West gained fame the world over during his long career as one of the most innovative and influential musicians in the history of rock music. He is most noted for his role as leader of the explosive hard rock trio, Mountain, which was named by VH-1 as one of the Top 100 Hard Rock Groups of all time. With Mountain, he climbed the heights of rock stardom on the strength of a unique, signature guitar sound and classic songs such as “Mississippi Queen”, “Never In My Life” and “Theme From An Imaginary Western”,and Nantucket Sleighride which are still staples of rock radio to this day. West earned the admiration of a long list of famous peers. During his career, he recorded or played with a litany of rock icons including Billy Joel, Van Halen, The Who, Mick Jagger and Jimi Hendrix, to name just a few. In fact, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Schenker and Richie Sambora have all cited West as an important influence on their own music.
West's bold, expressive and unique guitar style is really a mirror of his own personality. Spend a little time talking with this larger-than-life figure, and you’ll realize that he is as charismatic without a guitar in his hands as he is with one. Possessing a sharp sense of humor, he was at once gregarious and gruff while recounting stories from his legendary past. When discussing his music projects, he exuded an infectious enthusiasm and excitement. Such projects could take him outside his traditional roles of guitarist, singer and songwriter.
In 1986, he acted alongside Tom Hanks and Shelley Long in the hit comedy film, The Money Pit and has lent his distinctive voice to the popular animated series, Beast Wars Transformers which ran for three seasons on the WB network beginning in 1996 before going into syndication. He has also contributed the theme music to the new WB show, Mutant X.
West was a popular personality on the Howard Stern Radio Show and was Musical Director for the shock jock’s FOX series, as well as for the late comedian Sam Kinison. Most recently, he lent his production and songwriting skills to an album by Atlantic Records’ modern rock group, Clutch, and has just released his own instructional guitar DVD, Big Phat Ass Guitar.
The Sky Is Crying
Leslie West Lyrics
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Can you see the tears roll down the street.
The sky is crying,
Can you see the tears roll down the street.
I've been looking for my baby
And I've been wondering where can she be
I my baby early one morning
I my baby early one morning
She was walking on down the street
You know it hurt me, hurt me so bad
It made my poor heart skip a beat
I got a real, real fine feeling
That my baby she don't love me no more
I got a real, real fine feeling
That my baby she don't love me no more
You know the sky's been crying
Can see you see the tears roll down my door
Leslie West's "The Sky Is Crying" tells a story of heartbreak and the search for a lost love. Through the use of vivid imagery, the song describes the sky as crying and the tears rolling down the street, expressing the depth of pain felt by the singer. The singer laments the loss of his baby, wondering where she could be and how she could have left him. The pain is exacerbated by the memory of seeing her walking down the street early one morning, which hurt him so bad that it made his heart skip a beat. The singer concludes with the realization that his baby no longer loves him, hence there is no joy left in his life, and that the tears from the sky are falling on his door, signifying the depth of his sorrow.
Line by Line Meaning
The sky is crying,
The weather is sad and it looks like it's raining hard.
Can you see the tears roll down the street.
The rain is so heavy that it looks like the street is crying along with the sky.
I've been looking for my baby
The singer is searching for his girlfriend.
And I've been wondering where can she be
The singer is worried that he has lost her.
I saw my baby early one morning
The singer met his girlfriend one morning.
She was walking on down the street
The girlfriend was strolling along the street.
You know it hurt me, hurt me so bad
The singer was heartbroken to see his girlfriend walking away from him.
It made my poor heart skip a beat
The singer felt as if his heart stopped working for a moment because he was so heartbroken.
I got a real, real fine feeling
The singer had a sense or intuition.
That my baby she don't love me no more
The singer felt that his girlfriend stopped loving him.
You know the sky's been crying
The singer thinks that the sky is crying because of his pain and despair.
Can see you see the tears roll down my door
The singer is so sad and heartbroken that he imagines seeing tears rolling down his door, just like the tears rolling down the street.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Elmore James
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