Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Ok, listen, Black Betty was the wagon that used to take prisoners from the prison to the work site (chain gang) and back. A Black Maria. A Paddy Wagon. Windowless, all black and hot as hell inside.

Or it could have been a reference to The Pennsylvania Long Rifle.

Or a liquor bottle.

Me? I hold with the prison wagon story as originally told to Alan Lomax.

What ANY of that has to do with this particular video of the song I don't know.

Nor do I really care. . .


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Black Betty

12 comments:

Pastorius said...

That's a great song.

Didn't Ted Nugent do a version of that?

Love it.

midnight rider said...

Not that I'm aware of although that doesn't mean he and/or Damn Yankees didn't. I know of this version, versions by Ram Jam, Tom Jones (yep, THAT Tom Jones) and, of course, the original Leadbelly and the James carter & chain gang version from the Lomaxes.

But it is a great great tune. Lends itself to so much improv.

Alexander Münch said...

P:- "That's a great song."... Bla Bla Bla !

O.K. That's it!

My final FATWA :- Both of you to the LEFT !

Pastorius said...

Alexander,
Maybe you need to up your meds.

;-)

midnight rider said...

Welcome to the left escalator, Pastorius! Got a nice frothy Guinness waiting down here for you. . .

midnight rider said...

Methinks Alexander might not be listening to the song but perhaps watching only the video.

Or maybe it's the other way around. . .

Got a Guinness for you as well Mr. Munch my friend.

Alexander Münch said...

Video ! Video ! Video !!

Lechaim ! ( To life ! )

Pastorius said...

There you go. He must've taken his meds.

LOL

Pastorius said...

Hey Alexander,
What is that hat you wear? Is that an IDF hat, or what?

Pastorius said...

You know (I'd only say this when he's on his meds) it looks kinda Che.

Alexander Münch said...

Pasto,

ME NO CHE !

I'm The Grand Mufti of the Galactic JIZFI movement !

Yes, it is IDF's Armored Forces Black Barrette ! See:- http://idf-armor.blogspot.com/

The one I'm wearing in the photo, belongs to my son Amnon ! ( Armored brigade 188 )

I had the same kind ( Seamless... French Foreign Legion Black Barrette which coasted me 2/3 of my salary... ) From:- Nov 1965 until:- forever ! ( Armored brigade 7 ) Aka :- " Nightmare On Tracks "

Alex.
.

Pastorius said...

Actually, I figured it was an IDF thing. I was just testing your meds.

;-)