Have You Heard Of Chip Taylor? You've Heard His Songs, For Sure...
"Wild Thing", "Angel of the Morning", "He Sits at My Table", "Papa Come Quick", "Country Girl, City Man", "Sweet Dream Woman", "I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face" - the list of Chip Taylor songs goes on and on. "Wild Thing" alone has been recorded over 400 times, by popular artists like Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Manfred Mann, the Kingsmen, the Muppets, and, of course, the Troggs.
Over 40 years ago - in my amateur band in Munich, Germany - we churned out "Wild Thing" - singing phonetically. Our knowledge of the English language was still quite limited. But we adored the music and so we played anyway. Mostly in officer's clubs at American military bases. Nobody cared about our lyrics - everyone had a good time.
Chip Taylor songs provide for a good time or they invite for more introspective listening. Don't be fooled, though - his strong progressive voice might catch you by surprise. This man has seen the world with open eyes, and he is not too shy to tell it like it is - from his collective 68-year-old wisdom...
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Why I Admire Chip Taylor...
...looking beyond fame and glory.
Photo by 6tee-zevenI simply admire people who have achieved enormous creative and commercial success, yet they keep sharing their art and their insights without resting on their laurels.
"Celebrities" have responsibilities toward the society that created them. They tend to become "gurus" for their fans. Chip Taylor accepts these duties by telling the truth, as he understands it.
From his new album "New Songs of Freedom" - a text excerpt from the title "Dance With a Hole In Your Shoe":
Hate everybody that's not like you
And they can come back and hate you too
And everybody can hate somebody
Negate somebody - berate somebody
Take somebody and shake somebody
And dance with a hole in your shoe
If the sea is still green and the sky is still blue
You can dance with a hole in your shoe.
"Chip Taylor" Entry On Wikipedia
Chip Taylor (born January 1, 1940 in New York City) is the stage name of American songwriter James Wesley Voight noted for writing the song, "Wild Thing". Taylor's brothers are actor Jon Voight and geologist Barry Voight. He is the uncle of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven.
"Angel In The Morning"
With Carrie Rodriguez on fiddle...
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez - Angel of the Morning
Get to Know Mr. Taylor Through These Great Links
- His record company
- On June 10, Chip will release New Songs of Freedom, a potent sampler of topical songwriting with contemporary resonance and timeless appeal. As with all Taylor's recent work, 'New Songs Of Freedom' is modern acoustic music stoked by rock 'n' roll fire.
- Texas Music Group
- To call Chip Taylor's life an incredible story is almost an understatement. As a songwriter, Taylor has hit the charts in five decades now.
- Chip Taylor's blog
- A collection of more fascinating links provided on Chip's "white" blog.
- MySpace
- Chip Taylor's MySpace profile
- Chip Taylor in Rolling Stone Magazine
- Article and reviews
- Chip Taylor in the "New Yorker"
- Great story about Chip's life
Chip Taylor's Music On Amazon
Live from the Ruhr Triennale
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New Songs of Freedom
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Angels & Gamblers: Best of 1971-1979
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Angel of the Morning
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The Trouble With Humans
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"Dance With A Hole In Your Shoe" - Chip Taylor
Dance With a Hole in Your Shoe - Chip Taylor
Video of "Dance With a Hole in Your Shoe" taken from Chip Taylor's newest release. New Songs of Freedom - Release Date 6/10/08
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Chip Taylor And Carrie Rodriguez
"Big River"
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez - Big River
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez - Big River
"Chip Taylor" News From Google
- Chip Taylor and Kendel Carson on GDLA
- Los Angeles (myFOXla.com) - Chip Taylor has written hit songs for Janice Joplin, Emmylou Harris, Juice Newton and Waylon Jennings but he's probably best ...
- Kendel Carson Plays Second Fiddle to No One
- Songwriter Chip Taylor, whose songs have been recorded by artists like Janis Joplin and Waylon Jennings, co-wrote four track on the album and wrote nine ...
- The Beatles and Beyond at the Odeon Theater in Mason
- ... Suzi Stern, Kellye Gray, Guy Forsyth, Jimmy LaFave, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jon Dee Graham, Kimmie Rhodes, Ian Moore, and Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez. ...
- Friday's Talk Shows
- (N) 7 am KABC Good Day LA Ruby Gettinger ("Ruby"); Sacha Baron Cohen ("Brüno"); Wendy Williams ("The Wendy Williams Show"); Chip Taylor and Kendel Carson ...
"Daddy, Why'd You Take My Guitar Away..."
Listen to this song, my friends...
Daddy, Why'd You Take My Guitar Away
Music video from Chip Taylor's latest album, Unglorious Hallelujah. www.trainwreckrecords.com
Chip Taylor on Flickr
Carrie Rodriguez
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Carrie Rodriguez
Chip & Carrie
Chip's harmonicas
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Chip & Carrie
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Shout Out For Chip Taylor!
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(Doesn't this sound like a song?) :-)
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Posted May 30, 2009
JaguarJulie wrote...
Ah, my dear! I never knew of Chip Taylor, but I did know his songs -- I am particularly fond of 'Angel of the Morning' -- I think it epitomizes all that YOU are about my dear. ;)
Posted May 23, 2009
chefkeem wrote...
in reply to izidio agostinho filho Just found another band that has recorded "Sorry" - Buckcherry. You asked who recorded the song. You didn't specify a time frame for the recording. And you changed the title to "Sorrow" in your reply. I'm not quite clear about what exactly you'd like to know. :)
Posted February 25, 2009
izidio agostinho filho wrote
in reply to izidio agostinho filho
To chefkeem:
The song named 'sorrow' wrote by chip taylor and al gorgoni around 1967. You said, madonna.
In 1967? I don't think so.
Posted February 25, 2009
izidio agostinho filho wrote
Around 1967 Chip Taylor and Al Gorgoni wrote a song called 'Sorry'.
Who recorded it?
Posted December 26, 2008
hunnydoodle wrote...
I never knew Chip Taylor was behind all of these super classic songs! Who hasn't sang "Wild Thing" at the tops of their lungs at some time in their lives? I know I have. Thanks for such an informative and inspiring tribute--as usual!
Posted July 14, 2008
mulberry wrote...
Another one of those cases where you know a lot of the music but not the artist. Great showcase!
Posted July 11, 2008
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