Queen Bee
Taj Mahal Lyrics

@hobbzie

Taj is a National Treasure.

@cassiespage

This is so cool

@MrsCandaceHaleWeir

Please make educational music. I would love to hear some talent applied to anatomy and physiology. "kids learning tube" has their heart in the right place. Maybe you could be part of the wave of musicians making a difference in education.

@samday6621

If I heard that pass my house,
I’d be followin like it was the ice cream truck!

@To.Si.Ma.

Had the same idea

@noltwy

I’ll give them $3.50

@samday6621

@@noltwy ...tree fiddeh?! 😄

@alanoneill3065

I laffed!

@dannastewart4112

Your post made me smile so big. ♥

@josephciresi802

3 dudes completely locked in. They don’t even gotta look at each other timing and groove is flawless

@roberttaylor7064

Joseph Ciresi 👍 "The Horse has the timing LOCKED DOWN" !!! 👍👍👍✌🐎

@Kimmiejo

It's absolutely incredible. I can't watch and listen to this enough.

@josephciresi4070

@@Kimmiejo its awesome

@josephciresi4070

@@roberttaylor7064 yep

@nylesfrench3568

Soooo True. Excellent veteran musician. Displaying it's notvall about flash and speed. Music is about Skybd feel, groove and soul. As u said. Locked in sync

@jontorn

For those that wanted to know
Bass - Bill Rich
Drums - Kester Smith

@rssaslow

Bill Rich has always paid close attention to Taj's fingerpicking, especially his thumb. Kudos!

@2561259

Thanks for that. They are both great.

@celticgodsoriginal

thank you!

@davidmatthews3131

Love how Kester plays to perfection while totally enjoying the day and the view.

@superbug1977

Thank you. I think Steven Tyler owes something to these dudes.

@effiebug4278

I've known Taj since I was a little girl. He would come into my parents music shop whenever he was in the bay area. He is one of the nicest people I've ever known.

@shelbyplanet

How neat! What an incredible creative force he is

@woodywills1904

What shop ?

@marysherman1593

Lucky you!!!

@tracylemme1375

What a wonderful place to be. I’ve been a Taj fan ever since I heard “Bacon Fat” in the early morning in the summer of 1969. The next day I found GiantStep /The OldFolks back Home” and wore the final out. I still love the performances,and music. Such a great performer.

@marmotsongs

Taj lived (lives?) in Berkeley. He would play at the music hall where I ran sound 40 years ago. Fun to work with. Very laid back.

@gatshatsha

I met Taj Mahal in Geneva, Switzerland around 1980. Incredible human being. Called his musicians to surround me shouting the names of small towns in my home country of Rwanda, Central Africa, they went to play the blues in during a tour sponsored by the American Cultural Center there. So warm, so friendly, so attached to our common African roots. One of my unforgettable encounters on planet Earth. 😊

@drpepperr

shambo22 What a fantastic story! My ex tells of meeting Taj on Formentera in the 1970s.

@dylanriesenbeck846

Thanks for sharing! Glad you got to have that experience :)

@delewan

That sounds like a brief glimpse of heaven.

@Cotton4all

You have been BLESSED, Shambo! Envious? YES I CAN'T HELP IT! Thanks for sharing this moment.

@indiegemsthatjam3986

Love that story!

@GradyElla

He plays so perfectly. It's just enough, no flashy 64th notes, only the right notes at the right times to make the groove work. And in it's rough edged sound, it is absolutely perfect. Within one bar, you can tell it's Taj Mahal without even looking at the screen. Rock me to my soul!

@northerniltree

Speed limit says 20 but these guys just went and broke the sound barrier. Of great blues.

@Guffy_DK

This comment resonated too much! Wp sir!

@DanielAppleton-lr9eq

@@Guffy_DK Great Jazz knows NO barriers.

@jesusislord7526

I play Taj on the jukebox whenever I can. Words can’t describe the way his music makes me feel. I’m always hoping his music touches others like it does for me.

@MrsCandaceHaleWeir

It does

@JeffSmack

I saw Taj live in 94 and didn’t know who he was. Other people told me to go and to listen and set a tone of reverence and respect. 25 years later, I am amazed at what a gift that first show was. His music is more personal and more beautiful every single day. 🙏❤️✌️

@robertogravina6734

He escuchado mucho blues en mis 68 anos de vida.Confieso que desde hace poco tiempo le he prestado oido a Taj Mahall .Y encuentro un maravilloso musico que me deleita.Simplemente GRACIAS.

