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Hot Tuna — Candy Man
Album: First Pull Up, Then Pull Down
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Released: 1971
Length: 5:43
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Well candyman said been here and gone
Well candyman said been here and gone
Candyman said been here and gone
Wish I was in New Orleans sittin' on a candy stand

Well candyman said
Salty dog
Well candyman said salty dog
Well candyman said salty dog
I can't be your salty dog and I won't be your candyman

Run to the corner get the baby some beer
Run to the corner get the baby some beer
Run to the corner get the baby some beer
Wish I was in New Orleans sittin' on a candy stand

Well candyman said been here and gone
Well candyman said been here and gone
Candyman said been here and gone
Wish I was in New Orleans sittin' on a candy stand
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Sorry, curator.. But a venue where you used to hang out.. Not a venue you use to hang out AT.  Haha.  Sorry for being a grammar Nazi.  No not really sorry.  

You didn't need the "at" part.
Posted 2 months ago by ZenAce    [ Reply ]
 rigel2213 wrote:

Nice bass solo. Interesting and funky, but not too flashy. Just a solid solo.


Jack Casady, ladies and gentlemen, Jack Casady 
Posted 4 months ago by eyke    [ Reply ]
Was gonna give it a 6, then the bass solo came along, bumped it to a 7. 
Posted 5 months ago by MrPou    [ Reply ]
Outstanding. Get's me humming and tapping them toes every time! Thanks!
Posted 5 months ago by dirtbagpook    [ Reply ]
Got to see Jorma for the 67th time last Saturday evening at the Rams Head in Annapolis. Always a pleasure. Thanks RP!
Posted 6 months ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
 bam23 wrote:

Hot Tuna has been on my mind today, as I am reading Jorma Kaukonen’s autobiography that I found it a free library. As soon as Bill started his introduction, somehow I knew what was coming. Weird



I told Jorma I read his book. He said it has a happy ending, and it is a good thing.
Posted 1 year ago by eyke    [ Reply ]
It was recently noted that Hot Tuna will stop the electric shows at the end of 2023.
Posted 1 year ago by eyke    [ Reply ]
my hometown and longtime friend, justin guip, plays drums with Hot Tuna. he's amazing. 
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Hot Tuna has been on my mind today, as I am reading Jorma Kaukonen’s autobiography that I found it a free library. As soon as Bill started his introduction, somehow I knew what was coming. Weird
Posted 1 year ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
 Dapps wrote:

Awesome, thanks Bill   🛐



yeah it is
Posted 1 year ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Awesome, thanks Bill   🛐
Posted 1 year ago by Dapps    [ Reply ]
Can we hear Van Halen's Ice Cream Man after this?
Posted 1 year ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Long time, thought the line was:
Run to the corner get my babies in bed.
Posted 2 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]
Personally, I'm down for a tuna melt, but hot tuna isn't really my bag...
Posted 2 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Mahalo.
Posted 2 years ago by islanduo    [ Reply ]
CLASSIC!!! ICONIC!!!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
So many memories of the Chateau Liberte, their early light shows,  the Dobbies  before they were famous, Tuna, bell bottoms, joints and negotiating mountain roads afterwards.  
Posted 3 years ago by Gs95045    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh,
Papa John for the win
Posted 3 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

you're asking about Lazarus...and HE is a great RP regular, with an odd rating philosophy (if he likes it he rates '10', if not, he rates '1') - and good question; where are you Lazarus?  I hope he's OK. 

I recently started listening to RP on a daily basis after about a 7 year hiatus.  My last job was too busy and I didn't have time to listen to music with my headphones, one of the reasons I quit that job (the other being that it really sucked, was way too stressful as I was working on creating medical insurance products that met the ACA (aka Obamacare) requirements) and boy am I glad to be back!

I missed hearing from several RPosters, including my local friend 'HippyChick' and many others, including our dearly departed.  And now I'm worried about Lazarus.



Looks like the last post from Lazarus was about three years ago. Hope he is ok and only listening to classical music.


Posted 3 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
 cbrandtbuffalo wrote:

Back in college a guy I knew hated tuna, but his mom sent him cans every week in care packages. So he'd end up with all this tuna and he didn't want it. So he had a yearly tuna party with all sorts of events like tuna eating, tuna can bowling, tuna juice drinking (hey, it was college). It made for an interesting party and everyone got a can of tuna as a parting gift.




