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How many days until I die
Do I know any ways that I can make you laugh
Or do I only know how to make you cry
When the baby looks around him
It's such a sight to see
He shares a simple secret with the wise man
He's a stranger in a strange land
Just a stranger in a strange land
Tell me why he's a stranger in a strange land
Just a stranger in a strange land
How many miles will it take to see the sun
And how many years until it's done
Kiss my confusion away in the night
Lay by my side when the morning comes
And the baby looks around him
And shares his bed of hay
With the burrow in the palace of the king
He's a stranger in a strange land
Tell me why, he's a stranger in a strange land
Just a stranger in a strange land
Just a stranger in a strange land
Well, I don't exactly know what's going on in the world today
Don't know what there is to say
About the way the people are treating each other
Not like brothers
Leaders take us far away
From ecology
With mythology
And astrology
Has got some words to say about the way we live today
Why can't we learn to love each other
It's time to learn a new faith
To the whole world wide human race
Stop the money chase
And Lay back
Relax
Get back on the human track
Stop racing toward oblivion
Oh, such a sad, sad state we're in and that's a thing
Do you recognize the bells of truth when you hear them ring
Won't you stop and listen to the children sing
Won't you sing it children
Won't you come on and sing it children
(He's a stranger in a strange land)
Whoa, sing it one more time, I didn't hear ya
(Just a stranger in a strange land)
(He's a stranger in a strange land)
(Just a stranger in a strange land.)
I was there. That was indeed an incredible show, one of the best I've been to in almost 40 years of concert going.
After the show when I got to the car, I realized I didn't have my car keys. I went back to the auditorium where a cop stopped me. I told him I was looking for my keys where I sat, and he let me in and even helped me look for them. He found them and asked "are these what you are looking for?" holding the keys up by the roach clip (with the remnants of the last roach) attached to the key ring. I hesitated, then answered yes, not sure of where this was heading. He smiled and handed them over and I left. Ft Worth police were so much more laid back than the Dallas PD.
I saw Leon when he played behind Joe Cocker Mad Dogs and Englishmen at the Eastown Theater in Detroit - I think it was 70 or 71. Opening act was Captain Beefheart then the Motor City Madman - Ted Nugent. Wish I was less high that night so I could remember more................
Yes! Those sisters can sing.
Shame that Leon's star didn't shine longer. I'm sure he has rabid fans but I pigeonhole him into the late 60s-early 70s, un/fairly. Great voice. Somehow I associate him with Dr. John...brothers from different mothers, maybe.
He continued to perform into the early 2000s. My ex and I saw him twice during those years. Smaller venues, of course. One was at the House of Blues on Sunset and the other time at the Canyon Club, which was more of a supper club setting. Leon was pretty feeble, using a cane and pretty much just came on stage, sat at the piano and played his songs. One of the tables next to the stage was a group of bikers who were drinking and got into a fight in the middle of the concert. Leon was about ten feet away from them. He just glanced down and watched them fight while he played piano, then went right back to singing. 馃槃
Still relevant today.
How things change and yet stay the same, Could have been written today.
Claude Russell Bridges, thank you brother, you changed my life.
Yes! Those sisters can sing.
Shame that Leon's star didn't shine longer. I'm sure he has rabid fans but I pigeonhole him into the late 60s-early 70s, un/fairly. Great voice. Somehow I associate him with Dr. John...brothers from different mothers, maybe.
that's so funny, i do the same thing. i'm not sure why.
We've all been there, ain't we?
He is still greatly appreciated and honored here in Tulsa, Oklahoma where his Church Studio was recently renovated and is now back in business where many well-known artists are once again visiting for their recording needs. There are also many local musicians heavily influenced by his "Tulsa sound" that he was instrumental in helping to create and that you can hear at various local venues on any given night. Long live Leon!
Great stuff.
Why do i think of Joe Cocker when listening to this?
Leon worked with Joe.
Why do i think of Joe Cocker when listening to this?
Still relevant today.
