Daylight Savings Time! Woke up late this morning so I am hustling around trying to get to a piece on the easel that has been gnawing at me overnight. I just realized yesterday that in all the time I’ve been doing his blog and sharing some of my favorite music I hadn’t played any Jimmy Reed, the late great bluesman. Going to rectify that today. I came across his albums when I was teen and some of his songs from the 50’s and early 60’s remain among my faves including Big Boss Man (You ain’t so big/ You just tall That’s all), Baby What You Want Me to Do ( You got me runnin’/ You got me hidin’), Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby, and the song I’m sharing below, Bright Lights Big City.
Thought the painting above might fit. It’s fairly new and is one that I am still taking in mentally. There’s a lot going on and I thought the idea of being taken in by the movement and bright lights of the big city as one approaches it was a nice complement to the song.
Take a listen, give a look and have a good day.
The way the buildings are just slightly canted to the left is perfect. It reminds me of my own first trip to NYC, when I was so busy gawking, with my head tilted to see the tops of the buildings, I got to the point that I didn’t know if I was tilted, or the city was.
Thanks for noticing that lean! Like much of what I do, it was not intended. After I had been working for awhile I noticed that everything was slewing to the left a bit. It could have been fixed at that point but that imperfection, that off kilter perspective that reminds you of your first view of the big city, seemed right. I still think it works.
So do I.