um velho azul de elmore james, recordando aquela sua slide-guitar e o inconfundível bottle-neck…

Well I'm standin' at the crossroads,


With my head hung down and cryin'


Well I was lookin' for my baby,


And I know she’s not around


I work hard for my baby,


And she treats me like a slave


Well she was be tired of livin',


I'll put her six feet in the grave


Well I'm standin' at the crossroads,


And my baby's not around


Well I began to wonder,


If this is Elmore's second down



I'm standin' here waitin' baby,


With my heart right in my hand


I'm lookin' for my baby,


And she's out with another man

há cerca de um ano, falei aqui neste azul do grande robert johnson, numa versão lusa bem conseguida. 
e hoje recordei a cover de elmore james, onde a sua assinatura na guitarra aparece em todo o lado.

elmore brooks nasceu pobre no mississippi, filho ilegítimo de uma rapariga de 15 anos. só mais tarde soube quem era o pai, joe james, e passou a adoptar o seu nome. teve uma vida atribulada, coleccionando ataques cardíacos e casamentos (mas sem nunca se divorciar), mas foi a sua técnica exímia na guitarra, introduzindo amplificação e o uso do bottleneck, que lhe garantiu a fama e um lugar na galeria de heróis dos azuis e o título de rei da steel guitar.



you said you were hurting
you almost lost your mind
now the man you love
he hurts you all the time
but when things go wrong
go wrong with you
it hurts me too

you love him more
when you should love him less
why lick up behind him
and take his mess
but when things go wrong
go wrong with you
it hurts me too

he loves another woman
yes i love you
but you love him
and stick to him like glue
but when things go wrong
go wrong with you
it hurts me too

now he better leave you
or you better put him down
no i wont stand
to see you pushed around
but when things go wrong
go wrong with you
it hurts me too