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November 22, 2008

High Sierra

Filed under: Generelt, Lyrikk, Personer

Kanskje en liten kveldstone fra tre voksne damer. To av dem hører vel til mine favoritter innen denne form for musikk: Linda og Emmylou.
Disse tre har opptrådt som trio mange ganger opp gjennom årene. Nett her kaller de seg vel High Sierra Trio. Teksten de synger er omtrent slik:

I’ve been higher than the high sierra
Lower than Death Valley must be
I’ve been right, mostly wrong
Wrong about you, right about me

The way I feel, can’t explain
So much passion turned to pain
The sun still shines most of the time
Did you know the sun shines when it rains

I’ve been higher than the high sierra
Lower than Death Valley must be
I’ve been right, mostly wrong
Wrong about you, right about me

I’ve been cussed and I’ve been praised
And I’ve been nothing these days
But I’ll come back, time will see
If I’m wrong about you, right about me

I’ve been higher than the high sierra
Lower than Death Valley must be
I’ve been right, mostly wrong
Wrong about you, right about me

Her er High Sierra Trio

Første gang jeg hørte Linda Ronstadt sang hun en duett med Hoyt Axton. Det var en av hans viser Lion in the winter”.
Hun er jo blitt litt eldre siden den gang - men stemmen er like fasinerende.






















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