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Little Feat — Easy To Slip
Album: Sailin' Shoes
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Released: 1972
Length: 3:11
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It's so easy to slip
It's so easy to fall
And let your memory drift
And do nothin' at all
All the love that you missed
All the people that you can't recall
Do they really exist at all

Well my whole world seems so cold today
All the magics's gone away
And our time together melts away
Like the sad melody I play

Well I don't want to drift forever
In the shadow of your leaving me
So I'll light another cigarette
And try to remember to forget

It's so easy to slip
It's so easy to fall
And let your memory drift
And do nothin' at all
All the love that you missed
All the people that you can't recall
Do they really exist at all
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What an incredible run for Lowell George and LIttle Feat over a brief shooting star 7 years period. I saw him perform is a small club on Beacon Street in Boston/Allston the night before he died. To this day, his music and his passing still rocks me to core. Namaste Lowell. 
Posted 7 months ago by chinacat    [ Reply ]
 p2h2d2 wrote:

Used to love how efficiently smooth the inside of this album cover was.


Oh, my.  The simple augmented pleasures.
Posted 11 months ago by Greyerwrit    [ Reply ]
 nagsheadlocal wrote:

Oh for the days when I had the time to sit for hours, trying to figure out the chords to this.

Lowell - come back, come back. 


Did you ever figure them out?  Are you willing to share?
Posted 11 months ago by Greyerwrit    [ Reply ]
 onelittlemoose wrote:

Really like this. Why is it I've never heard it before, until I came to RP?  



i'm not familiar with this one either, which surprises me. i love little feat. this is great! thanks, RP!

sure is an...interesting album cover. i'm still trying to figure out the story.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Feat!
Posted 2 years ago by SteveInVa    [ Reply ]
 jberko wrote:

You may find yourself scratching your head about this being a serious piece of work.  



I most definitely am not scratching anything.   The song does scratch my itch for excellent, melodic rock and roll, as does the rest of this album, the one that preceded it and the five that followed.  It is rock and roll.  What do you mean by "serious"?
Posted 3 years ago by Greyerwrit    [ Reply ]
The chiming opening chords of this are my ringtone!
Posted 3 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
You may find yourself scratching your head about this being a serious piece of work.  
Posted 3 years ago by jberko    [ Reply ]
Always makes my day when I hear tunes from the Sailin' Shoes album -- this is one of my all time favorites.  
Posted 3 years ago by jmwidder    [ Reply ]
 MackStar wrote:

to be:

I am                 we are
you are             you are
he is                 they are
she is               they are

dancing... I/you/he/she/it/you/they love(s) it...

Soz, been helping my boy with Latin... he hates it...
 
Is this some inside joke between you and ?. It makes no sense at all to me. 
Posted 4 years ago by atmanv1    [ Reply ]
 onelittlemoose wrote:
Really like this. Why is it I've never heard it before, until I came to RP?  
 
With respect, you may be too young.  This didn't get lots of airplay, even in its day.  None at all in the last ten years, I'll bet -- except here!

Whenever I hear upbeat Feat, I get that visual of Snoopy dancing with his face to the sky and his feet fluttering.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 (former member) wrote:


We be dancing...  love it...

 

 
to be:

I am                 we are
you are             you are
he is                 they are
she is               they are

dancing... I/you/he/she/it/you/they love(s) it...

Soz, been helping my boy with Latin... he hates it...
Posted 11 years ago by MackStar    [ Reply ]
love this song...

"what's wrong with clean feet?"
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
KFAT music is good music!
Posted 11 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
The album was actually released in 1972 (the CD in 1987).
Posted 12 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]
Nice song, but all average 8 .0 rating seems bloated. I'll give it a few more listens.
Posted 12 years ago by Jared    [ Reply ]
 onelittlemoose wrote:
Really like this. Why is it I've never heard it before, until I came to RP?  
 
Used to hear this all the time as a kid. Never really got tired of it then. Still haven't. Sounds like a cross between Three Dog Night and CSN...had forgotten that this was Little Feat. 

Just listened to clips from Sailin' Shoes—sounds like it's an amazing album. 
 
