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John Lee Hooker — Dimples
Album: Don't Look Back
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7.8

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Total ratings: 3434









Released: 1997
Length: 3:58
Plays (last 30 days): 2
I love the way you walk
I love the way you walk
I'm crazy 'bout your walk
I love the way you walk
You my babe, I got my eyes on you

I like the way you switch
I like the way you switch
I like the way you switch
I like the way you switch
You my babe, I got my eyes on you

You got dimples in your jaw
You got dimples in your jaw
You got dimples in your jaw
You got dimples in your jaw
You my babe, I got my eyes on you

Well I see you every day
Well I see you every day
If you need to look
Well I see you every day
Well I see you every day
You my babe, I got my eyes on you
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All due respect to the many rock bands of the 60s covering old blues tunes, but sorry boys, you can't hold a candle to the originals!
The real deal.
Love the Blues in this mix 
Thanks RP
 coloradojohn wrote:

One of my greateast thrills was Big Head Todd and The Monsters jamming with John Lee under the production of Jerry Harrison!



Here's Big Head Todd and JLH, "Boom Boom". From one of the YT commenters: "...The drums come in like a Tsunami bruh. Amazing...". 
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Mr. Hooker?
Wasn't he a character on Mr. Rogers Neighbourhood?
Legal department said he had to go after three episodes.


Mr. Hooper was the store owner on Sesame Street. I don't think there was a Mr. Hooker on either show. 
 sfyi2001 wrote:
Mr. Hooker played on the Pier here in Seattle that summer (1997)
It was great to see such a Legend. 


Mr. Hooker?
Wasn't he a character on Mr. Rogers Neighbourhood?
Legal department said he had to go after three episodes.
 SmackDaddy wrote:

Not being your taste doesn't make it bad. You either appreciate blues like this or you don't and that's fine. But bad it is not.


I think this is totally Bad, in the Good way...
I can't get it out of my head that he's singing "God damn Virginia Jones"
 brosen wrote:

Who's killing it on harmonica?


Wikipedia say it's   John "Juke" Logan
His socks match his tie.  Dapper.
Lyrics have never been John Lee's strong suit. 
That harmonica, the voice, a stellar rollicking melody .. .. Hooker .. Dimples .. it's like Van Morrison ascended.  You Da Man!
Some Taj Mahal would be nice too...(hint hint)
Jake and Elwood approved
Some folks do one thing well. Boom boom boom boom.
I keep waiting for the chord change that never comes!

I'm so conditioned to 12-bar blues that this makes me twitch.
 coloradojohn wrote:

One of my greateast thrills was Big Head Todd and The Monsters jamming with John Lee under the production of Jerry Harrison!




Sounds like it would be great!
One of my greateast thrills was Big Head Todd and The Monsters jamming with John Lee under the production of Jerry Harrison!
 uksminas wrote:



You bet!
 PeterMcClelland wrote:

Oh ya




I agree!
Who's killing it on harmonica?
Oh ya
I'd give my left n** to have the swagger of John Lee Hooker. I'd have to put an icepack on my junk every night. He was the dude.
J.L. Hooker is good, but not my taste. RP plays him a lot. Less is fine with me.
Mr. Hooker played on the Pier here in Seattle that summer (1997)
It was great to see such a Legend. 

toe tapping stuff. very good indeed.
every onday should start with the Blues!
 ScooterBodgie wrote:
The grooviest old man ever !
 
I didn't 'get' JLH until the collab with Bonnie Rait.  Been loving both ever since.
Neighborhood.  Every day.  Dimples.  Jaws. See.
The grooviest old man ever !
 ziggytrix wrote:

And yet it works. So. F!@#$ing. Good.
 

works great on a wet Thurs morning in the UK too
 idiot_wind wrote:
ya see,

This is what you  are supposed to playing for a friday afternoon!
 
Even on a sunny Tuesday morning it works well....8 to 9 and Long Live RP!!
ya see,

This is what you  are supposed to playing for a friday afternoon!
 martinc wrote:
I think everyone in your room is leaving ;-)

 
romeotuma wrote: My foreskin starts to wobbly doo.


