Songs From The Road
Released 11/11/2014 on Ruf Records
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Songs From The Road
Released 11/11/2014 on Ruf Records
The road has led Dana Fuchs everywhere. But when it came to choosing a
location for Songs From The Road, it had to be New York. The singer and the
city have history. Almost two decades have passed since Dana left her home
in rural Florida and beat a path to the Big Apple. Stepping onto the mean
streets of the Lower East Side aged 19, she was an unknown singer with a
voice and a dream, ready to slug it out on the city’s bearpit jam-circuit.
Since then, New York has been the backdrop to Dana’s meteoric rise.
There were the early buzz-sets in the city’s late-night sweatboxes. The off-
Broadway musical Love, Janis, which saw the multi-talented performer play
the iconic Janis Joplin. Followed by the endless shows and sessions all across
town. No wonder, then, that for Songs From The Road, the Highline Ballroom
on West 16th Street was the perfect fit – and the singer was received like a
local hero.
Released in 2014 on Ruf Records, Songs From The Road is the latest in
the German label’s famous series of live albums, with Dana following in the
hallowed footsteps of legends including Luther Allison, Jeff Healey and the
Royal Southern Brotherhood. As ever, the Songs From The Road concept isn’t
about overdubs, Auto-Tune or opulent production, but the honest bottling of
the two-way energy that only occurs when great artists go nose-to-nose with
their fans. It’s hard to imagine a performer who deserves the treatment more
than Dana: a vocalist who means every note, every night.
A live show by the Dana Fuchs Band is an assault on all the senses. As
such, comprised in Songs From The Road’s two-disc pack, you’ll find an audio
CD capturing the soul power of that classic set on March 14th, 2014, plus a
DVD, directed by Kevin Mackall. Prowling the stage, pouring her heart into
the microphone and owning every song on the setlist, you won’t question the
wisdom of the UK’s Classic Rock Magazine, who famously declared Dana’s
once-in-a-generation voice as “juke-joint dirty and illicit, evoking Janis Joplin,
Mick Jagger and a cigarette butt bobbing in a glass of bourbon…”
You won’t take your eyes/ears off her, but Songs From The Road is far
from a one-woman show. At the Highline Ballroom, Dana’s performance was
taken to even greater heights by her stellar cast of players. On guitar and
backing vocals, give a big hand to long-time wingman and co-songwriter, Jon
Diamond: the former session ace who gave the singer an engine-room shortly
after her arrival in New York. Matt Beck (guitars), Jack Daley (bass), Pete
Levin (keys) and Joe Daley (drums) provide the thrilling musical canvass,
while the so-called Screaming Sirens (aka. Elaine Caswell, Nicki Richards and
Bette Sussman) dovetail with Dana’s lead vocal to create a wall of sound that
rattles your speakers.
Yet it’s the songs that are the true stars on the night. By this point, three
studio albums into their writing partnership, Dana and Jon have amassed a
solid-gold back catalogue, and Songs From The Road mines some of their very
best nuggets. Long-term fans will be delighted to get reacquainted with Tell
Me I’m Not Drinking and Sad Salvation: formative songs that date back to the
Dana Fuchs’ Band’s 2003 debut album, Lonely For A Lifetime. Film nuts who
caught Dana’s feted turn as Sadie in Julie Taymor’s highly acclaimed Beatles
movie, Across The Universe, will adore the closing cover of Don’t Let Me Down.
Those who came onboard with 2011’s Love To Beg, meanwhile, will be
thrilled to find cuts from that album including Set It On Fire, Summersong and
a cover of Otis Redding’s I’ve Been Loving You Too Long. And of course, the
Highline setlist had to have a healthy smattering from 2013’s Bliss Avenue: the
career-best third album that Dana once noted “really purged my soul in a
starker, more naked way, both lyrically and musically”. You won’t dispute
that after hearing the band’s powerhouse live readings of those classic songs,
which include Livin’ On Sunday, Handful Too Many, So Hard To Move and
Vagabond Wind.
