“CROSSROADS”-SONG PROFILE-

i went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees…
down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees…
asked the lord above for mercy, “save me if you please”

VERSE 2:

I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride.
Down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride.
Nobody seemed to know me, everybody passed me by

VERSE 3:

Well I’m going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.
Going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.
You can still barrelhouse, baby, on the riverside

VERSE 4:

Going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.
Going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.
You can still barrelhouse, baby, on the riverside

VERSE 5:

You can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy, Willie Brown.*
Run, you can run, tell my friend-boy, Willie Brown.*
And I’m staying at the crossroads, believe I’m sinking down

VERSE 6:

I went down to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
I went down to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
Asked the Lord above “Have mercy, save poor Bob, if you please”

VERSE 7:

Mmmmm, standin’ at the crossroad, I tried to flag a ride
Standin’ at the crossroad, I tried to flag a ride
Didn’t nobody seem to know me, everybody pass me by

VERSE 8:

Mmm, the sun goin’ down, boy, dark gon’ catch me here
oooo, ooee, eee boy, dark gon’ catch me here
I haven’t got no lovin’ sweet woman that love and feel my care

VERSE 9:

you can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy, willie brown…
you can run, tell my friend-boy, willie brown…
lord, that i’m standin’ at the crossroad, babe, i believe i’m sinking down…

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*MY CRITICAL ASSESSMENT*

(“Cross Road Blues” (more commonly known as “crossroads“) is a blues song written and recorded by American blues artist ‘Robert Johnson’ in 1936)

(‘Johnson’ performed it as a solo piece with his vocal and acoustic slide guitar in the Delta blues-style)

(the song has become part of the ‘Robert Johnson’ mythology as referring to the place where he supposedly sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for his musical talents, although the lyrics do not contain any specific references)

(bluesman ‘Elmore James’ revived the song with recordings in 1954 and 1960–1961)

(english guitarist ‘Eric Clapton’ with Cream popularized the song as “Crossroads” in the late 1960s)

(their ‘blues rock’ interpretation inspired many cover versions and the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” included it as one of the “500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll”)

(Rolling Stone placed it at #3 on the magazine’s list of the “Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time” in recognition of Clapton’s guitar work)

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ENSEMBLE

*V1*
(“ruperto rocktoberfest”)
(bridgewater NJ)
(october 2010)
(roboray on drums)
(rob tipaldi on bass)

*V2*
(summer 2014)
(washington square park)
(roboray on drums)

http://youtu.be/OFQBbh2yDjA