Bonamassa was born in Utica, New York. He started playing guitar at age four, encouraged by his father, who was an avid music fan and exposed him to British blues rock records by Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, greatly inspiring him. At 11 years old Joe was mentored and trained by American guitar legend, Danny Gatton. When he was 12 years old, he had his own band called Smokin' Joe Bonamassa, which gigged around western New York and Pennsylvania, including cities such as Scranton and Buffalo, but only on weekends since Joe had school on weekdays. Bonamassa played a crimson 1972 Fender Stratocaster he called "Rosie", which his father had bought in Utica, New York.
When he was 12 years old, Bonamassa opened for B.B. King. In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached number 1 on the Billboard Blues charts. Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, Solomon Hicks,and Derek Trucks among others.[4] His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and has had three Grammy Award nominations in 2013, for his collaboration album with Beth Hart "Seesaw", in 2016 for the album "Live at the Greek Theatre" and 2022 for the album "Royal Tea". In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organisation called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need. in 2020, he added an extension to the foundation. Called Fuelling Musicians, it provides $1500 cheques to struggling musicians affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
in 2021, he broke his own record for having more #1 Billboard blues albums than anyone in history. The album "Time Clocks" clocked up his 25th #1 album.
He is also known for his enormous collection of vintage guitars and related gear.
Look Over Yonders Wall
Joe Bonamassa Lyrics
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Yes I'm lookin' out your window, here comes your man
Darlin' I know your man went to war
Leave you was kinda rough,
I don't know how many men he killed
But I believe it was enough
Look over yonder's wall, hand me down my walking cane
I love you baby how can you tell,
I wouldn't mistreat you for some body else
Look over yonder's wall, hand me down my walking cane
Yes I'm lookin' out your window, here comes your man
I love you baby how can you tell,
I wouldn't mistreat you for some body else
Look over yonder's wall, hand me down my walking cane
Yes I'm lookin' out your window, here comes your man
The song "Look Over Yonders Wall" by Joe Bonamassa is a blues rock classic which speaks about the arrival of a woman's lover after returning from war. The opening lines of the song "Look over yonder's wall, hand me down my walking cane" signifies the arrival of the singer who is waiting outside the woman's house with a sense of urgency. This is further reinforced by the following line "Yes I'm lookin' out your window, here comes your man". The man had gone to war and after returning, he rushes to be with his loved one.
As the song progresses, the lyrics indicate that the woman's man had to leave for war and it was a difficult time for her. The lines "Darlin' I know your man went to war, Leave you was kinda rough" expresses the hardship the woman faced while her man was away. However, the singer of the song does not hold any grudges against the man and says "I wouldn't mistreat you for some body else."
The overall theme of the song is love, forgiveness and loyalty. The singer conveys through the lyrics that he loves the woman and is not looking for anyone else. He forgives the woman's man for any wrongdoings and reinforces that he is a man of moral standards that he would not mistreat anyone.
Line by Line Meaning
Look over yonder's wall, hand me down my walking cane (x2)
I am standing outside your house, looking over the wall, and asking for my walking cane to prepare myself for what is about to happen.
Yes I'm lookin' out your window, here comes your man
I can see your man approaching from the distance, and I am ready to face him.
Darlin' I know your man went to war
I am aware that your man has been to war and has probably committed violent acts during it.
Leave you was kinda rough
It must have been tough for you when he left you to go to war.
I don't know how many men he killed
I do not have any idea about the exact number of people he killed while fighting in the war.
But I believe it was enough
However, I am sure that he killed enough people to make him feel powerful and dangerous.
I love you baby how can you tell,
I am expressing my love for you and asking if you can feel the strength of my emotions towards you.
I wouldn't mistreat you for some body else
I promise to always treat you with love and respect and never take you for granted or mistreat you like someone else might.
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