Dixie Chicken - Little Feat | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION!

[@andyandalex]

We’ve been meaning to hit Little Feat FOREVER!! Finally coming around to them, everybody said this was the one we had to check out! What’s next?!

[@peterquinones3522]

Teenage Nervous Breakdown next, come on!

[@donalddunlop401]

What's next? No more Little Feat.

[@joshuamichael8345]

Still missin' out on live stuff from The Who. My Generation from Live at Leeds is an EPIC performance. Amazing Journey/Sparks from Live at Hull is an amazing DEEP CUT and one of Moon's better performances.

[@joeday4293]

"Spanish Moon," live from "Waiting For Columbus." So deliciously greasy.

[@frankpentangeli8104]

Little Yawn. If you like this kind of stuff (and I don't), just listen to The Band. They'll give you all you need.

[@parsleyqueen]

This makes me want to turn off the radio and put on "Spanish Moon" or "Fat Man in the Bathtub" or better yet, listen to them live, at their best, on "Waiting for Columbus."

[@Drakijy]

Waiting for Columbus is an amazing album

[@JKTritt]

Waiting for Columbus is a Master Class ! (The cuts are much cleaner too)

[@JustMe-fz7xn]

Spanish Moon is awesome.

[@kathosborne3484]

Yes whole album.

[@cherylwoodward]

Was coming on here to recommend that album. Such a fun groove, that entire album.

[@Peter-K]

Where did Lowell George, the man who formed Little Feat, get his start in rock? Oh yeah, playing for a guy named Frank Zappa.

[@yoseffeigenbaum9639]

Like so many others. It's time for some Zappa.

[@mrnobody3161]

@@yoseffeigenbaum9639 Yeah. I have 60+ Zappa Albums. As a musician I listen to Zappa to remind how much farther I could go in music.

[@yoseffeigenbaum9639]

@@mrnobody3161 he was so brilliant. They reviewed Inca Roads which I think was a bad starting point regardless of the musicianship. I'd like to see these kids do something more accessible. With Zappa's discography there is so much to choose from!

[@adambnyc4875]

The recent Zappa documentary is really enlightening. Quite a life.

[@mrnobody3161]

@@adambnyc4875 Saw Dwezzal Zappa perform the complete Hot Rats Album a couple of years ago. Freak'n Fantastic.

[@maceomaceo11]

This is vital to Little Feat reactions. Do live versions, most suggestions will be on the Waiting For Columbus album. Little Feat made their name as a live attraction, not studio albums. Disregard whatever Spotify tells you.

[@tommccafferty5591]

I agree, the live versions on Waiting for Columbus are far superior to the studio versions of their songs. They were a great live band.

[@ralphdyer4471]

Couldn't agree more. Studio version is just average.

[@boomer37]

Truth

[@Koldfusion234]

This is facts. My dad saw them in the 70’s with Lowell George and said it was unexpectedly one of the best live shows he had ever seen

[@MissAstorDancer]

100%! "Waiting for Columbus" is one of the Top 10 live albums ever, if not Top 5. It's not that often that live versions are better than studio versions, but this is one of those times when live is best!

[@randyhodges8782]

The line is," If you'll be my Dixie Chicken, I'll be your Tennessee Lamb."

[@captainstudmuffin]

I know...annoying, right?

[@johncampbell756]

They often do the lyrical deep dives, except when they get the lyrics or meaning wrong.

[@Jalahr77]

Yeah, don't know how he got 'rye' out of that. Might need better headphones...

[@thorsluter7835]

For years I thought it was "Tennessee man", which made no sense to me. When I finally bothered to look up the lyrics it made MUCH more sense...

[@jimreadey2743]

@@Jalahr77, it may be the influence of the rye they're drinking...

[@jeremyyarbrough4714]

You’re doing yourself an injustice if you don’t check out the double live album waiting for Columbus. All the best versions are there.

[@kevingdoyle]

Best live album ever.

[@tommathews3964]

I can't listen to the end of DC without thinking we're about to fade into "Tripe Face Boogie" like on Columbus!