Clearly a fishy tail.
Posted 3 years ago by garyevans    [ Reply ]
now why cant more bands sound like this

hell man...thats
hank williams
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
A bass guitar solo! You don't hear many of those, I like it
Posted 3 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
 wildmanfromSB wrote:
didnt these guys want to be HOT SHIT but had to settle for HOT TUNA? 
 
They did both.
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
didnt these guys want to be HOT SHIT but had to settle for HOT TUNA? 
Posted 3 years ago by wildmanfromSB    [ Reply ]
Find the quarantine concert series from the Fur Peace Ranch for some great music from these  guys
Posted 3 years ago by grhorn    [ Reply ]
 Get yer freak on 
Posted 3 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Maybe it's just memories of college, but Hot Tuna always makes me Happy.  
Posted 4 years ago by KitKatKeno    [ Reply ]
Roman Candy?
Posted 4 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
Nice bass solo. Interesting and funky, but not too flashy. Just a solid solo.
Posted 4 years ago by rigel2213    [ Reply ]
Have all the Tuna records Used to love em live with Papa John
Posted 5 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
Great bass solo! Why haven't I heard it before? 
Posted 5 years ago by bertbakker    [ Reply ]
Juicy... Hot Tuna... Yum!
Posted 5 years ago by dirtbagpook    [ Reply ]

This doesn't sound anything like Sammy Davis, Jr.



  
It doesn't sound like the music to a horror movie either. 

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/candyman/


Researching urban folklore, a University of Chicago student snoops around the housing projects of Cabrini Green to find more about the legend of the Candyman who supposedly appears (whenever one looks into the mirror and repeats his name five times) to slash his victims with a metal hook. Only after she witnesses the atrocities herself, does she believe he exists. To her horror, he wants her to join him in his afterlife dimension. This unsettling feature is based on a short story by Clive Barker.
Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
I remember early '90s show with michelle shocked/bruce cockburn/hot tuna/bob wier & wasserman scaring the children, detroit not even sold out at small outdoor theater.....!
Posted 6 years ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
I search in vain for Dave Van Ronk.
Posted 6 years ago by Chi_Editrix    [ Reply ]
 chinaski wrote:
Where's that chick who posts something like "everybody in my hotel room be dancin'  like bowlegged muleskinners" or something like that?

Jack still delivers solos just like that today. Man oh man what fun.

 

 
you're asking about Lazarus...and HE is a great RP regular, with an odd rating philosophy (if he likes it he rates '10', if not, he rates '1') - and good question; where are you Lazarus?  I hope he's OK. 

I recently started listening to RP on a daily basis after about a 7 year hiatus.  My last job was too busy and I didn't have time to listen to music with my headphones, one of the reasons I quit that job (the other being that it really sucked, was way too stressful as I was working on creating medical insurance products that met the ACA (aka Obamacare) requirements) and boy am I glad to be back!

I missed hearing from several RPosters, including my local friend 'HippyChick' and many others, including our dearly departed.  And now I'm worried about Lazarus.


Posted 7 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 SinisterDexter wrote:

This doesn't sound anything like Sammy Davis, Jr.



 


Posted 7 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
 cbrandtbuffalo wrote:
Back in college a guy I knew hated tuna, but his mom sent him cans every week in care packages. So he'd end up with all this tuna and he didn't want it. So he had a yearly tuna party with all sorts of events like tuna eating, tuna can bowling, tuna juice drinking (hey, it was college). It made for an interesting party and everyone got a can of tuna as a parting gift.

 
Very creative.   I fondly remember tuna parties in college, but mine were nothing like this.{#Boohoo}{#Devil_pimp} {#Bananajam}
Posted 7 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
Where's that chick who posts something like "everybody in my hotel room be dancin'  like bowlegged muleskinners" or something like that?

Jack still delivers solos just like that today. Man oh man what fun.
Posted 7 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
I've taken in 56 Jorma / Hot Tuna concerts over the years coast to coast from the legendary five hour shows up 'til now. Can't wait until the next one.
Posted 7 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
Back in college a guy I knew hated tuna, but his mom sent him cans every week in care packages. So he'd end up with all this tuna and he didn't want it. So he had a yearly tuna party with all sorts of events like tuna eating, tuna can bowling, tuna juice drinking (hey, it was college). It made for an interesting party and everyone got a can of tuna as a parting gift.
Posted 7 years ago by cbrandtbuffalo    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of New Paltz in the early 70s for some reason. What a scene up there back then
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 Dahlia_Gumbo wrote:
Boppin' along. Yay, thanks for this blast from the past.
 
