Taj Mahal — When I Feel The Sea Beneath My Soul
Album: World Music
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Released: 1993
Length: 3:03
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Total ratings: 1605
Length: 3:03
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I had the bad luck to be stuck waiting at venues a couple times due to weird weather-related cancellations of his shows back in the '80s, and I despaired until I finally got to see TAJ at Chautauqua Auditorium in '92. What a magnificent human being and gifted musician he is! I also love that Syd Barrett once cited him as an inspiration and influence, too!
Taj Mahal was an ambassador for "world music" before "world music" was a thing.
#Pioneer
#Pioneer
Saw him in Rockport MA in a beautiful venue, second row center, that had a beautiful view of the harbor. Taj and his dudes where the best!
After Taj's song, songs from Stevie Wonder, Queens of the Stone Age, Bonnie Raitt and then the Pixies came on. RP is so wickedly frickin pissah!
Oh and the Artist Website should reference www.tajblues.com
After Taj's song, songs from Stevie Wonder, Queens of the Stone Age, Bonnie Raitt and then the Pixies came on. RP is so wickedly frickin pissah!
Oh and the Artist Website should reference www.tajblues.com
If I was the old man of the sea, I would bathe the lovely mermaids...
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musical contentedness
geonuine wrote:
That just gets the link into the comment, NOT the image...
Just paste the link to the image/gif and it will appear automatically
That just gets the link into the comment, NOT the image...
Just paste the link to the image/gif and it will appear automatically
sqqqrly wrote:
Reply and use the `Link` button. The image needs to be hosted on a server somewhere.
That just gets the link into the comment, NOT the image...
Reply and use the `Link` button. The image needs to be hosted on a server somewhere.
That just gets the link into the comment, NOT the image...
Spoke to Taj Mahal on the phone once about getting involved with Ocean Conservation!
What a gracious and cool man he is!
Thanks R.P for playing his music as much as you do!
What a gracious and cool man he is!
Thanks R.P for playing his music as much as you do!
geonuine wrote:
Agreed. How do you guys post pictures / gifs onto here?
Reply and use the `Link` button. The image needs to be hosted on a server somewhere.
Agreed. How do you guys post pictures / gifs onto here?
Reply and use the `Link` button. The image needs to be hosted on a server somewhere.
mread wrote:
"... under da sea, under da sea ..."
Agreed. How do you guys post pictures / gifs onto here?
"... under da sea, under da sea ..."
Agreed. How do you guys post pictures / gifs onto here?
MinMan wrote:
Agreed . I saw Taj live in the summer of year 4 of now 5 year long divorce (and still pending ) . He an Kevmo brought some welcome relief to the misery.
That sounds like an amazing concert!
Agreed . I saw Taj live in the summer of year 4 of now 5 year long divorce (and still pending ) . He an Kevmo brought some welcome relief to the misery.
That sounds like an amazing concert!
so sunny...:)
sunybuny wrote:
Agreed . I saw Taj live in the summer of year 4 of now 5 year long divorce (and still pending ) . He an Kevmo brought some welcome relief to the misery.
This has to be in the top five of happiest, feel good, you just can't be down no matter how bad it is songs ever.
Agreed . I saw Taj live in the summer of year 4 of now 5 year long divorce (and still pending ) . He an Kevmo brought some welcome relief to the misery.
Oh lawdy, let's go!
What a happy tune
Caught him in France
2018
Came out sat on his chair and played happy songs
Love it
NeuroGeek wrote:
I hear traces of Bruce Cockburn's Wondering Where The Lions Are
I keep thinking the main riff is from a Jimmy Buffett tune I can't place....or some other tune I can't place...in either case, now I'm going to be searching my mental database for it for the rest of the day. Ugh.
I hear traces of Bruce Cockburn's Wondering Where The Lions Are
Very pretty tune!
This song makes me sad that the rating scale on RP goes only to 10, I'd give it at least a 100!
Posted 14 years ago by islander:
Still great, but where has the time gone.
islander wrote:
YAY! My 1st upload!!!
All of Taj's stuff is great, but this song just has such a happy / good feeling to it. Always brings back memories of warm sand, cold beers, and the sea benath my soul.... :sunny.gif:
"... under da sea, under da sea ..."
