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Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan — Born Under A Bad Sign
Album: Stax Profiles
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7.9

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Released: 1983
Length: 3:34
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Born under a bad sign
I been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all
Hard luck and trouble is my only friend
I been on my own ever since I was ten
Born under a bad sign
I been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all
I can't read, haven't learned how to write
My whole life has been one big fight
Born under a bad sign
I been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all
I ain't lyin'
If it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have no kind-a luck
If it wasn't for real bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all
Wine and women is all I crave
A big legged woman is gonna carry me to my grave
Born under a bad sign
I been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all
Yeah, my bad luck boy
Been havin' bad luck all of my days, yes
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Aiight son now this is what I'm talkin' about.
Posted 1 year ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
   
Posted 2 years ago by AndroidParanoid    [ Reply ]
whoa... the best of the best
Posted 2 years ago by neworleansjex    [ Reply ]
Albert King, one of the "Three Kings of the Blues," along with B.B. and Freddie. SRV is in a class by himself, right?
Posted 2 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by chix    [ Reply ]
Glad I got to see Mr. King -- Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, & more, too -- one KC Blues Festival on a wild and crazy weekend back in the late '80s or early '90s! Legend!
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Compare this to Johnny Winters production and collaboration with Muddy Waters just a few years earlier. No comparison at all. Johnny and Mud were Hard Again. This is a big snooze fest. Something you'd hear on a Blues Cruise
Posted 3 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by chix    [ Reply ]
Great song by BookerT but the very best version IMHO is by Cream on 'Wheels of Fire' which would get a 10 for Jack's driving bass alone. This version is only getting an 8.
Luv yu Bill & Rebecca. 
Posted 3 years ago by BuellRider    [ Reply ]
 tinypriest wrote:
Public Service Announcement: Please pay for RP. Send them $5 a month or MORE. I give and we should all do so. Nothing stays free. Support Radio Paradise. (I'm not paid to say this, just a fan, who pays for you to enjoy).
 

Thanx tiny priest. 
Do you have that $20 I owe you?




Posted 3 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
Public Service Announcement: Please pay for RP. Send them $5 a month or MORE. I give and we should all do so. Nothing stays free. Support Radio Paradise. (I'm not paid to say this, just a fan, who pays for you to enjoy).
Posted 4 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
Absolutely magnificent ... amazing masters
Posted 4 years ago by ivan_cal    [ Reply ]
My friend David used to say that this was his theme song. He sure did have bad luck, but he also made a lot of bad decisions that he thought was just bad luck. Oh well. I guess it doesn't matter now. R.I.P., Dave. 
Posted 5 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
Absolutely do not understand the low ratings on this one.  It's a total 10 in my book.  
Posted 5 years ago by diannemck56    [ Reply ]
I just keep getting surprised at the quantity of great tunes in this radio.. like no other indeed.
Posted 5 years ago by BassGoblin32    [ Reply ]
 Tomasni wrote:
Long Live  Radio Paradise
8 - Most Excellent
 
I'm not sure why I've got this one rated at 8 myself...it's at least a 9....so now it is...Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Playing a left handed, flying V. 

Pretty cool.  
Posted 5 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
I been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all

Immortal lyrics.
Posted 5 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
Stevie Ray doin a pretty simple BB King impersonation here. The cat was way overrated
 

Posted 5 years ago by Steelydan1969    [ Reply ]
Posted 6 years ago by LameBuffalo    [ Reply ]
Eric Clapton studied Albert King and learned a lot! A great blues player.
Posted 6 years ago by Tom_Price    [ Reply ]
thewiseking wrote:
Stevie Ray doin a pretty simple BB King impersonation here. The cat was way overrated

 
Yah. Maybe with a bit of practice he could have made something of himself...
Posted 6 years ago by BigIslandBlues    [ Reply ]
The King of The Blues.......Albert.
Posted 7 years ago by Angry_Old_Man    [ Reply ]
Great song!!!
Posted 7 years ago by SurfDoc    [ Reply ]
This just keeps getting better.
Posted 7 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
Once again thanks PSD
Posted 7 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Wow!
There's nothing like an upbeat song to really get me going!

Sarcasm intended.

