[ ]   [ ]   [ ]                        [ ]      [ ]   [ ]
Harry Manx & Kevin Breit — I'm On Fire
Album: In Good We Trust
Avg rating:
5.6

Your rating:
Total ratings: 50









Released: 0
Length: 3:38
Plays (last 30 days): 0
share tweet wikiwebsitesearchamg
cd
mp3
search
(no lyrics available)
Comments (23)add comment
Love, love, love, love this version of the song...so soulful, absolutely incredible..don't understand the folks that are putting it down. Some people need to stay in the well traveled lanes? Anyway, thanks Harry!
Posted 14 years ago by fifteenriver    [ Reply ]
I saw on Manx's website that he covered this tune because while playing it in NYC, at the NYC Guitar Festival in 2005, the boss himself came along and sat in the front row.  Mr. Springsteen later got up with Manx and jammed a Woody Guthrie song.   Manx recorded his own 'original" version (is every wanna-be music critic gonna compare this to Springsteens's version...no please)  No this is a great original take...... he's playing a raga in the beginning that I think is known as Dhani, and it's amazing how well if fits with the chords.  I think he's playing on a cigar box guitar ( one bass string and three guitar strings).  I love it when someone finally steps out of the mold. Good on ya Harry
Posted 16 years ago by shaktiboy    [ Reply ]
Perhaps a slightly more subtle rendition of bruces' classic brag........
Posted 17 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
anniebear wrote:
First off, why would a (presumably) grown man be expressing sexual desire for a "little girl", second, why would that same man be wondering if the little girl's FATHER was also her "lover"? Sick, disturbing shit right there. Sure, I expect plenty of you to come into this thread and "defend" this crap...
Good lord, talk about an indignation looking for a cause. I highly recommend you either (a) stop listening to music, or (b) get yourself a good slang dictionary. Perhaps this is lingo not used in your world, but "daddy" doesn't mean biological father in this case. Think "Sugar Daddy" to ease your troubled mind. Eesh. Decent cover, anyway, though I much prefer the original.
Posted 17 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
thanks Bill; this is why I love folk festivals; to hear a song I know in a whole different context; maybe not the best cover but I can appreciate the spirit
Posted 17 years ago by canadapaul    [ Reply ]
gumby wrote:
exactly. 3 2
2 1
Posted 17 years ago by MJMJ    [ Reply ]
Once again i love it when a song pulls me from the depths of internet surfing to answer the burning question of who is this? Thank you Bill for making me the music man I am today.
Posted 17 years ago by V12Silly    [ Reply ]
Wolf825 wrote:
Come on, something nice doesn't have to be said about every song here, just because it's different or has a different take on an existing song. This just flat out sucks.
exactly. 3 2
Posted 17 years ago by gumby    [ Reply ]
No No No No No No No No No!
Posted 17 years ago by Girdwood    [ Reply ]
Bad cover...bad, bad, bad....from a great guitarist nonetheless...
Posted 17 years ago by eman    [ Reply ]
Odyzzeuz wrote:
Yeah, I want to do a comical version of this song in which the singer is literally on fire. Deliver the entire song at a shriek.
a la Sam Kinison? I'd buy it. this version blows.
Posted 17 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
In fact, you would rework the lyrics just a smidge and have some fun. Hey little girl, is your daddy home, does he have an extinguisher or a telephone? Because, help me! Help me! I'm on fire!
Posted 17 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Never liked this song, and this version is particularly uninspired. Here's the thing.
hey little girl is your daddy home? Can he do to you the things I want to?
. That's pretty sick, no matter what way you look at it. First off, why would a (presumably) grown man be expressing sexual desire for a "little girl", second, why would that same man be wondering if the little girl's FATHER was also her "lover"? Sick, disturbing shit right there. Sure, I expect plenty of you to come into this thread and "defend" this crap, but I suspect in your heart of hearts, you know what I'm saying, and you know this crap is destructive to humanity.
Posted 17 years ago by anniebear    [ Reply ]
handyrae wrote:
This would be OK if he were singing about something else--but he certainly doesn't sound like he's on fire.
Yeah, I want to do a comical version of this song in which the singer is literally on fire. Deliver the entire song at a shriek.
Posted 17 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
For a second I thought this was Shaver. Nice cover, takes the song to a completely different place, earthier, less polished.
Posted 17 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Come on, something nice doesn't have to be said about every song here, just because it's different or has a different take on an existing song. This just flat out sucks.
Posted 17 years ago by Wolf825    [ Reply ]
This would be OK if he were singing about something else--but he certainly doesn't sound like he's on fire.
Posted 17 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
Pyro wrote:
This is ok, but pales in comparison to the original.
I was just thinking I would like to hear him singing on the original arrangement instead of BS.
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Not nearly as hot as the original - the yearning just isn't there. Not bad, but tepid.
Posted 17 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
Not terrible, but I'm not sure it brings anything new to the table. This isn't much of an "interpretation."
Posted 17 years ago by Duffalo    [ Reply ]
This is ok, but pales in comparison to the original.
Posted 17 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Harry could sing Twinkle Twinkle and it would sound cool...
Posted 17 years ago by GreenOnion    [ Reply ]
SWEET! ...gotta love Harry, another fine Canadian talent ...the guy is amazing.
Posted 17 years ago by go_ski_mully    [ Reply ]