1983 I Can't Put My Finger On It
- 5 months ago
I Can’t Put My Finger On It
by Mark Fielding Darden
Raleigh NC 1983
This was a Boat Rocker classic. For some reason, we recorded this song with just the instruments, live, in the Choke Monkey Lounge in 1983. It was probably a practice take, and this was probably the fourth or fifth time we ever played it. I decided to add the vocals on Valentine's Day 2013, 30 years later!
I think this is one of the tightest versions of any "live" recording we ever did. It is one of my top ten favorites songs (as of today).... hahaha.
The lyrics are a bit pushy but that was who I was back then. Probably still am.
As you listen to the lead guitar, remember that this was done live, with three guys playing in a small garage outside my apartment, about 2 am in the morning back in 1983. Mike played a very sophisticated pile of notes that still amazes me. He never noodled. Milton's bass was solid as I have ever heard it. And my drumming didn't miss a beat. Other than the vocal-add, there was no editing or over-dubbing on this song, and no drugs or alcohol were present. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
(c) 1983 and 2023
Mike Haskins/guitar
Milton Gore/bass
Fielding Darden vocal, drums, song, video
Recorded in the Choke Monkey Lounge, Raleigh NC 1983
by Mark Fielding Darden
Raleigh NC 1983
This was a Boat Rocker classic. For some reason, we recorded this song with just the instruments, live, in the Choke Monkey Lounge in 1983. It was probably a practice take, and this was probably the fourth or fifth time we ever played it. I decided to add the vocals on Valentine's Day 2013, 30 years later!
I think this is one of the tightest versions of any "live" recording we ever did. It is one of my top ten favorites songs (as of today).... hahaha.
The lyrics are a bit pushy but that was who I was back then. Probably still am.
As you listen to the lead guitar, remember that this was done live, with three guys playing in a small garage outside my apartment, about 2 am in the morning back in 1983. Mike played a very sophisticated pile of notes that still amazes me. He never noodled. Milton's bass was solid as I have ever heard it. And my drumming didn't miss a beat. Other than the vocal-add, there was no editing or over-dubbing on this song, and no drugs or alcohol were present. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
(c) 1983 and 2023
Mike Haskins/guitar
Milton Gore/bass
Fielding Darden vocal, drums, song, video
Recorded in the Choke Monkey Lounge, Raleigh NC 1983