Posted 12 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
god, I love this album...Lowell George was a genius.
Posted 12 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]
There are many songs that I wish I could delete from the mental hard drive.  Then I hear ones like this, and it's such a pleasure to know every note (and to remember the track that came next on album - think I'll go play Cold Cold Cold and sing really LOUD).
Posted 12 years ago by zillah    [ Reply ]
Really like this. Why is it I've never heard it before, until I came to RP?  
Posted 12 years ago by onelittlemoose    [ Reply ]
What a song!!! One of my all-time favorites.

Too bad it only got a short snippet on Almost Famous.

George is soooo missed in music today.
Posted 13 years ago by R7-12    [ Reply ]
Oh for the days when I had the time to sit for hours, trying to figure out the chords to this.

Lowell - come back, come back. 
Posted 13 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
That cool guitar and driving rhythm reminds me of and makes me want to hear something from Keith Richards' Talk Is Cheap...  GO, RP, let's keep things jammin' on this hot and sunny summer afternoon here!

Posted 13 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Ah, Lowell George. The world could use you.

Posted 13 years ago by mike_chouinard    [ Reply ]
Hmm, I have a wife who could do with listening to little feat ... {#Rolleyes}
Posted 13 years ago by farley    [ Reply ]
 Alpine wrote:
I used to have this girlfriend that loved little feat.  She was bad, in a good way.
 
I'm sorry.. do I know you?

Ha,ha.

Posted 14 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
Linda Ronstadt on backup vocals
Posted 14 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
I used to have this girlfriend that loved little feat.  She was bad, in a good way.
Posted 14 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
10
Posted 14 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
Great tune...rock on and have a nice day!
Posted 14 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


love it...
 
Me too romeo, mee tooooo....  {#Innocent}
Posted 14 years ago by srose96    [ Reply ]
1972, the same year Steely Dan released "Can't Buy a Thrill."

Sigh. Music sure was better in the 70s . . .
Posted 14 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
I think that snail has really bad intentions. Watch out Cupcake!!!
Posted 15 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
Another oldie but goodie that RP has surprised me with. I just rediscovered this one a few years ago. Heard it constantly 25 years ago, but it slipped my mind in the intervening years.
Posted 15 years ago by mnmrosen    [ Reply ]
thewiseking wrote:
who can recount the number of house parties where this album was played?

It certainly was played at all our parties! Still is!! Has never lost it's power to make me smile.
A must have LP.


Posted 15 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
Love this band and all of it's various incarnates! Saw them just a few months ago at the BellyUp. Excellent as always! Came out smiling, and it lasted for days! Great band. Bill Payne blows me away!
Posted 15 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
Fits in this rotation this evening!!
Posted 15 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
To borrow a quote, " This song is soooo good for the ears..."


Posted 15 years ago by racerx    [ Reply ]
 brighthue wrote:
"All the people that you can't recall
Do they really exist at all"

A little Zen koan from Little Feat?  Hmmm... {#Think}
 
I don't know, sounds a little ego-centric to me. It would be more zen if it said;

"All the people that you can't recall
Do you really exist at all?"

Posted 15 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
"All the people that you can't recall
Do they really exist at all"

A little Zen koan from Little Feat?  Hmmm... {#Think}
Posted 15 years ago by brighthue    [ Reply ]
I'd rate this 11 if I could......
Posted 15 years ago by ezzyme    [ Reply ]
When I first heard this song back in 87, I thought that Buffalo Springfield had reunited.
Perhaps this is why Lowell George wasn't fond of it. It is a definite departure from the usual "Feet" sound.
Steven Stills could have written it.
Posted 15 years ago by jeffcourtney    [ Reply ]
Al_Koholic wrote:
the guy on the left is sitting on it


Actually, I think he's trying to find it under her petticoats...