[@mojoesixpack]

Amen.

[@tommathews3964]

@@kevingdoyle Dang sure one of the best!!

[@ghiaman65]

Not to mention one of the best album covers ever.

[@bkshields76]

Anything from their live album “Waiting for Columbus “ will forever change your mind about this band. Fabulous musicians and epic writing make for great performances....

[@Koldfusion234]

Oh Atlanta

[@matto9734]

Lowell George...

[@mikegilbert6329]

What he said. Fat Man in a Bathtub is great as well, but the whole album is great. I blame Tower of Power :)

[@quaid667]

I prefer Electrif Lycanthrope. My favourite recording of Fat Man In The Bathtub is on it.

[@Ghostbuster3215]

“Willin’” and “Oh, Atlanta” are must-listen’s

[@9337sjm]

Please check out Little Feat’s fantastic live album, “WAITING FOR COLUMBUS”. Best live album of all time!

[@sallysharp3845]

Little Feat was a band meant to seen live. RIP Lowell George.

[@tommathews3964]

And Paul, and Richie!

[@bethshadid2087]

I actually got to see them at if all places decades ago Stone Mountain for the chili cook-off. So much fun dancing and singing and embarrassing my oldest son 😏😂😂😂

[@victorbryant10]

Sydney Hordern Pavilion 1976, great band

[@michaelgreenberg106]

Yes, RIP LG, another shocker when it happened.

[@JamieDavisBooks]

Little Feat, not just a band, they’re story tellers in song. Every song is a tale. 👍❤️

[@TheRedWaltz24]

You should give Robert Palmer's "Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley" a listen. Little Feat played a big part in his first album in the early 70's.

[@JamesRea2]

But do the first three songs on the album. Sailin Shoes, Hey Hey Julia, and Sneakin Sally Through the Alley. They all run together.

[@painless465]

@@JamesRea2 YES!

[@leahbedsole3369]

Correct !!

[@dkmarts]

Robert Palmer!!! Yes, his trilogy mash up on that album is worth it's weight in gold. Still love listening to that album. So smooth, Robert had such a deep groove.

[@leahbedsole3369]

I have a special love for Pressure Drop also. I saw Palmer in Atlanta/76 and then again in Germany/79, wonderful stage performances.

[@johnnosiennek7066]

Come on you guys it's a southern shuffle !!! I'm British and I picked up on every word "If you'll be my dixie chicken ,i'll be your Tennessee lamb"

[@61hink]

But please, please don't call them Southern Rock! The drawl in the song is fake. Lowell George and Bill Payne formed the band in Los Angeles. They're hard to categorize, with a lot of influences. Mostly they're unique unto themselves.

[@johnnosiennek7066]

@@61hink Southern shuffle NOT Southern Rock OK

[@61hink]

@@johnnosiennek7066 It's New Orleans influenced, but they're essentially a band from California. If a band from London did a song about their girlfriend from Galway and someone from America commented that it was 'Irish Rock'... You get it

[@tomboston9669]

Dixie Chicken is one of the most clever songs ever written. Chicken is slang for money. Dixie Chicken is slang for Sugar Daddy. The reveal at the end when all the boys at the bar began to sing along tells us that she broke every one of their hearts too. You should listen to this song again, but carefully. It's a masterpiece.

[@homespuncovers89]

Totally agree, it’s like they missed out on a Hemingway Novel because they didn’t like the background singers!

[@johnbutler8815]

Y'all missed the joke - all the boys in the bar already heard her song....

[@tommathews3964]

She was popular......

[@collincolston8443]

Over their head

[@parsleyqueen]

@@tommathews3964 She was professional.

[@jlsagely6892]

They missed a lot of what this song is about.

[@fredfrederick5607]

OMG. This is hard to watch. So naive.

