Re: [Harp-L] Re: Mustang Sally

["Bob Laughlin" <rlaughlin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm as funky as the day is long,,

"I said PLAY that funky music white boy,,
 play that funky music righhhtttt,,,"

"Get up on the good foot, ba bum bum bum,,ba dada bum bum bum bum bum bum,,"

"Hit me,,Good God,,Uh like a sex machine,,"

And I STILL can't stand "Mustang Sally",,

Go figure.

Funky Bob, James Brown fan
 Funky Bob, harmonicaman
  as funky as I can be,,

"When I get goin',,whatever it gets,,it's gonna get funky."

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jazmaan@xxxxxxxxxxx" <dmf273@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 8:19 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Mustang Sally


> Someone asked why "Mustang Sally" is disdained by some players.   I don't
think there's anything
> intrinsically bad about the song.  Quite the opposite, I think the song is
quite excellent.   It's
> funky, fun and audiences enjoy it immensely.  I can think of only two
reasons why some musicians
> avoid it.   First, because it is so popular that they just get sick of
playing it.  Second,
> because to make it sound good, you've got to be funky.  And MOST musicians
around these boards
> just don't have what it takes to play funky.
>
> And before the flamewar begins, let me just ask you to think back to the
SPAH jams you've attended
> over the years.   In my experience, funk-imbued blues is as rare as hen's
teeth around those
> parts.
>
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