I thought it would be fun to do a two-for-Tuesday, as in two versions of the same song. Todays song is Not Guilty, recorded in August of 1968 and later revisited and released on his self titled album in 1979. Actually, I wrote that in 1968. It was after we got back from Rishikesh in the Himalayas on the Maharishi trip, and it was for the White Album. We recorded it but we didnt get it down right or something. Then I forgot all about it until a year ago, when I found this old demo Id made in the Sixties. The lyrics are a bit passé - all about upsetting Apple carts and stuff - but its a bit about what was happening at the time. Not guilty for getting in your way/While youre trying to steal the day - which was me trying to get a space. Not guilty/For looking like a freak/Making friends with every Sikh/For leading your astray/On the road to Mandalay - which is the Maharishi and going to the Himalayas and all that was said about that. I like the tune a lot; it would make a great tune for Peggy Lee or someone. - Rolling Stone, April 1979.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:40:29 +0000
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