It couldn’t be a better lullaby for a child who’s filled with wonder. Each verse of the song progresses through the life of an inquisitive child (in this case, the singer) who asks their mother questions about life and love. The song went on to win an Academy Award, became Day’s signature song, and was recorded by countless artists thereafter. “Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)”įirst introduced in 1955, “Que Sera, Sera” was made famous a year later by Doris Day in Alfred Hitchcock’s film The Man Who Knew Too Much. Till by turning, turning we come ’round right. 'Twill be in the valley of love and delight. 'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,Īnd when we find ourselves in the place just right,
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'Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free Thanks to Copland, we have this beautiful tune with touching lyrics that make the perfect lullaby. He later released the song in 1950 as part of a set in Old American Songs. “Simple Gifts”īased on a Shaker tune from 1848, “Simple Gifts” wasn’t very well known outside of the Shaker community until composer Aaron Copland used the melody in his Appalachian Spring, which premiered in 1944. The winds of night so softly are sighing, Most bands don't sound this hot in their salad days, let alone after 25 years on the road, and 25 to Life not only affirms Jim Heath's status as one of the best rock guitarists at work today, but confirms he's a hell of a showman who isn't about to let an audience go home disappointed.It fills the sails of boats that are waiting, You may not need the bass and drum solos as part of a definitive study of the Reverend Heat's music, but the song selection skims the cream from his back catalog, and the band attacks this music with a crowd-pleasing vigor and impressive enthusiasm. The set list spans the breadth of Heath's career, from the A-side to the first Reverend Horton Heat single ("Big Little Baby") to a new and previously unreleased tune ("Please Don't Take the Baby to the Liquor Store"), and in the absence of a cross-licensed Greatest Hits package, 25 to Life does a better job than any album to date of charting the path of his musical vision.
In 2010, the Reverend Horton Heat played a string of dates to celebrate 25 years of hot-wired rockabilly mayhem, and 25 to Life was recorded during the San Francisco date of that tour it's also the first live album Heath and Company have released after all those years together. If Heath isn't quite the demonic force he was when he first exploded onto the national stage in the early '90s, he's still one of the very best guitarists on the roots rock scene, capable of blazing speed and slashing impact while maintaining a fluid dexterity and surprisingly graceful melodic sense that gives each of his flurries of notes a life of their own, and his rhythm section ( Jimbo Wallace on upright bass and Paul Simmons on drums) can run rings around nearly anyone in rock & roll.
More than 25 years later, Heath is still making the most of his alter ego, headlining up to 150 shows a year where he tears up the stage for a loyal fan base. In 1985, Jim Heath, a guitar player from Dallas who liked classic blues, rockabilly, and the Cramps, began playing gigs under the stage name the Reverend Horton Heat after a friend decided he needed a new stage persona.
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