This song is soooo good my nipples get hard when I hear it...

 
 


 

Monumental...
 Anatol wrote:
Да, уже давно правлю всю свою жизнь по двум великим личностям. Это Михаил Жванецкий  &  John Lee Hooker.
Thanks!
 Google Translate = Yes, I have long ruled all my life for two great personalities. This is Mikhail Zhvanetsky

Ok then!  Long Live RP!! 
What a fantastic combination today!! Etta James, John Lee Hooker....dancing around the kitchen!!!!
Да, уже давно правлю всю свою жизнь по двум великим личностям. Это Михаил Жванецкий  &  John Lee Hooker.
Thanks!
Today's program is fantastic
 justin4kick wrote:
With these lyrics he won't win the Nobel-prize for literature.

 
And yet it works. So. F!@#$ing. Good.
{#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana} All day long with this song!
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Chet Atkins to Etta James to John Lee Hooker . . . oh, yah!  {#Bananajam}

 
It's the same set today as it was in October.  {#Ask}
Chet Atkins to Etta James to John Lee Hooker . . .
oh, yeah!  {#Bananajam}
 Proclivities wrote:

Perhaps not, but Harold Pinter and Octavio Paz couldn't really get people to get up and boogie.

 
What he said!
 justin4kick wrote:
With these lyrics he won't win the Nobel-prize for literature.

 
Perhaps not, but Harold Pinter and Octavio Paz couldn't really get people to get up and boogie.
If that doesn't get you movin', you're dead!
 justin4kick wrote:
With these lyrics he won't win the Nobel-prize for literature.

  Just for fun, translate his lyrics into the Queen's English.  Now sex it up with some bluesy sound.  Not quite the same.  Very white sounding though.


similar motif to baby please dont go
If the previous LZ gets a 7.9, then, since they stole from the black blues artists, JLH should get a 15.8 for this.{#Bananajam}
With these lyrics he won't win the Nobel-prize for literature.
Chet, Etta, and John Lee for lunch.  Very nice
This is Dancin' Blues !
Good! My taste! :)
 helgigermany wrote:
Bad! Not my taste!

 
Not being your taste doesn't make it bad. You either appreciate blues like this or you don't and that's fine. But bad it is not.
amazing what you can do with 1 chord
I just can't listen to this combination of harmonica and electric guitar without thinking about medicine that, ahem, makes things bigger. 
Pretty awesome that there were blues records this raw being released in the late 90s.
That harmonica is killin'.
Yeah!
Me likey like, very much!
{#Dancingbanana_2} 
Real deal
John Lee Hooker always gets a 10 from me. 
Blues set!!  {#Hearteyes}
just imagine etta & john lee having a kid.........
 Proclivities wrote:

Maybe you shouldn't be typing posts here while balancing your checkbook.

 

Right...like what's UP with that?

Or not..
How can anyone resist a Happy Hooker?
nice to get some meat, after all the pablum
JLH is a legend, one of the greatest Blues artists ever!
{#Bananapiano}{#Bananajumprope}{#Drummer} That's made my evening RP
 gjr wrote:
from car insurance to viagra - christ! there's NO escape...........   {#Frustrated}           {#Drunk}

 
Maybe you shouldn't be typing posts here while balancing your checkbook.
Bad! Not my taste!


(as the man said) Hey!
 gjr wrote:
from car insurance to viagra - christ! there's NO escape...........   {#Frustrated}           {#Drunk}

 

NO CHAINS HOLDING YOU.....
 snap_dragon wrote:
"She got dimples on her junk" 

At least I think that is the first verse ....  


 
...on her jaw. {#Eyes}   {#Curtain}
from car insurance to viagra - christ! there's NO escape...........   {#Frustrated}           {#Drunk}

This song is good for the ears...
 
"She got dimples on her junk" 

At least I think that is the first verse ....  

Sounds like they were having fun, but it's a bit like hearing about a party that you weren't invited to. Doesn't do anything for me, I'm afraid. Noisy, tuneless and almost lyric-less into the bargain.
I just love RP, the music and combinations just build and build into a wonderful experience - RP you are so much appreciated here!
 Cynaera wrote:
I'm outnumbered by JLH fans, but I just can't stand him. Horny and humpy, and his music just makes me have to turn off the radio or switch the station. YES, I know he's an icon. He's just an icon to which I can't listen without feeling like I need to take a shower.
 