The blues really give me the blues.
Posted 7 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
Stevie Ray doin a pretty simple BB King impersonation here. The cat was way overrated

 
Nattering nabob of negativism.
Posted 7 years ago by Ulises    [ Reply ]
Stevie Ray doin a pretty simple BB King impersonation here. The cat was way overrated
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Two GREATS cooking together!!
 
Posted 8 years ago by linzbrock    [ Reply ]
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 Wake up and shake it bro, this is Super 
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Any AK & SRV makes me move...{#Cowboy}
Posted 9 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
This is pretty good, but I prefer the other version that gets played on RP quite often - I can't remember the artist, but he puts more oomph into this song IMO. Still, well worth 7 from the Nottingham jury for the back-to-basics blues.

 
The "other" version is the original by Albert King, released in 1967. Saw him later the next year at Winterland (SF) with the Chambers Brothers and Richie Havens. Quite a night.
Posted 9 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
awesome       oh man this is quite wicked on every level  (lyrics, bass, oh yeah that quitar ay yay yaaaaayyyy)
Posted 10 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Ouch!!   Smokin Hot!!   {#Devil_pimp}
Posted 10 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
Could anyone beat this combination?  aw hun-neh!
Posted 11 years ago by Isabeau    [ Reply ]
Oh yes! Love it...whole recording "In Session" is awesome.
Posted 11 years ago by BeBlueSon    [ Reply ]
 LizK wrote:
Love this.  {#Bananajam}

 
{#Yes}
Posted 11 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
Love this.  {#Bananajam}
Posted 12 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
Love this one with all my heart
Posted 12 years ago by JackFlash    [ Reply ]
Godlike isn't even going to cover this one.... Not at all....  {#Devil_pimp}
Posted 12 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
 arserocket wrote:
its hard to imagine any other guitarist smoking a pipe and being cool - Jimmy Page? Keith Richards? Gary Moore (RIP)?
 
Duck Dunn. Okay, okay...but a bass guitar is still a guitar.



Posted 13 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Babe Ruth of the Blues

Posted 13 years ago by ppak    [ Reply ]
 arserocket wrote:
its hard to imagine any other guitarist smoking a pipe and being cool - Jimmy Page? Keith Richards? Gary Moore (RIP)?
 
Saw him here back in the early 80s.  He's a giant of a man, but so cool.  The middle finger of his fretting hand was bandaged, but
did it affect his playing?  Not that anyone could tell.  A guitar badass!

Posted 13 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
its hard to imagine any other guitarist smoking a pipe and being cool - Jimmy Page? Keith Richards? Gary Moore (RIP)?
Posted 13 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
These guys ain't bad...
Posted 13 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Rock and roll legends Albert King and Stevie Ray only rate a 7.5?  We need to take this higher.

Posted 14 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
This is pretty good, but I prefer the other version that gets played on RP quite often - I can't remember the artist, but he puts more oomph into this song IMO. Still, well worth 7 from the Nottingham jury for the back-to-basics blues.
Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 tnargang wrote:

Not a fan of SRV at all. I find that blues screechy guitar so annoying.
Esp., b/c we listen to this station at work , it is terrible hard to concentrate with it on.
if i were at a bar playing pool? different story.
 

The easy fix is for you to get a job as a bartender in a pool hall that plays RP. You're welcome.

Posted 14 years ago by PFM    [ Reply ]
A great album all around.
Posted 14 years ago by GregX59    [ Reply ]
Smoooooth AK & SRV {#Meditate}
Posted 14 years ago by Xstar    [ Reply ]
Awesome! I have been listening to this song so much lately. Love this version! Check out the Cream version.
Posted 14 years ago by tashmoo    [ Reply ]
 tnargang wrote:

Not a fan of SRV at all. I find that blues screechy guitar so annoying.
Esp., b/c we listen to this station at work , it is terrible hard to concentrate with it on.
if i were at a bar playing pool? different story.
 
YRUAD ? You must very young with no talent for music. Almost every one I know loves SRV and the ones that don't only like country and western. I and many others wish he was still alive to kick your ass with his guitars. Go to Nashville if you think you have anything better.

Posted 14 years ago by jeftaloz    [ Reply ]

Not a fan of SRV at all. I find that blues screechy guitar so annoying.
Esp., b/c we listen to this station at work , it is terrible hard to concentrate with it on.
if i were at a bar playing pool? different story.
Posted 14 years ago by tnargang    [ Reply ]