{"id":12097,"date":"2023-06-16T16:45:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T21:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/?p=12097"},"modified":"2023-06-19T15:18:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T20:18:04","slug":"going-round-the-musical-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/2023\/06\/16\/going-round-the-musical-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Going &#8216;Round the Musical World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s 97\u00ba at around noon as I begin this post (heat index of 104\u00ba), but it&#8217;s cool indoors and I&#8217;m feeling inordinately &#8212; and probably unjustifiably &#8212; proud of having replaced our decades old sprinkler system controller with a new &#8220;smart&#8221; model without blowing anything up (as far as I know). So I&#8217;m celebrating this achievement by doing&#8230;nothing. Really. I&#8217;m sitting in front of my monitor and chasing rabbits down the YouTube music trail, and I&#8217;d like to share some of the gems I&#8217;ve stumbled onto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alert Gazette readers will recall that <a href=\"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/2023\/04\/24\/plummeting-down-a-rabbit-hole-of-new-to-me-music\/\">I did this back in April<\/a>, when I focused primarily on country and bluegrass. This time, I&#8217;m branching out a bit. There is still some bluegrass, but from an unexpected source, but more jazz, a bit of rockabilly, and some classic rock and roll, albeit with a twist or two. The unifying theme is that the world is chock full of gifted musicians and the older I get, the more I appreciate those gifts, regardless of the genre in which they materialize. I hope at least a few of these resonate with you as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One caveat: I picked a couple of these performances based on the entertainment value of the video rather than the musical choices, and others <em>in spite of<\/em> the videos. See if you can guess which is which.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"108\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10399\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theheimatdamisch.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Heimatdamisch<\/a> is a polka band from <strong>Germany<\/strong> (duh) that specializes in covering music made popular by well-known musicians of the non-polka world, like, for example, Lady Gaga, AC\/DC, Guns N&#8217; Roses, and Van Halen. Now, I don&#8217;t have to go to Germany to hear polka covers like this &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/OFF-THE-GRID-BAND-100035319986786\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Off The Grid<\/a> is an Austin group that does a lot of it &#8212; but The Heimatdamisch expands the genre considerably. BTW, there seems to be no consensus on the meaning of &#8220;The Heimatdamisch&#8221; so feel free to make up your own definition. I&#8217;m going with &#8220;fun in short pants.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Heimatdamisch: Highway to Hell (AC\/DC)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n_gtGfAail4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"108\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10399\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My first introduction to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walkin%27_Blues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walkin&#8217; Blues<\/a><\/em> was on the Butterfield Blues Band&#8217;s 1966 album <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/master\/76229-The-Butterfield-Blues-Band-East-West\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">East-West<\/a><\/em> (which, incidentally, was also one of the first LPs I ever bought with my own money). I thought it was a cool song, but had no idea about its history and status as a blues standard. After all, I was a white teenaged boy in living in the West Texas desert, pre-Google (OK, pre-<em>everything<\/em>). Anyway, as cool as Paul Butterfield&#8217;s band&#8217;s performance is, it doesn&#8217;t hold a candle to this one by the Joanna Connor Band (current incarnation: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joannaconnorwreckingcrew.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joanna Connor Wrecking Crew<\/a> &#8212; not to be confused with the original <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wrecking_Crew_(music)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wrecking Crew session musicians<\/a>). This video will also perfectly illustrate the folly of judging a book by its cover, at least when it comes to musicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unbelievable  Version of Walkin&#039; Blues Joanna Connor Band @ Carty BBQ  Norwood, Massachusetts, USA.\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iSwoM7WIy5M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"108\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10399\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t know about you, but I&#8217;m mesmerized by what skilled bass players can accomplish with four strings. Whether it&#8217;s an upright, an acoustic, or an electric, there&#8217;s just something elemental about that low register that appeals to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know nothing about &#8220;Pink Hage Bass Player&#8221; except that he&#8217;s not a Texan but, holy cow, can he play the bass&#8230;and his enthusiasm is infectious. Exhibit 1, from <strong>Japan<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30d5\u30a7\u30eb\u30df\u7814\u7a76\u6240\u306e\u66f2\u3092\uff14\u7a2e\u985e\u306e\u30d9\u30fc\u30b9\u3067\u5f3e\u3044\u3066\u307f\u305f\uff01\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/31XBna0mm5M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"108\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10399\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shifting gears and