Charlie Musselwhite — River Hip Mama
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She's long and tall she weeps like a willow tree
She's long and tall she weeps like a willow tree
She caught me in the woods and weeped all over me
She caught me in the woods and whipped that thing on me
She's a ranger girl man she's long and tall
She's a ranger girl man she's long and tall
She sleeps in the kitchen with her feet out in the hall
She sleeps in the kitchen with her feet out in the hall
She's long and tall she makes me moan and cry
She's long and tall she makes me moan and cry
She's a river hip woman they all wanna get baptized
She's a river hip woman they all wanna get baptized
She's long and tall she weeps like a willow tree
She caught me in the woods and weeped all over me
She caught me in the woods and whipped that thing on me
She's a ranger girl man she's long and tall
She's a ranger girl man she's long and tall
She sleeps in the kitchen with her feet out in the hall
She sleeps in the kitchen with her feet out in the hall
She's long and tall she makes me moan and cry
She's long and tall she makes me moan and cry
She's a river hip woman they all wanna get baptized
She's a river hip woman they all wanna get baptized
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nutrod42 wrote:
So, if I understand correctly, she's tall (and also long, although I'm not sure what the distinction is).
So, if I understand correctly, she's tall (and also long, although I'm not sure what the distinction is).
zenhead wrote:
"Wheelchair bound cripple," where do I start. We cripples have no use for your pity. We are not bound to our chairs. Our chairs are liberating tools that allow us to move about in the world. "Cripple," is like the N word. Leave it alone unless you are one of us. We work very hard to not be ashamed of our crippled bodies. You muggles, you casuals, you ableists don't understand it, but your words and attitudes hurt and shame. I have no interest in any of the Kardashians, whoever they are. Watch the movie "Crip Camp" on Netflix if you want to know who we are. End rant.
Whoa "Zen"Head. (?) Stating an observational FACT is not throwing a Slur.
Context Matters.
A "cripple" is " a person or animal with a physical disability, particularly one who is unable to walk because of an injury or illness." (Likely in a wheelchair?) You can take offence - or go on rockin' your liberating tool, like an ex of mine did, right on to the Paralympic games. *OR you could choose to possess this crippling attitude and find Offence in Everything, then callously condemn another (Ironically also Offended) by BEING the exact thing you claim to be offended by.
🙄
Stop. The. Insanity.
(No offence to the mentally ill, of course.)
"Wheelchair bound cripple," where do I start. We cripples have no use for your pity. We are not bound to our chairs. Our chairs are liberating tools that allow us to move about in the world. "Cripple," is like the N word. Leave it alone unless you are one of us. We work very hard to not be ashamed of our crippled bodies. You muggles, you casuals, you ableists don't understand it, but your words and attitudes hurt and shame. I have no interest in any of the Kardashians, whoever they are. Watch the movie "Crip Camp" on Netflix if you want to know who we are. End rant.
Whoa "Zen"Head. (?) Stating an observational FACT is not throwing a Slur.
Context Matters.
A "cripple" is " a person or animal with a physical disability, particularly one who is unable to walk because of an injury or illness." (Likely in a wheelchair?) You can take offence - or go on rockin' your liberating tool, like an ex of mine did, right on to the Paralympic games. *OR you could choose to possess this crippling attitude and find Offence in Everything, then callously condemn another (Ironically also Offended) by BEING the exact thing you claim to be offended by.
🙄
Stop. The. Insanity.
(No offence to the mentally ill, of course.)
Ferchrissakes, seems Bill is deadset on me not getting any work done tonight with all the good stuff being pumped out - first Delgres's Mo Jody and now this!
(imagine 10,000 dancing bananas here)
(imagine 10,000 dancing bananas here)
Other than the lyrics needing a quick fix this is perfect.
She's a rangy girl, not ranger.
She's a rangy girl, not ranger.
zenhead wrote:
"Wheelchair bound cripple," where do I start. We cripples have no use for your pity. We are not bound to our chairs. Our chairs are liberating tools that allow us to move about in the world. "Cripple," is like the N word. Leave it alone unless you are one of us. We work very hard to not be ashamed of our crippled bodies. You muggles, you casuals, you ableists don't understand it, but your words and attitudes hurt and shame. I have no interest in any of the Kardashians, whoever they are. Watch the movie "Crip Camp" on Netflix if you want to know who we are. End rant.
