Sunday, July 19, 2009

The Walkabouts - Feel Like Going Home

Seattle's finest (not to be confused with any purveyors of espresso drinks) perform a Charlie Rich song.

Peter Guralnick tells of being present when Rich performed this song in public, acknowledged that he had taken the title from one of Guralnick's books (which Guralnick had himself taken from an old recording, what would now be called an Americana song), and proceeded to dedicate it to Richard Nixon. This was near the end of the Watergate crisis, when the end was clear. Guralnick was horrified at first but was ultimately won over to Rich's perspective. Make of it what you will. The Walkabouts are joined by Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees.

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