[@edwhite6042]

Dixie Chicken is about a guy that meets a girl that rocks his world and in a drunken haze marries her. Her trademark is the song she sings. She leaves him one day and he goes back to the place where they met. The bartender happens to mention he knows her and then hums that signature song and all the other guys there knew it too. Lyrics - I've seen the bright lights of Memphis and the Commodore Hotel And underneath a street lamp, I met a Southern Belle Well, she took me to the river where she casts her spell And in that southern moonlight, she sang the song so well If you'll be my Dixie Chicken, I'll be your Tennessee Lamb And we can walk together down in Dixieland Down in Dixieland Well, we made all the hot spots, my money flowed like wine And then that lowdown southern whiskey began to fog my mind And I don't remember church bells or the money I put down On the white picket fence and boardwalk of the house at the edge of town Oh, but boy do I remember the strain of her refrain And the nights we spent together, and the way she called my name If you'll be my Dixie Chicken, I'll be your Tennessee Lamb And we can walk together down in Dixieland Down in Dixieland Well, it's been a year since she ran away Guess that guitar player sure could play She always liked to sing along, she's always handy with a song Then one night in the lobby of the Commodore Hotel I chanced to meet a bartender who said he knew her well And as he handed me a drink, he began to hum a song And all the boys there at the bar began to sing along If you'll be my Dixie Chicken, I'll be your Tennessee Lamb And we can walk together down in Dixieland Down in Dixieland

[@tommathews3964]

I've always loved that....."Guess that guitar player sure could play" line! Me thinks she was quite popular! I've always loved this band!

[@edwhite6042]

@@tommathews3964 I saw them perform back in the 80's at Rockefellers in Houston. It was a great show!

[@tommathews3964]

@@edwhite6042 Paul never got the credit he deserved! I made 2 Lowell shows, 74 and 76 and two post Lowell shows. One hot live band!

[@billowens8051]

@@tommathews3964 Yep, as good as it gets.

[@rocketgrowthstrategiesdigi4535]

Yes, she took off with the guitar player.

[@Koldfusion234]

Little Feat is potentially the most underrated band of the 70’s. They are also way better live. I HIGHLY recommend: Easy To Slip Fat Man In the Bathtub Oh Atlanta (from the Waiting for Columbus live album) Trouble Rock n Roll Doctor Tripe Face Boogie (live at Rockpalast)

[@tommathews3964]

Man, "Easy to Slip" is such a great tune, among many greats!

[@jeffreyprehn5768]

Spanish Moon

[@fredmedlen8020]

Waiting for Columbus is my #2 live recording ever!!!

[@massdawg84]

Preach

[@DJMaul1031]

Should have done a lyric dive lol. You'd understand the song better. The singer basically fell in love with a chick who used him then dumped him for a guitar player. Then drowning his sorrows in a bar he finds out basically every guy in there knew her and had the same experience.

[@johncampbell756]

I've always heard chicken. He's not a lazy singer, he just has a drawl. It's like asking Rod Stewart to sing less raspy.

[@mikefannon6994]

He's a southern boy - that's just how we talk!

[@wagstaff6135]

Absolutely. Never heard "rye" in place of "lamb" either. These young'uns. Whaddaya gonna do.

[@billowens8051]

@@wagstaff6135 They should smoke more and drink less.

[@michaelgreenberg106]

That said, Rod was in my 3rd grade class,, played a mean kazoo, and without a rasp!!!

[@SmilingMedicineEntertainment]

Did someone mention anything about listening to Waiting For Columbus? Oh, everybody? Well good, I'm not alone. Probably because Lowell George was one of America's best slide guitar players.

[@brooksboyd1959]

Rock and Roll Doctor has the greatest line in a song: 2 degrees in bee bop, a PhD in swing, he’s a master of rythm, he’s a rock and roll king.

[@jannsmart7005]

My favorite Little Feat song ever!

[@kathleenflick6041]

@@jannsmart7005 Mine too!

[@JamesSmith-oe9ew]

Yes! You need to listen to the Waiting for Columbus album..LG is the real deal and the band, second to none 😎

[@JamesSmith-oe9ew]

That laid back sound is cocaine and bourbon.

[@mikewoodrow5878]

@James Smith Yeah, man and don’t forget the Tower of Power horn section too!

