Thoroughgood Rap In Spanish!?

[ernstinen]

I turned on a classic rock station this morning, and was surprised to hear George Thoroughgood doing his rap thang in Spanish!I'm thinking, "Great marketing idea!"Then I listened closer, and thought it was Cajun.On further listen, it turned out to be the uncut version of "One Bourbon, One Scotch, & One Beer" --- and it WAS in English! I had never heard his full rap on this song before, and his drawl was so extreme I was about to yell "Ole' !!!" All for now,Ern

[mojobone]

Think his accent's thick, try John Lee Hooker's original version. That' sheer poetry right there. Well I ain't seen my baby since nigh on a weekGonna get so drunk, man, I can't even speakThat's the great thing about blues; it'd mean the same thing if he had sung it in Spanish. ".....but it don't confront me none, 'long as I make my rent."

[ernstinen]

I could never understand Clapton's vocal on "Crossroads." Didn't really matter, with one of the best live guitar solos ever recorded! Man, I can sure understand the legend of Clapton sitting in a room and practicing for a year. I've tried to learn that solo many times, and just gave up. Ern