Also I'm thinking that Mr. Musselwhite is saying that he likes large women. How is that shaming them?
"Wheelchair bound cripple," where do I start. We cripples have no use for your pity. We are not bound to our chairs. Our chairs are liberating tools that allow us to move about in the world. "Cripple," is like the N word. Leave it alone unless you are one of us. We work very hard to not be ashamed of our crippled bodies. You muggles, you casuals, you ableists don't understand it, but your words and attitudes hurt and shame. I have no interest in any of the Kardashians, whoever they are. Watch the movie "Crip Camp" on Netflix if you want to know who we are. End rant.
Also I'm thinking that Mr. Musselwhite is saying that he likes large women. How is that shaming them?
zenhead wrote:
"Wheelchair bound cripple," where do I start. We cripples have no use for your pity. We are not bound to our chairs. Our chairs are liberating tools that allow us to move about in the world. "Cripple," is like the N word. Leave it alone unless you are one of us. We work very hard to not be ashamed of our crippled bodies. You muggles, you casuals, you ableists don't understand it, but your words and attitudes hurt and shame. I have no interest in any of the Kardashians, whoever they are. Watch the movie "Crip Camp" on Netflix if you want to know who we are. End rant.
Quite an attack on someone who was basically supporting minorities.
Maybe the wording was a little crass, but we cannot all be eloquent wordsmiths, and is criticising someone for that any different?
"Wheelchair bound cripple," where do I start. We cripples have no use for your pity. We are not bound to our chairs. Our chairs are liberating tools that allow us to move about in the world. "Cripple," is like the N word. Leave it alone unless you are one of us. We work very hard to not be ashamed of our crippled bodies. You muggles, you casuals, you ableists don't understand it, but your words and attitudes hurt and shame. I have no interest in any of the Kardashians, whoever they are. Watch the movie "Crip Camp" on Netflix if you want to know who we are. End rant.
Quite an attack on someone who was basically supporting minorities.
Maybe the wording was a little crass, but we cannot all be eloquent wordsmiths, and is criticising someone for that any different?
Four minutes and ten seconds of me gritting my teeth...
Working on another screen with RP in the background. As soon as I heard the first bars of Charlie's harp I had to switch screens to give it an automatic 8, then found I'd already done that so bumped it to a 9.
Charlie is great, and not just straight blues, his harp on Tom Waits' Mule Variations album is inspired.
lizardking wrote:
Maybe not long before, considering ZZ Top started in 1969 and Charlie in 1966, though probably enough before to be one of the band's influences.
I think I remember that the name ZZ Top came from them LOVING BB King, so they were gonna call themselves "ZZ King" but that sounds too much like "BB King" - and since BB was at the top, they used ZZ Top as their name. Could be true.
Besides, the Blues are like stories told and passed on to the next generation, and so forth - it's what makes it the Blues.
Long Live RP and the Blues!
I thought the name ZZ Top came from a combination of the initials for Zig Zag Rolling papers and Tops rolling papers. I could be mistaken though.
Maybe not long before, considering ZZ Top started in 1969 and Charlie in 1966, though probably enough before to be one of the band's influences.
I think I remember that the name ZZ Top came from them LOVING BB King, so they were gonna call themselves "ZZ King" but that sounds too much like "BB King" - and since BB was at the top, they used ZZ Top as their name. Could be true.
Besides, the Blues are like stories told and passed on to the next generation, and so forth - it's what makes it the Blues.
Long Live RP and the Blues!
I thought the name ZZ Top came from a combination of the initials for Zig Zag Rolling papers and Tops rolling papers. I could be mistaken though.
eileenomurphy wrote:
Charlie has been doing that "riff" long before ZZ Top was formed!!
Maybe not long before, considering ZZ Top started in 1969 and Charlie in 1966, though probably enough before to be one of the band's influences.
I think I remember that the name ZZ Top came from them LOVING BB King, so they were gonna call themselves "ZZ King" but that sounds too much like "BB King" - and since BB was at the top, they used ZZ Top as their name. Could be true.
Besides, the Blues are like stories told and passed on to the next generation, and so forth - it's what makes it the Blues.