I was just thinking that. 1971, huh?
This is church for me... 馃槆
The name of Leon's studio located in what was originally a church in Tulsa was call Church Studios.
Still relevant today.
MORE SO!
This is church for me... 馃槆
Amen to that...
the lyrics are so relevant today
LEON RUSSELL - The Concert For Bangladesh - YouTube
c.
But Leon was amazing and unique.
Leon understood the laws of social justice laid down in the Good Book.
Do not ill-treat a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in Egypt.
Do not oppress a stranger; you yourselves know how it feels to be a stranger , because you were strangers in Egypt.
was león THAT old?
This is true. There are certain musicians that were emblematic of their period. They're dated in a great, iconic, reassuring way.
Leon understood the laws of social justice laid down in the Good Book.
Do not ill-treat a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in Egypt.
Do not oppress a stranger; you yourselves know how it feels to be a stranger , because you were strangers in Egypt.
Sing it, Brother! And RIP to ya too.
I hear the (early use of) the Moog here, although it sounds almost like the TONTO, although I don't think Malcolm Cecil had shared it with anyone yet, or maybe it was right around this time frame when Stevie got his hands on the TONTO for "Living for the City", and then a lot of his 70s work.
It sounds so very 70s, and that's NOT a bad thing here....Long Live RP!
PS - anyone have any good suggestions on learning about the Moog and early synth in music?
Moog (2004)
https://vimeo.com/album/4758286/video/192556396
On my to-watch list...
@robertomiller, bam23 and kurtster – thanks for the replies. It's funny how, depending on how busy my job is, I’ll go weeks/months without looking at comments, and in this case I' haven't heard this grooving tune since November. And in reading it again, oh boy, I FORGOT a crucial word....(I said it sounded 70s, which is a bad thing…clearly I meant NOT a bad thing.
I'll definitely be checking out the Netflix doc and the Bernie K's Ted talk too. PEACE and Long Live RP!!
PS - I'm also re-rating; my 8s a 9 now.i don't know about every day, but every time this pops up on my "shuffle all" playlist I feel compelled to hit repeat 3 or 4 times in a row
and speaking of early Moog usage - Micky Dolenz played the Moog on the Monkees "Daily Nightly" in 1967
Moog (2004)
https://vimeo.com/album/4758286/video/192556396
On my to-watch list...
Sing it, Brother! And RIP to ya too.
I hear the (early use of) the Moog here, although it sounds almost like the TONTO, although I don't think Malcolm Cecil had shared it with anyone yet, or maybe it was right around this time frame when Stevie got his hands on the TONTO for "Living for the City", and then a lot of his 70s work.
It sounds so very 70s, and that's a bad thing here....Long Live RP!
PS - anyone have any good suggestions on learning about the Moog and early synth in music?
It's you.
Happy Thanksgiving to all
Sing it, Brother! And RIP to ya too.
PS - anyone have any good suggestions on learning about the Moog and early synth in music?
No, but I love the Moog and synths in general. They add so much to music in the right hands. I did see a documentary on Netflix about a year ago on the development of the Moog that was very interesting. I forget the title though.
This is a great album for Moog lovers that I recommend. Got this back when it was new.
Sing it, Brother! And RIP to ya too.
I hear the (early use of) the Moog here, although it sounds almost like the TONTO, although I don't think Malcolm Cecil had shared it with anyone yet, or maybe it was right around this time frame when Stevie got his hands on the TONTO for "Living for the City", and then a lot of his 70s work.
It sounds so very 70s, and that's NOT a bad thing here....Long Live RP!
PS - anyone have any good suggestions on learning about the Moog and early synth in music?
This song reminds me of how many folks in the counter culture back in the day identified with Jesus Christ. Believer and non-believer; practising, non-practising.
Leon Russell
Canceled, sadly.
Sad indeed. I guess it's comforting that he went out with is musical boots on.