[@lesliebeacom4567]

OMG! NEVER thought ANYONE would review Little Feat! So many great songs on my favorite LF album "Waiting for Columbus". While I love this song, "Spanish Moon" - live off the "...Columbus" album is my favorite 😀

[@izzonj]

Tre Narcisse reacts to a LOT of Feat!

[@Danandrea919]

I know!! I'm excited!!

[@victorhawkins3461]

I was fortunate enough to share a mic with Lowell George onstage once, and he was simply as great as you'd think he'd be. Or as many of us do.

[@normanleroy1874]

What an awesome moment that must have been :)

[@elfinmagic5037]

I've got Lowell George envy now! What a memory!

[@marielaveau5321]

My son was Feat's guitar technician for nearly 10 years. He did his last show with them at the Ramble on the Island gig in Jamaica in 2019. ☺️💜💚💛✌️

[@lawrencesmith6536]

are you the famous ghost?

[@marielaveau5321]

@@lawrencesmith6536 lol no but I wear my Stevie Nicks outfit a lot because they say whatever you're wearing when you die will be your ghost outfit forever. 😁🤘✌️

[@armadillotoe]

@@marielaveau5321 I had a friend who tried to stay buzzed all the time because he thought if you died buzzed you stayed buzzed for eternity. LOL Who knows maybe he was right.

[@marielaveau5321]

@@armadillotoe that's hysterical! I admire his dedication. 😂✌️

[@lawrencesmith6536]

@@marielaveau5321 I grew up in N.O. in the 60's. The legend of the ghost of Marie Laveau was a big topic of conversation around the campfire at Boy Scout camp.

[@williamstaley7699]

Spanish Moon , Fat Man in the Bath Tub , Old Folks Boogie , and more !

[@tommathews3964]

And "Mercenary Territory" and "Tripe Face Boogie" and "Rocket in My Pocket" and , and, and.......

[@rexvisitor44]

All the criticisms you guys had don’t apply to the Waiting for Columbus version. The vocals are pure Lowell George, there is no muddling of the instruments. It’s awesome. It’s almost a different song really. LF was a live band primarily. Their studio stuff is just okay.

[@ralphdyer4471]

This. If you only saw them live you'd think they were the greatest collection of musicians ever. Because they just about were. Right there with the Band.

[@harriotteworthington3147]

Yup

[@bethshadid2087]

Saw them live once and it was awesome 😁

[@duncefunce1513]

I agree they were great live but I think many of their studio albums were also pretty great

[@stevewuertz3598]

I was lucky to see Little Feat in the 70s when Lowell George was still alive. Fantastic show and vibe. I've since seen LF 6 more times and have most everything they ever released. Tight, tight, tight. YOu guys are great but a bit too uptight on the vocal delivery--we were all pretty slosshy in the 70s-including studio time

[@eluv9660]

Thanks guys! Been waiting on Little Feat reaction forever. Your reaction to this studio song was spot on. They absolutely try, with only some success, to recreate in the studio what they were best known for. LIVE PERFORMANCES. And as you alluded to, preferably at an outdoor venue. For your next Little Feat try Spanish Moon from the Waiting For Columbus live album (original, not remastered).

[@eileendobbs8009]

💯 agree. I don't even think I've ever listened to any other version of Dixie Chicken than off Waiting For Columbus

[@carynlyddane2522]

I've been asking for Spanish Moon for more than a year!

[@davidhattman7649]

I have been listening to Little since 1974 and was lucky enough to see them multiple times with Lowell George. They are one of those rare bands, although their albums are great, They are better Live!! Put on Waiting For Columbus. Anything from that album is great!

[@chefman53]

Their live version in Waiting for Columbus is also incredible!

[@jeffschielka7845]

The Waiting For Columbus Live album kicks total ass!

[@michelemichele3375]

TOTAL ass! No half-ass situation. No 1-cheek scenario. Thanks 😜

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@michelemichele3375 Tell me how you really feel!? Lol!😎

[@koshersalaami]

One of the best live albums ever

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@koshersalaami It's awesome!

