Although Eric Clapton and B.B. King had a 30-plus years friendship originating with a chance meeting and subsequent jam session at New York City's Café Au Go Go in 1967, the idea for a collaborative album only crystallized during the sessions for King's 1997 album Deuces Wild. The resulting record, "Riding with the King", is a stellar event thanks to a wealth of rich material and a solid supporting cast including Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Sample and Steve Gadd.
B.B. King's extensive catalog provides a wellspring of inspiration, including signature songs such as the smoldering "Three O'Clock Blues", alongside lesser-known numbers like the ribald shuffle "Days Of Old", and the Live at the Regal chestnut "Help The Poor". Elsewhere, King and Clapton look to guitarist Big Bill Broonzy (an acoustic "Key to the Highway") and Chicago pianist Maceo Merriweather (the slow-rolling "Worried Life Blues") for inspiration. Even the non-blues numbers are delivered with a rich subtlety befitting these guitar icons' consummate musicianship. John Hiatt's title track becomes a mid-tempo exchange between old friends, while their honeyed vocals on the standard "Come Rain or Come Shine" are worthy of Ray Charles' 1959 version.
"Riding with the King" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.
Official website for B.B. King: www.bbking.com
Official website for Eric Clapton: www.ericclapton.com
Worried Life Blues
B.B. King & Eric Clapton Lyrics
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It hurts me so bad for us to part.
But someday baby,
I ain't gonna worry my life any more.
You're on my mind every place I go.
How much I love you, nobody know.
Yeah, someday babe,
So many days since you went away.
I've had to worry both night and day.
Yeah, but someday babe,
I ain't gonna worry my life any more.
So many nights since you've been gone.
I've been worried, grieving my life alone.
Yeah, but someday babe,
I ain't gonna worry my life any more.
So that's my story and this is all I've got to say to you:
Bye bye, baby, I don't care what you do.
'Cause someday darling,
I won't have to worry my life any more.
Oh lordy lord, oh lordy lord.
It hurts me so bad for us to part.
Oh, but someday baby,
I ain't gonna worry my life any more.
In the song "Worried Life Blues," B.B. King and Eric Clapton sing about the pain and heartache caused by a failed relationship. The lyrics express a deep sense of loss and longing, as the singer struggles to come to terms with his separation from his lover. He describes the physical and emotional toll that the breakup has taken, and how he cannot escape the memory of his former partner, no matter where he goes. However, the singer also expresses a sense of hope for the future, as he recognizes that someday he won't have to worry about his life anymore.
The repetition of the phrase "oh lordy lord" throughout the song adds to the sense of despair and anguish that the singer feels. The use of the word "someday" suggests that the pain of the breakup is something that can be overcome with time and perseverance. The final lines of the song, "Bye bye, baby, I don't care what you do / 'Cause someday darling, I won't have to worry my life any more," indicate that the singer is ready to move on and let go of the past.
Overall, "Worried Life Blues" is a poignant and emotional song that speaks to the universal experience of heartbreak and healing.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh lordy lord, oh lordy lord.
Expressing deep sadness and hopelessness
It hurts me so bad for us to part.
The pain of separation is overwhelming
But someday baby, I ain't gonna worry my life any more.
Someday, the pain of separation will no longer trouble me
You're on my mind every place I go.
Thoughts of you are ever-present in my mind
How much I love you, nobody know.
The depth of my love for you is indescribable
Yeah, someday babe, I ain't gonna worry my life any more.
Someday, I will no longer be troubled by the pain of separation
So many days since you went away.
It has been a long time since you left
I've had to worry both night and day.
I have been troubled day and night
Yeah, but someday babe, I ain't gonna worry my life any more.
Someday, I will be free of this constant worry
So many nights since you've been gone.
The nights have been long and lonely without you
I've been worried, grieving my life alone.
I have been consumed by worry and grief
Yeah, but someday babe, I ain't gonna worry my life any more.
One day, I will find peace and let go of this worry and grief
So that's my story and this is all I've got to say to you:
This is all there is to my story, and I have nothing more to say
Bye bye, baby, I don't care what you do.
I am saying goodbye, and I don't care about your actions anymore
'Cause someday darling, I won't have to worry my life any more.
Someday, I will no longer be weighed down by this hurt and pain
Oh lordy lord, oh lordy lord.
Expressing deep sadness and hopelessness
It hurts me so bad for us to part.
The pain of separation is overwhelming
Oh, but someday baby, I ain't gonna worry my life any more.
Despite the pain, someday I will find peace and let go of the worry
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MACEO MERRIWEATHER
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@anne-carmelle5738
my dad used to play this in the car all the time. It's now stuck in my head forever
@Garret00074
RIP BB KING...
There's going to be a hell of a blues jam in heaven tonight....
@anthonymorelli1532
+Garret Fitzgerald GOD done took another BLUES player back home {Six strings down} Jimmy VAUGHN
@dexterwimbush1532
Rip my old friend Frank
@sharonblac
rock and rolling blues!
@ArneLuksic
My favorite blues song!
@lashondacanada2024
RIP #LEGEND
@paginasarrancadas
This is the first song I thought about when I heard the news.
@lucasbautista4705
Alan Valdovinos Me too. "But someday baby
I ain't gonna worry my life anymore". Live forever Riley "Blues Boy" King
@anthonymorelli1532
+Lucas B I cant even count how many times I seen him AND NEVER LEFT DISAPOINTED RIP B.B KING