@quinnrollen

If you happen to be walking down the street and see this, step the hell aside- You're in the presence of royalty.

@eileenhenryselby-smith9762

Raise your hat and bow!

@susanr5546

oh, so true. One of the best ever!

@adc2327

When you grew up where I did you would do a lot of stepping aside. Never saw show a show but saw him around. As I did Boz Skaggs, Buddy Miles, Sly Stone, Eddie Money and others. Growing up here and a music lover, sometimes you got involved, sometimes your friends did.
One of my best memories of Taj Mahal has nothing to do with him. I was standing outside of a club where he was playing. Street blocked off because there had been a music street fair. Here comes Bonnie Raitt walking up the street with guitar case goin to walk into the front door of the club. Somebody comes out of the club screaming NO!!! Then they lead her into the back entrance.

@andrew_owens7680

I thought you were going to say: Check and see if you are dead and gone to heaven.

@quinnrollen

@@andrew_owens7680 I would do that!

@sunthrutrees7018

This song captures the joy, pain and grace of truly loving someone. Beautiful video.

@iphonewalkthroughs

I've watched/listened to this video about a thousand times, and the shot at 00:55 is my favorite. For some reason seeing the drummer hit that beat really floors me. God bless Taj and the musicians.

@getinyourbody

I felt it! 🎉

@bevwest7428

My fav moment is seeing the horse walking to the beat!

@lovethatagave

I believe that Taj Mahal saved my life at least 2 dozen times over the last 40 years. An American prince.

@dafttassia1960

hope you're doing well still

@john-nx4xn

Benjamin Garrett can u enlighten us with 1 or 2 please

@lovethatagave

@@john-nx4xn Too dramatic, no doubt... but in all seriousness, as a young man many, many years ago, facing tribulations of life that we all face (love gone bad, economic hardship, and deeper still), all I needed to do was put on Nat'l Blues or the Old Folks at Home, and it gave me a smile. Happened a lot. I think that I was 16 working on a construction crew when an older carpenter gave me a Taj cassette, and I heard him for the first time. I never stopped listening and that was 40 years ago. The man is an American prince.

@lovethatagave

@@dafttassia1960 Definitely, but still deeply thankful for the man and his music. Be well daft tassia!

@dafttassia1960

@@lovethatagave 1) I'm happy to hear that and 2) thanks for the kind words.

@kudeadhead18

Hands down my favorite version of the song. Wish I would have been walking the streets when it was filmed, or even been the driver of the carriage.

@FortunaZKat

That was 5 minutes 41 seconds of my life,,, Well Spent!

@ronstuff6330

So, if I listen 10 times, it will be 50 minutes and 410 seconds of life well spent! :)

@darrellcooling7670

Quite possibly the coolest musician on the planet.

@kanealson5200

Well, it's official. I've watched this 17 times.

@Kotone10

Kane Alson haha me too! I really do enjoy the song!

@thomasventura6412

only 17?
=D

@julioriginal

from France, i love this music

@MichaelDominici1968

At least a hundred times for me. It's the essence of everything I love in this world...

@daviddorenfeld763

xD

@thejonegcle7759

LOVE this horse drawn in-concert version of Honey Bee ... moving ... through some streets of New Orleans ... moves your soul.

@jesusislord7526

Queen Bee

@thejonegcle7759

@@jesusislord7526 QUEEN BEE !

@Philyfreeze

Absolutely love the drummer ! chillest dude on the planet ! cant believe it took me so long to find the spectacular track !

@spadoukie

Kester Smith...been with Taj for many many years. Caribbean bloodlines.

@nef7939

That was beautiful. I feel better now

@karenkelley9001

I must say honestly I've never listened to Jazz/blues and what got me checking this out was crazy as it sounds I was watching his daughter on a show and she said who her dad was which made me want to check him out and this music is absolutely beautiful.

@notgoingdownwithoutafight1606

I'm an almost 50 year old man that wouldnt know what to do if I wasnt sharing space on this rock with Taj Mahal! Much love Taj!

