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You Got The Blues

from Live and Kicking by Musical Juice

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Recorded in March 1969 at Dunelm House, University of Durham when we supported Pink Floyd on their Brain Damage tour. This is probably the earliest recording ever made of Juice. We had only been on the road for about a year and this was a big night for us as we felt we were moving up a notch by playing alongside such an important band. We had been fans from the Arnold Lane and See Emily Play days when Syd Barrett was a prominent Pink Floyd member, but must admit we found that evening's performance a bit weird. Dropping raw eggs into a bucket wasn't exactly what we called music. But this was the 'psychedelic era' and all sorts of musical experimentation was happening. Pioneers like Pink Floyd have gone on to achieve superstar status and had a huge influence on the music of future generations.

This is another very early Juice blues influenced number, but again breaking away from the traditional I-IV-V chord progression. It's the sort of 'heavy acoustic' sound we loved in those days - and still do. It's a very simple drum/bass line but those triplet/dotted-eighths have a primitive feel that's really infectious. If you like this then you got the blues.

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You're feeling lonely tonight
Your heart is in your shoes
Nothing ever turns out right
You always seem to lose
Feeling sorry for yourself
You got the blues

You're feeling lonely tonight
Can't make it on your own
Scared to turn out the light
Don’t want to be alone
How can someone who looks like an angel
Have a heart made of stone?

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from Live and Kicking, released May 12, 2014

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We are an indie rock band who compose original songs that have a story to tell. Our music is heavy with strong melody lines and close vocal harmonies. Stories of circumstances and events that may have also touched your life and we hope will have a special meaning for you. ... more

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