Jelani wrote:
This sounds like Steve Miller to me.

 


 Early Steve Miller Vocals...and groove as well.

Posted 6 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
{#Stupid}  {#No}
 
Jelani wrote:
This sounds like Steve Miller to me.

 

Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 {#Stupid}  {#No}

idiot_wind wrote:
Wow... I thought this was Status Quo. 

 

Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
This sounds like Steve Miller to me.
Posted 6 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
This has always been in my collection, had it when it came out. Latin rock was a revelation.
Posted 6 years ago by LAwolf8    [ Reply ]
 forge wrote:
............man I'm old.

 
Hey, Ima Oldman! {#Wink}
Posted 6 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
Wow... I thought this was Status Quo. 
Posted 6 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 NICE !  jbuhl wrote:
Early 70's high school football locker room.  All of us with hair down to our shoulders.  Locker room was wired up with 8 track player and 4 speakers.  Trower,Tull and this blaring before every practice and game to get a pump.

 


Posted 7 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 forge wrote:
............man I'm old.

 
You and me both, brother.

"Is that you?  I hope you're feeling better." 
Posted 7 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
this piece is righteously awesome, I feel a gazillion times better thank you very much

 
One of my all time Santana faves.  This cut was the Santana "gateway tune" for me and it still causes aural vibrations to move through my body, like 'lectricity, causin' unnat-chural, alarmin' and primeval movements to overcome my every fiber!  

Slammo, that's Rock 'n Roll taking over an 8-year old's impressionable mind and body!  I've been a mess ever since...HAHAHA!!!!
Posted 7 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
Early 70's high school football locker room.  All of us with hair down to our shoulders.  Locker room was wired up with 8 track player and 4 speakers.  Trower,Tull and this blaring before every practice and game to get a pump.
Posted 7 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
 forge wrote:
............man I'm old.

 
Got that right. I had this on 8-track tape. Jammed to it driving to high school.
Posted 7 years ago by NickDanger    [ Reply ]
Bump. 8 > 9 

 
Posted 7 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Posted 8 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
............man I'm old.
Posted 8 years ago by forge    [ Reply ]
 ColdMiser wrote:
WOW, haven't heard this in a dog's age. Volume is up, co-workers looking at me with concern

  hell with them, some are just meant to be played LOUD! {#Dancingbanana_2}


Posted 8 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
 Panchoalico wrote:
a "mini" voodoo chile, but i like it {#Bananajam}

 
Yes, now I hear it too. I like both very, very much.
Posted 8 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
Have never heard this before in my life, and it ROCKS! I'm a sucker for Gregg Rolie's voice and any song that features a Hammond B3 organ so prominently.
Posted 9 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
Another Santana song came up a few days back, and one of the commenters complained about, Always the same old noodling (on the guitar). Ahem.... this aint no noodling!
Posted 9 years ago by dingleberry    [ Reply ]
a "mini" voodoo chile, but i like it {#Bananajam}
Posted 9 years ago by Panchoalico    [ Reply ]
very nice!
Posted 9 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
I always considered this the most conventional rock song in that album.  That is no put-down as I love this song and usually repeat it at least once when it comes on from one of my internal sources.
Posted 9 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
Thought I recognized the voice of Greg Rollie.
Posted 10 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
WOW, haven't heard this in a dog's age. Volume is up, co-workers looking at me with concern
Posted 10 years ago by ColdMiser    [ Reply ]
{#Bananapiano}
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
Great rock from early Santana. Too bad today's Santana is nothing like this, you have to wonder if all the $$$ is worth losing your musical soul. 
Posted 10 years ago by zubeneschamli    [ Reply ]
Ok, now this is some Santana I can get behind! 
Posted 10 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
I turned on RadioParadise in the middle of this song, heard Greg Rolie and thought "Bill is playing early Journey." It took me a couple of seconds to realize that it was "that band" that he and Neil Schon were in. Great song.
Posted 11 years ago by pikester    [ Reply ]
Like breathing, it has always been there for me.  {#Notworthy}
Posted 11 years ago by Xstar    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
This entire album is near the top of a very big heap. Unique. Santana the band or the guitarist never did another album like it in sound or song. And that album artwork sure caught this 15 year old's eye. 

 
Indeed. And the same artist did Miles Davis' Bitches Brew.

What I've long wondered is, with a showboating Carlos Santana on lead, why did this band also need (pre-Journey) Neal Schon onboard? 
Posted 11 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
This entire album is near the top of a very big heap. Unique. Santana the band or the guitarist never did another album like it in sound or song. And that album artwork sure caught this 15 year old's eye. 
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
This is NEW to the playlist - REALLY?!  Wow, better late than never....total classic!
Posted 11 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Great song from the wayback machine
Posted 11 years ago by Emwolb    [ Reply ]
this piece is righteously awesome, I feel a gazillion times better thank you very much
Posted 11 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]