Since the noisy birth of rock ‘n’ roll, New York has hosted hundreds of
were-you-there concerts by a roll-call of favourite sons, from The Ramones at
CBGBs to The Velvet Underground at The Factory. Now, with Songs From The
Road, Dana Fuchs has chalked up another entry in the NYC annals and staked
her claim as the city’s most exciting adopted daughter. So start spreading the
news. You’ll want to be a part of it…
-Henry Yates
Classic Rock Magazine
External Links:
http://www.last.fm/music/Dana+Fuchs+Band
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Dana+Fuchs+Band
https://www.facebook.com/danafuchsverified
https://www.youtube.com/user/allmack
https://twitter.com/DanaFuchsTweet
Officlal Website:
http://www.danafuchs.com/
Don't Let Me Down
Dana Fuchs Lyrics
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Don't let me down, Don't let me down
Nobody ever loved me like she does
Oooo she does..yes she does
And if somebody loved me like she do me
Yes she do me Yes she does
Don't let me down, Don't let me down
Don't let me down, Don't let me down
I'm in love for the first time
Don't you know it's gonna last
I'ts a love that lasts forever
It's a love that has no past
Don't let me down, Don't let me down
Don't let me down, Don't let me down
And from the first time that she really done me
Oooo she done me she done me good
I guess nobody ever really done me
Ooo she done me...she done me good
Don't let me down, Don't let me down
Don't let me down, Don't let me down
The lyrics of Dana Fuchs's "Don't Let Me Down" reflect the sentiment of a love that is so pure and overwhelming that the singer is pleading with her lover not to let her down. The repetition of the phrase "Don't let me down" highlights the sense of urgency and desperation felt by the singer to hold onto this transcendent love. The verses of the song focus on the uniqueness of this love, conveying that nobody has ever loved the singer like her current partner does. The lyrics also convey a sense of awe and appreciation for the way her partner has changed her life.
The lyrics further convey the singer's conviction that this love is unlike any she has experienced before. It's a love that is "gonna last," and "has no past." The song seems to express a sense of gratitude for the transformative power of this love that has made the singer feel complete.
Overall, the lyrics of "Don't Let Me Down" represent a passionate plea for love not to be lost. The song lyrically captures the essence of a deeply felt love that has the power to transform an individual.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't let me down, Don't let me down
The singer is pleading with someone to not disappoint her.
Don't let me down, Don't let me down
The singer is repeating her plea to not be let down.
Nobody ever loved me like she does
The singer is claiming that she has never been loved like the way this person loves her.
Oooo she does..yes she does
The singer is emphasizing that this person truly loves her.
And if somebody loved me like she do me
The singer wonders what it would be like if someone else loved her like this person does.
Yes she do me Yes she does
The singer believes that this person truly does love her.
I'm in love for the first time
The singer has fallen in love for the very first time.
Don't you know it's gonna last
The singer is convinced that this love will endure.
It's a love that lasts forever
The love that the singer feels will never end.
It's a love that has no past
The love that the singer feels is not based on anything in the past.
And from the first time that she really done me
The very first time this person did something for the singer, she did it well.
Oooo she done me she done me good
The singer is pleased with how well this person has treated her.
I guess nobody ever really done me
The singer has never been treated as well by anyone else.
Ooo she done me...she done me good
The singer is once again emphasizing how well this person has treated her.
Don't let me down, Don't let me down
The singer is once again pleading with someone to not disappoint her.
Don't let me down, Don't let me down
The singer is repeating her plea to not be let down.
Contributed by Grace T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Greta Ghost
She's fantastic! I saw her in the Across The Universe and when I heard her voice I said "HOLY SH*T!"
Anna Maldonado
They created a role specifically for her after hearing her audition for a vocal role
ChrisHenares
Just like me. Still Helter Skelter and Why Don't We Do It in the Road? are my favourites versions. She's so amazing...
To me, Dana Fuchs and then Mai Yamane are the most precious voices from any female woman (that I like).
Of course we can say Jennifer Holliday, Jennifer Hudson, Cristina Ramos (spanish, please listen to her on Factor X or whatever. Mariah Carey or better in my opinion) or Whitney Houston or many others, but "strong and solid voices" like Janis Joplin, are just a few in the world.
Dana Fuchs, Mai Yamane (Listen to her, The Realk Folk Blues or Knockin' On Heaven's Doors) are the best. Spanish singer Eva Amaral from "Amaral" has a strong voice also, but 2 or 3 steps below this two singers. Again, in my opinion.
Janine Herrera
When I first saw "Across The Universe" more than 12 years ago, I was like "Who tf is this woman? Loved the way she sings" and I researched about her and this is how she really sings. I think she embodies talent for this generation.
Bryan D. Herring
John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Elmore James and Dinah Washington embodied in one voice... Love this woman and her gift!
Blue Thunder
Dana is as beautiful as she is talented.
Marianne klindt
Hej jeg har lige været til koncert med i Lille Kolding denmark. kendte hende ikke.jeg er så glad for at lære hendes musik at kende.hun er så dejlig
Meesh DeAug
I was also thinking Janis ❤
pepto mocean
I flew to NYC from Toronto to see her in concert after seeing her in the 'Across The Universe movie She is incredible
Richard Kiambu Brown
She's SUPER GREAT she needs more recognition