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Willie Nelson & Calexico — Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
Album: I'm Not There Soundtrack
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Released: 2007
Length: 5:10
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Hmm, Willie Nelson might be a legend, but he is most definitely not a good singer here.
Posted 14 years ago by zair99    [ Reply ]
I met up with Texas 'n Willie 'n Waylon in 1974.  I still love Willie.  Can't say much good about the Spanish, "r" rolling guy. But I still do love Willie. 
Posted 14 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
 ScottN wrote:
The gold standard of reinterpreting Dylan is Hendrix' All Along the Watchtower, I would say.
 
Well, considering Dylan started doing the song Hendrix's way from that point on, I would say you're right !

https://www.interferenza.net/bcs/interw/florida.htm (about half way down the page)

Posted 14 years ago by MilSF1    [ Reply ]
Never liked this songwriting. The wailing section just really kills it. Ahhh...the ending.
Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Dylan covers: always great to hear...

{#Clap}
Posted 14 years ago by jersey_birdman    [ Reply ]
guess I'm not high enough to listen to Willie
Posted 14 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]

Willie Nelson II by *GRhoades
©2010 *GRhoades
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New Orleans


Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
¿No catchen la honda?  Lastima.

Posted 14 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:
I like it until the fluffed up overstuffed opera part
 
Man, you must really dislike some of the folk music in Mexico.  Pity. 

Posted 14 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
I like it until the fluffed up overstuffed opera part
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
JGB does one of the best covers of this song. 
Posted 14 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
Love this song
Love Willie
Love Calexico

A+
Posted 14 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
 Alafia wrote:
Too bad he sings this great song so flatly and without feeling.  With his voice it could have been so much better than this.
 
I think he did as well as he could with the 7x yr old Willie vibe.  Doing a cover should, imo, add smth or bring a formerly unrealized aspect to the song. This effort by Willie fails that test, I believe.  Tough to cover Dylan of that era...and do it better than Bob did it.
The gold standard of reinterpreting Dylan is Hendrix' All Along the Watchtower, I would say.
Posted 14 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
I actually thought this tune was filled with feeling.... loved it Willie and friends... thanks.

{#Motor}
Posted 14 years ago by RedTopFireBelow    [ Reply ]
love it, need a corona and a hammock swinging gently in a Pacific breeze
Posted 14 years ago by Decoy    [ Reply ]
Muchas Gracias, Senor Goldsmith. {#Clap}

Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Willie at his worst.
Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Too bad he sings this great song so flatly and without feeling.  With his voice it could have been so much better than this.
Posted 14 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
I can't wait until this set is over.....
 
Ditto.  Sorry - this seems like it'd be a funny SNL spoof.  The combination of sounds in this one is pure tragedy.

Posted 15 years ago by suebee3    [ Reply ]
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....
Posted 15 years ago by tdola2    [ Reply ]
 kaybee wrote:
Much as I'm not a fan of Willie Nelson, I was actually enjoying this and going to rate it a 7 until the overwrought opera singer ruined it for me.  Too bad.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXVtm97fWDo/SbwCo-G69wI/AAAAAAAAAG0/YkDzXJMfXRQ/s320/Opera.jpg
 
Yep, I'll second that. It's over when the fat gentleman sings...

Posted 15 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Nope, not my taste at all. Not dissin, just sayin.
Posted 15 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
Mr.Nelson has rocked  as long as I can remember....Senor'{#Yes}....even his Beatnik days{#Notworthy}
Posted 15 years ago by cattail321    [ Reply ]
 holborne wrote:

See, now, here's what I don't get: how is it that a lot of the very same people who complain about David Byrne, Neil Young, and Bob Dylan, seem to fall all over themselves prostrate with adulation when Willie Nelson sings? Willie can't sing or carry a tune any better than the other three.

Me, I don't get Willie Nelson. Never have.


 
I didn't get Willie, either, until I read a great article about him in Rolling Stone quite a few years ago.. It was all about his perfection—perfect pitch, perfect riffs, perfect delivery—all that.  Anyway, it really did it for me.  I've loved him ever since.

