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Jesse Cook — Mario Takes a Walk
Album: Gravity
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Released: 1996
Length: 3:44
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 nightdrive wrote:

Did he write this song by himself? I doubt, the guy looks ridiculous and a fucking idiot. Enjoyed the song though.




Did you write this comment yourself?  YOU sound like a friggin' idiot!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
This album helped get me back and forth across the country  during many road trips  
Posted 4 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Very nice Spanish/Mexican style guitar playing....
Posted 6 years ago by pdneumiller    [ Reply ]
Oh sweet Mario, if you would have taken a walk with me all those years ago....
Posted 6 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
 Welly wrote:
Love his stuff. Makes me want to swill sangria and dance with Antonio Banderas!

 
{#Biggrin}   cha cha chaaa!!!
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 AeroSwiss wrote:


 
I do not need the see YOU, mate to KNOW what a fxxxing idiot YOU are!

Just because you do not like the way someone looks, you seem to think he/she is not capable of being an artist, whether you like what he/she does, or not!

All Hail to superficial idiots like you!

Wars have started on less prejudice! {#Iamwithstupid} 

What would YOU say if someone would say about you "oh he is a fxxxing idiot because he has slit eyes"?

As long as stupidity has a place in this world, all is well!!! {#Frustrated}{#Ass}
Posted 7 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
 nightdrive wrote:
Did he write this song by himself? I doubt, the guy looks ridiculous and a fucking idiot. Enjoyed the song though.

 


Posted 8 years ago by AeroSwiss    [ Reply ]
 nightdrive wrote:
Did he write this song by himself? I doubt, the guy looks ridiculous and a fucking idiot. Enjoyed the song though.

 
I Know, right?  Because EVERYBODY knows that physical appearance is the perfect window on all of one's abilities!  Especially as it's interpreted by one individual!! 

Sheesh, that is about the dopiest comment I've ever seen here... :/
Posted 8 years ago by RCinSoCal    [ Reply ]
Did he write this song by himself? I doubt, the guy looks ridiculous and a fucking idiot. Enjoyed the song though.
Posted 11 years ago by nightdrive    [ Reply ]
 two2fly wrote:
Wow... That's awesome. I totally forgive the TERRIBLE cover! This is one of those albums I wouldn't give a second glance in a music store just due to the 80's Kenny G look. Maybe I'll download the MP3s just so I don't have to look at it...

Kenny G

(edit... just read all the additional comments below.  i totally agree — go with the look you like.  but you can't blame people for pointing out the obvious!)

 


Didn't we all have electroshock therapy to forget Kenny G? I forget to remember to forget. 
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]

Mario takes a walk with his turtle.....
Posted 11 years ago by zepher    [ Reply ]
 evermovingtarget wrote:
He is technically good, but makes boring music.
 
Not to me. Very nice guitar.
Posted 11 years ago by CopyrightX    [ Reply ]
He is technically good, but makes boring music. Just no variations what so ever. He keeps repeating the same one riff all the time. {#Sleep}
But more Spanish guitar on RP would be good!
Posted 11 years ago by evermovingtarget    [ Reply ]
 tununiq wrote:
Loved this! If you like Jesse, you might like James Keelaghan & Oscar Lopez (aka The Compadres) and their brand of Celtino music (Celtic-Latino). Oscar's guitar is great, although sublte.
 
Seen them twice and it doesn't tire.
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
What about Luigi?
Posted 12 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Loved this! If you like Jesse, you might like James Keelaghan & Oscar Lopez (aka The Compadres) and their brand of Celtino music (Celtic-Latino). Oscar's guitar is great, although sublte.
Posted 12 years ago by tununiq    [ Reply ]
Alright !  Got a couple of Jesse's CDs - you know, those plastic discs.  Really like his stuff.  First time catching it here.
Posted 13 years ago by cellomangler    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
The excellent musicianship deserves a more imaginative and creative cover. This cover is beyond stupid. Wow! Look at that he must be balancing that guitar on edge like that...must be 'gravity'....cool...wait...the end of the guitar out of the view is being held up by some goon with his "thumbs up" gesture....Great music though.
 
Well said sirrah!

{#Cowboy} 
Posted 14 years ago by ianmoff    [ Reply ]
The excellent musicianship deserves a more imaginative and creative cover. This cover is beyond stupid. Wow! Look at that he must be balancing that guitar on edge like that...must be 'gravity'....cool...wait...the end of the guitar out of the view is being held up by some goon with his "thumbs up" gesture....Great music though.

Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Wow... That's awesome. I totally forgive the TERRIBLE cover! This is one of those albums I wouldn't give a second glance in a music store just due to the 80's Kenny G look. Maybe I'll download the MP3s just so I don't have to look at it...

Kenny G

(edit... just read all the additional comments below.  i totally agree — go with the look you like.  but you can't blame people for pointing out the obvious!)
Posted 14 years ago by two2fly    [ Reply ]
Love his stuff. Makes me want to swill sangria and dance with Antonio Banderas!
Posted 14 years ago by Welly    [ Reply ]
Good Stuff!
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
I'm lovin some Jesse Cook : ) and now Nick Drake!
I'm lovin Radio Paradise.
RP is like a best friend. Always there, always good to you.
Posted 15 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
 ginniet wrote:
I don't think this guy can record a bad song!  I like almost everything he records, and I never would have known about him if I hadn't heard him on RP!  I only wish I could see him perform in person, but I don't think he'll ever visit little ole Spokane, WA.

{#Bananajam}
 
Spokane?  Why not?

The Wife and I saw him 2 years ago in Alamogordo, NM.  Great Show!  He's a funny, warm guy really into his audiece as we were into him.

Posted 15 years ago by bb_bubbab    [ Reply ]
Wow, so much like the Gypsy Kings music I adore!
Posted 15 years ago by kallistok    [ Reply ]
 ginniet wrote:
I don't think this guy can record a bad song!  I like almost everything he records, and I never would have known about him if I hadn't heard him on RP!  I only wish I could see him perform in person, but I don't think he'll ever visit little ole Spokane, WA.

{#Bananajam}
 
Its sometimes a relief when you know of an artist before you heard him on RP - makes me believe that my outlets aren't so limited.  I do dig Jesse Cook - anything at all!!


Posted 15 years ago by ejsamuel    [ Reply ]
You're 100% correct.  Which makes me even more ashamed that my first reaction when I opened up with song link was something on the order of eyes popping out of my head.  I used to play with a guitar player who did a very similar thing to his hair (except he ALSO had a blond strip down the middle... I have no idea why).  It took the guy an hour and a half to get ready to do anything.  Maintaining a 'do like that requires serious metro-effort.

I liked the song of course.

 smehan55 wrote:


Why the hell are people so uptight about hair? It's his head, his life, his choice, get over yourself.
 

Posted 15 years ago by greyfin10    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:
I had the CBC on in the car yesterday afternoon. About halfway home, the DJ came on and started talking about Jesse Cook. Apparently Jesse's parents split when he was young, and he would spend his winters in Canada with his mom and his summers with his dad in southwestern France. His dad's next-door neighbor was Nicolas Reyes, the lead singer of the Gipsy Kings.

 
Cool story.  Thanks for sharing!  I just love the Gipsy Kings, too.  Just a sucker for this kind of acostic guitar I am!  {#Bananajam}


Posted 15 years ago by DeeCee1109    [ Reply ]
tremendo y bueno.... bravo.... furiozzzzoooooo.... 

Posted 15 years ago by 2noir    [ Reply ]
I had the CBC on in the car yesterday afternoon. About halfway home, the DJ came on and started talking about Jesse Cook. Apparently Jesse's parents split when he was young, and he would spend his winters in Canada with his mom and his summers with his dad in southwestern France. His dad's next-door neighbor was Nicolas Reyes, the lead singer of the Gipsy Kings.

Posted 16 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
I don't think this guy can record a bad song!  I like almost everything he records, and I never would have known about him if I hadn't heard him on RP!  I only wish I could see him perform in person, but I don't think he'll ever visit little ole Spokane, WA.