geography, we now land in <strong>Canada<\/strong>, home to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedeadsouth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Dead South<\/a>, a group that doesn&#8217;t take anything except its music too seriously&#8230;as evidenced by the titles of two of their albums: <em>Easy Listening for Jerks<\/em> and <em>Easy Listening for Jerks &#8211; Pt. 2<\/em>. Maybe I&#8217;m a jerk &#8212; I&#8217;d like to think not, but that might be a telltale sign &#8212; but their cover of The Doors 1967 classic <em>People Are Strange<\/em> is quite soothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Dead South - People Are Strange [Official Music Video]\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v4YQJ6KuWvQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"108\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10399\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I went through a phase a few years ago where a French pop music channel on XM Radio (pre-Sirius hookup) was my go-to station. I can&#8217;t articulate why French pop appeals to me &#8212; perhaps it was the one semester of &#8220;scientific French&#8221; I took in college, about which I can recall naught but the comely female professor &#8212; but the following song stirs those feelings. I really wanted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pomplamoose.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pomplamoose<\/a> to be a French group, but it&#8217;s actually a <strong>California<\/strong> duo &#8212; now a married couple &#8212; who met while at Stanford. At least the singer, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nataly_Dawn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nataly Dawn<\/a>, spent part of her early life in France and Belgium as the daughter of missionaries, so she comes by the lyrics in the following video honestly. Also, I can&#8217;t resist a good clarinet solo and there&#8217;s a terrific one in this song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"quote\">Update (6\/19\/23): It bothered me a bit that I couldn&#8217;t find out anything about this song using the title shown in the video. A search for &#8220;A very fast French song&#8221; turned up nothing. In desperation, I returned to the YouTube page and in a moment of brilliant inspiration, I boldly clicked on the &#8220;Show more&#8221; link which then revealed not only the lyrics in French and English, but also that this is a cover of <em>Vesoul<\/em>, which was originally recorded in 1968 by the internationally renowned and influential Belgian singer\/actor <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jacques_Brel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jacques Brel<\/a>, a fact subtly hinted at in the video title. The preceding link to Brel&#8217;s bio on Wikipedia lists about a hundred mostly well-known musicians who have covered Brel&#8217;s music over the years. He died from complications related to lung cancer in 1978 at the young age of 49. By the way, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vesoul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vesoul<\/a>&#8221; refers either to a small town in France, or to the larger French commune that&#8217;s comprised of multiple municipalities. I understand the intricacies of quantum physics better than I do the geopolitical entities of France. By the way, if you have no idea what the Musette Waltz that is mentioned in the song &#8212; you&#8217;re not alone; I didn&#8217;t either. <a href=\"https:\/\/uilleann-pipes.de\/en\/glossary\/m\/musette-waltz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here&#8217;s a brief explanation<\/a>. And having listened to one version of it, I can understand why the singer is not enamored with it in the least. Give me <em>Waltz Across Texas<\/em> any day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Viewing tip for the following: turn on and pay close attention to the captions, unless, of course, you&#8217;re fluent in <\/em>fran\u00e7ais de France<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A very fast French song \/\/ Jacques Brel \/\/ POMPLAMOOSE\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hvrBWn0KxEc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"108\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10399\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1959, the Dave Brubeck Quartet recorded what is arguably the most recognizable jazz tune in history, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Take_Five\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take Five<\/a><\/em>, composed by Brubeck&#8217;s saxophonist, Paul Desmond. To the untrained ear (like mine), the tune is captivating yet simple, but &#8220;simplicity&#8221; couldn&#8217;t be further from the truth. The rhythm is so unorthodox that Brubeck&#8217;s crew required more than 20 takes over two recording sessions to get it right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But enough of obscure musical history. We&#8217;re now traveling to <strong>Italy<\/strong>, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/northeastskajazzorchestrablog.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">N<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthEastSkaJazz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">orth East Ska*Jazz Orchestra<\/a> deftly puts a new spin on this classic tune, complete with lyrics. It&#8217;s a lengthy version, but well worth the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"North East Ska*Jazz Orchestra - &quot;Take Five&quot;\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wJl0fpUc4U8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"108\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10399\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We continue our musical journey in Europe, this time with a group from <strong>England<\/strong>, but coming to us here via a 2009 performance on a German talk show (as far as I can tell). <a href=\"http:\/\/kittydaisyandlewis.