Long Live RP and the Blues!
Charlie has been doing that "riff" long before ZZ Top was formed!!
Maybe not long before, considering ZZ Top started in 1969 and Charlie in 1966, though probably enough before to be one of the band's influences.
I think I remember that the name ZZ Top came from them LOVING BB King, so they were gonna call themselves "ZZ King" but that sounds too much like "BB King" - and since BB was at the top, they used ZZ Top as their name. Could be true.
Besides, the Blues are like stories told and passed on to the next generation, and so forth - it's what makes it the Blues.
Long Live RP and the Blues!
eileenomurphy wrote:
Charlie has been doing that "riff" long before ZZ Top was formed!!
Charlie has been doing that "riff" long before ZZ Top was formed!!
aspicer wrote:
It's a very commonly used riff/beat in blues. No rip offs happening here.
Wish it was not such a blatant ZZ Top riff...
It's a very commonly used riff/beat in blues. No rip offs happening here.
GREAT!!!
aspicer wrote:
Charlie has been doing that "riff" long before ZZ Top was formed!!
Wish it was not such a blatant ZZ Top riff...
Charlie has been doing that "riff" long before ZZ Top was formed!!
Excellent!
aspicer wrote:
Charlie did it first!!! He's been around a LONG TIME!
Wish it was not such a blatant ZZ Top riff...
Charlie did it first!!! He's been around a LONG TIME!
Wish it was not such a blatant ZZ Top riff...
zenhead wrote:
"Wheelchair bound cripple," where do I start. We cripples have no use for your pity. We are not bound to our chairs. Our chairs are liberating tools that allow us to move about in the world. "Cripple," is like the N word. Leave it alone unless you are one of us. We work very hard to not be ashamed of our crippled bodies. You muggles, you casuals, you ableists don't understand it, but your words and attitudes hurt and shame. I have no interest in any of the Kardashians, whoever they are. Watch the movie "Crip Camp" on Netflix if you want to know who we are. End rant.
I'm sure you had at least a couple more paragraphs in ya! Thanks though for sharing.
I learned your lesson when I was 10ish, my mom was the home health care for Ray, a quadriplegic(who helped get touch tone phones popularized way back when) and the#1 lesson he taught me was "treat me like a human!"
So glad to have learned that so young. Plus it applies to "stupid" people too.
We're all in this, together or against, and together is so much better for us all.
LLRP!
Oh...this cut is an 8 for me...
"Wheelchair bound cripple," where do I start. We cripples have no use for your pity. We are not bound to our chairs. Our chairs are liberating tools that allow us to move about in the world. "Cripple," is like the N word. Leave it alone unless you are one of us. We work very hard to not be ashamed of our crippled bodies. You muggles, you casuals, you ableists don't understand it, but your words and attitudes hurt and shame. I have no interest in any of the Kardashians, whoever they are. Watch the movie "Crip Camp" on Netflix if you want to know who we are. End rant.
I'm sure you had at least a couple more paragraphs in ya! Thanks though for sharing.
I learned your lesson when I was 10ish, my mom was the home health care for Ray, a quadriplegic(who helped get touch tone phones popularized way back when) and the#1 lesson he taught me was "treat me like a human!"
So glad to have learned that so young. Plus it applies to "stupid" people too.
We're all in this, together or against, and together is so much better for us all.
LLRP!
Oh...this cut is an 8 for me...
jahgirl8 wrote:
non sequitur... WTF?
Big women are a fact of life. Shaming them is as bad as shaming a wheelchair bound cripple. If people could choose bodies, we'd all look like Kim Kardashian, but guess what? Kim can barely carry her huge makeup kit which she would never leave behind, but a tall strong woman is like an man and she will carry YOU down the stairs while the place burns.
non sequitur... WTF?
Elwood Blues! (Wiki it)
Every cliche in the book thrown in here
Charlie can do no wrong. True master of the craft.
Proclivities wrote:
That riff was employed by John Lee Hooker before any members of ZZ Top were even born.
I think it originates with Slim Harpo's Hip Shake (1966). Maybe the riff predates that, but I think Slim might be the headwater on this one.
That riff was employed by John Lee Hooker before any members of ZZ Top were even born.
