Rory Gallagher Changed Lyrics

[Jay Jay]

Rory was a great one when live for improvisation and changing the lyrics not just in his own songs but others also.
Post here ones you've heard Rory change and sing...

Great line from Messin' With The Kid song for example from another live recording ...

" I take my guitar and travel all around town "

As to from album "Live In Europe"

" I take my car and drive all around town "

Rock on for Rory

[Simone67]

..yeah,nice one! ..I´m not too sure as to what song exactly this is from,but I´ve heard Rory sing "My little girl put me in the mess I´m in"...and in another version another time he sang "..My little girl put me in the sh.., I´m in .."..

I felt a bit shocked,but in an amused sort of way when I first heard this, because as far as I know, Rory did not swear.

Oh,I´m sure we can come up with some more ? Nice one, Jay !!

[Jay Jay]

Looks like it could be "Too Much Alcohol" that one there Simone?

Sticking a while with the Junoir Wells song which I began with. In later years Rory changed again the Live in Europe lyrics from...

" Lordy what you doing " to " Mama what you did "which of course rhymes better with " Messin' With The Kid "

Rock on for Rory.

[Jay Jay]

Another great opener from Rory "Shinkicker" this time from the album Stage Struck ...

"It's cold black coffee, eggs and grease"
"Stop in at the truckstop I don't want to sleep"

alternatively ...

"It's cold black coffee, fish & chips"
" Hello there pretty Mama, I love you too bits"

Rock on for Rory.

Ps. There's over 100 members On The Boards now. Surely other Rory fans have heard Rory improvising loads of times, like this.

[Simone67]

Yeah,Jay, probably was " Too much alcohol " ,or maybe "nothin`but the devil ".. I know I have heard other lines that Rory altered to adapt to his mood at the time though I cant remember them all in particular.
But then Rory always changed his intros to songs,solos,etc...that`s why it is so refreshing to hear his stuff over and over,you can never get tired of it,regardless how often you hear any of his tunes,you will always hear something else,something new.
I can`t recall how many versions of "Out on the western plain" I have heard, for example, and each one is always different,always new and always so captivating and fascinating over again !

[Jay Jay]

I certainly agree with those last comments about "Refreshingly Rory" there Simone.

Yes, always surprising, revamping and refreshing songs

"Souped Up Ford" was another he used to change I noticed, depending on where in the world he was playing ...
For example ..

UK ... " I'm going down to Dagenham to pick up a Ford for me " (Ford factory in UK being there)

USA .. " I'm going up to Detriot, to pick up a Ford for me" ( Ford factory in USA being there) ...

Also, he used to change the names of the cars in the intro to this song

Rock on for Rory

[jimmcc]

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[lonelymile]

..yeah,nice one! ..I´m not too sure as to what song exactly this is from,but I´ve heard Rory sing "My little girl put me in the mess I´m in"...and in another version another time he sang "..My little girl put me in the sh.., I´m in .."..

I felt a bit shocked,but in an amused sort of way when I first heard this, because as far as I know, Rory did not swear.

Oh,I´m sure we can come up with some more ? Nice one, Jay !!

I think I heard, "the spin I'm in," on Irish Tour. But maybe that was his standard version? I never got to see him live.

[Jay Jay]

Or the "sh .." was .. " that little girl put me in the shape I'm in " as Rory often sang ...

I Wonder Who ... or I wonder which song? in this case now

Keep em coming ...

Rock on for Rory

[Doug]

On many versions of Shadow Play, Rory starts by saying Doctor Jekyll and later changes to "Mister Jekyll" as in.....

....a little Mister Jekyll, a little Mr. Hyde.