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BIG BAD HANDSOME MANπŸ’–πŸ’—πŸ’“πŸ’•

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  • This topic has 20 replies, 20 voices, and was last updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago by John H.
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    • April 22, 2025 at 1:15 pm #391620
      Helen Lazaridou
      Participant

        Hello my dearest AMers β™₯️ πŸ’–
        Here we are again David and I ,playing a song in a blues version the way I heard it in Don’s tunes the utube blues channel πŸ₯°David as usual not only plays masterfully but does all the arrangement!I hope you will like it!!!

      • April 22, 2025 at 2:19 pm #391621
        Geoff
        Participant

          LOVED this. Oh man, you two always produce an excellent very professional looking presentation. Great singing and guitar playing too πŸ‘Œ. Bravo πŸ‘ πŸ™Œ

        • April 22, 2025 at 2:51 pm #391622
          JoeD1
          Participant

            What a wonderful performance by both of you. Absolutely loved it!

            Joe

            The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
            Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
            --Graeme Edge

          • April 22, 2025 at 4:24 pm #391624
            Richard G
            Participant

              Another great performance from you both. I enjoyed the blues style and lilting cadence of the whole piece.

              Richard

            • April 22, 2025 at 4:37 pm #391625
              AndrΓ©M
              Participant

                You are a great duo.
                Very nicely done.
                Helen, you make me want to be your Big Bad Handsome Man, lol.
                Awesome work guys.

                AndrΓ©M

                AndrΓ©M

              • April 22, 2025 at 7:19 pm #391629
                Garry
                Participant

                  Fantastic performance Helen and David. I haven’t actually heard this song before but I loved it. Excellent bluesy vocals Helen and expertly accompanied by you David with tasteful fills and awesome solo. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸŒŸπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ A dynamic duo! All the best! 😎🎸😎

                • April 22, 2025 at 10:22 pm #391633
                  JoLa
                  Participant

                    What a beautiful production! Sweet rhythm and lead guitar, perfect vocals! Your voice was meant to sing the blues, Helen! Love David’s guitar playing in the background and the solos, such a pro performance!

                    🎸JoLa

                  • April 23, 2025 at 12:45 am #391635
                    Adrian S
                    Participant

                      A fantastic performance from you both, just so relaxed and laid back, love David’s playing. As others have said such a professional production.

                    • April 23, 2025 at 8:40 am #391637
                      charjo
                      Moderator

                        Great bluesy vocal. Helen. David, what a cool vibe you laid down, some of my favourite playing of yours.
                        Thanks for introducing me to Imelda May. I’ve been enjoying her music in my sick bed with the latest virus passed on from my 4 yr old grandson.
                        John

                      • April 23, 2025 at 9:35 am #391641
                        Mike D
                        Participant

                          Awesome ya’ll …sounded great !! Take it on the road!

                          Great Song BTW…..

                          Live on planet Earth ? You got the blues.

                        • April 23, 2025 at 1:04 pm #391650
                          Ralph P.
                          Participant

                            Great job Helen and David. Your arrangement is very soulful with a slightly Rumba/Jazzy Blues vibe. I listened to the the original, and don’t really like it. I much prefer your arrangement and playing and singing. My favorite singing part was the ending bit. Very bluesy. David’s guitar playing was very classy and his phrasing placed perfectly around the vocal lines. That only comes with much experience.

                            You two blend very well together and are really good at putting your own original stamp on your performances. I can hear that both of you sing and play because you love music, and that comes through in your playing. Can’t fake that. Some players play as a hobby, but the really good musicians that I’ve known have loved music since they were kids and spend a lot of time and put in the work and effort to learn how to express the music inside of them. You two both have “music souls”. My kind of people. Reminds me of a great old song that says; “been playin’ since they’s babies.” Here’s one for Helen and David and Brian:

                            Ralph

                            Ralph P.

                          • April 23, 2025 at 1:53 pm #391651
                            Tremelow
                            Participant

                              A round of applause πŸ‘ πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ™‚

                              Great performance Helen & David!

                            • April 23, 2025 at 10:49 pm #391660
                              Liam Innes
                              Participant

                                Another brilliant performance from you both.

                                I’m aware of Imelda May but not this song of hers.

                                Just a great all round arrangement of vocals and guitars and I can see that you both had a lot of fun doing it.

                                I’m sure there will be more you two.

                                Liam.

                                β€œWe are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. β€œ

                              • April 24, 2025 at 12:02 am #391661
                                sunjamr
                                Participant

                                  Very cool! I’m a longtime Imelda May fan, and I think she would be proud of you guys. Very professional. Have you been invited to Glastonbury music festival yet?

                                  Sunjamr Steve

                                • April 24, 2025 at 3:41 pm #391668
                                  Dieter
                                  Participant

                                    Wow, what a great piece of music, what a bluesy feeling – just perfect!!!

                                    Dieter

                                  • April 25, 2025 at 7:35 am #391676
                                    Guido
                                    Participant

                                      Brilliant rendition, Helen & David. I didn’t know this song, but know thanks to your cover I love it! Great vocals Helen, and very nice rhythm guitar! As usual, great and original soloing parts from David. Enjoyed very much listening to it!

                                      Guido

                                    • April 26, 2025 at 12:50 am #391694
                                      Mark T
                                      Participant

                                        That was a stunning performance from you both, Helen & David πŸ‘πŸ‘

                                        Your collaborations are masterful – made for each other! They have the admirable quality of sounding so polished whilst remaining raw and gritty – how do you guys do that? πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸŽΌπŸŽ΅πŸŽΆπŸŽΈπŸ₯πŸŽΉπŸŽ€

                                        David’s perfect lead guitar licks and background vibe gives this song a feel that makes me “Chair Dance”, whether I want to or not πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ And to top it off, there’s your amazing smoky vocals, Helen, that add such style and panache – fantastic πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

                                        So, yeah, I did kind of like it a bit 🀣🀣.

                                        As ever, lots of love and best wishes to both of you and your families β™₯️β™₯️ – Mark πŸ‘πŸŽΆπŸ˜Ž

                                      • April 26, 2025 at 12:19 pm #391707
                                        James B
                                        Participant

                                          Top notch cover, Helen and David. Great singing with tasty licks. Really enjoyed this.

                                          James

                                        • April 28, 2025 at 11:16 pm #391784
                                          Helen Lazaridou
                                          Participant

                                            Thank you sooooooooooo much my dearest AMers for your wonderful comments!!They mean a lot to us and they definitely inspire us to keep on playing!!πŸ’•πŸ’–πŸ’žπŸ’“β€οΈπŸ’–

                                          • April 30, 2025 at 1:34 am #391803
                                            Manfred M
                                            Participant

                                              Wow, you two have become a guarantee for great blues fun. And this time you don’t disappoint either. This song is tailor-made for you, Helen, and your truly enchanting blues voice. And David’s fine guitar playing provides the perfect embellishment. Great atmospheric ending. I am completely thrilled.

                                              Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
                                              The next Meetup will probably take place in the second half of August

                                              There will be a detailed announcement here in the forum in good time.

                                              I look forward to meet you.
                                              Manfred

                                            • May 4, 2025 at 8:23 am #391900
                                              John H
                                              Participant

                                                Love the Rhumba groove Helen and David.
                                                The rhythm, vocals and reverb are all so STEAMY.
                                                Your vocals and sultry guitar compliment each other well.

                                                Thank you for sharing

                                                John

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