[@artprince9163]

There is video of them playing live somewhere in Holland. You need to see it. These guys are phenomenal. They are like Allman Brothers. But better actually.

[@susanklasinski1805]

Somebody you've been needing to hit, and I will ask again - Dr. John. You saw Dr. John on the Last Waltz, and you seemed impressed. Right Place, Wrong Time featuring the fabulous and precise Meters.

[@bafalan]

This reminded me of Dr. John. Dr. John's story is incredible, search for Dave Grohl's interview with him.

[@parsleyqueen]

@@bafalan His autobiography is a great read.

[@sonomabob]

A & A did do “Such a Night”

[@timelesstravelclub6240]

The first time I've never heard a song you have reacted to. Where have I been? This was a greeeat song! Thanks, it's a keeper... Of course I am currently on the easy side right now.

[@marcanglin7127]

Dripping with molasses, Bayou swamp water, and awesome sauce, Little Feat is as strong as that lowdown Southern whiskey that Lowell George (R.I.P.) sings about. Bill Payne on keys gives a masterclass on every tune.

[@barryshapiro3349]

Not sure how you heard “Tennessee Rye”...lol. The lyric is “Tennessee Lamb”.

[@Fuphyter]

Yes!! Little Feat. My fav songs the amazing Lowell George wrote are Cold, Cold, Cold, into Tripe Face Boogie it ROCKS HARD. You would definately love it!! I KNOW it would be, at least, an A. I was lucky to see Little Feat with Lowell George. He passed too young.

[@silodawg]

Bill Payne the keyboardist is considered by a lot of musicians and critics to be (have been) a easy top 5 keyboardist during the 60's, 70's and 80's, playing with Doobie Brothers, J. J. Cale, Emmylou Harris, Bryan Adams, Bob Seger, Toto, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Helen Watson, Stevie Nicks, Robert Palmer, and Bonnie Raitt.

[@sonomabob]

That is a hell of a list. Thanks.

[@richardzoll4067]

He met a southern belle that fed him a line all night. The line was "if you'll be my dixie chicken, Ill be your Tennessee lamb" ... he got wasted, spent all his money, married her and bought a house on the edge of town to settle down with her, falling for the line. She ran off with a guitar player she met in the lobby of the same hotel he picked her up in, (the commodore hotel) and when he went to the bar to drown his sorrows, he realized that the bar tender and every other man in the bar also knew that sweet refrain and started singing along to it. "if you'll be my dixie chicken, Ill be your Tennessee lamb" ...

[@brettpawlowski6720]

So glad you hit this one. But I'll echo everyone else - you've got to listen to the Waiting for Columbus live version (the entire album actually) - a completely different (and better) experience.

[@no2all]

Little Feat could always make you feel like you were in the best dive bar in the world. Performing as the house band of a tavern named the "He Ain't Here" Bar...named so they can answer the phone..."He ain't here." As you go into the front door, the bouncer asks you if you have any guns or knives. When you tell him no, he gives you some.

[@otisdylan9532]

Which promises do you still need to deliver on? I'm glad you asked! Here are some of them: Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand Steely Dan - Dirty Work Steely Dan - Aja Steely Dan - Deacon Blues Grateful Dead - Truckin’ The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? Yardbirds - Heart Full of Soul Badfinger - Day After Day

[@burmajones803]

The only one of these I'll second is the Smiths tune. The others? Okay, I'll watch them, but I don't feel strongly about them. A&A should also keep their Patti Smith promise. And their Stone Roses promise.

[@koshersalaami]

They can’t ignore the Dead forever. Too major.

[@pedroV2003]

Absolute perfect song. I love the humor in the song especially that last verse. When you mature I think you'll embrace the imperfections. Those so called imperfections are what gives the song its humanity.

[@muffinamy83]

This is supposed to deliver a zydeco/cajun feel and they nailed it. I love this song.

[@CDWB]

"...and ALL the boys at the bar began to sing along". one of my favorite lines in a song, and y'all didn't even mention it :(

[@Dr_Bombay]

i've always loved this song. talk about conjuring a mood, with a great story. you feel like you're hanging in a southern bar with these guys as the story unfolds.

