Hello Folks,
I've prepared, with Bud, Janice & Scott's indulgence, a video to illustrate this song.
It includes footage recorded by Bud & Scott as well as some snippets found on the Prelinger Archive and similar places.
BIG thanks to Janice for being not just the voice but also the face of the song.

Nice work on this Ray! It's so good to see Janice and Scott performing their parts in this! It really gives the song a more personal element for the forum members to relate to these talented folks! There's one of the contributors conspicuously missing though and you know who I mean!!! You are far too humble a guy Ray! I appreciate that about you though! Keep up the good work! T

Good work!

Nice to see Scott working the fret board and Janice swaying to the music!

moto

This is a new experience for me. Have been playing in anonymity way down in my man cave. A little nervous for sure...

Nice work everyone!

That was great, guys! Loved seeing everyone in action.

Favorite part of the video was the end with the smile and wink from Janice and the thumbs up from Bud

Plus I got to hear this great song again!

Thanks Torrey and that’s what we also told Ray to no avail!

J&B

Thanks. Janice dances around the house to music all the time but, yeah, the ethereal vibes of this tunes brought out the sway

Cool! Great to see!

Nice to hear again.

Thanks for the shot of "Bud the Wizard" at the end!!

A good video for an excellent song, Ray. Interesting to see those political images which add a subtle subtext to the lyrics, and everyone playing in b&W adds a serious tone.

Robert

Thanks ... it was a fun journey.

J&B

Excellent video. It's good to see the artists behind the music.

Howdy Everyone ...

I listened and watched to this yesterday ... and again now. I haven't had time to post anything new or comment on others' songs the past few days. But have a little time tonight. And yeah, nice to see everyone doing their part. Now, fopr the record, Janice is much easier to look at than all you other folks! But all of you sound equally fantastic.

Loved the way the vocal tailed with more reverb and a slow drop in volume. Excellent in every way . The talent on this forum simply blows me away. And you folks are a big part of that.

Wishing all of you the very best. Take care ...

Alan

One of the most interesting blues tunes I have heard in the Showcase.
Great to see most participants in action! Ray, good work on video!

M.

Nice one, Ray. But your conspicuous absence likewise noted.
Regards,
Leon

Thanks Leon,
I considered making an appearance but it wouldn't have helped the narrative or flow so wasn't necessary. I'm learning when to leave out notes, words and appearances.

Thanks Alan,
It was a concerted effort and everyone brought a little bit of magic to the table. Thanks for sparing the time to watch & comment.

Thanks Dave. That was our first performance video as all the ones we’ve done over the years have been lyric vids with still shots.

J&B

Spooky...surrealistic...has a coldly mechanistic, David Lynch's 'Eraserhead'-meets-Fritz Lang's-'Metropolis' kind of visual style that makes poor Ms. Janice seem so lonely and abandoned that she looks like a kidnap victim trying to keep her captors entertained. YIKES !!! No wonder she's singing such dark and despairing blues.

Hi rayc & Cie

Very nice video which really highlights the composition. Congratulations to the whole team. Very well done.

Kindly regard
Derochette
alias JaniJackFlash

Thanks y’all!

J&B

Thanks!

J&B



Thanks Al. Ray did a great job of expressing the lyric with his video.

J&B

Yes, very cool!! Always love to hear the forum vocal queen do her thing, and the tasty licks on the guitar are fun to watch as well!! Take care. Greg

Thanks Greg,
The vocal and guitar licks are ACE.

Cool video. Great shots of the performers. There is real talent displayed.

Thanks for watching!

J&B



We tried!

J&B



You’ll be glad to know I have escaped the kidnappers and am doing well

Love your description of it all!

Janice

YAY! Glad to read it. Seriously, though, your delivery of those downward-spiraling blues was chilling and heartbreaking, even. Felt it in my bones. Couldn't shake it off too easily. You'll probably want to record something upbeat next, huh?