I think it originates with Slim Harpo's Hip Shake (1966). Maybe the riff predates that, but I think Slim might be the headwater on this one.
jahgirl8 wrote:
"Wheelchair bound cripple," where do I start. We cripples have no use for your pity. We are not bound to our chairs. Our chairs are liberating tools that allow us to move about in the world. "Cripple," is like the N word. Leave it alone unless you are one of us. We work very hard to not be ashamed of our crippled bodies. You muggles, you casuals, you ableists don't understand it, but your words and attitudes hurt and shame. I have no interest in any of the Kardashians, whoever they are. Watch the movie "Crip Camp" on Netflix if you want to know who we are. End rant.
Big women are a fact of life. Shaming them is as bad as shaming a wheelchair bound cripple. If people could choose bodies, we'd all look like Kim Kardashian, but guess what? Kim can barely carry her huge makeup kit which she would never leave behind, but a tall strong woman is like an man and she will carry YOU down the stairs while the place burns.
"Wheelchair bound cripple," where do I start. We cripples have no use for your pity. We are not bound to our chairs. Our chairs are liberating tools that allow us to move about in the world. "Cripple," is like the N word. Leave it alone unless you are one of us. We work very hard to not be ashamed of our crippled bodies. You muggles, you casuals, you ableists don't understand it, but your words and attitudes hurt and shame. I have no interest in any of the Kardashians, whoever they are. Watch the movie "Crip Camp" on Netflix if you want to know who we are. End rant.
Big women are a fact of life. Shaming them is as bad as shaming a wheelchair bound cripple. If people could choose bodies, we'd all look like Kim Kardashian, but guess what? Kim can barely carry her huge makeup kit which she would never leave behind, but a tall strong woman is like an man and she will carry YOU down the stairs while the place burns.
vandal wrote:
Well, I got a gal, six feet four
Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet out the door
My gal is red hot
(Your gal ain't doodly squat)
Yeah, my gal is red hot
(Your gal ain't doodly squat)
Well, she ain't got no money
But man, she's a-really got a lot
Reminds me of the song Big & Hot from the Boston MA jump band The Love Dogs:
Well I got me a girl she stands six feet tall
And the way she loves me shakes the paint off the wall
When I give her a kiss in just the right spot
I know my baby's so big & hot
Well that girl's home cookin' it ain't nothin' but the best
But Lord sometimes we can make such a mess
She wakes me up at 7:30 on the dot
But I love eatin' breakfast when it's big & hot
So much fun music on that album! (YouTube link)
Well, I got a gal, six feet four
Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet out the door
My gal is red hot
(Your gal ain't doodly squat)
Yeah, my gal is red hot
(Your gal ain't doodly squat)
Well, she ain't got no money
But man, she's a-really got a lot
Reminds me of the song Big & Hot from the Boston MA jump band The Love Dogs:
Well I got me a girl she stands six feet tall
And the way she loves me shakes the paint off the wall
When I give her a kiss in just the right spot
I know my baby's so big & hot
Well that girl's home cookin' it ain't nothin' but the best
But Lord sometimes we can make such a mess
She wakes me up at 7:30 on the dot
But I love eatin' breakfast when it's big & hot
So much fun music on that album! (YouTube link)
If you like harp blues, check out Carlos Del Junco too. Screaming on the reeds!
RIVER HIP GODLIKE 
Charlie HUSTLEwhite ... yippee!
Damn, where has this been all my life? Love how RP teaches me something new every time.
Awesome!
This album is brilliant from beginning to end. He lets his band play and boy are they good. Worth picking up.
Now you are cookin'
YAAASSS!
YAAASSS!
WOOO-HOOOO OUTSTANDING : ) (love when psd rewards me with wicked bits like this)
Proclivities wrote:
That riff was employed by John Lee Hooker before any members of ZZ Top were even born.
John Lee, ZZ, Charlie . . . doesn't matter to me. It's a real toe tapper!
That riff was employed by John Lee Hooker before any members of ZZ Top were even born.
John Lee, ZZ, Charlie . . . doesn't matter to me. It's a real toe tapper!
catsoup wrote:
That riff was employed by John Lee Hooker before any members of ZZ Top were even born.
Aw, man that's heartless. ZZ Top only has three different songs and you just stole one of them.
mgkiwi wrote:Nice little La Grange riff going in the background!!
