Play It

rock'n the blues

Never a need to check the sound.
This spot, acoustical bliss.

A 'Muddy Waters' stage where,
red hot lights glow.

As rows of smoke mingle low.

Bourbon and beer line the joint.

Stale smells and kick'n sounds,
slowly spill across the crowd.

J.L. Hooker records play,
“Boom Boom”
rustic and loud.

As a new breed get ready to set the stage.

The scratchy record moans the blues.

“I’m In The Mood” sings so low.

The new crew is in the know.

While patrons order one more round.

The band decide against a hipster beat.

Shaking out “Hard Times”.

Cause some can still remember the day - his hands let the rift play.

Technicolor fades to a haze.

The second set burns like a fiery blaze.

A Morrison and Hooker, style of "Rock with Me" croons.

As dancers sway, singing "baby please don't go,"
and the smallest of harmonicas steal the show.

The new kids have taken hold.

Author's Note

i think i'm done

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

so nice to read a tribute to the blues ... seems i have read so few of them here at the Cafe' ..you've mentioned some of the giants and their music .. going to have to put on the vinyl today .. and have a blues Valentine Day ;)
E.
ps. especially heard the call of "bourbon and beer ....." nothing like a boiler maker to get the juices flowing ;))))

[Cherrie Palmer]

a few of those will help ya sing the blues

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahah yes they will ... i haven't had whiskey in the house for a while ... i think i'll treat me self to some of my favorite Jameson :)

[Cherrie Palmer]

A little snort from time to time is good for complexion .

[Einstein Noodle]

pretty sure your right about that Cherrie :)

[Jade]

This is such a beautiful write here, I enjoyed this piece especially J.L. Hooker...
Awesome! gotta love the blues at times.

[Cherrie Palmer]

thank you Brandie, the blues will rock a place.

[Ken Simm.]

Its nice to get some opposites some time and I love the kind of place you describe. The sounds you hear and the atmosphere you so wonderfully paint. This is down and righteous.

[Cherrie Palmer]

righteous: there is a use of a word I have-not heard in a very long time. :)

[Chris Shaw]

My kind of place Cherrie. Just the right atmosphere and certainly the right sound. Turn down the lights and order me a beer. I'm on my way. Love these lines.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this put in the mood to listen to some Blues...jazzy poem, Cherrie...and you give us the perfect setting..like on Bourbon Street...at an old blues bar...melodies drifting out into the street...
Boom Boom is really great song...i also liked the Animals' version of it.
nothing like a "stretchy record" moaning...
j.

[Cherrie Palmer]

scratchy- i hate a typo :) I'll fix that 1st thing in the am.
And I love that sound too.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i wasn't correcting..i thought "stretchy" worked great...the sound stretches, but also the heat of the jazzy blues warping the record....

[Cherrie Palmer]

Well I fat finger a word from time to time.
I did like the sound of it when you quoted it
But I still had to fix.
:)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I hear ya...i would do the same...i hate typos as well...