I was aware of that show too. Many years ago (2001) I had front row seats for John Lee Hooker at the Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor with John Scofield...it was unfortunately canceled for the same reason.
this song alludes to a 1961 science fiction novel called Stranger in a Strange Land, by American author Robert A. Heinlein...
The fundamental allusion would be to Exodus 2:22 where Moses names his firstborn son; "And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land." This is what Heinlein names as the source for the title of his book. Considering Leon's upbringing in Tulsa, Oklahoma I think he would have been familiar with the Bible verse.
Edit: Ah, I see you quote the verse farther down the page.
Since I was born
How many days until I die…
27, 254
rest in peace, leon
Wow! I can't believe you did do the math. I was actually going to do that.
What a loss. Have loved Leon since the seventies.
Rest in peace my friend.May your next life be as fruitful and rewarding as this one was
Leon Russell
Canceled, sadly.
Sad indeed. I guess it's comforting that he went out with is musical boots on.
Since I was born
How many days until I die…
27, 254
rest in peace, leon
Yes
This song reminds me of how many folks in the counter culture back in the day identified with Jesus Christ. Believer and non-believer; practising, non-practising.
we all be Shelter People
Yes we be.
Spot on.
we all be Shelter People
or should I say Master Of Space And Time
this song alludes to a 1961 science fiction novel called Stranger in a Strange Land, by American author Robert A. Heinlein...
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Grok me one time
this song alludes to a 1961 science fiction novel called Stranger in a Strange Land, by American author Robert A. Heinlein...
Fallen caryatids and all.
He rocked on Concert for Bangladesh, too, even if it was wildly inappropriate.
songs by Leon like a lesson from a scholar
short clip here:
https://www.allmusic.com/album/leon-live-mw0000208208
this song alludes to a 1961 science fiction novel called Stranger in a Strange Land, by American author Robert A. Heinlein...
So good back then but now he's really just going through the motions. Doesn't seem to even like doing the
songs anymore. I've seen him 3 times in the last 5 years (the wife is a Leon fan) but his gigs are lack luster
and without much feeling now. He appears to be cranking out the tunes for a buck and barely comes up for air
between songs. It's a shame and he really should get out of the music business now.
musickat wrote:
Why should he get out? I think the reason he is lack luster is because he has not received the recognition that he rightfully deserves. That tends to make old people cranky. It is sad really. But if he can still earn a living, why not?
I kind of agree with both comments. I saw Leon a few years back playing a semi-private (?) fundraiser in Houston. Someone provided my ticket and I don't remember details on how private it was but there couldn't have been 200 people present. Leon walked in with his cane, sat down and played, maybe acknowledged the audience a couple of times during the evening. When he finished I watched him exit using a side door and from my window seat watched as he went downstairs with his entourage, walk straight to his limo and drive away. I remember thinking what a letdown it must be, after playing sold-out pavilions, to perform for a dinner-tie type of crowd with only a dozen snot-nosed kids at front stage. I'm sure he still loves to play but I got the impression he'd rather be in his studio than be a side-show for people eating and conversing.
BTW, lest you get the wrong impression, Leon is a hero of mine. The Shelter People album was my first of his. I bought two other albums by other artists as the same time and listened to them a lot straightaway. This album took me awhile to get into--I had to be in a 'receptive' mood to grab onto anything that wasn't hard rockin' at the time. Once I did though, buzzed and listening to those piano notes floating from left to right on my first stereo (a K-Mart special), it became one of my all time favorites. Although I would remember if I saw them I can't immediately recall who those other artists were anymore.
Pay no attention to that person behind the curtain. She just loves Leon and Elton.
miss you so much, Cynaera...
love this song...
Yes! Those sisters can sing.
Shame that Leon's star didn't shine longer. I'm sure he has rabid fans but I pigeonhole him into the late 60s-early 70s, un/fairly. Great voice. Somehow I associate him with Dr. John...brothers from different mothers, maybe.
Exodus 2:22
22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
I concur.
Great stuff.
Why do i think of Joe Cocker when listening to this?
One was a Mad Dog and one was an Englishman?