Stolen Words are my compilations of lyrics used to make a new piece of prose of sorts. The lyrics are “stolen” from the songs I hear while surfing my favourite channels on SiriusXM and Rdio.com. I hope you enjoy them – I have a blast writing them!
Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues was written in celebration of the outstanding music I heard while at the 15th Annual Kitchener Blues Festival this past weekend.
Stolen Words: Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues
I said ‘Doctor, doctor, please do something for me’ – Bad Case Of Love, B. B. King
You damn right I’ve got the blues, from my head down to my shoes – Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues, Buddy Guy
I can’t stand it, baby, just can’t help myself – Good Mornin’ Little Schoolgirl, Junior Wells
‘Cause mama I’m sure hard to handle – Hard To Handle, Black Crowes
I’m gonna inject your soul with some sweet rock’n’roll – Steamroller Blues, Elvis Presley
This music is my healing, this music sets me free – The Healing, Gary Clark Jr.
And it feels so nice to know I’m gonna be alright – This Feeling, Alabama Shakes
Mercy, mercy, mercy, please have mercy on me – Mercy Mercy Mercy, Cannonball Adderley
Revvin’ up my engine like a 747 – My Own Way To Rock, Burton Cummings
Dress in style and go hog wild me oh my oh – Jambalaya, Hank Williams
With a ‘heave’ and a ‘ho’ – Train Kept A Rollin’, Aerosmith
Come on baby, we’re going balling, we’re gonna have ourselves a good time – Tipitina, Professor Longhair
There’s a place I have found it’s as close to heaven as I have known – Welcome To Deltaville, Bobby Messano
Oh mmm, I know a place, ain’t noboby cryin’, ain’t nobody worried – I’ll Take You There, The Staple Singers
And people are friendly without no hidden plan – Going To Chicago, Count Basie
Always smiling, never sad, so fine – Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, Led Zeppelin
Everyone that you meet baby as you walk down the street baby – Gone Gone Gone, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
The people passing by, they would stop and say – Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry
You’re out on the streets lookin’ good – Piece Of My Heart, Erma Franklin
There’s a lot of cool people here out on these streets – Old Friend, Clarence Bucaro
I decided to drop in there that night – Boogie Chillen, Van Morrison
They say it’s the place where all the bad cats meet – Chicken Shack Boogie, Amos Milburn
Bring a nickel, tap your feet – Down On The Corner, CCR
Slap me five, that’s the place, we’ve arrived, it’s alive – Stomp!, Brothers Johnson
I can’t dance but I wish I could – That Hypnotizing Boogie, David Wilcox
But I’ve got a lot of lovin’ and I want you to know – Built For Comfort, Howlin’ Wolf
Well we don’t care what mama don’t allow, gonna stomp my feet anyhow – Mama Don’t Allow No Music, Doc Watson
If you ain’t got a damper good gal turn your bread around – Muleskinner Blues, Stompin’ Tom Connors
Freedom is just another word for nothin’ left to lose – Me & Bobby McGee, Janis Joplin
You’re as free as a bird in flight – Cloud Nine, The Temptations
‘Cause she’s in a place where she don’t have a care – She Just Wants To Dance, Keb Mo
Life is great without a care – Royals, Bruce Springsteen
Bound by a wild desire I fell into a ring of fire – Ring Of Fire, Johnny Cash
I’ll prove to you baby that I ain’t no square – I’m Ready, Muddy Waters
Let yourself go honey, let yourself go – Let Yourself Go, Tom Petty
I’m sellin’ my po’ chops but I’m givin’ my gravy away – Selling My Pork Chops, Memphis Minnie
Put your hands on your hips and let your backbone slip – Let’s Shout (Baby Work Out), Colin James
Shake your moneymaker – Shake Your Moneymaker, James Elmore
Just shake your hips, do the hip shake babe – Hip Shake, Rolling Stones
Well she’s shakin’ that thing bam ba lam – Black Betty, Leadbelly
I don’t care if you’re young or old, get together let the good times roll – Let The Good Times Roll, Louis Jordan
And when you raise the roof with your rock’n’roll, you’ll get a lot more kicks with a little bit o’ soul – A Little Bit O’ Soul, Music Explosion
And if you wanna really roll you got to do the thing with soul – Shake, Sam Cooke
Work it out now, just a little bit of soul now – Do You Love Me, Blues Brothers
I’m gonna tell you the notch of facts – That’s All, Sister Rosetta Tharpe
You shoulda heard what I just seen – Who Do You Love, Bo Diddley
You really ought to visit if you’ve never been – Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat, The Andrews Sisters
I’m satisfied it’s gonna bring you back – I’m Satisfied, Mississippi John Hurt
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Great post! I’m loving the blues theme. To recognize what you’ve done, I’ve nominated you for the Liebster award! https://writingblissfully.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/and-the-liebster-award-nominations-go-to/
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Thanks so much for the nomination and congrats on your own! Will have to put some thought into who I will nominate before I respond. Hmmm … Marianne
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