No, I had fooled around with the music long before [Hooker’s version with Canned Heat], just playing it without words. Many songs of that nature, sort of jam songs, I believe, were inspired by very old country-blues riffs. If you listen close, there is always a little difference. Just thinking, I don’t believe I know “Boogie Chillen.” The words were inspired by listening to country-gospel lyrics, Porter Wagoner leading the way.Well, there wasn’t a guitar that was built that way.
We’d spent most of that time touring, and when we came back we did the second album quicker than we wanted to [1970’sIt went over, but not as big, and again it was really controversial. Not in a religious way and not in a dope way. I wrote “The Eggplant That Ate Chicago” and all those other jug-band/folky tunes. It made a lot of sense for me as an individual singer-songwriter to do something like that. It didn’t make as much sense to other people.
So that made the charts, but again wasn’t so big. And then I had a really big decision to make: what to do against what do I really think Ito do. I’d been living on a farm and doing this goat dairy thing in the background and raising some animals and sending my kids to Montessori and all that. I go, “You know, how about doing an acoustic album, but a really fine one that would really put Dr. West production to shame.
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Great song. But I think Canned Heat gets some credit for that riff.
Thanks for reminding me how much I love this song🥀
Still catchy as hell
The long sleeves are annoying me
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'Spirit Lady' wasn't inspired by 'Spirit in the Sky', but who knows? Spirit Lady via YouTube
Great song..my youngest daughter used to sing along when she was three..I loved it
That was a fun read and as an added bonus I got to listen to Spirit in the Sky while doing so. Thanks!
I love that song! I sing along and dance every time I hear it.
Yup... I keep it in my, always relevant, 60's Spotify playlist. 👍
The John Lee Hooker style guitar riff/beat is so great.