@tuncayakcelik4806

You're not old, old man

@tuncayakcelik4806

50 is nothing

@lovefoxxx10

Randomly came across his song through Spotify. I had it on repeat for at least 30 minutes. This was last month and im still blasting this song. It's damn good. It's one of those songs that put you in a happy/excited mood. Well played Taj Mahal. Well played.

@DavidCoon

Yes Josie! Try this...https://youtu.be/YkzKw1erF_Y

@bornagain1084

Yes maam.

@bornagain1084

You have good taste btw.

@roblaw569

Made to make you smile

@204776439

this is exceptional on every level, the music, the video production, the setting, what more can you say

@geniegreentrees

Best song I've heard in a long time! Real music for my ears and eyes! 😍

@TooLooze

Thanks for years and years of joy, Taj! I met Taj in the late 70s; he was not recognized except by me, so we had a conversation and he sat and played a song.

@EthanPhangcho

TooLooze you lucky dog.

@bornagain1084

So jealous. Been listening to him since my early 20's when my uncle give me a mix tape with Sweet Mama Janisse on it. Just loved the trombone. Love this man.

@apa_plainjane

Just wanted to chime in.. been listening to Taj for about 50 years, and he has weathered well.

@t.a.7970

Same. I first heard him in about 1972 when I was just a kid. I have been a fan ever since. He just keeps getting better. Every time he comes to Australia I make a point of seeing him.

@charliemcleod764

I've been listening to Taj Mahal for 50 years and he just gets better and better, the voice, the voice. Best from Scotland

@pstephano

Taj, I never had the chance to tell you this before. Your music has been the music of my life. Keep on rockin' to your soul.

@MrsCandaceHaleWeir

Ditto

@alfredkowsky7374

I heard Taj Mahal perform twice in Rochester, NY in outdoor concerts many years ago. He is a national treasure.

@brennangregory1645

Love this version! Feels like the first time I ever heard this song, home alone digging through my dads cd collection I popped Taj in and haven’t looked back since.

@dacenmclean7901

Absolutely exact same for me. I was like 8 when he “rocked me to my soul”

@mooserosser

First listened to this man in 1982 and have never yet tired of him or his music; simply a giant.

@johntoth211

Feeling god coming through Taj on a Saturday morning.... been listening to this version for years and it is my favorite.

@sapelesteve

Totally amazing! Gotta love that guitar that he is playing! Real music going on there folks. Doesn't get much better than that.

@russellpowers86

Blues musicians are like fine wine, they get better with age.

@hamburgerdan101

That’s true I was gonna give some examples but that would just be every blues guy I know except Robert Johnson who I don’t care much for tbh

@goldieARZ

Now THAT is the way to start your Sunday, or any day for the matter! Kudos to the video crew, and much love to a beautiful city...New Orleans. And Taj....well he's a national treasure!

@eschatography

Some songs bring tears to my eyes, not because of sadness nor sorrow, but because of the beauty they invoke.

@jasonpotapenko4723

This makes my heart smile

@scbcgravitywars1770

The PFC version is outstanding, this version is simply unbelievable. Wow. The sweetest song.

@fatfox6706

This has got to be the coolest video!! People and cars goin by and the only one groovin on the jam is the horse!

@jacquesblair2027

its a mule. lol

@bobhoffer5426

like I said dude!

@mijnaillik6532

Fat Fox I’m from NOLA and this takes me home even though I am far away

@ookdanog

He made my life much easier, makes me grounded.
A master in telling a lot with a few words and notes.

@emergencyremedialtruth8593

I am a semi retired semi professional musician I saw Taj Mahal live in an intimate venue in Nevada City California in the 80s he's such a beautiful artist I sat mere feet from him as he did a great performance never will forget.

@DanielAppleton-lr9eq

You were BLESSED by Taj.

@paulinechapman5669

Taj…great grandpa now..still giving it up for all of us left still grooven to his beat..much luv..🇨🇦

@edgeriderrocks8997

Nothing better than Taj, the blues and NOLA. I wish I was there. 🖤

@amandalove777

One of my favorite songs ever.

@Norther56

Sunday morning, horse-drawn carriage, legendary musicians singing and playing...only in New Orleans.

