In my head today: Spill the wine Video#

Eric Burdon & War - Spill the wine Video#

Furthering our fondness for flute....

Eric Burdon & War: Spill the Wine

Okay I'll be honest, this tune is not exactly the one in my head today. But this is a kick-ass version of one of the very first songs I ever remember hearing. Shows my age I guess. It has a vibe to it that hits me emotionally every time I hear it. As a young girl, the part that was cool to me was him laying in a field of tall grass. I was a kid, and didn't really get the meaning of the song, ya dig?

The reason that line stuck with me was because that was exactly what I'd do, lay in a large field of tall grass. Hot summer days, I'd wander out into the empty lot beside our house and make myself a little fort. A spot just big enough for an 8 year old. Maybe it looked like a crop circle from above. I was hiding in plain sight, away from... well a lot of stuff. I don't know if people really coudn't see me, or if they humored the poor troubled girl in that green house. Either way, I felt at peace.

Plus, the flute! The flute, the beat, Eric Burdon's amazing voice. It was groovy baby.