Feels like songs to sit outside with a fire going at about 58-59 degrees
Just got back from Naples, FL about two hours ago. This music makes me want to go back there and then head further south.
I love when psd gives me some Taj : )
A welcome break from debugging code. Gack!
Love Taj!
for a treat look up his "Cajun Waltz".
for a treat look up his "Cajun Waltz".
This has to be in the top five of happiest, feel good, you just can't be down no matter how bad it is songs ever.
CSN, Harry Manx and now Taj, Master this set of yours is so fabulous!!! I love reading down the brilliant stories in the comment areas as well
I keep thinking the main riff is from a Jimmy Buffett tune I can't place....or some other tune I can't place...in either case, now I'm going to be searching my mental database for it for the rest of the day. Ugh.
stargazer1 wrote:
At the Belly Up? I was there too!!
Heard Taj play this in Solana Beach. What a great feeling.
But -- following this piece with Gotye, really?
But -- following this piece with Gotye, really?
At the Belly Up? I was there too!!
Heard Taj play this in Solana Beach. What a great feeling.
But -- following this piece with Gotye, really?
But -- following this piece with Gotye, really?
Here is the link to the correct Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal_%28musician%29
Why does this tune remind me of Penguin Cafe Orchestra?
Ender43 wrote:
Getting this set again and it is perfection.
Wow, what a set:
Taj Mahal - When I Feel The Sea Beneath My Soul
Harry Manx - Only Then Will Your House Be Blessed
Eels - Packing Blankets
Crosby Stills & Nash - Southern Cross
Taj Mahal - When I Feel The Sea Beneath My Soul
Harry Manx - Only Then Will Your House Be Blessed
Eels - Packing Blankets
Crosby Stills & Nash - Southern Cross
Getting this set again and it is perfection.
great tune
I was having the same sentiment, enjoying the next song in the lineup too:
Paul Simon - Once Upon A Time There Was An Ocean - adds to the sweetness of a Friday afternoon. Ender43 wrote:
Paul Simon - Once Upon A Time There Was An Ocean - adds to the sweetness of a Friday afternoon. Ender43 wrote:
Wow, what a set: Taj Mahal - When I Feel The Sea Beneath My Soul
Harry Manx - Only Then Will Your House Be Blessed
Eels - Packing Blankets
Crosby Stills & Nash - Southern Cross
Harry Manx - Only Then Will Your House Be Blessed
Eels - Packing Blankets
Crosby Stills & Nash - Southern Cross
aarrgho wrote:
....and I was just thinking about the time I went backstage after a Taj show and he kept hitting on my girlfriend. Granted she WAS a hottie, but she's long-gone and my love for Taj's music lives on!
Rule #1
Never bring your HOT girlfriend backstage to meet a musician!!!!!
....and I was just thinking about the time I went backstage after a Taj show and he kept hitting on my girlfriend. Granted she WAS a hottie, but she's long-gone and my love for Taj's music lives on!
Rule #1
Never bring your HOT girlfriend backstage to meet a musician!!!!!
Yes he´s the man, this one goes right into your/mine heart.
Taj puts on one hellava concert. If you have the chance by all means, go see him !
hows it, it so so so good, so damm good, when the sun is shining, it shining for all, so suck it up, suck it up,that ticket is gone and it will never come back, I got life, anyways ,that is good enough for me
KitKat wrote:
....and I was just thinking about the time I went backstage after a Taj show and he kept hitting on my girlfriend. Granted she WAS a hottie, but she's long-gone and my love for Taj's music lives on!
Brings back memories of happy nights at a local bar near the University of Hawaii Manoa where Taj used to come play. He lived on another island (Kauai?) at the time. So nice, nights of barefoot dancing.
....and I was just thinking about the time I went backstage after a Taj show and he kept hitting on my girlfriend. Granted she WAS a hottie, but she's long-gone and my love for Taj's music lives on!
So good!
Brings back memories of happy nights at a local bar near the University of Hawaii Manoa where Taj used to come play. He lived on another island (Kauai?) at the time. So nice, nights of barefoot dancing.
Mmmmmm! Taj - 'tis mighty, mighty fine!
And just like that, I'm on the beach watching my kids playing in the surf while I get buzzed drinking pain killers. Mmmmmmmmm.....
Roverfish wrote:
I kept waiting for Pork Tornado to jump in singing "Guabi Guabi"...color me confused.