@fenwayify

Taj Mahal is an American original and an absolute treasure. He may not have the notoriety of Bruce Springsteen, but he has every bit of the depth and breadth and more. I have loved his music since happening upon a dingy 8-track tape of "The Real Thing" lying on the road, at an intersection in downtown Rochester, NY in the mid seventies. That album cooks and is one of the most exhilarating live recordings I've ever heard. I've had the chance to see him many times, including performing this song in the midst of a thunderstorm in Rochester at an outdoor festival. I would have loved to be in the carriage or walking alongside during the beautiful version presented here. I've never seen anything but joy and welcome to all conveyed by this man in his music...a real ambassador to the world...

@740bakura

His performances just get better with age!

@chasescanlon6488

I just love the way the bass guitar affects every other musician. Taj instantly just starts bee boppin as soon as that bass line hits.

@suehiple7195

Here it is 2022, just found this treasure.. replay 20 times, shared and loved. Thank you soo ooh ooh!!

@ninaholmes4120

Oh, man. This gets me moving. Ain’t Taj great. I wanna be a Queen Bee. Love that they’re all riding in a horse and carriage. What a beautiful instrument that guitar is. Taj is so relaxed. Uh, huh, sooo good no smooth. Thank y’all 🧡

@Cris-vo6vv

God bless Taj!
...he is a true treasure!!!!

I had the priviledge to see Taj Mahal in a little joint in Houston TX, more than 30 years ago. It was standing room only. He is a top notch performer. What a voice! Most of his blues songs are about love, and they are fun to listen to.

@arthurbiddle4201

This is song is pure fire 🔥 and that's comming from someone that predominantly listens to metal.

@dny_will4857

Metal’s roots are in blues makes sense brotha!

@RELopez-mk4ic

What a classic....been a Taj fan since the late 60's!

@greygrayerband5890

A friend of mine appears in the video. He has recently passed, this video is the best tribute imaginable to my old friend Billy.

@dacenmclean7901

Lovely. It’s cool that he’ll exist forever as little part of thousands of peoples day. Hope you’re doing well😊

@halkungfu8345

I'm 33 and this is food to my soul! Love discovering "masterpieces" as I call them!!! Where's my queen been who likes this stuff? 😉

@MusicHeartofMine2012

New Orleans - like no other!

@federicobalboa9145

without doubt!

@mz1617

I just discover this artist, and he deserve wayyy more likes and views. It's so peaceful !!!!

@jramsey9690

Ah, so much music, so little time. The elders are the best.

@boytino2646

Same,,,,the circus rock lead me here

@BarneyDavey

I love this and Taj so much. He is a national treasure. This performance and video are perfections

@norbert6966

Taj Mahal is such a legend. This video made me buy a resonator, just to play this song.

@dandeocelot

I'm hearing this for the first time, and I bet I will hit replay at least ten times

@repdale

Taj is THE coolest

@jackk.7452

Can't lie I thought they filmed this during the corona virus outbreak and that's why no one was outside and I was like "Oh that's nice they're playing for everyone locked in their houses!" I was wrong but still, what a great song

@frankswanky2360

Uuummmm.... this video was posted like 5 years ago lolz--
But yeah they must've had something cause there aren't many pedestrians

@richardpentelow655

Early morning. That is up to 11:00am down there.

@BISBANIAN

Thank you Taj Mahal,
for your incredible music and for sharing.

@bookman100

When I was teen (1968-69) and lived in Topanga Canyon Taj would play at the local and only club "The Corral" and also sit and play on the stoop of the old shopping center (just a hand full of shops and a post office) and play for us kids. Brings tears. We were hippies living down by the creek at "Twin Poles".

@olgierdogden4742

Seen you too many times Taj, and you are the last of the greats! Bless you..

@Argotero

!!! The natural americana lover trio in New Orleans !!!!! Fantástico !!!

@citygirlnikki

I can watch this all day long. ALL DAY LONG.

@brucedalton9893

I could listen to this 24/7

@odhogan5702

Bruce Dalton. 3.m

@daviddorenfeld763

same!!!

@Cotton4all

Not my thing--reminds me of when Yoko Ono tried to join the Beatles...Piercing Auditory "OUCH."

@Horrorlifter

this was my wife and I's first song at our wedding

@vtvita

... my wife's and my first song

@qte5530

David Robb "sweet"

@anonperson4346

@@vtvita my petty ass was about to comment the same thing😂

@Banjomute

@@vtvita I like "I's" made me smile :-)

@williamjasonpuffer

Just added this to "wedding playlist" haha before reading your comment. Its so good. 👍🍺

@indiy-art1006

This ist just.... the beauty of Music. God Bless Taj and his Mates

@markomescrelo9501

cheers people from Croatia! Taj is one of few

@amylindberg123

A Mother’s Day treat, today! Incredible! I’m a new fan. Thanks to my loving Son, Bradley #NOLA

@chuckmobile

He's just one cool cat! Just perfect.

