Stormy Monday

Album: Stormy Monday (1947)
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  • They call it stormy Monday
    But Tuesday's just as bad
    They call it stormy Monday
    But Tuesday's just as bad
    Lord, and Wednesday's worse
    And Thursday's all so bad
    The eagle flies on Friday
    Saturday I go out to play
    The eagle flies on Friday
    Saturday I go out to play
    Sunday I go to church, yeah
    Gonna kneel down and pray
    Lord have mercy
    Lord have mercy on me
    Lord have mercy
    Lord have mercy on me
    Though I'm tryin' and tryin' to find my baby
    Won't somebody please send 'er home
    Oh ho
    Lord have mercy
    Lord have mercy on me
    Yeah, I'm proud, Lord have mercy
    Lord have mercy on me
    Though I'm tryin', tryin' to find my baby
    Won't send 'er home, yeah, oh baby Writer/s: Aaron T-Bone Walker
    Publisher: Peermusic Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Wixen Music Publishing
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Comments: 6

  • Trish from Birmingham, AlStevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King recorded the best version I’ve ever heard. Allman Brothers close second.
  • Bink from San AntonioLeslie West's version ROCKS
  • Richard from Hialeah, Fl I haven't heard all the versions of this song but Lee Michaels take, in my opinion, would be hard to beat----His Hammond organ, along with Frosty's drums, is incredible----Hard to believe his name is not on that list.........
  • Ned from Falls Church, VaThe most hauntingly beautiful blues song ever. The Allman Brothers verison trumps all. Gregg nails it & Dickey/Duane guitar work is sensational; no one does pentatonic scale more emotionally (BB King once said of Duane: "That fellow get's it") or with more emphasis. Clapton come close but it's number 3. Who is number 2? A guy on YouTube. See for yourself. He explains the mechanics of the song and then play's it so well, it's very clear he "get's it".
  • Mike from Bloomington, IlWhat Joe said. Stevie Ray Vaughan with Albert King, on the album In Session.
  • Joe from Rocky Ridge, MdAlso recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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