You are not alone, though I don't think I dislike him quite as much as you do!
 martinc wrote:
I think everyone in your room is leaving ;-)

 
romeotuma wrote:


This song is soooo good my nipples get hard when I hear it...

 
 
 
I am just not in the mood for John Lee Hooker right now, but this caught me ...made me laugh
Well, the music is exciting, I can listen to John Lee, it's fun, he's a blues titan, but with these lyrics, such as they are, he always sounds constipated. It's the soundtrack for a Dulcolax commercial. 
 cyesp wrote:
Los lobos totally knocks this number out of the park.
 
Yup. As they do with most.
 ziggytrix wrote:
"Writing lyrics is for chumps." - J. L. Hooker
 
Indeed. He annoys me with every song sounding like "wooowowowow dodododooodooo".
1974 Twisted Wheel, Manchester UK. You turned me on to the blues John. You da man. RIP
{#Clap}
 forge wrote:
Man was cool. I mean he *was* Cool. As in, the person. Of Cool. He was so cool the air froze around his body and fell to the floor as snow. He was a very, very, very cool man.
 
Not only that...he was pretty cool too!
"Writing lyrics is for chumps." - J. L. Hooker
pretty effective too, I heard the opening and thought about the Viagra commercial.
Damn TV commercials: The opening riff from this is used on a series of Viagra ads. You know—for the man who knows how to use bottled water to cool an overheated Camaro; can pull a truck out of a mud hole with a team of horses; can improvise a fix for broken boom rig on a sloop. ED won't slow him down.

Like I said, damn TV commercials.


Doesn't get any better than this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saw John Lee on PBS a few years back...He was playing with Van Morrison on An Irish hillside...Van Morrion was playing the spoons...Awesome
I think everyone in your room is leaving ;-)

 
romeotuma wrote:


This song is soooo good my nipples get hard when I hear it...

 
 


Los lobos totally knocks this number out of the park.
 MoM$CooKin wrote:
doesnt get any better..
 
 
I agree.  The man had magic powers.


Sublime offering from The Master.
Well, well...10
Oh Yeah!

{#Devil_pimp}
doesnt get any better..
 
 johkir wrote:
Gimme a cold beer and a bucket of craw-dads!

 
thats what Im talkin' 'bout  {#Bananajam}
 johkir wrote:
Gimme a cold beer and a bucket of craw-dads!

 
How, how, how!

They do not make them like this anymore! Hail to Mr. Hooker! {#Notworthy} {#Clap}
baby please don't go
baby please don't go
baby please don't go
down to new orleans

Gimme a cold beer and a bucket of craw-dads!

Dimples...tee hee.
Man was cool. I mean he *was* Cool. As in, the person. Of Cool. He was so cool the air froze around his body and fell to the floor as snow. He was a very, very, very cool man.
9————->10
Love the blues!!
 sandymac2010 wrote:


Need. To. Have. This. Gimme.  uh, please?

 

hahahahahahahahahah! THat's f**in' hilarious!!!!!!!!!!
JLH

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 zipper wrote:


 

Need. To. Have. This. Gimme.  uh, please?

I'm outnumbered by JLH fans, but I just can't stand him. Horny and humpy, and his music just makes me have to turn off the radio or switch the station. YES, I know he's an icon. He's just an icon to which I can't listen without feeling like I need to take a shower.
Nice start this evening, this is great.
 iscoot4peace wrote:

When you rock as hard as John Lee did...you can wear anything you damn well please!  I saw him do a blistering set at Gillies Night club probably around 1986 in Dayton.   He tore the place up and then sauntered out with a pretty woman under each arm and a sly smile that said, "The blues have been good to me!"

 

The women would be under his arms. . .  :)

Boogie Chillun!
Can't go wrong with this! 10.
i needed this today thanks rp!
i came along to give it a 9 but i had already given it a 9