@cynamonstudio

Now you can easily say who is a ganuine artist and who is a fake. Damn, top notch blues ... I comer here every month to listen to this jewel !

@Les5959

I think that's the coolest thing I ever heard... and I been playin and listening for 50+ years. Always sumpin around the corner you weren't expecting. Mucho Love

@wayneperry7077

I was lucky enough to see Taj in the early 1990's in Portland,Oregon. It was in some old house where concerts were held,I can't remember the name of the venue but it was great, just him and his guitar and a few dozen people sitting around him listening in a living room.. He was super nice and an amazing musician !

@blueeyessiamese

How enjoyable is that! Happy feels so good to “Rock My Soul”. Thankyou

@susanreinhardt9391

Still gives me goosebumps. I've been lucky to see Taj once. Bravo fellas, this tune roxks!

@lauralamm7587

I grew up in Hollywood on Dracena Ave in a duplex next to Taj's daugther, wife & mother-in-law (Aya, Anne & Margarite Hornisher). It was a duplex with a large shared deck in front of the duplexes. Having been born & raised in Hollywood, as a kid I came across various "stars". Nothing in my memory is as enjoyable as when Taj would come and play music on the deck. Strangely enough, I moved to Hawaii 31 years ago (the "Big Island", Kona) and have always seen his flyers for concerts on Maui & Oahu since he is a resident here in Hawaii also. Thank you Taj, you are one of my greatest musical memories!!! Mahola, Laura Lamm!!!

@lauralamm7587

Whoops, typing too fast "Mahalo"!!!!

@karleberhardpfahl

GREAT groove! I love how well they blend together. Master musicianship made sound effortless. Both impressive and beautiful.

@Sven237

How can some folks give thumbs down?!
.. Masterpiece! No wiring, no amps, just blessed artists and their instruments 'n voices.
These ol' men rule !

@gatoryak7332

No amps? That is a magical bass!

@Sven237

@@gatoryak7332 right, sure the bass is amped, but no walls of amps or djungle of wiring

@bladesaint21mr

It just doesn't get cooler than this here!

@robertphillips3681

+Mel Roberts It does not Sir!!

@lauragovernali4332

Saw Taj Mahal in a small venue in Cambridge Mass in 1987. Best thing I've ever seen 🌹💖🌹 👑🐝

@vidjagameenjoyer

They closed out the second night of the Folk Festival in Vancouver, BC in 2022 and it was an absolutely magical experience.

@zadettamae5206

He make my soul feel nice🌻

@Fenris_1966

Great to see the three musicians, you can see that they have played that number about a million times and still it is so intense, relaxed and accurately played. I just want to listen and watch this video again and again 🤗

@nicoelledanielle

one of the greatest musicians of all time! Thank you for these amazing videos. Wish there were more!

@mekiosan

I love this song. I sing it to my daughter all the time!

@MJ.71

I luv just lying back, closing my eyes and listening to this and I can't help but smile all the way through it..... 😌😁

@clappzzz

Great swingin' version, all done while rolling down the streets of the best city in America. Taj got the music in him!

@CountanceD

Reina del Cid sent me. Love this!!

@Bobywan75

Me too, Reina doesn't have the same voice as the original but I love how she adapted the song to her voice. All she miss now is a carriage for her next cover :)

@CountanceD

@@Bobywan75 that would be fun:)

@SimvitTravels

Holy shit I forgot about Rena del Cid, I just discovered a memory I didn't know I still had. Used to watch and admire her like 8 years back in high school. Life really does come full circle, here I am again.

@Issaaay260

Me too!!

@davidmccardle8734

No matter how many time ya watch it... it never gets old!

@paulandemmasfoodjourney5003

Still coming back. For 40 odd years now xxx Rock me to my soul xxx

@chevy66driver

Knocking a Taj performance off my bucket list in 6 days

@annelikarlsson1175

Det är de genuina musikerna som får en att vilja leva och dansa vidare i livet. Som får en på rätt bana ibland i livsavgörande ögonblick. En elogé till dem