[@clintatk]

This number is pure N'awlins sound! These guys were so good, always played with joy and humor. 👍👍💖

[@ScottCQuick-cz8lk]

live from "waiting for columbus" is the only way to fly...

[@mhump23]

Tennessee Rye ROFL! Uhhh How do you get Rye out of LAMB. S tier kids. S+ if you listen to the live version on Waiting For Columbus!

[@Koldfusion234]

The live version of this song is far superior, particularly the one from the Waiting for Columbus album.

[@larksigsby3697]

This song was meant for small venue. Drunk crowd singing along. It’s the best bar crowd song.

[@lindapryor3747]

Love this song! So fun with windows down and singing at the top of your lungs ‘If you’ll be my Dixie Chicken, I’ll be your Tennessee Lamb”!

[@willinghamsctt]

You need to listen to the entire Waiting for Columbus album

[@syntone61]

YES !!!!

[@davelafferty5728]

Love me some Little Feat. They are much better live! Waiting For Columbus is one of the greatest live albums.

[@terjerendalsvik5461]

sorry guys there you lost me, Little feat and Lowell George was a fantastic, groundbraking band and lowell geoge was a fantastic singer and guitarist.

[@thomasflynn5366]

You should have read the lyrics. I think the twist at the end makes it an A all by itself.

[@GorillaMansoon]

The groove, the rythm, the raggedy vocals are all part of the Little Feat sound. It's sounds odd if you're not accustomed to those New Orleans type grooves. Check out The Meters, Neville Brothers, Allen Toussaint, etc. to understand where Little Feat is coming from.

[@vizzini589]

Jamie, you're 100% on the money. Well said.

[@andreaknapp2394]

Little Feat...great band! Lowell George...great musician/songwriter! Backing vocals Bonnie Raitt & Linda Ronstadt...& Bonnie Bramlett of duo Delaney & Bonnie singing lead along with Lowell George as well as background vocals. Great song! Love this reaction!

[@jayedilts8612]

Live is where it’s at with Little Feat. They’re just one of those bands that are known for their live performances!

[@ronaldolin675]

One reviewer (I forget his name) described Little Feat's music as moving like "a 200 pound topless taco waitress in an earthquake."

[@deniswilson3805]

I was pleading for you guys to listen to Little Feat for ages. ..... But now you have moved me to tears of disappointment.

[@XenoSmyth]

Very happy you got to Little Feat. Thanks! (I do feel you missed the punchline of the of the song.)

[@johnnyjohn8195]

I'll be your Tennessee lamb" is the lyrics for that part of the song

[@scottmarleneking6298]

Hey, boys, don't forget your lyric checks! 30% of the delight of this song is in the irony and the surprise of the lyrics. 20% is in the unusual piano chords. The other 50% is captured in what you said... I forgive you!

[@tokyosteve5187]

A&A most definitely did not get the story.

[@Cheryworld]

Love Little Feat. Love this recording. Little Feat live is better. Waiting for Columbus

[@marksimpson1991]

So used to listening to the live version off of 'Waiting For Columbus" that this almost sounded like a different song. Kind of a letdown. No comparison. Kind of like Yes, and "Yours Is No Disgrace".

[@Darjeelingla]

Musicianship of each and every performer in this band is exceptional, so says everyone who would know. See live concert to verify their extraordinary interaction.

[@painless465]

Willin'by them is one of the great road songs ever,an ode to truckers

[@rkress9349]

Little Feat have that Southern Rock sound DOWN. They swing in a jazzy honky tonk way. Someone said George Harrison claimed Little Feat was the tightest band he ever heard. It is really had to sound so loose, SO well. That strut is infectious.

[@garymessano2669]

One of the rare times when I prefer the live version over the studio

[@39thala]

Alex, the chorus is, "If you'll be my Dixie Chicken, I'll be your Tennessee Lamb".

[@rickburton5171]

Little Feat is a must hear live Band and Waiting for Columbus is a must listen!

[@MrEarley]

Shoulda read the lyrics... they definitely provide context and set the mood for the song. Good stuff.

