The band was founded after both Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi put their solo bands on hiatus to form a new group that lets the married couple focus on making music together, and allows them to spend more time together while touring and recording. Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi have toured together in 2007, under the name Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi's Soul Stew Revival, however this group's material was largely culled from Derek & Susan's solo projects, while the Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band mostly focuses on performing original songs.
After the announcement in late 2009 of a hiatus for both The Derek Trucks Band and Susan Tedeschi Band , the couple began writing new material, working out of their home studio in Jacksonville with a rotating cast of friends and musicians. Their first concert was on April 1, 2010 at the Savannah Music Festival, and although their touring schedule was limited in 2010, the group did perform at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, Fuji Rock Festival, and several other festivals and venues.
The collaboration between Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi has also extended to other artists. Trucks and Tedeschi appeared together on Herbie Hancock's album, The Imagine Project, performing the track "Space Captain" with additional members of Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band, including Oteil Burbridge, Kofi Burbridge, and Mike Mattison. A music video was also released, showing Herbie Hancock as he recorded the song at Trucks & Tedeschi's home studio. Trucks and Tedeschi also appeared with Herbie Hancock to perform "Space Captain" at his 70th birthday concerts at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl.
On 7 March 2011, the band announced that it was changing its name to the Tedeschi Trucks Band. The first Tedeschi Trucks Band CD, Revelator, will be released on June 7th 2011.
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Shame
Tedeschi Trucks Band Lyrics
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Shame, you know we can't unring the bell
Though I tried
Oh to let it all fall away
Oh but sometimes I, I hear exactly what you say
Makes me wonder, why you′re broken
Lord, you have to wonder
Someday, oh you know it can't be long
Someday, when your train has come and gone
Just remember all that shit you used to say
"You got to pick yourself up, you got to get right back out,
You got to do it all over again."
Now I've tried
Oh to let it all fall away
Oh but somehow, I′d love to see him in pain
Makes me wonder, why we′re broken
Lord, you've got to wonder
What′s in the air?
Shame, oh the hurt they put on me and you
Shame, shame, shame, you know they're murdering the truth
Now I′ve tried
Oh to let it all fall away
Oh but somehow, I have nothing left to say
And I wonder, why we're broken
Oh don′t you wonder
Where the hell we're going?
Don't you wonder what′s in the air?
Don′t you wonder? Don't you even care?
Shame
Shame on you
Shame on me for letting you
Shame us all
Shame on him
Oh shame
Oh so much shame
Oh too much shame
Oh shame
The song "Shame" by Tedeschi Trucks Band appears to be a lament about the damage that shame can cause in people's lives. The opening line "Shame, there's poison in the well" sets the tone for the rest of the song. The singer acknowledges that once shame has been introduced into a situation, it is difficult to undo the damage. The lines "Shame, you know we can't unring the bell/ Though I tried" demonstrate this difficulty.
The singer goes on to express their frustration with shame and its effects. The lines "Makes me wonder, why you're broken/ Lord, you have to wonder/ Where are we going?" suggest that shame has caused some sort of damage to someone, possibly the singer themselves or someone close to them. The line "all that shit you used to say/ 'You got to pick yourself up, you got to get right back out,/ You got to do it all over again'" suggests the possibility that the person who has been hurt by shame has received advice that is difficult to follow in their current situation.
Overall, "Shame" seems to be a song that explores the pain and difficulty that can come from experiencing shame. The lyrics suggest that shame can have long-lasting effects on a person's life, and that it is not always easy to overcome.
Line by Line Meaning
Shame, there's poison in the well
There is something toxic affecting our situation and it's causing harm.
Shame, you know we can't unring the bell
We can't undo what has already been done.
Though I tried
I attempted to fix it.
Oh to let it all fall away
I wanted to let the situation dissolve naturally.
Oh but sometimes I, I hear exactly what you say
Sometimes I understand your point of view.
Makes me wonder, why you're broken
It makes me question why you're struggling with this.
Lord, you have to wonder
It's valid to question what is happening.
Where are we going?
What is our destination?
Someday, oh you know it can't be long
Inevitably, things will change before too long.
Someday, when your train has come and gone
Once you've moved on.
Just remember all that shit you used to say
Remember the advice you used to give.
"You got to pick yourself up, you got to get right back out, You got to do it all over again."
You have to keep going after setbacks.
Now I've tried
I attempted to fix it.
Oh to let it all fall away
I wanted to let the situation dissolve naturally.
Oh but somehow, I'd love to see him in pain
However, sometimes I have vengeful thoughts.
Makes me wonder, why we're broken
It makes me question why we're struggling with this.
Lord, you've got to wonder
It's valid to question what is happening.
What's in the air?
What's happening around us?
Shame, oh the hurt they put on me and you
We are experiencing pain caused by an external force.
Shame, shame, shame, you know they're murdering the truth
This outside force is damaging our truth and reality.
Now I've tried
I attempted to fix it.
Oh to let it all fall away
I wanted to let the situation dissolve naturally.
Oh but somehow, I have nothing left to say
At this point, words are not enough to fix the problem.
And I wonder, why we're broken
It makes me question why we're struggling with this.
Oh don't you wonder
It's valid to question what is happening.
Where the hell we're going?
What is our destination?
Don't you wonder what's in the air?
What's happening around us?
Don't you wonder? Don't you even care?
Do you not care about what's happening?
Shame
We are experiencing a feeling of guilt and shame.
Shame on you
You are partially responsible for the situation.
Shame on me for letting you
I am also partially responsible for not putting a stop to it.
Shame us all
We are all responsible for what is happening.
Shame on him
The external force that caused this is at fault as well.
Oh shame
We are all feeling shame.
Oh so much shame
The feeling of shame is overwhelming.
Oh too much shame
The amount of shame we feel is unbearable.
Oh shame
We are all feeling a sense of guilt and shame.
Writer(s): Timothy Lefebvre, Michael A Mattison, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi
Contributed by Jackson C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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