I heard that Alex Chilton had passed yesterday.
All day long, I found myself singing 'The Letter.'
He was 59 years old, which only makes sense as
He was younger than 16 starting out with that soulful voice. I wish him safe passage and journey.
Can't wait to see what he does next time.Why is it, Alex Chilton, that your songs make
Me sound like I have a halfway decent singing voice?Another song that does magic for my voice like you did is that
Mysteriously authored, oft-covered ballad,
"The House of the Rising Sun."
After you singing "The Letter" when you were in your youth,
There will be several renditions of that tune.
Perhaps you'd approve of the 'new dawn' aspect. The sun has finally come up to put to rest
At long last this sleepless night.
I suppose it'll be another day of singing
In the deeper register that seems to suit so well...
Thanks for that gift. In return - sustenance and fair winds, prithee.
And now, a string of "House of the Rising Sun versions
You can take your pick and....
Strum'n SING along...
Above, Eric Burdon, another amazing voice so young from who knows where?
Below, The Ventures - see what 3 guitars and a surfer sensibility will get you?
Below, Frijid Pink ~ representing the spirit of the song in this
Unfortunately poor video ~ I'm believing that they, like others here, know whereof they speak.
So many more, including The Doors (with amazing organ often associated with some sort of
"Original Version" ~ it's an old song, folks, thought to have originated in England as a folk song...),
Bob Dylan, Leadbelly, Odetta, Joan Baez, Spongebob even... but I'll end with
Woody Guthrie...