Posted 15 years ago by tkosh    [ Reply ]


"Pancho and Lefty" Live by Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPMxJROHInM


Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
I like the Calexico-horns, but the rest just does not do much for me.
I prefer the Señor by Paris Combo.

Posted 15 years ago by ce    [ Reply ]

Oh, Willie, give it up.  All I can hear you saying is 'Sen-yore'.  Mental eye-roll.


Posted 15 years ago by Tagish_girl    [ Reply ]
 kaybee wrote:
Much as I'm not a fan of Willie Nelson, I was actually enjoying this and going to rate it a 7 until the overwrought opera singer ruined it for me.  Too bad.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXVtm97fWDo/SbwCo-G69wI/AAAAAAAAAG0/YkDzXJMfXRQ/s320/Opera.jpg
 
Agreed.  It has to be a joke, isn't it?

Posted 15 years ago by ThirdRail_33    [ Reply ]
Much as I'm not a fan of Willie Nelson, I was actually enjoying this and going to rate it a 7 until the overwrought opera singer ruined it for me.  Too bad.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXVtm97fWDo/SbwCo-G69wI/AAAAAAAAAG0/YkDzXJMfXRQ/s320/Opera.jpg
Posted 15 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
a real yawner-willie sleepwalking through another cover.
Posted 15 years ago by MCKY    [ Reply ]
I can't wait until this set is over.....
Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
The Calexico bit is stunning... not so sure about Willie tho... gimme Bob any day!
Posted 15 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]

Calexico's presence saves this - barely.

The one-two punch of Nasal Willie + Opera Man would kill a lesser backing band.


Posted 15 years ago by mongoose01ca    [ Reply ]
No thanks.
Posted 15 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]

See, now, here's what I don't get: how is it that a lot of the very same people who complain about David Byrne, Neil Young, and Bob Dylan, seem to fall all over themselves prostrate with adulation when Willie Nelson sings? Willie can't sing or carry a tune any better than the other three.

Me, I don't get Willie Nelson. Never have.




Posted 15 years ago by holborne    [ Reply ]
I was listening to IO "Seasons' the other day and they played Willie doing a Christmas tune.

It sounded for all the world like he was singing the phone book.

Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
Oh boy!....!Wow!-    9.

Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Does not translate. The opera pairing is as bad as that festering turd he recorded with toots.

Posted 16 years ago by Lonestar    [ Reply ]
Amen to that!!!!{#Beat}

 rtrudeau wrote:
 
I was doing fine with this song until Opera Man checked in.
 


Posted 16 years ago by raewah    [ Reply ]
Perfect combination!{#Bananajam}
Posted 16 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
 AphidA wrote:
More Opera Man. Super.
  
I was doing fine with this song until Opera Man checked in.
Posted 16 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
I love this version so much that I downloaded it from Amazon after hearing it on RP. Age, and smoke have weathered Willie's voice wonderfully, and Calexico blends perfectly.
Posted 16 years ago by PurplePrincess    [ Reply ]
I like it. Sure it's no match for the original, but this one would go into the "guilty pleasures", just like watching "Scrubs".

Posted 16 years ago by booster    [ Reply ]
Señor? Señor?
Could it be there's some re-encoded HTML entity, señor?

Posted 16 years ago by TanteJensen    [ Reply ]
 Xeric wrote:

It's Willie. How can there be any question?

EDIT: Wait. That's not Willie. No sir. Sure ain't. Yikes.


 

I'd be willing to guess that the opera/mariachi singer is the same guy in Lays the Reigns.  But I could be wrong.

Posted 16 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
 meloman wrote:
Do us all a favor, Willie...retire.

 

Do meloman a favor and send him a special mute button. Let the rest of us who love Willie keep listening.

Posted 16 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
 kazuma wrote:

My problem with Street Legal is and always has been that about half of it is as good as anything I've ever heard from Dylan and the other half is absolutely wretched. When I listen to it, I listen to the four great tracks ("Changing of the Guards", "Is Your Love in Vain?", "Seￜor (Tales of Yankee Power)", and "Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)") and skip the rest.

