the blues

We've all had them.  And sometimes it isn't really about the blues and feeling sad, it is about the music.  I was listening to Marie McKee on my way home today and heard a song that she wrote with Sam Brown that blew me away.  It is called "I Forgive You" and here is a portion of Sam Brown's version.

There is a part of that song that reminded me right away of Bette Midlers great song "Stay With Me."  It is from the film "The Rose" and is really a great song and performance in that film. To be fair, Lorraine Ellison was the first to record the song, I believe. 

[edit: 2022 - here is my favorite two song combo by Bette Midler, and my introduction to Peter Gabriel's "Here Comes the Flood."]

Now - did you notice the similarities?  Is it just because both songs are the blues?

I wonder sometimes at the universality of music...

ciao,
krl

ps: you may remember the name Sam Brown from this great song -

And finally - this was the first song I ever heard Maria McKee's voice on..and I still love it. Well, not the first song as that would have been "Sweet Sweet Baby Mine" from when she was with Lone Justice. However this would be the first solo track of hers I was introduced to.