Posted 15 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
k_trout wrote:
but where is the giant snail?
the guy on the left is sitting on it
Posted 16 years ago by Al_Koholic    [ Reply ]
daveesh wrote:
i always thought that cover image looked familiar...
but where is the giant snail?
Posted 16 years ago by k_trout    [ Reply ]
Thank you for playing this. Makes life worth getting out of bed for today after three weeks.
Posted 16 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
The Feat cain't be beat! Still holds up head and shoulders above most of today's weedy offerings
Posted 16 years ago by daedalus    [ Reply ]
Love me some Feat! Wish we got more of the Waiting For Columbus versions of these songs as well, but this album is a classic!
Posted 16 years ago by TexasAggies    [ Reply ]
Used to love how efficiently smooth the inside of this album cover was.
Posted 16 years ago by p2h2d2    [ Reply ]
who can recount the number of house parties where this album was played?
Posted 16 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill, I can now face the world outside.
Posted 16 years ago by sharkartist    [ Reply ]
daveesh wrote:
i always thought that cover image looked familiar...
Well, of course, any Fragonard Rococo masterpiece is familiar. daveesh wrote:
Posted 16 years ago by miahfost    [ Reply ]
This almost makes it worthwhile being back in the office ... almost.
Posted 16 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
i always thought that cover image looked familiar...
Posted 16 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Amazing...real music
Posted 17 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
whew! This brings back some stoney memories! One of the best Little Feat albums out there.
Posted 17 years ago by Rockyinmyradio    [ Reply ]
Quixmundi wrote:
Waiting for Columbus is still one of the best live album's made, have to add that to the all time LF list.
Could have sworn it was The Band.
Posted 17 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
eastcoast wrote:
I've never heard the Dead play.
Me either. That's probably why I don't like the Dead. Wow, I love the classic Little Feat...the modern stuff, while respectable, just holds no soul in comparison. Most excellent.
Posted 17 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Love this band when Lowell George was still alive, saw them when Craig Fuller was doing vocal fo them, not bad but , only LG could true lay down the vibe this band had.
Posted 17 years ago by YA_MAN    [ Reply ]
Yet one group that understand the basic settings,must include a HAMMOND! #9.
Posted 17 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
p2h2d2 wrote:
Feats still don't fail me, one of the best from Mr. George and company.
I totally agree. I have loved this band since I was a teen. Used to own the LP... They are just plain ole' good rock n' roll!
Posted 17 years ago by farbenblinde    [ Reply ]
Feats still don't fail me, one of the best from Mr. George and company.
Posted 17 years ago by p2h2d2    [ Reply ]
gotta love the Feat!
Posted 17 years ago by dtytler    [ Reply ]
Jeffrey wrote:
The last song on that album is Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie. When I was in the Navy, I was on a gunboat (PG), and our captain's first name was William. Guess what our ship's song was?
Posted 17 years ago by sharkartist    [ Reply ]
skyguy wrote:
I still like the first album the best-with Ry Cooder!
The last song on that album is Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie. When I was in the Navy, I was on a gunboat (PG), and our captain's first name was William. Guess what our ship's song was?
Posted 17 years ago by Jeffrey    [ Reply ]
That is correct. Bob Weir covered it, and a rather weak rendition as I recall. All watered down and lacking the energy of Lowell's vision.
Posted 17 years ago by sharkartist    [ Reply ]
Love, love, love THE FEAT!
Posted 17 years ago by dixiedeb    [ Reply ]
I've never heard the Dead play. Bob Weir's solo band played it, I beleive. Leslie wrote:
I can't believe I didn't know this was a Little Feat tune. I've only heard the Dead play it. You learn something new every day!
Posted 17 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
tremendous musicianship...
Posted 17 years ago by siloco    [ Reply ]
YYYYYYES!!! Love this Feats classic. Interesting that Lowell appently didn't think much of this song and rarely if ever, played it in concert. I think it rocks. God I love the Lowell era Feats.
Posted 17 years ago by sharkartist    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite albums from them and a great song to boot.
Posted 17 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
I've never heard the Dead play. Bob Weir's solo band played it, I beleive. bokey wrote:
Arghh!Mentioned in the same paragraph,lifetime,planet or wildest dream.So wrong,so, so wrong.
Posted 17 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
Leslie wrote:
I can't believe I didn't know this was a Little Feat tune. I've only heard the Dead play it. You learn something new every day!
Not in the same paragraph,lifetime,planet or wildest dream.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
I can't believe I didn't know this was a Little Feat tune. I've only heard the Dead play it. You learn something new every day!
Posted 17 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Quixmundi wrote:
Waiting for Columbus is still one of the best live album's made, have to add that to the all time LF list.
Posted 17 years ago by TexasAggies    [ Reply ]
Feat rule!
Posted 17 years ago by fretman    [ Reply ]
Although I have heard a lot about them, I've never actually heard Little Feat before. Outstanding.
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
I still like the first album the best-with Ry Cooder!
Posted 17 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
Quixmundi wrote:
Waiting for Columbus is still one of the best live album's made, have to add that to the all time LF list.
Absolutely agree. Most of the live versions on it are much better than the originals, which were already awesome!
Posted 17 years ago by BigDaddy_PA    [ Reply ]
Quixmundi wrote:
Waiting for Columbus is still one of the best live album's made, have to add that to the all time LF list.
I agree.
Posted 17 years ago by Jeffrey    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
Also a great use of this song in the Cameron Crowe movie "Almost Famous". Like Bonnie Raitt said "I miss Little Feat more than I miss being 8 years old"
Posted 18 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
Don't know why I didn't know this was a Little Feat song. I have a Bob Weir solo album and he does this. Now I know it's a cover. Great Song!
Posted 18 years ago by Al_Koholic    [ Reply ]
Waiting for Columbus is still one of the best live album's made, have to add that to the all time LF list.
Posted 18 years ago by Quixmundi    [ Reply ]
An excellent tune from what I would posit to be the single best Little Feat album, though Dixie Chicken is right behind, in my book. Thanks, RP.
Posted 18 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Thank you Bill - a great selection from the most underappreciated band ever.
Posted 18 years ago by Quixmundi    [ Reply ]
miahfost wrote:
Paul Barrierre and Lowell George, in the same band!
Actually, Paul wasn't in the band at the time of this recording. Funny, this is one of my favorites from what is probably my favorite band of all times but apparently Lowell didn't care much for this song and rarely played it in concert.
Posted 18 years ago by sharkartist    [ Reply ]
Nice pick Bill...
Posted 18 years ago by Dylan76    [ Reply ]
LG you rock(ed)...saw 'em twice in the 70's...pissed off I had to pay $11 or whatever...what a band...
Posted 18 years ago by eman    [ Reply ]
Paul Barrierre and Lowell George, in the same band!
Posted 18 years ago by miahfost    [ Reply ]
sharkartist wrote:
"So I light a mellow cigarette and try to forget" Man, Lowell George will never be forgotten!
You said it, Sharkster. The live version of "Willin'" on Waiting for Columbus is probably on my top-three-of-all-time list. What an artist; what a band.
Posted 18 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
sharkartist wrote:
"So I light a mellow cigarette and try to forget" Man, Lowell George will never be forgotten!
sweet
Posted 18 years ago by ppak    [ Reply ]
"So I light a mellow cigarette and try to forget" Man, Lowell George will never be forgotten!
Posted 20 years ago by sharkartist    [ Reply ]
Love this song! These guys were phenomenal live.
Posted 21 years ago by tonypf    [ Reply ]
Love the time signature... What a band..
Posted 21 years ago by halcatus    [ Reply ]
Brain still bleeding..gahhhhhhhhhhh
Posted 21 years ago by eval    [ Reply ]
Little Feat is playing a bar 2 hours away next week. Look forward to drinking myself silly and thinking of Lowell George. Thanks Bill
Posted 21 years ago by Spliff    [ Reply ]
Oh yeah, Baby! (where do you think my name comes from?) Another \"crank the tunes and screw my coworkers\" song!
Posted 21 years ago by FeatFanMike    [ Reply ]
\"The Bees Knees!\" I asked a friend which Little Feat album I should get back in 1974 when everyone I knew was listening to them and he recommended Sailing Shoes. I was listeing to other types of stuff at the time. It was instantly great with my first listening in 74 and remains, well, a milestone in my music library.
Posted 21 years ago by capandjudy    [ Reply ]
I love Little Feat, and this is one of my faves. Keep \'em comin!
Posted 21 years ago by LittleDolly    [ Reply ]
Feats Never Fail!
Posted 21 years ago by ndanger666    [ Reply ]
oneathebest!
Posted 21 years ago by jamesbradley    [ Reply ]
Man, I LOVE this tune! Feat are definatlely one of my favourite bands, and this track is at the top of my list of favourite Feat tunes!
Posted 22 years ago by jeremyleo    [ Reply ]