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Live at the Greek Theatre
03/01/24 | 54m 2s | Rating: NR
Join celebrated blues rock master Joe Bonamassa for a 2015 tribute at the renowned Greek Theatre to the Three Kings of the Blues — Freddie, Albert and B.B. King. Bonamassa and a stellar band of blues musicians and vocalists perform “See See Baby,” “I’ll Play The Blues For You,” “Born Under a Bad Sign,” “Boogie Woogie Woman,” “Riding With The Kings,” and more.
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Live at the Greek Theatre
See-see baby See what you have done, Lordy mama, No need to worry See-see baby See what you have done Yes, you made me love you Now your man has come Ohh that man you got, don't love you Yes, he told me so Lordy mama, No need to worry The man you got don't love you Yes, he told me so He's just jivin' you, baby He's in love with the girl next door Paulie Cerra!
(Sax solo) Paulie Cerra!
(Sax solo) Ron Dziubla!
(Sax solo) Ron Dziubla!
(Sax solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) And I love yo teasin' The way you carries on, Lordy mama No need to worry Love yo teasin' The way you carries on Yes, you told me a lie little girl, yes you know it's wrong.
Oh I'm sitting on a boat dock Playing on my bongos Sitting on it all day long Oh I'm sitting on a boat dock Playing on my bongos Playing on it all day long Oh watching the tide, waiting for you To come home Oh the sun is sinking slowly outta sight Now the sun baby is sinking slowly outta sight Oh until you come I'll be sittin' all night Oh the moon is shining from above Now the moon baby is shinning from above Oh it's shinning on me, I miss the one I love Come on, Kirk!
(Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) (Reese, Solo) (Reese, Solo) (Reese, Solo) Come on, Mahalia!
Now I see the moon, the moon sees me, Please Mr.
Moon don't cha tell on me Cause I'm sitting on a boat dock playing on my bongos, waiting for you to come home Oh I've been sitting right there ever since you've been gone Oh I'm sitting on a boat dock Playing on my bongos, waiting for you to come home Oh I'm sitting on a boat dock Playing on my bongos, waiting for you to come home Oh I've been sitting right there ever since you been gone (Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) (Piano intro) (Piano intro) Yeah I'm going down I'm going down, down, down, down, down Yeah, I'm going down I'm going down, down, down, down, down Yeah, I've got my feet on the window I got my head on the ground Yeah, let me down And then close that box car door Yeah, let me down And then close that box car door Yeah, I'm goin' back to Chattanooga I'm gonna sleep on sister Irene's door (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Reese, solo) (Reese, solo) (Reese, solo) (Reese, solo) Yeah, I'm going down I'm going down, down, down, down, down Yeah, I'm going, down, I'm going down, down, down, down, down Yeah, I got my feet on the window I got my head on the ground (Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) If you're down an' out, an' you feel real hurt Come on over to the place where I work All your loneliness, I'll try to soothe I'll play the blues for you Don't be afraid, just come on in You might run across, yeah, some of your old friends All your loneliness, I've got to soothe I'll play the blues for you (Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) Oh, I ain't no big name Lord, I ain't no big star I'll play the blues for you on my guitar All your loneliness, I'll try to soothe I'll play the blues for you All your loneliness, oh I'll try to soothe you I'll play the blues for you (Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) (Reese, Solo) (Reese, Solo) (Reese, Solo) (Kirk, Solo) (Kirk, Solo) (Kirk, Solo) Kirk Fetcher Ladies and Gentlemen!
When you're down and out, and you feel real hurt Come on over, to the place where I work And all your loneliness, I'll try to soothe I'll play the blues for you All your loneliness, I'll try to soothe you I'll play the blues for you (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) I went to work this mornin' Foreman looked me in the eye He said, "Fella I don't know what's wrong with ya, But you look sick enough to die" He sent me to the company doctor Examined me from head to toe Whatever's wrong with ya, young man Oh, my x-rays do not show Angel of mercy Won't you please look down on me?
Oh, Angel of mercy A little mercy is all that I need Well the finance company They don't receive my check They say they want payment by Friday Or they want the furniture back So I went down to the credit union Try to get myself a loan Said, "Won't let ya have it young man cause we hear You won't be workin' much longer Angel of mercy Won't you please look down on me?
Oh, angel of mercy A little mercy is all that I need (Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) Oh, they cut my lights off this mornin' Set my furniture out doors I was listenin' to the weatherman a while ago Says it's gonna rain and snow My daughter's got pneumonia My son is down with the flu My whole family's sufferin' malnutrition And I can't even afford the soup Angel of mercy Won't you please look down on me?
