Name: 1. I Can't Keep From Crying ('live')
Duration: 4 min 43 s
Channel: Blind Willie Johnson /Al Kooper
Description: "1. I Can't Keep From Crying ('live')" is a song by Major Snagg. Another in my series of, 'Mock Live', recordings. I've taken the Ten Years After version as the template for this recording.

1. I Can't Keep From Crying ('live')

Major Snagg

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Another in my series of, 'Mock Live', recordings. I've taken the Ten Years After version as the template for this recording.

major snagg

Major Snagg

Pop/Rock, Psychedelic, Ambient, Rhythm & Blues and beyond.

Major Snagg is the invented name of the 'band' that perform all my own musical creations. (songs and instrumentals). I play guitars, bass, rudimentary keyboards, harmonica, and sing. Melody has always been important to me... lyrics and guitar solos have to say or communicate something. I create musical worlds that I hope that you dear listener, will also want to explore and live in for a few moments...or longer if you feel that way inclined.

Song Info

Genre

Blues • Electric Blues

Charts

Peak #22

Peak in subgenre #6

Author

Blind Willie Johnson /Al Kooper

Rights

original song writer

Uploaded

March 02, 2021

Track Files

MP3

MP3 10.8 MB • 320 kbps • 4:43

Lossless

WAV 47.6 MB

Story behind the song

Another in my series of, 'Mock Live', recordings. I've taken the Ten Years After version as the template for this recording.  Ten Years After have been a favourite band of mine ever since I became seriously interested in rock and Blues music....big thanks  to Alvin, Ric, Leo, and Chick.

Lyrics

I Can't Keep From Cryin'  by Blind willie Johnson / Al kooper.

spoken intro. " This next one's called, 'I can't keep from crying'. It's a tune that Ten Years After used to do. It's in the key of E for all you guitarists out there. I know there must be one or two of you"


I can't keep from crying sometimes girl.
I can't keep from crying sometimes girl.
my love is dead and gone
I can't keep from crying sometimes girl.

Early in the morning
just after break of day
I fall down on my knees child,
I fall down and I pray
heart is filled with sadness
eyes are filled with tears,
I can't keep from crying sometimes girl ...

" play the blues"

Alvin Lee style blues guitar solo

key and tempo change.

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rodrica

Mar 09, 2021

Fantastic! Love the way you've made it sound live...very realistic! Stunningly good guitar work on this one, great job on the vocals too - nailed the contrasting soft/harder parts. Got yourself a winner with this version.

LeeBoos

Mar 02, 2021

very cool David