I thought I was going to hate this but it kind of gets you, doesn't it?
Posted 8 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
Boppin' along. Yay, thanks for this blast from the past.
Posted 8 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
been thinkin bout playin bass  , great solo!!
Posted 8 years ago by laup    [ Reply ]
Jorma and Jack, Sammy and Papa John deliverin' again! Hot Effin' Tuna!  Thanks Bill!   https://jormakaukonen.com/tour.php
Posted 8 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
Sharon Lois and Bram time, for the kiddies - Hot Toona for the rest of us.
Posted 8 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 pkimbrel wrote:
I had a buddy in college who had his own special recipe. He'd mix up a can of tuna and baked beans and nuke it for about 2 minutes. Horrific smell. He's married. His recipe is dead.
 
That ain't a recipe, that's a lack of imagination. I'm guessing the wife put an end to that "food" out of love or a sense of self-preservation. 
 sub-arctic wrote:


My brother used to do the same with a can of mackerel in tomato sauce and sliced banana.
  

 A banana?!? with mackerel?!? Are these people trapped in a post-apocalyptic wasteland? 
 
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 SinisterDexter wrote:

This doesn't sound anything like Sammy Davis, Jr.



 

{#Clap}{#Clap}
Posted 9 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
 SinisterDexter wrote:

This doesn't sound anything like Sammy Davis, Jr.



 
sinister, but funny : )
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
woo-hoooo!
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
This song was a total wash......until the bass solo - very nice.  That still doesn't make it good overall! I really don't EVER need to hear this song again.
Posted 12 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
nice bass solo! {#Bananajam}
Posted 13 years ago by arieviln    [ Reply ]
Just not enuf bass solos in music these days !
Posted 13 years ago by cellomangler    [ Reply ]
Ok but now you gotta at least make 3 candy references in a row... c'mon... you can do it !
(last tune was Chocolate Jesus)

Posted 13 years ago by cellomangler    [ Reply ]
Good to hear this song again, it's been a while since I heard it.
Posted 13 years ago by steelinox51    [ Reply ]

This doesn't sound anything like Sammy Davis, Jr.


Posted 13 years ago by SinisterDexter    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:
{#Stupid} I wonder what made 5 people rate this '1'? {#Stupid}
 
I think that album cover might help, inasmuch as any album cover can.  It's most unpleasant.

Posted 13 years ago by Derecho    [ Reply ]
{#Stupid} I wonder what made 5 people rate this '1'? {#Stupid}
Posted 14 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
 black321 wrote:
Why'd it take so long to dust off this gem?

Where has the Candy Man gone?
 
Ask Guy Davis

Posted 14 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]

Hot Tuna Higher Ground by ~JohannaStudios
Kieran John Delaney   ©2008-2010 ~JohannaStudios

Hot Tuna at Higher Ground



Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
I would give a meaningful, useful part of my anatomy to play bass like Jack Casady.
 
Well, then give your ears.......... Because you obviously can't hear how terrible he sounds right here. He doesn't usually sound that bad, but on candy man........... {#Rolleyes}

Posted 14 years ago by mrdak    [ Reply ]
Got Jack?
Posted 14 years ago by Captn_Pea    [ Reply ]
Got Jorma?
Posted 14 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
I had forgotten how good these guys were.
Posted 14 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
I would give a meaningful, useful part of my anatomy to play bass like Jack Casady.
Posted 14 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Chocolate Jesus into Candy man.

Its a cliche segue, but that okay.


Posted 14 years ago by polymerchm    [ Reply ]
wow...just coming back on RP, caught this, amazing -
Posted 14 years ago by ambrebalte    [ Reply ]
brutal set

 WonderLizard wrote:
Cute set:

Hot Tuna - Candy Man
Tom Waits - Chocolate Jesus
Over the Rhine - Jesus In New Orleans
Fats Domino - Walking to New Orleans
 


Posted 15 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
Good thing CD's came out, 'cos I wiped out at least 3 vinyl copies of this album.
And it was always played LOUD.
Posted 15 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]
Cute set:

Hot Tuna - Candy Man
Tom Waits - Chocolate Jesus
Over the Rhine - Jesus In New Orleans
Fats Domino - Walking to New Orleans


Posted 15 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 slickskater52 wrote:
I was hoping for chocolate rain.
 
Is that a synonym for a hot carl?
Ick.