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kitty Daisy &amp; Lewis<\/a> are siblings, and they&#8217;re joined by their parents&#8230;mom, barefooted, on the bass and dad, practically anonymous, on the guitar. I was attracted to this performance because of the song &#8212; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Going_Up_the_Country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Going Up The Country<\/a><\/em>, which of course you&#8217;ll know was originally done by Canned Heat in 1968, and equally of course, you&#8217;d be mostly wrong, just as I was. Forty years earlier, the East Texas bluesman <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Thomas_(blues_musician)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Henry Thomas<\/a> wrote and recorded <em>Bull Doze Blues<\/em>, and Canned Heat put it into a more contemporary R&amp;R arrangement. (I&#8217;ve included Thomas&#8217;s version below for comparison to Kitty Daisy &amp; Lewis&#8217;s rockabilly arrangement.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve edited the video link to where the actual musical performance by KD&amp;L starts around the 2:10 minute mark, thus skipping over the German\/English introduction and slightly awkward interview of the girls. The music speaks for itself; the Brits acquit themselves admirably, methinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kitty Daisy &amp; Lewis - Going up the country (Live bei 3nach9, 11.09.09)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x49SLrXQkUo?start=130&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Above: The British cover; Below: The original by Henry Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Henry Thomas - Going Up The Country (1928)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b8NJ-MIfFHI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"108\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10399\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re moving now to another foreign country&#8230;New Jersey! Well, at least that&#8217;s where Melody Gardot was born; the performance shown below was in 2012 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Sebastian_Jazz_Festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">San Sebastian Jazz Festival<\/a> in <strong>Spain<\/strong>. I wasn&#8217;t familiar with her music until I ran across the video shown below, and that&#8217;s a shame because she&#8217;s an incredible talent with an inspirational backstory (summarized well in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melody_Gardot\">this Wikipedia entry<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gardot&#8217;s voice has an impressive dynamic range, and the backup musicians shine in this video. It&#8217;s rather lengthy, and I&#8217;m probably not going to put it in frequent rotation, but I&#8217;m glad I now know about her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Melody Gardot - So we meet again. Live in San Sebastian Jazz Festival 2012\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_XDL1jvHFsc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"108\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10399\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And now, as the Monty Python blokes would say, for something completely different, I offer you&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/spoonlady.com\">Abby the Spoon Lady<\/a>. She&#8217;s ostensibly from the <strong>Kansas<\/strong> heartland, but spent a lot of time hitchhiking and jumping trains to travel around the country. I&#8217;ll give you one guess as to which musical &#8220;instrument&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abby_the_Spoon_Lady\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abby Roach<\/a> has mastered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the following video she teams up with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chris_Rodrigues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chris Rodrigues<\/a>, a one-man band himself, performing a gospel song entitled <em>I Done Died One Time (Ain&#8217;t Gonna Die No More)<\/em>. The song is a cultural treasure, in my opinion, originally performed by <a href=\"http:\/\/soulfuldelica.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/boyd-rivers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boyd Rivers and his wife Ruth May Rivers<\/a>. Out of respect for the Rivers, I&#8217;ve included their 1978 performance at the end. But first, dig the mad spoon skillz, and ponder why your eating utensils don&#8217;t inspire the same rhythms at supper time in your home. (OK, if they do&#8230;send me a video!) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Viewing tip: Watch for the photobombing hound, and then don&#8217;t click away until the very end of the video or you&#8217;ll miss a musical Easter egg.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Done Died - Chris Rodrigues &amp; Abby the Spoon Lady\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/80LevbAldic?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Boyd Rivers &amp; Ruth May Rivers: I Done Died One Time (Ain&#039;t Gonna Die No More) (1978)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BS_ach2mgh0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The original version of the song<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent more time than I should have noodling around YouTube, but I was rewarded with some great new music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[160,200,198,196,199,197],"class_list":["post-12097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-bluegrass","tag-covers","tag-gospel","tag-jazz","tag-polka","tag-rockabilly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/takefive.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12097"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12121,"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12097\/revisions\/12121"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}