[@SteelyDaddy59]

It's time for some Tower Of Power. What Is Hip!

[@joeday4293]

They got the cure for covid, too - "Soul Vaccination."

[@TheCybertiger9]

or you're still a young man

[@Magravated]

Both of those 👆 are great tunes! That's a trip down memory lane! I forget all these great tunes until someone else remembers them. It's hell getting old! ✌️❤️

[@SteelyDaddy59]

@@joeday4293 Great song!

[@sambufalini4198]

And the Sons of Champlin, one of the Bay Area's best.

[@isthison2875]

It's okay guys. You're allowed to be wrong sometimes.

[@bigskyneal784]

I had to check the lyrics (which are cool) to find out what goes on in the song. Second half of the first line of the chorus is “Tennessee Lamb”.

[@lindakilchrist7988]

Read the lyrics boys! That's a damn Mardi Gras song!

[@rhondaorberson9664]

Dang I've never been this early to get lost in the sauce! Looking forward to this one; it was a staple of my childhood 💙

[@4timesnow318]

All the boys in the bar knew her song, GET IT??!! 🤣

[@oldskool4612]

Waiting For Columbus. In my humble opinion one of the top three live albums ever released. If you start turning that LP you'll never stop. Top Shelf for sure !

[@russellgil8232]

I lived in Austin for 10 years mid80-90. Saw a Who’s Who list of bands that came through. Saw The Feat 4 times and they were hands down without a doubt the best live shows I’ve ever been to.

[@groovydjs]

I was pulling for Little Feat, but was hoping that it wouldn't be this song....I knew it would be, but was still hoping. It's not a great song. I would really like to hear LET IT ROLL or HATE TO LOSE YOUR LOVIN' instead. Yep, I know that they were newer, but they also sound like they REALLY have it all together on that album. They were very much a "jam band" back in the day and then pulled together a great album.

[@cesarnarro6013]

I never knew that I would like so many Little Feat song's because this was their only song that I was familiar with and it didn't inspire me to listen to more of their songs

[@minkhollow]

Let It Roll *is* a great album, but I wouldn't have said to start there simply because it's post-Lowell. Gotta get the founding members in there.

[@XenoSmyth]

Totally agree! (Was thinking the same thing.)

[@sobrietyisoverrated]

“Willin” or “Fat Man in the Bathtub” You can’t go wrong with Little Feat.

[@llloyd6674]

EXACTLY!! roll em easy, two trains, on the way down, willin, fat man. tasty and well done.

[@johndef5075]

Little feat left some big footprints.

[@patrickmichaelrosser6287]

I LOVE THIS SONG! There's a great live version with Emilou Harris and Bonnie Rait doing back-up vocals. Might be a midnight special show.

[@lesliebeacom4567]

Yes, I think it was Midnight Special.

[@izzonj]

That isn't a great version, it's mixed terribly

[@bafalan]

I'll be looking for this.

[@gr8fulted49]

The quintissential Little Feat sound is Fat Man in the Bathtub--the version off the Waiting For Columbus album.

[@RickTBL]

There actually is MORE to listening to music than focusing on every conceivable flaw or imperfection.

[@massdawg84]

Many of the imperfections were what made music in our day awesome. Music isn’t always meant to be “clean.”

[@ChrisLawton66]

The point is for them to discuss what they heard.

[@marningritaguy]

I've seen the bright lights of Memphis and the Commodore Hotel And underneath a street lamp, I met a Southern Belle Well, she took me to the river where she casts her spell And in that southern moonlight, she sang the song so well If you'll be my Dixie Chicken, I'll be your Tennessee Lamb And we can walk together down in Dixieland Down in Dixieland Well, we made all the hot spots, my money flowed like wine And then that lowdown southern whiskey began to fog my mind And I don't remember church bells or the money I put down On the white picket fence and boardwalk of the house at the edge of town Oh, but boy do I remember the strain of her refrain And the nights we spent together, and the way she called my name If you'll be my Dixie Chicken, I'll be your Tennessee Lamb And we can walk together down in Dixieland Down in Dixieland Well, it's been a year since she ran away Guess that guitar player sure could play She always liked to sing along, she's always handy with a song Then one night in the lobby of the Commodore Hotel I chanced to meet a bartender who said he knew her well And as he handed me a drink, he began to hum a song And all the boys there at the bar began to sing along If you'll be my Dixie Chicken, I'll be your Tennessee Lamb And we can walk together down in Dixieland Down in Dixieland

[@joewiley62]

You need to listen to live version of this song off of Waiting for Columbus.....

