Sundays Oldies on a Saturday! «Goodnight Irene»

Lead Belly with a melodeon c. 1942
(1933)

First recorded by Ledbelly in 1933, a song that spoke of his troubles of love and of Irene…

(1936)

«Goodnight Irene» is sung by the Bristol Rovers football club in Bristol, England…

Here is Eric Clapton’s version…

(2013)

And here is the version recorded by Keith Richards…

(2015)

Great tune, no? Tell me what you think…

Cheers…

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  1. Avatar de Brad Osborne Brad Osborne dice:
    02/05/2022 a las 13:40

    This is a great song. Loved watching Lead Belly sing the original, but my favorite was the Clapton version. Give me a Clapton guitar solo any day! Great post, Francisco!

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      02/05/2022 a las 13:42

      Thank you so much my brother! Yes, a great song indeed and Clapton smoked it!

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  2. Avatar de Easymalc Easymalc dice:
    02/05/2022 a las 13:53

    That’s the other team’s song. Traitor 🙂

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      02/05/2022 a las 14:38

      Oops 🙊! Sorry mate, but in the premier I am a Liverpool fan! All the best!

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      1. Avatar de Easymalc Easymalc dice:
        02/05/2022 a las 14:43

        🙂

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      2. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
        02/05/2022 a las 14:55

        Somehow, Francisco, I don’t really hear the sincerity in that response. 😉

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      3. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
        02/05/2022 a las 15:23

        😆 LOL! Oh I am sincere, I’m a Liverpool fan, always been! 😊

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    2. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
      02/05/2022 a las 14:54

      Were your toes stepped on, Malc? Glad to see you are still in the blogosphere.

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      1. Avatar de Easymalc Easymalc dice:
        02/05/2022 a las 15:19

        No Pat. It’s a self-imposed exile. I’ve taken a step back to put my blogging life into perspective for a while. Thanks for showing your support. It’s very much appreciated 🙂

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      2. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
        02/05/2022 a las 15:24

        Me too Malc 😊, I had missed you.

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      3. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
        02/05/2022 a las 15:26

        I do really believe you are a fan but perhaps not that you are sorry. 😉😚🎶

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      4. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
        02/05/2022 a las 15:26

        I do really believe you are a fan but perhaps not that you are sorry. 😉😚🎶

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      5. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
        02/05/2022 a las 15:43

        🤭 oops 😬

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  3. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
    02/05/2022 a las 14:56

    Love the different renditions, Francisco.

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      02/05/2022 a las 15:15

      Yes, there are so many, many covers of this song!

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  4. Avatar de jonicaggiano jonicaggiano dice:
    02/05/2022 a las 15:15

    Wow were did you find this incredible footage. Amazing post. I enjoyed Lead Belly and
    Could not believe the state of his guitar. I am a big Clapton fan and enjoyed watching the crowd. Thanks Francis, this was great!!! 🤗

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      02/05/2022 a las 15:21

      Thank you 😊 Joni, me too, a big Clapton fan and Leadbelly’s guitar is now at the National Museum of African American Heritage and Culture…

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      1. Avatar de jonicaggiano jonicaggiano dice:
        02/05/2022 a las 15:24

        That is wonderful. My mom use to sing that song. I really enjoyed it. Hugs and love to you and Gül. 🤗❤️🦋🥰

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      2. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
        02/05/2022 a las 15:25

        Lots of love, peace and blessings right back. 🌹😊🙏🏻♥️🤗

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  5. Avatar de luisa zambrotta luisa zambrotta dice:
    02/05/2022 a las 16:53

    Beautiful! I love all the versions!

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      02/05/2022 a las 19:09

      Thank you Luisa! Glad you liked it!

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  6. Avatar de janetsm janetsm dice:
    02/05/2022 a las 18:10

    Great song! I enjoyed listening to each rendition. Thanks for putting this post together, Francis.

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      02/05/2022 a las 19:10

      Thank you Janet. I am glad you liked it. There are so many covers of this song! Almost everybody has done it one time or another, it was hard choosing…All the best and a happy weekend to you,
      Francis.

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  7. Avatar de beth beth dice:
    02/06/2022 a las 04:09

    I love the different versions

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      02/06/2022 a las 08:57

      They’re all very good!

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  8. Avatar de TiffanyArpDaleo tiffanyarpdaleo dice:
    02/06/2022 a las 21:14

    Yep, Clapton’s version! 😊

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      02/06/2022 a las 23:30

      Good choice Tiffany! 😊

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  9. Avatar de cincinnatibabyhead cincinnatibabyhead dice:
    02/08/2022 a las 06:08

    Good one. So many versions.

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      02/08/2022 a las 08:38

      About 1.000 of them!

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