Or ever hoping to get me back, i ve got a mind to give up living
that was on your place in bed
I read your letter this morning, that was on your place in bed Got, i ve got a mind to give up living
and be pronounced dead
Or ever hoping to get me back, that was on your place in bed To, there is no use looking or ever hoping
when i read your letter this morning
or ever hoping to get me back
I read your letter this morning, that s when i decided that i d be better off dead
that was on your place in bed
that was on your place in bed
i ve got a mind to give up living
That s when i decided that i d be better off dead, i read your letter this morning, i ve got a mind to give up living
No use looking, you can bet on that
That was on your place in bed, when i read your letter this morning
That s when i decided that i d be better off dead, when i read your letter this morning, when i read your letter this morning
When i read your letter this morning, no use looking
When i read your letter this morning, i ve got a mind to give up living Blues, you can bet on that
you can bet on that
That was on your place in bed, that was on your place in bed
I ve got a mind to give up living, when i read your letter this morning
Or ever hoping to get me back, that was on your place in bed, when i read your letter this morning
There is no use looking or ever hoping, when i read your letter this morning Butterfield, or ever hoping to get me back
When i read your letter this morning, when i read your letter this morning
Pick me up a tombstone, that s when i decided that i d be better off dead
and be pronounced dead
Or ever hoping to get me back, i ve got a mind to give up living Mind, when i read your letter this morning
This is the equal of anything Bloomfield ever did and for sheer emotional power, it just can't be bested. I love the way Bloomfield bookends this song - he closes the tune with the same 3 notes he opens with (though in a different register).
Looking at the comments here, i can see that I'm not alone in my ardor for this song and for Mike Bloomfield, perennially among the most underrated guitarists of the last fifty years. You can say he never fulfilled his promise, but this song alone shows otherwise. Gone far too soon, however.
I have been listening to this song for over 50 years now and it still gives me goosebumps. Bloomfield just does everything right in this piece of music.
One of the best examples of Bloomfield doing his thing like no other. After all these decades he still sounds unique. His phrasing is haunting. He manages to play outside the usual blue notes and still sound blue. Live at Filmore West isn't too bad either. 8-)
This was my first blues albums, 8-track back in 1966, been doing blues since, oh by the way, I still have that 8-track and it still works, yes I have an 8-track player.
Mike Bloomfield at his best right here. I had this LP when it came out back in the 1960s but I never really heard this song. I mean I played it and listened to it, but I never really heard it. Mike's work on this guitar is so deep and emotional, it went right over my head. His hands are barely playing, lightly touching the strings. It is all driven by his heart. Blows me away that someone can express so much emotion through a simple instrument .
Metrolyrics has Nat Adderly as songwriter
It read, "There is no use looking or ever hoping
Or ever hoping to get me back"
"Oh, no use looking, baby
Or ever hoping to get me back
Because it's all over now
And, baby, you can bet on that"
Oh, yeah
Songwriters
NAT ADDERLEY
This is the song that inspired me to play guitar. It is still my favorite song
and guitar solo of all time. Not only because of Michael's distinctive phrasing
but because the band works together. Music is about feeling, not speed or
technical ability. Bloomfield was the complete player.
This is my pick for the most innovative, creative and overwhelmingly emotive blues solo ever put on record. To those who cite Peter Green's performance, all I can say is I love the Brits too, and PG really tears it up, but this shows a whole other dimension to the construction of a blues solo, using minor modalities to build tension and resolve it in perfect symmetry. Bloomer learned from everybody (especially Otis Rush and B.B.), but he brought his own genius. Sadly, his addictions kept him from growing musically from this point, and it was generally downhill from here. B.B's version is fantastic both for his playing and singing...really one of his best, imo.
I had a mind to give up living many times in my life. Then I started to realize that my existence is not worth all the meaning I was giving it. Now I live a simple life, and am a bit happier. I still hate people, however.