[@2dashville]

When I first met my now ex, she insisted I listen to this song. I blew right by that red flag 🚩 I was her #2 husband. Last I heard she was on #4. I went off to drive a truck for the next 28 years. With that said you should listen to one of their trucking songs, Willin’.

[@2dashville]

The live version is much much better

[@Boblw56]

Easy to Slip, Willin’, Fat Man in the Bathtub, Tripe Face Boogie, Two Trains Runnin’, Spanish Moon.....

[@JimDorman]

The Dixie Chicks took their name from this song. Epic in my day. "Oh Atlanta" next but there are many.

[@hivoltagefx4]

Those guys were legends here in Washington, D.C. This is their 2nd home. They always had a HUGE following here.

[@willredding3859]

For full effect, this song must be live. Many variations and instrument set ups are used in their shows. Was always a cant miss, when came to town!

[@jgsrhythm100]

So psyched for this track Wed. Lookin' at the devil, grinnin' at his gun Fingers start shakin', I begin to run Bullets start chasin', I begin to stop We begin to wrestle I was on the top I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again Thank you for lettin' me be myself again Stiff all in the collar, fluffy in the face Chit chat chatter tryin', stuffy in the place Thank you for the party but I could never stay Many things on my mind, words in the way I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again Thank you for lettin' me be myself again Dance to the music All night long Everyday people Sing a simple song Mama's so happy Mama start to cry Papa still singin' You can make it if you try I want to thank you for lettin' me be myself again (oh yeah) Thank you for lettin' me be myself again… Sly and the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Genre: Funk Recorded: 1969

[@jtok3459]

What makes you think they're going to react to this on Friday? According to the poll it's going to be Turn To Stone by ELO.

[@jgsrhythm100]

@@jtok3459 I say Sly Stone over Turn to Stone. We need some funk in this joint. Reactions, ELO 4 / Sly O

[@burmajones803]

@@jgsrhythm100 do we ever! Who loves the funk? Gotta have that funk!

[@jgsrhythm100]

@@burmajones803 You made my day!

[@Danandrea919]

I haven't heard this in FOREVER!! Thank you so much for choosing this song!! Can't wait to see your Dazed and Confused reactiins!!!

[@hopeulikenudes]

Dixie Chicken off there live album Waiting For Columbus is one to listen to... Way better and that this version.

[@jm07090]

If you take the version off Columbus the vocals will be clearer. In fact the trio of Chicken>Tripe Face>Rocket is not to be missed.

[@Shadowrider1872]

GOOOOOOOOOD MORNING A&A FAMILY!!! ☮️❤️♾️

[@Every_Day_islike_Sunday]

Gooood morning John!

[@Shadowrider1872]

@@Every_Day_islike_Sunday 🥰

[@mrnobody9104]

it saddens me that after listening to this you wanna go and listen to the Doobie Brothers. not that i'm not a fan of theirs but IMO the only thing i need to hear after this is more Little Feat! listen to the comments and hit the live Waiting for Columbus album. one of the greatest live albums ever.

[@-R.Gray-]

Try their "All That You Dream" from The Last Record Album, or their live "Apolitical Blues" with a guest guitar solo by Mick Taylor from Waiting For Columbus.

[@eileendobbs8009]

The Waiting For Columbus live version is better. That whole album is good

[@keithjones6023]

I'm surprised that there aren't more comments on The Last Record Album, been my favourite with Waiting for Columbus for years. Mercenary Territory, Romance Dance, just two of the great songs on TLRA.