John Lee Hooker
Boom Boom
Boom Boom

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jimj
May 13, 2013 - 11:03
One of the greatest blues songs of all time by one of the greatest blues players. Remember hearing this live at a Chicago Blues fest-great set.


Lazarus
Mar 11, 2013 - 18:26

We be dancing like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners... love it...



flodinos
Feb 08, 2013 - 09:41
Boombastic !



gypsyman
Jan 20, 2013 - 00:51
AndyJ wrote:
A "Classic" is one that holds value over decades... This is a True Classic

Yessir. And the whole Viagra "hook" thing... {#Eyes}


JIan
Jan 02, 2013 - 13:31
Sloggydog wrote:
Sometimes it pays to check what company you are in before making comments like "You gotta love that Hooker don't you?"

{#Roflol}


AndyJ
Dec 07, 2012 - 16:41
A "Classic" is one that holds value over decades... This is a True Classic


rdo
Dec 07, 2012 - 16:33
{#Eh}


Sloggydog
Sep 04, 2012 - 08:47
Sometimes it pays to check what company you are in before making comments like "You gotta love that Hooker don't you?"


MsJudi
Aug 29, 2012 - 21:15
Oh yeah.


kcar
Jun 28, 2012 - 00:48
Howhow how How .

Not the most gripping version, but he still got it done even in his old age. The guy wasn't flashy and not a great guitar player, but he was raw and very real.

"I'm Bad Like Jesse James" is about the most chilling piece of blues I've ever heard—best version too.




skindy
Jun 13, 2012 - 20:37
IrieTom wrote:


This is what I think of every time I hear this song

YES! Me too! Bless Ackroyd, Belushi and Landis for making this movie, and bringing so many of the blues masters to a wider audience.


PA1749
Apr 11, 2012 - 08:07
Where it all began...


sirdroseph
Jan 21, 2012 - 07:22
Welllllll yeah! {#Doh} 8


stevetheshoe
Dec 20, 2011 - 14:04
Cynaera wrote:
I've never liked Hooker's music. I must be sadly lacking somewhere, but when I hear his stuff, I just think of a dirty old man who's singing about what he can't get it up to do anymore. (Don't throw rocks - it's just my impression, and I'm pretty sure I'm wrong.) When this song started, I just said, "Heyheyheyhey! Wellwellwellwell! Howhowhowhow!" And then the "boomboomboomboom" started, and I kicked myself for missing that particular word. Love his music or hate it - he's a part of the blues. Just not really the part I can handle. It's me, not the music...

Was I tactful enough to not offend anyone?


Too bad for you. I love all of his music, even the gritty dirty stuff recorded in Detroit in the late 40's and early 50's. He was definately a blues icon. Hope you don't feel the same way about Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf.



Mugro
Dec 06, 2011 - 08:55
Cynaera wrote:
I've never liked Hooker's music. I must be sadly lacking somewhere, but when I hear his stuff, I just think of a dirty old man who's singing about what he can't get it up to do anymore. (Don't throw rocks - it's just my impression, and I'm pretty sure I'm wrong.) When this song started, I just said, "Heyheyheyhey! Wellwellwellwell! Howhowhowhow!" And then the "boomboomboomboom" started, and I kicked myself for missing that particular word. Love his music or hate it - he's a part of the blues. Just not really the part I can handle. It's me, not the music...

Was I tactful enough to not offend anyone?

He wasn't so old when he started singing this song. And I bet he got plenty of "boom boom" in his time... Jes sayin'.....




aspicer
Nov 24, 2011 - 06:41
Awesome Image - thanks for sharing - Hook is a very old soul!

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Proclivities
Jul 21, 2011 - 07:11
Cynaera wrote:
I've never liked Hooker's music. I must be sadly lacking somewhere, but when I hear his stuff, I just think of a dirty old man who's singing about what he can't get it up to do anymore. (Don't throw rocks - it's just my impression, and I'm pretty sure I'm wrong.) When this song started, I just said, "Heyheyheyhey! Wellwellwellwell! Howhowhowhow!" And then the "boomboomboomboom" started, and I kicked myself for missing that particular word. Love his music or hate it - he's a part of the blues. Just not really the part I can handle. It's me, not the music...

Was I tactful enough to not offend anyone?

Well, everyone doesn't have to like everything. Personally, I've always liked Mr. Hooker's music, not just this up-tempo stuff, but also his slow, mournful tunes like "It Serve You Right To Suffer" or "Decoration Day". I saw him perform at The Bottom Line in NYC in 1982: fantastic show! He got up out of his chair to dance for a bit, saying: "I guess I got to dance; I am The Boogie Man, after all".



Cynaera
Jun 19, 2011 - 14:57
pyxxel wrote:

Yes you were. We pity you

Thank you for acknowledging my tact - I usually suck at it. Don't pity me - I can be pretty snarky, too. Ask anyone. {#Yes}


Foot
Jun 19, 2011 - 14:51
Keith Richards says 'thank you.'


kingfish2004
May 13, 2011 - 14:40
What I plan to do to my girl friend ALL weekend long! YEAH BABY!!!


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