Career:
As a teenager, Lindley took to playing the banjo and the fiddle. By his late teens he was acknowledged as an award winning player having won the Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest five times. From 1966 to 1970, Lindley was part of the eclectic psychedelic band Kaleidoscope. Between his work in the studio as a session musician or on tour as a sideman or bandleader, Lindley has worked on learning new instruments. He was the leader of his own band El Rayo-X from 1981 to 1983, which produced three studio and two live albums.
Work with other artists:
Lindley is especially remembered for his work as a session musician. He contributed to recordings and live performances by Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt, Curtis Mayfield, James Taylor, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Terry Reid, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart and Joe Walsh. He also collaborated with fellow guitarists Ry Cooder and Henry Kaiser. Artist Ben Harper credited Lindley's distinctive slide guitar style as a major influence on his own playing and in 2006 Lindley sat in on Harper's album Both Sides of the Gun. He is remembered in the guitar community for his use of "cheap" instruments sold at Sears department stores and intended for amateurs. He uses these for the unique sound they produce, especially with a slide. In the early 1990s, he toured and recorded with Hani Naser adding percussive instruments to his solo performances, and his instrumental repertoire which he uses in his session work. In recent years, Lindley has also toured extensively and recorded with reggae percussionist Wally Ingram. It is his touring around the world that has exposed him to part of his array of instruments that appear exotic to many Western audiences.
Lindley's voice is heard in the version of Stay performed by Jackson Browne. Browne's version is a continuation of The Load Out, and its refrain is sung in progressively higher vocal ranges. The refrain of "Oh won't you stay, just a little bit longer" is sung first by Browne, then by Rosemary Butler, then by Lindley in falsetto. His slide solo in Jackson Browne's Running On Empty is one of his best-known collaborative works as well.
Lindley joined Jackson Browne for a tour of Spain in 2006. Love Is Strange: En Vivo Con Tino, a 2-CD set of recordings from that tour, was released May 11, 2010, with Browne and Lindley touring together starting in June of that year. The duo also won an Independent Music Award for Best Live Performance Album.
Instruments:
Lindley collected an extremely large collection of rare, unusual looking and sounding instruments. There is a large and detailed display of quite a few rare guitars, as well as instruments that originate from the Middle East and other parts of the world. Lindley has listed and categorized many of them on his [url=http://[officialsite]www.davidlindley.com]website but admits that he has "absolutely no idea" how many instruments he owns and plays, having gathered them since the 1960s.
Solo discography (excerpts):
1967 : Side Trips (Epic Records – with Kaleidoscope
1967 : A Beacon from Mars (Epic Records – With Kaleidoscope)
1969 : Incredible Kaleidoscope (Epic Records)
1970 : Bernice (Epic Records) with Kaleidoscope
1981 : El Rayo-X (Asylum)
1982 : Win This Record! (Asylum)
1983 : El Rayo Live
1985 : Mr. Dave
1988 : Very Greasy (Elektra) #174 US
1991 : OST The Indian Runner with Jack Nitzsche
1991 : A World Out of Time (Shanachie) with Henry Kaiser in Madagascar, three volumes
1994 : The Sweet Sunny North (Shanachie Records) with Henry Kaiser in Norway, two volumes
1994 : Wheels of the Sun by Kazu Matsui (Hermans records) with Hani Naser
1994 : Official Bootleg #1: Live in Tokyo Playing Real Good with Hani Naser
1995 : Cooder-Lindley Family Live at the Vienna Opera House with Ry Cooder
1995 : Song of Sacajawea (Rabbit Ears)
1995 : Official Bootleg #2: Live All Over the Place Playing Even Better with Hani Naser
2000 : El Rayo-X Live!! (Ulftone Music) with El Rayo-X in the mid '80s
2000 : Twango Bango Deluxe (with Wally Ingram)
2001 : Twango Bango II (with Wally Ingram)
2003 : Twango Bango III (with Wally Ingram)
2004 : Live in Europe (with Wally Ingram)
2008 : Big Twang (solo)
Twist and Shout
David Lindley Lyrics
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Twist and shout. (twist and shout)
C'mon c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now, (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out. (work it on out) ooh!
Well, work it on out, honey. (work it on out)
You know you look so good. (look so good)
You know you got me goin', now, (got me goin')
Well, shake it up, baby, now, (shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout. (twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now, (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out. (work it on out) ooh!
You know you twist your little girl, (twist, little girl)
You know you twist so fine. (twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer, now, (twist a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine. (let me know you're mine) ooh!
Ah (low) ah (higher) ah (higher) ah (high)
Baby, now, (shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout. (twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now, (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out. (work it on out) ooh!
You know you twist your little girl, (twist, little girl)
You know you twist so fine. (twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer, now, (twist a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine. (let me know you're mine) ooh!
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now. (shake it up baby)
The lyrics to David Lindley's "Twist and Shout" describe an energetic dance party, with the singer urging his partner to "shake it up" and "twist and shout." He compliments her appearance and tells her she's got him "goin'" just like he knew she would. He then encourages her to "twist a little closer" and let him know that she's his. The repeated use of "ooh" and the rhythmic clapping in the background add to the lively, playful tone of the song.
Beyond the surface-level fun of the dance party, however, some interpret "Twist and Shout" as a celebration of sexual liberation. The references to shaking and twisting, in particular, are sometimes associated with sexual euphemism. Additionally, the lyrics could suggest a level of freedom and release, with the singer throwing his worries aside and just enjoying the moment with his partner.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, shake it up, baby, now, (shake it up, baby)
Encouraging someone to move and shake their body
Twist and shout. (twist and shout)
To dance energetically and enthusiastically
C'mon c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now, (come on baby)
Urging someone to join in and dance together
Come on and work it on out. (work it on out) ooh!
Encouraging someone to keep dancing and moving their body
Well, work it on out, honey. (work it on out)
Encouraging someone to continue their dance moves
You know you look so good. (look so good)
Complimenting someone's appearance
You know you got me goin', now, (got me goin')
Expressing excitement and enthusiasm
Just like I knew you would. (like I knew you would) ooh!
Acknowledging that the other person's dance moves are impressive
You know you twist your little girl, (twist, little girl)
Referring to the dance moves of the other person
You know you twist so fine. (twist so fine)
Complimenting the other person's dancing ability
Come on and twist a little closer, now, (twist a little closer)
Encouraging the other person to dance closer and continue dancing
And let me know that you're mine. (let me know you're mine) ooh!
Expressing interest in the other person and wanting to continue dancing with them
Ah (low) ah (higher) ah (higher) ah (high)
Vocalization to enhance energy and enthusiasm
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now. (shake it up baby)
Encouraging the other person to continue dancing and shaking their body
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Written by: Bert Russell, Phil Medley
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