Likeable tune, anyway. Nice pickin'.
My thoughts EXACTLY!
35 years ago I first heard West Indian Revelation (also on this compilation), which I loved but never knew who or what it was until just last year. So I uploaded it to the LRC and it's currently in review to get on this playlist. Any signed-on RP member who wants to hear it here, vote {YES} for my long-lost treasure! Thanks!
I kept waiting for Pork Tornado to jump in singing "Guabi Guabi"...color me confused.
Likeable tune, anyway. Nice pickin'.
Wow, what a set:
Taj Mahal - When I Feel The Sea Beneath My Soul
Harry Manx - Only Then Will Your House Be Blessed
Eels - Packing Blankets
Crosby Stills & Nash - Southern Cross
Thanks for that Bill!!!!
I'm a big fan of Taj.
Just ordered that box set.
Anyone know what Taj has been doing lately?
That's gotta be Ry Cooder.
Anyone with the liner notes able to verify?
Does this riff sound familiar to anyone else?
I'm thinking Guabi Guabi by Pork Tornado.
Great song, and this 3-CD set has plenty of good Taj stuff in it. Some odd choices sometimes - rare live versions of some tunes - but some wonderful old cuts like this one.
I've also been a big Taj fan since De Old Folks at Home... he just goes on and on.
physicsgenius wrote:
This is too rockin' for an elevator. They don't want people bouncing or swaying in there.
May we one day live in a world where this *is* what they play in elevators.
Bizzarefall wrote:
Will someone let me out of this dang elevator?
Pleasant enough but I feel like I am in line at the supermarket in some surreal nightmare.
This is too rockin' for an elevator. They don't want people bouncing or swaying in there.
I don't get it, is this guy from India????
dadofsammy wrote:
This was originally on an album called "Music Keeps Me Together" released in 1975 - very Caribbean-oriented sound throughout the entire disc. I have great memories of it wafting out of the speakers on fine spring days...when I was supposed to be studying...
Thanks for the tip, I'll have to pick that up. His father was a musician from the bahamas, so it's in his blood.
Bizzarefall wrote:
Will someone let me out of this dang elevator?
Pleasant enough but I feel like I am in line at the supermarket in some surreal nightmare.
HAHAH, that made my day!
I love this song and the World Music Album. I have trouble finding Taj's island music, which i prefer to the blues. Turn it up.
CCinSB wrote:
Gotta Love Taj.
I do I do! This is an amazing cut.
Gotta Love Taj.
This was originally on an album called "Music Keeps Me Together" released in 1975 - very Caribbean-oriented sound throughout the entire disc. I have great memories of it wafting out of the speakers on fine spring days...when I was supposed to be studying...
Swwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
too cool
pyxxel wrote:
To me it sounds like music I'd hear in a restaurant on holidays (for you in US: vacation) in a sunny place, played by a bunch of folks in mock-traditional clothing, to entertain the 60-year-old guests...
I wish this would be the kind of music they play on such occasions ...
Will someone let me out of this dang elevator?
Pleasant enough but I feel like I am in line at the supermarket in some surreal nightmare.
Dirktooth wrote:
...always interesting
Sorry, can't find it interesting, at least not based on this tune. To me it sounds like music I'd hear in a restaurant on holidays (for you in US: vacation) in a sunny place, played by a bunch of folks in mock-traditional clothing, to entertain the 60-year-old guests... hummmm
islander wrote:
YAY! My 1st upload!!!
All of Taj's stuff is great, but this song just has such a happy / good feeling to it. Always brings back memories of warm sand, cold beers, and the sea benath my soul....
Lemme guess...U rated it as a 10 ? :nodhead:
islander wrote:
YAY! My 1st upload!!!
All of Taj's stuff is great, but this song just has such a happy / good feeling to it. Always brings back memories of warm sand, cold beers, and the sea benath my soul....
Where I live, we call it home. San Diego. Ahhhh......
YAY! My 1st upload!!!
All of Taj's stuff is great, but this song just has such a happy / good feeling to it. Always brings back memories of warm sand, cold beers, and the sea benath my soul.... :sunny.gif:
It's hard to describe how Taj Mahal's music feels to me overall, but this piece just has movement and life to it.
Perhaps that's how to describe his work. Above all else, he does very human music.....fallible but always interesting.