FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD – Jeff Beck & Eric Clapton

#179 – FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD - 10/8/2019

I’d like to drop in this incendiary cover of the Bobby “Blue Bland’s FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD. This version comes from a 1981 benefit all star fund raising concert in London called The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball. Co-founder, Monty Python’s John Cleese, put together a series of all-star variety shows featuring comics and musicians to benefit Amnesty International. Sometimes these all-star benefits don’t bring out the best of performances but Jeff Beck & Eric Clapton’s version of this blues chestnut features these two guitar icons clearly having a helluva lot of fun. There have been many stellar versions of this tune, but this one has always been my favorite. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkRSzjQSkb4

FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD – Jeff Beck & Eric Clapton - 1981

THE MONEY SONG – Monty Python

#1873 - THE MONEY SONG - 10/6/2019

This weekend marks the 50^th anniversary of Monty Python Flying Circus first appearing on the BBC. I cannot imagine my life without the comic genius of these outrageous Brits. I also cannot hear any Python skit or song and not laugh (usually out loud). This is the first of many iterations on this list: Eric Idle’s orgasmic tribute to capitalism - THE MONEY SONG.

P.S. To any of my ECHS classmates, I owe an eternal debt of gratitude to Bruce Maitre for trying to describe their skits to me during Sister Theresa’s religion class. (And they say there is no God)

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hwqky

THE MONEY SONG – Monty Python - 1972