 
My problem with Street Legal is that it was a cheeseball CBC legal drama from the 1980s and 1990s.
Posted 16 years ago by rtb    [ Reply ]
 meloman wrote:
Do us all a favor, Willie...retire.

 

Speak for yourself, meloman
Posted 16 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
Do us all a favor, Willie...retire.
Posted 16 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
It´ll never be one of my favourites, but it´s a clear 6, maybe sometimes a 7, for me.


Posted 16 years ago by MiMa    [ Reply ]
The more I visit these boards the more I wonder if some of you like music at all. I for one thought that was excellent. :)
Posted 16 years ago by Sullen    [ Reply ]
bokey wrote:
OMFG Never heard it, but am contemplating getting out my pistole and doing myself, just to eliminate the possibility of ever being exposed to that.
Get over yourself. He really did do a heartfelt version.
Posted 16 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
sunybuny wrote:
Is it the same singer as on the Iron & Wine/ Calexico song (whose name I can't remeber)?
It's Willie. How can there be any question? EDIT: Wait. That's not Willie. No sir. Sure ain't. Yikes.
Posted 16 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
keller1 wrote:
For me Jerry Garcia's version of this is definitive,
OMFG Never heard it, but am contemplating getting out my pistole and doing myself, just to eliminate the possibility of ever being exposed to that.
Posted 16 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
Cake - Friend is a Four Letter Word
Posted 16 years ago by patcheta    [ Reply ]
Is it the same singer as on the Iron & Wine/ Calexico song (whose name I can't remeber)?
Posted 16 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
BKardon wrote:
The original album that this song comes from, Street Legal, is an overlooked masterpiece as well. It was dissed by the press/public but I think perhaps it was misunderstood.
My problem with Street Legal is and always has been that about half of it is as good as anything I've ever heard from Dylan and the other half is absolutely wretched. When I listen to it, I listen to the four great tracks ("Changing of the Guards", "Is Your Love in Vain?", "Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)", and "Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)") and skip the rest.
Posted 16 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Holy smokes. I just signed in for an hour tonight; hoping for some breezy tunes before beddy-bye. What the hell was this? RP. I know. It's RP. Different strokes for different folks. Not this folk. Not this one. Horrendous.
Posted 16 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
I guess variety and diversity is what life's all about. I have to disagree with just about all of you, this version is great. I do agree that Jerry's version is tremendous, maybe even "superior" if you can really compare one song to another and choose, but this version is awesome. Deeply emotional vocals, classic Willie Nelson sound, beautifully played.
Posted 16 years ago by lanewbie    [ Reply ]
BKardon wrote:
The original album that this song comes from, Street Legal, is an overlooked masterpiece as well. It was dissed by the press/public but I think perhaps it was misunderstood. The recordings are sloppy, on the surface nothing seems to be clicking, but I think that helps rather than hinders the music.
You best believe it...
Posted 16 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
ziggytrix wrote:
as diverse as ween's style is, couldn't you say that about just about any song? :)
touche salesman
Posted 16 years ago by theirishtickler    [ Reply ]
theirishtickler wrote:
am i wrong or is there a ween song out there that sounds incredibly similar
as diverse as ween's style is, couldn't you say that about just about any song? :)
Posted 16 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
See you at Lisboa Festival
Posted 16 years ago by guanamino    [ Reply ]
sung with all the sensitivity of a toilet seat.
Posted 16 years ago by Augustus    [ Reply ]
More Opera Man. Super.
Posted 16 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
am i wrong or is there a ween song out there that sounds incredibly similar
Posted 16 years ago by theirishtickler    [ Reply ]
stet wrote:
...Dylan's version is an overlooked masterpiece...
The original album that this song comes from, Street Legal, is an overlooked masterpiece as well. It was dissed by the press/public but I think perhaps it was misunderstood. The recordings are sloppy, on the surface nothing seems to be clicking, but I think that helps rather than hinders the music.