That riff was employed by John Lee Hooker before any members of ZZ Top were even born.
I thought it was mister "super harp", James Cotton. But Charlie M does a very nice job.
Reminds me of Mark Wenner and the Nighthawks. good sounds from back in the day in College Park!
... love that harp intro...
having a little party here, love the blues - thanks RP!Now I'm wide Awake to RP's good stuff YEAH!!!!
no more treacley gahbaaage, I can finally enjoy the ride, the southern winds of Mr Musselwhite's lil glory box
no more treacley gahbaaage, I can finally enjoy the ride, the southern winds of Mr Musselwhite's lil glory box
RobK wrote:
Please don't mention that band again. I grew up in the 80's and am still slowly recovering from being exposed to "music" like that during all those formative years. Damned MTV. Charlie, you rule.
I love ZZ Top
Please don't mention that band again. I grew up in the 80's and am still slowly recovering from being exposed to "music" like that during all those formative years. Damned MTV. Charlie, you rule.
I love ZZ Top
Nice little La Grange riff going in the background!!
RobK wrote:
Please don't mention that band again. I grew up in the 80's and am still slowly recovering from being exposed to "music" like that during all those formative years. Damned MTV.
Charlie, you rule.
Go back to their early music- even before Tres Hombres. Loved them back then. They just got lazy and lost their way. Not the first band to do that.
Loving this, by the way.
Please don't mention that band again. I grew up in the 80's and am still slowly recovering from being exposed to "music" like that during all those formative years. Damned MTV.
Charlie, you rule.
Go back to their early music- even before Tres Hombres. Loved them back then. They just got lazy and lost their way. Not the first band to do that.
Loving this, by the way.
more r&b please! 
"She's a river hip woman they all wanna get baptized"
I don't know what he's talking about...
Dig it.
I don't know what he's talking about...
Dig it.
Canned Heat right ?
Well, I got a gal, six feet four
Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet out the door
My gal is red hot
(Your gal ain't doodly squat)
Yeah, my gal is red hot
(Your gal ain't doodly squat)
Well, she ain't got no money
But man, she's a-really got a lot
Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
Right! It's not how MANY notes you play, dude.
I wish the guy from Blues Traveler would listen to this.
Right! It's not how MANY notes you play, dude.
YEAH BABY!!!
SOMEBODY STOP ME!!!!!
SOMEBODY STOP ME!!!!!
Charlie twice in one day.....rare.....but nice!
Ho hum
RockinBlueVoodoo wrote:
Thanks for that info, Charlie certainly added considerable impetus to a great rock track.
That's Charlie's harp you hear on INXS' Suicide Blonde
Thanks for that info, Charlie certainly added considerable impetus to a great rock track.
That's Charlie's harp you hear on INXS' Suicide Blonde
I wish the guy from Blues Traveler would listen to this.
eight bananas and climbing
"Ace of Harps" indeed, that's one wicked harpoon! 
Pyro wrote:
Nobody plays the cricket like Charlie....
Charlie does play a sweet harp, Rod Piazza is another, give him a listen if ya haven't heard him. Its Rod Piazza and the Mighty FlyersI just wanna Bang the Drum.....all Day!
Nobody plays the cricket like Charlie....
Charlie M was first - one of the original blues/rock pioneers...ZZTop were heavily influnced by these guys...
Jelani wrote:
This is "Cheap Sunglasses" right?
Closer to "La Grange"!
Jelani wrote:
This is "Cheap Sunglasses" right?
Nope, they are Bausch and Lomb with 18K frames and polarizing filters
This is "Cheap Sunglasses" right?
Charles has a great drummer on this cut. 
catsoup wrote:
Aw, man that's heartless. ZZ Top only has three different songs and you just stole one of them.
Please don't mention that band again. I grew up in the 80's and am still slowly recovering from being exposed to "music" like that during all those formative years. Damned MTV.
Charlie, you rule.
C.M. About time too!!!!
Aw, man that's heartless. ZZ Top only has three different songs and you just stole one of them.
I LOVE IT. WHERE'S MY BANANA?
So, if I understand correctly, she's tall (and also long, although I'm not sure what the distinction is).
Tall standing but long lying down