{#Bananajam}
Posted 16 years ago by ginniet    [ Reply ]
YES PLEASE! Arianrhod wrote:
More Spanish guitar ! ! !
Posted 16 years ago by superflyLD    [ Reply ]
What a refreshing break! Why is percussion so rare on RP?
Posted 16 years ago by spigolli    [ Reply ]
laozilover wrote:
You mean Toad The Wet Sprocket Nightingale Song? What a coincidence! It just played today, too! I thought this was video game music
Heh. And again today, over two years later. :) If it ain't broken...
Posted 16 years ago by brahmwindeler    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by oscar_driver    [ Reply ]
My co-worker is really digging this tune.
Posted 16 years ago by bugleboy624    [ Reply ]
smehan55 wrote:
Why the hell are people so uptight about hair? It's his head, his life, his choice, get over yourself.
because it's beyond gay, as we say in the UK he looks a right gaylord!
Posted 16 years ago by tobstar    [ Reply ]
Argh. I am trying really hard not to let that lame cover art influence my rating for the music! Because, wow, the coolness of the guitar is only matched by the lameness of that hair.
Posted 16 years ago by drekar    [ Reply ]
optimusprime10 wrote: i had no idea that kenny g could play guitar Coppertop wrote:
If that were true then it's the only instrument he can play.
kenny g actually makes music, I thought that he was lip syncing that crap that comes out of his mouth.
Posted 16 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
earkat wrote:
yes, i wholeheartedly agree about the hair...and would like to add the 1988 highwaist black demin pants...but now after insulting him in this way i'll give him a 7.
Why the hell are people so uptight about hair? It's his head, his life, his choice, get over yourself.
Posted 16 years ago by smehan55    [ Reply ]
This is the only Jesse song played on the smooth jazz stations. While I like it, I'd prefer to hear some other Jesse, some Ottmar Liebert, more Strunz & Farah, Gypsy Kings (no vocals!), et al. Not to discount Paco DeLucia and a host of others.
Posted 17 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
More Jesse, please. terrific guitarist.
Posted 17 years ago by Tagish_girl    [ Reply ]
More Spanish guitar ! ! !
Posted 17 years ago by Arianrhod    [ Reply ]
Who gives a shit what the guy/cover looks like.This is feckin MUSIC!
Posted 17 years ago by madaxeman    [ Reply ]
This music is nothing short of amazing! He caught my ear with a tune on here yesterday, and now this again today.....keep "Cooking" RP! My favorite cooking is done with red wine!
Posted 17 years ago by SpaceCase    [ Reply ]
I'm with GChevy410 on the album cover comment. dude does look like a tard. I still gave the song a 10 but had to close my eyes.
Posted 17 years ago by dreadpixie    [ Reply ]
laozilover wrote:
You mean Toad The Wet Sprocket Nightingale Song? What a coincidence! It just played today, too! I thought this was video game music
Great graphic, that's what I thought of when I saw the title. Nice fingerpicking. I read the other comments. This poor dude probably could use a flatiron, something about that oval broad jaw and pale face just doesnt seem to gel with those curls... I'd expect a Segal ponytail or a buzz cut. And the pose, the guitar looks like its being subjected to Globetrotter tricks it wasnt intended for.
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
Great Guitar in this tune espically by Jesse Cook
Posted 17 years ago by KarimMosna    [ Reply ]
KPIG used to play this during their "local ad" breaks when they were just on the internet, pre-XM. I always wondered what the album cover looked like. What a silly looking guitar!
Posted 17 years ago by fretman    [ Reply ]
wow. un....be...lieveable picture. tremendous Jeri curl">
Posted 18 years ago by moneygrip    [ Reply ]
GChevy410 wrote:
gets an 8 ... minus 3 for looking retarded on the cover
So, what do we give for moronic comments? Generally, you say intelligent things, but this thing...ain't. Still an excellent tune from a very entertaining dude, who you gotta catch in concert if you can.
Posted 18 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
did the gypsy kings ever do this song as well? i thought for some reason this was one of theirs...
Posted 18 years ago by TheJestress    [ Reply ]
gets an 8 ... minus 3 for looking retarded on the cover
Posted 18 years ago by GChevy410    [ Reply ]
laozilover wrote:
You mean Toad The Wet Sprocket Nightingale Song? What a coincidence! It just played today, too! I thought this was video game music
Yeah....very cool transition, Bill!! SEAMLESS!!!
Posted 18 years ago by j-mccull    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
Uh...could NOT tell where TTWS ended and this took up...
You mean Toad The Wet Sprocket Nightingale Song? What a coincidence! It just played today, too! I thought this was video game music
Posted 18 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
optimusprime10 wrote:
i had no idea that kenny g could play guitar
If that were true then it's the only instrument he can play.
Posted 18 years ago by Coppertop    [ Reply ]
I can dig this.
Posted 18 years ago by olsaltybastard    [ Reply ]
i had no idea that kenny g could play guitar
Posted 18 years ago by optimusprime10    [ Reply ]
MisterVErb wrote:
...and i don't think anyone would blame you. this song smokes, but that haircut needs to be set ablaze.
yes, i wholeheartedly agree about the hair...and would like to add the 1988 highwaist black demin pants...but now after insulting him in this way i'll give him a 7.
Posted 18 years ago by earkat    [ Reply ]
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Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
raulman1 wrote:
Did anyone else notice this song being used by one of the female ice skaters in the Olympics?
Now that you mention it, yes. What a scary dude though...
Posted 18 years ago by Angelof9    [ Reply ]
Did anyone else notice this song being used by one of the female ice skaters in the Olympics?
Posted 18 years ago by raulman1    [ Reply ]
Many are commenting on this man's hair style -- probably due to its specific effect on the recorded sound. Funny though . . . to me, this track sounds like the guitarist who's playing has curly hair but darker, and slightly shorter, than as depicted. Hmmmm. That's odd.
Posted 18 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
I gave him the beinfit and gave it an 8. I hope that he uses the change to get a hair style, he looks like Michael Bolton and that aint good.
Posted 18 years ago by Jerry_Scott    [ Reply ]
Watered-down flamenco for the masses.
Posted 19 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
Always like this guy's stuff.
Posted 19 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
mig7 wrote:
Which came first? The Leibert or the Cook?
Ottmar, by about 5 years. While friends say he's a real d!ckhead up in Santa Fe, he's been doing his thing (on widely distributed albums) since around 1990, whereas Jesse, who's the nicest guy you've ever met, put his first album in 1995. But yeah, the hair needs to go. :-D Excellent tune from one of my favorite rumba flamenco guitarists. ;-)
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Hey, a Canadian gypsy!!
Posted 19 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
stubbsz wrote:
Not Bad. I nearly gave it a 1 for his haircut though.
...and i don't think anyone would blame you. this song smokes, but that haircut needs to be set ablaze.
Posted 19 years ago by MisterVErb    [ Reply ]
mig7 wrote:
Which came first? The Leibert or the Cook?
methinks the leibert came first. I'd been listening to leibert for about 5 yeasr before discovering Cook. I now prefer Cook's style.
Posted 19 years ago by trempel    [ Reply ]
This song rocks my socks. I have this entire CD. It's one of those cd's I put on, and listen to for 3 hours before noticing it's played through about 3 times. I just love every second of it. and as canuckbeaker mentioned, he's Canadian.
Posted 19 years ago by trempel    [ Reply ]
Not Bad. I nearly gave it a 1 for his haircut though.
Posted 19 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
Please, please play more of this... :nodhead:
Posted 19 years ago by spartan    [ Reply ]
thats why RP make my life better
Posted 19 years ago by cassano18    [ Reply ]
Which came first? The Leibert or the Cook?
Posted 19 years ago by mig7    [ Reply ]
Uh...could NOT tell where TTWS ended and this took up...
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
:D
Posted 19 years ago by katzendogs    [ Reply ]
There's several groups that crop up in the RP rotation that I've almost gotten used to going "MAN this is GREAT, who IS it?!" - Jesse Cook has consistently come up that way. This is the first time I've heard this track, and I'm seriously bouncing. The man rocketh.
Posted 20 years ago by shayde    [ Reply ]
I hear Bamboleo...
Posted 20 years ago by yashpheh    [ Reply ]
I love damned near every piece of music Jesse Cook produces!
Posted 20 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
Wonderful music!!
Posted 20 years ago by rpm    [ Reply ]
dpjag wrote:
Reminds me of Al DiMeola. How about some Return to Forever?
Agreed! However I say pull out some of his first works (Elegant Gypsy, Casino). If flamenco/jazz/rock is what you want, it doesn't get any better than young Al DiMeola!
Posted 20 years ago by TheBob    [ Reply ]
Hm, very good. Added to the list of music to consider buying my wife for her birthday.
Posted 20 years ago by resonator    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Ottmar Liebert
Posted 20 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
get on it
Posted 20 years ago by daveh25    [ Reply ]
Yes, the_Jake likes this strummin'
Posted 20 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Al DiMeola. How about some Return to Forever?
Posted 20 years ago by dpjag    [ Reply ]