Posted 16 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
I'll give it points for being Willie, but who let Señor Psychopath out of the box there at the end? LOL!
Posted 16 years ago by linden    [ Reply ]
Well they'll play with pretty much anybody, won't they?
Posted 16 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Ugh, I need some mouthwash for my ears; a quick mute and I'm putting on Tim O'Brien's cover (Red on Blonde)
Posted 16 years ago by CalOF    [ Reply ]
stet wrote:
I really like Willie Nelson, but this is a disaster. Dylan's version is an overlooked masterpiece; Willie has slowed it down and, most important, eliminated the question marks. The whole song is a series of questions: Willie turns it into a series of statements. In the song, the singer should be tormented because he doesn't know. In Willie's version, it seems like he doesn't care.
Even though some pan his voice, hard to improve on Bob. Except for Jimi and 'Watchtower'............
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
I like Willie's voice, but don't care much for Calexico. Still, overall, it's good enough that I give it a 7.
Posted 16 years ago by ghoffman    [ Reply ]
Great song, and always love Willie, but I agree with those who prefer the Garcia version. Richard Shindell has a great version as well on south of delia.
Posted 16 years ago by todzrp    [ Reply ]
I really like Willie Nelson, but this is a disaster. Dylan's version is an overlooked masterpiece; Willie has slowed it down and, most important, eliminated the question marks. The whole song is a series of questions: Willie turns it into a series of statements. In the song, the singer should be tormented because he doesn't know. In Willie's version, it seems like he doesn't care.
Posted 16 years ago by stet    [ Reply ]
drealester wrote:
Whoa...is it Willie or Pavarotti en Espanol. Eeek!
Oh my...did Bill really just say "a really cool version of the Bob Dillon song"??? Oh my.
Posted 16 years ago by felam    [ Reply ]
Whoa...is it Willie or Pavarotti en Espanol. Eeek!
Posted 16 years ago by felam    [ Reply ]
OK, it's a bit rough and might benefit from more work. But still, it's another fantastic Dylan song that deserves to be heard. I agree with the previous observations about the Garcia treatment.
Posted 16 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
When you look at the song and artists, in the songlist, you think, "this is gonna be something..." and then, somehow, everybody involved seems to miss the mark. Willie just sounds.... uninspired. And Calexico... lackluster for them. Jerry's version is lightyears more compelling.
Posted 16 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
3 days in a row... or more... please senor no more...
Posted 16 years ago by Nuance    [ Reply ]
from one activist to another- Fear and dread, I feel fear and dread. Run! And kiss your ass goodbye...
Posted 16 years ago by preineil    [ Reply ]
Frater_Kork wrote:
Kinda surprising tenor there in the end :)
That's an understatement. So far, I've heard this song twice and didn't really pay it much attention until the tenor part, at which I point I straigtened up in my chair and said, WTF!
Posted 16 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
keller1 wrote:
For me Jerry Garcia's version of this is definitive, but a great song is a great song. 8.
I agree on both points. Willie's nothing if not ambitious though, this is a interesting take on a great song.
Posted 16 years ago by etwilson    [ Reply ]
i haven't heard it through headphones yet, but so far i'm not impressed with this rendition.
Posted 16 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
Kinda surprising tenor there in the end :)
Posted 16 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
kindermanltd wrote:
Not the right song for Willie, man.
I don't know about that. I think its strangely appropriate.
Posted 16 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
For me Jerry Garcia's version of this is definitive, but a great song is a great song. 8.
Posted 16 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
Oh hell yes. Great tune. I saw "Blond Ambition" (really crap movie BTW) with Willie the other day. He should keep singing but leave the acting to others
Posted 16 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
Love the horns. In certain songs Willie works for me. This appears to be one.
Posted 16 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Not the right song for Willie, man.
Posted 16 years ago by kindermanltd    [ Reply ]
SWEET! A "duet" that was destined to happen. Fitting song I think. The horns and pedal steel are choice.
Posted 16 years ago by wandersahn    [ Reply ]