Monday, March 29, 2010

Ma Rainey - See See Rider

Wikipedia

"See See Rider", also known as "C.C. Rider" or "See See Rider Blues" or "Easy Rider" is a popular American 12-bar blues" song. It was first recorded by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey in 1924, and since then has been recorded by many other artists.

The song uses mostly traditional blues lyrics to tell the story of an unfaithful lover, commonly called easy riders: "See See rider, see what you have done", making a play on the word see and the sound of easy







2 comments:

mister anchovy said...

The Animals version is a lot of fun.

Ron Moorby said...

fun is good!