LINO started LINO AND FRIENDS www.linoandfriends.nl in Spain Madrid back in… Read Full Bio ↴LINO started LINO AND FRIENDS www.linoandfriends.nl in Spain Madrid back in the
’90 and it was continued, after moving back to in Holland, with
two Dutch FRIENDS. The artistic material stayed the same. Still
the band plays blues rock music referring to Jimi Hendrix, BB
King and Willie Dixon. LINO AND FRIENDS frame their own
powerful songs with some classics from these legendary blues
men.

The rhythm section is built with Carlos en Ruben, best friends of
Lino's since the Rotterdam Conservatory education. It
guarantees a solid ground loaded with musical experience.

Lino Vishnudatt, guitar and lead vocals
Carlos Breton Aguilar, bass and backing vocals
Ruben van Boven, drums

Bio Lino Vishnudatt
Lino was born in Rotterdam (NL) attending first piano lessons at the age of 3. Soon started to fall in love with the guitar too and began playing in groups and writing his own music.
At 21 he passed entrance examination for Jazz Music at the
Rotterdam Conservatory.During the 80's and 90's Lino toured
most of Europe playing with Rosa King, Sue Chaloner, The
Frog, Age Kat, Eelco Gelling, El Kroppo and more.
He performed opening acts for the famous like B.B. King,
Ray Charles, Neil Young, and The Pointer Sisters.

His music and productions can be heard worldwide. After touring
and discovering West Europe he returned to his beloved city of
birth : Rotterdam (NL). There you can find him busy running his
own company Buen Amor Productions; arranging, producing,
teaching, mixing and mastering his own music and that of
others. Strongly attracted by the stage he still loves to perform
feeling the Rock 'n' Roll blood in his veins.

Rockin' Chair
LINO and Friends Lyrics

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Old rockin' chair's got me, my cane by my side
Fetch me that gin, son, 'fore I tan your hide
Can't get from this cabin, goin' nowhere
Just set me here grabbin' at the flies 'round this rockin' chair

My dear old aunt Harriet--in Heaven she be
Send me, sweet chariot, for the end of the trouble I see
Old rockin' chair gets it--Judgement Day is here

Chained to my rockin' chair

Old rockin' chair's got me, son, (rocking chair got you, father)
My cane by my side, (Yes, your cane by your side)
Now fetch me a little gin, son (ain't got no gin, father)
What? 'Fore I tan your hide, now, (you're gonna tan my hide)

You know I can't get from this old cabin (What cabin? Joking)
I ain't goin' nowhere (Why ain't you goin' nowhere?)
Just sittin' me here grabbin' (grabbin')
At the flies round this old rockin' chair (rockin' chair)

Now you remember dear old aunt Harriet (aunt Harriet)
How long in Heaven she be? (She's up in Heaven)
Send me down, send me down, sweet (sweet chariot) chariot
End of this trouble I see (I see, daddy)

Old rockin' chair gets it, son (rocking chair get it, father)

Judgement Day is here too (your Judgement Day is here)
Chained to my rockin', old rockin' chair

Overall Meaning

The song "Rockin' Chair" by LINO and Friends is a poignant depiction of an elderly man who is confined to his rocking chair due to his old age and physical limitations. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the man's frustration and helplessness as he is unable to move around and is left alone with his thoughts. The opening line, "Old rockin' chair's got me, my cane by my side," immediately sets the tone for the rest of the song, as it conveys the man's sense of resignation to his limited mobility.

The second verse reveals the man's resolve to accept his fate, as he implores his deceased aunt Harriet to "send me, sweet chariot, for the end of the trouble I see." The reference to the "sweet chariot" is a nod to the classic spiritual "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," which was popularized during the era of American slavery and has come to be associated with the theme of escaping hardship and oppression. The poignant refrain of "Old rockin' chair gets it--Judgement Day is here, chained to my rockin' chair" underscores the man's sense of confinement and impending mortality.

Overall, "Rockin' Chair" is a powerful commentary on the human condition and the inevitability of aging and death. It speaks to the universal experience of facing physical limitations and the struggle to find meaning and comfort in the face of adversity.

Line by Line Meaning

Old rockin' chair's got me, son,
The father is stuck in his rocking chair

My cane by my side,
He has his cane with him

Now fetch me a little gin, son
He wants his son to fetch him some gin

What? 'Fore I tan your hide, now,
He threatens to punish his son if he doesn't get the gin

You know I can't get from this old cabin
He's unable to leave the cabin

I ain't goin' nowhere
He's stuck there indefinitely

Just sittin' me here grabbin'
He's bored and restless, trying to catch flies

At the flies round this old rockin' chair
He's trying to catch the flies that are buzzing around him

Now you remember dear old aunt Harriet
He's reminiscing about his late aunt Harriet

How long in Heaven she be?
Wondering how long she's been in heaven

Send me down, send me down, sweet chariot
He's asking for a divine intervention and to be taken to heaven too