Oh, angel of mercy A little mercy is all I need Oh look out Mercy Mercy Mercy (Joe, solo) Mercy (Joe, solo) Mercy (Joe, solo) Oh, pretty woman She's the rising sun Says all your cheap paint and powder Ain't gonna help you none She's a pretty woman Right down to the bone So you just might as well Leave your skin alone Pretty woman (woman) What's the matter with you?
Can't make you love me No matter what I do Oh, pretty woman What you trying to do?
You just gonna fool around Till I'm stuck on you So you just drop that mess And come down off your throne Stop using my poor heart As a stepping stone Pretty woman (woman) What's the matter with you?
Can't make you love me No matter what I do Oh, look out (Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) (Joe, Solo) Oh, pretty woman That's all right for you Now you just go on doing What you want to do But someday when you think That you've got it made You're get in deep water That you can't wade Pretty woman, (Woman) What's the matter with you?
Can't make you love me No matter what I do (Joe, solo) Oh pretty woman (Joe, solo continues) (Joe, solo continues) (Joe, solo continues) (Joe, solo continues) (Joe, solo continues) (Joe, solo continues) (Anton, short solo) (Anton, short solo) Yeah I got a boogie-woogie woman and she Boogie's all the time Yeah I got a boogie-woogie woman and she Boogie's all the time If she keep on boogying She bound to lose her mind Well, she boogies in the mornin' and she boogies all night long Well, she boogies in the mornin' and she boogies all night long Yeah, when the mornin comes She's still goin' strong Come on, Reese!
(Reese, Solo) (Reese, Solo) Well, she boogies in the mornin' and she boogies late at night Well, she boogies in the mornin' and she boogies late at night Well, I don't mind her boogying 'cause she boogies oh so right Paulie Cerra!
(Paulie, solo) (Paulie, solo) (Ron, Solo) Well, she's a boogie-woogie woman And she boogies all the time Well, she's a Boogie-woogie woman And she boogies all the time Oh if she keep on boogying She bound to lose her mind (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) Well, she's a Boogie-woogie woman And she boogies all the time Well, she's a Boogie-woogie woman And she boogies all the time Oh if she keep on boogying She bound to lose her mind Sometimes, I get impatient But she cools me without words And she comes so sweet and so plainly My hummingbird, oh have you heard That I thought my life had ended But I find it's just begun And she gets me where I live I'll give all I have to give I'm talking about that hummingbird Oh, she's little and she loves me, too much words to say When I see her in the morning sleeping Oh she's little and she loves me To my lucky day Hummingbird, don't fly away (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) When I'm feeling wild and lonesome Well she knows the words to say And she gives me a little understanding In her special way Oh I have to say In my life I love no other Because she's more than I deserve And she gets me where I live I'll give her all I have to give I'm talking about that hummingbird Oh, she's little and she loves me Too much words to say When I see her in the morning sleeping Oh she's little and she loves me To my lucky day Hummingbird, don't fly away Don't fly away, away Don't fly away, away Don't fly away, away Don't fly away, away Don't fly away, away (Joe, solo in background) Don't fly away, away (Joe, solo in background) Don't fly away, away (Joe, solo in background) Don't fly away, away (Joe, solo in background) Don't fly away, away (Joe, solo in background) Don't fly away, away (Joe, solo in background) Don't fly away, away Don't fly away, away Don't fly away, away Don't fly away, away (Reese, piano outro) (Reese, piano outro) Thank you very much, goodnight Ladies and Gentlemen Born under a bad sign I been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck You know, I have no luck at all Hard luck and trouble Been my only friend I've been on my own Ever since I was ten Born under a bad sign I've been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck You know, I'd have no luck at all I can't read I can hardly write My whole life has been One big fight Born under a bad sign I've been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck You know I'd have no luck at all (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) You know wine and women Is all I crave A big legged woman Gonna carry me to my grave Born under a bad sign I been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck You know I'd have no kind of luck If it wasn't for bad luck You know I'd have no luck at all Yeah, I'm a bad luck boy Been havin' bad luck all of my days, yeah (Joe, solo) Born under a bad sign (Joe, solo continues) (Joe, solo continues) Born under a bad sign (Joe, solo continues) (Joe, solo continues) (Joe, solo continues) (Joe, solo continues) Born under a bad sign (Joe, solo continues) (Joe, solo continues) Born under a bad sign (Joe, solo continues) (Joe, solo continues) (Joe, solo continues) Born under a bad sign (Joe, solo continues) (Joe, solo continues) What a long road home it's been, but thank you very much Greek Theatre Los Angeles That's Juanita Tippins Jade Macrae Mahalia Barnes Ron Dziubla Lee Thornburg Paulie Cerra Kirk Fletcher Anton Figg Michael Rhodes And Reese Wynans We are The Three King's Blues Band Thank you very much and good night, thank you!
(crashing) (birds cawing) (guitar riffing)
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