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J.J. Cale — Devil in Disguise
Album: Shades
Avg rating:
7.4

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Total ratings: 716









Released: 1981
Length: 1:59
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From the California shore to New York City
The beat don't never stop
You can hear it on the radio anywhere you go
It's steady as the rhythm of a clock
It cuts through the noise of the city life
It won't seem to go away
It's the devil in disguise I tell you no lies
My fingers do the walking everyday
Yonder comes a young girl she wants to take a whirl
She thinks it's all a dream
She got rock and roll way down in her soul
She wants to know where's the limousine
Get up honey let your mama sit down
You're too young anyway
The devil in disguise give her the prize
Then you can carry her away
When the road I travel starts to unravel
Every which way it goes
The beat starts to press on my bullet proof vest
And my high turns out to be low
Give me my guitar I'm going to go far
Let me see it let me hold it in my hand
I'm the devil in disguise I tell you no lies
I'm playing in a rock 'n roll band
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Devil in Disguise isn't on Shades. Is this the version that's on Grasshopper?
Posted 8 months ago by williamconor    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by bennie482    [ Reply ]
Good Tune!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Not sure why so many JJ Cale songs on RP show "Shades" as the (incorrect) source album.
Some software default setting, I guess.
Anyway, this song is from "Grasshopper".  : )
Posted 3 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
All the great and much covered songwriting aside, I don't believe J.J. ever played with a bad band. Always a tight sound on his songs, even the "laid back" sounding ones.
Posted 6 years ago by ExpatLarry    [ Reply ]
Yepppp....
Posted 7 years ago by Jo_Syzzlyxx    [ Reply ]
 Webfoot wrote:
I thought that this was the Grateful Dead and was pleasantly surprised. . . . but alas, it wasn't. A solid 7 though.

 
I was thinking Nick Lowe or Dave Edmunds...make mine an 8.
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Album title: "The very best of" 
I suppose everyone of us has his own "very best" compilation about J.J. Cale. A 3-CD set wouldn't be enough....
Posted 9 years ago by Carlo9151    [ Reply ]
{#Drummer}{#Bananajumprope}{#Drummer} O U T S T A D I N G for me
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
I believe Mark Knopfler listened to a lot of JJ.
Posted 10 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Fantabulous!
Posted 11 years ago by Lardobait    [ Reply ]
 lixy wrote:
Devil in disguise. Who's that? George Bush?
  nope, W's grand paw, Prescott. stone Nazi, put  Nixon in  the white house . evil family



Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Heard the beginnings of this song during an argument with my brother. I don't think that influenced my 9 rating - it was Cale. I love everything he does, and I didn't know he did this song until I came back from that argument (there were no survivors - I am a ghost.)

 

Love this song...You are missed!
Posted 11 years ago by df1489    [ Reply ]
I thought that this was the Grateful Dead and was pleasantly surprised. . . . but alas, it wasn't. A solid 7 though.
Posted 12 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
that got my 11-year old daughter doing the funky chicken{#Bananapiano}
Posted 12 years ago by ofanansky    [ Reply ]
Nice.
Posted 12 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
the wwwwhloe thing works, dammit

Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
I need this... 8 hours working with hawgs can get to your spirit a little 
Posted 13 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
Heard the beginnings of this song during an argument with my brother. I don't think that influenced my 9 rating - it was Cale. I love everything he does, and I didn't know he did this song until I came back from that argument (there were no survivors - I am a ghost.)
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 ppak wrote:


My Dad did that to me when I "discovered" Django R. but I've had the pleasure of doing this JJ discovery thang with my kids! Keep adding J.J. to the playlists, his body of work is consistently excellent. He's a breeze of fresh air.
 
That's why they call him the breeze...{#Propeller}

Posted 14 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
uninteresting and stiff to me
Posted 15 years ago by chrispmcd    [ Reply ]
 AdyMiles wrote:
I don't like this
 
I'll alert The BBC.

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
I don't like this
Posted 15 years ago by AdyMiles    [ Reply ]
Jedzz wrote:
Certainly I can't be the only one who hears that chorus and immediately think of Timbuk3's "The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades."
yep. I hear it
Posted 16 years ago by reason06    [ Reply ]
J.J. has been writing variations of the same song for 30+ years. Luckily I like the song!
Posted 16 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
He's ripped off "The Quo"....LoL
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
Rock on, J.J.!
Posted 16 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
My, what a rollicking little tune! Too short though!
Posted 16 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
This guy is one of the unsung heroes of modern rock. His influence is pervasive, insidious and unrecognized. I bow to his magnificence. We are not worthy, we are not worthy!
Posted 16 years ago by froggy    [ Reply ]
Certainly I can't be the only one who hears that chorus and immediately think of Timbuk3's "The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades."
Posted 17 years ago by Jedzz    [ Reply ]
Devil in disguise. Who's that? George Bush?
Posted 18 years ago by lixy    [ Reply ]
One of Tulsa's finest. Home sweet home!
Posted 18 years ago by princeofpeoria    [ Reply ]
There are those that walk among us that shun the light, that reject the adulation of the masses, they are the true masters. They are few...he is one.
Posted 18 years ago by froggy    [ Reply ]
is it humanly possible to not like jj cale?
Posted 18 years ago by miamizsun    [ Reply ]
'bout time - more JJ plz
Posted 18 years ago by bro    [ Reply ]
Jake wrote:
Another great artist I "discovered" just to have my dad say "Yeah, he's been around for years, here's some more."
My Dad did that to me when I "discovered" Django R. but I've had the pleasure of doing this JJ discovery thang with my kids! Keep adding J.J. to the playlists, his body of work is consistently excellent. He's a breeze of fresh air.
Posted 19 years ago by ppak    [ Reply ]
Webb Wilder does a rockin version of this song, too!
Posted 19 years ago by melissa    [ Reply ]
JJ ROCKS!
Posted 19 years ago by BluEyes    [ Reply ]
Another great artist I "discovered" just to have my dad say "Yeah, he's been around for years, here's some more."
Posted 19 years ago by Jake    [ Reply ]
Still remember when I was a kid, trying to figure out why he sounded so 'sleepy' on Crazy Mama...
Posted 19 years ago by Old_Pool_Skunk    [ Reply ]
Yeeee, hawww!
Posted 19 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
good god, jj cale can write a tune
Posted 20 years ago by trav34    [ Reply ]