This song has grown on me over the last few months. So much so that it has made it to the grand echelons of musical glory. It is now an AC1!

Burnside is an old bluesman from "Down South" (Mississippi way, I hear), and he's been the focus of documentaries, a folk hero to younger musicians, and a legend in his own time. This cut is a remix of one of his standards, and the arrangement essentially adds soul to the blues. It has a lazy drive that bounces you through the barely enunciated lyrics. The bass groove carries you along, but the haunting bell chimes will be what you remember when the song stops playing (probably because they are creepily the last thing you hear...)

R.L. had made a history of bringing his blues into dark places, and this one isn't out of place in that oeuvre, but this song has an eerie, ringing optimism to it, as well. The song begrudgingly tells the tale of a man unwilling to let his gal say goodbye... And even the most devastating news is simply greeted by R.L.'s unwillingness to believe it.

If you are looking to branch out with a new tune, one you can feel comfortable with, even if you've never heard it before, give this one a listen. Make sure you get the track from the Bothered Mind album, and then give it a spin.

I'm hoping you'll love it. But if you don't, I'm simply not going to believe it.
;-)

All assail.

Thus ends AC week. Maybe next year, we'll beat Shark week for ratings.
But probably not.