Posted 16 years ago by OldFrenchie    [ Reply ]
I was hoping for chocolate rain.
Posted 16 years ago by slickskater52    [ Reply ]
I watched Pappa John do his stuff in Washington DC around 1967 .. amazing to say the least. RIP Pappa John Creech!
Posted 16 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Wow, Hot Tuna! That brought back memories. Used to be a D.J. and played this music out of a college radio station in the 70's. Yeah you whipper snappers we had music back then ;)
Posted 16 years ago by Jazz1    [ Reply ]
Violinist Papa John Creach first came to the notice of rock fans when he joined Jefferson Airplane and its spin-off group, Hot Tuna, in 1970. By that time, he was already in his early fifties, a veteran of jazz and blues associations, while his fellow bandmembers were still approaching 30. Nevertheless, using an electrified violin, Creach added a new psychedelic edge to the Airplane in its final days. The band split in 1972, by which time Creach had begun to release solo albums on its custom label, Grunt. The Airplane was reorganized and relaunched as Jefferson Starship, and Creach was with it through its million-selling Red Octopus album in 1975. He continued to make solo albums through 1992, when he released Papa Blues. Papa John Creach died of heart failure in 1994 at the age of 76. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Yuck!
Yeah... (shudders)
Posted 16 years ago by pyxxel    [ Reply ]
pkimbrel wrote:
I had a buddy in college who had his own special recipe. He'd mix up a can of tuna and baked beans and nuke it for about 2 minutes.
My brother used to do the same with a can of mackerel in tomato sauce and sliced banana.
Posted 16 years ago by sub-arctic    [ Reply ]
I had a buddy in college who had his own special recipe. He'd mix up a can of tuna and baked beans and nuke it for about 2 minutes. Horrific smell. He's married. His recipe is dead.
Posted 17 years ago by pkimbrel    [ Reply ]
Who can? Candy man can!
Posted 17 years ago by pkimbrel    [ Reply ]
Jack takes a walk!
Posted 17 years ago by capandjudy    [ Reply ]
ce wrote:
First I noticed the nice string of similarly styled songs and then I saw the titles. Nice:
I was just coming in to comment on this exact same set... hilarious, IMO! What a train of thought... 12:46 pm - Hot Tuna - Candy Man 12:42 pm - Tom Waits - Chocolate Jesus 12:37 pm - Over the Rhine - Jesus In New Orleans 12:35 pm - Fats Domino - Walking to New Orleans
Posted 17 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Yuck!
I second that!!!
Posted 17 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
Very hot (tuna)! Haven't heard this song in years. Thanks for getting my toes tapping Bill.
Posted 17 years ago by hikeupit    [ Reply ]
First I noticed the nice string of similarly styled songs and then I saw the titles. Nice:
2:56 am - Hot Tuna - Candy Man 2:52 am - Tom Waits - Chocolate Jesus 2:47 am - Over the Rhine - Jesus In New Orleans 2:45 am - Fats Domino - Walking to New Orleans
Posted 17 years ago by ce    [ Reply ]
Does anybody know...if that's Papa John Creach on the fiddle?
Posted 17 years ago by jptl    [ Reply ]
Jorma is a disciple of Reverend Gary Davis. Back in the day I spent hundreds and hundreds of hours learning to fingerpick listening to this album and the first Hot Tuna album. I learned to soldier through most of them but, unfortunately, lacked the talent to give them the feeling of Jorma and Jack. Or, for the matter of that, Reverend Davis. Btw, my favorite tune from this album is "Been So Long."
Posted 17 years ago by RobRyan    [ Reply ]
Why'd it take so long to dust off this gem? Where has the Candy Man gone?
Posted 17 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]
I guess you didn't like it Shesdifferent wrote:
Yuck!
Posted 17 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
Yuck!
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Hot F'n Tuna!
Posted 20 years ago by Al_Koholic    [ Reply ]
Hot dog!! It\'s Hot Tuna. Gotta love it.
Posted 21 years ago by triviagal    [ Reply ]
Excellent! \" Peidmont\" style flatpickin\'. Excellent!!
Posted 22 years ago by barndweller    [ Reply ]
An absolute gem. For anyone who gives a hoot about real picking and American musical tradition, this old warhorse is it. Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casaday played against each other like they were cosmically linked. Jorma\'s playing and singing (and teaching workshops) continue to seed this legacy. Wish I\'se down in New Orleans, just sittin on a candy stand. :D
Posted 22 years ago by chasboco    [ Reply ]