Can’t Find My Way Home, live.
All that I am going to say here, is that the first time that I heard the song
I was in a Freezing Blizzard in Chicago in December 1988. I was chasing down
a friend of mine named Dwight, as I tended to do back then. She was attending
the Chicago Institute of the Arts. Being the puppy I was, I raided the tape collection,
this is what I found.
Categories: Ted Giffin
Artist- Ted Giffin - Musician 
I have always liked this song sometimes depending on my mood it makes me sad. Other times making me laugh out loud with memories of the movie Fandango with Kevin Costner from 1985. Either way it was great to hear!
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Great to hear from you Darie! When I first heard it, my feelings were that I was a stoned kid who just moved away from home, had no home is how I felt, and also the love song sentiments made it great to pout to. Now when I sang it today, the meaning was different, Dwight grew up had kids, all the adult stuff, and the lyrics ‘ I am near the end, and I aint got the time’, is like I am getting older too, could be the end soon, every minute counts. So, more somber now to me.
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I listen to all kinds of music as much as I can. I have to be careful because it can change how I’m feeling. If I listen to Aerosmith’s Chip Away The Stone I feel happy and almost cocky! If I listen to Brenda Lee’s I’m Sorry I cry because my mom loved that genre and I heard it everyday growing up. That is what GOOD music does.
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I wonder what music would feel like, being on a huge stage, making sounds to an audience amplified so all could hear. To change how people feel. I heard that Bob Dylan was somewhat of a mess, shaking, in a corner after he heard and felt what electric music could unleash. This is a tale that I have heard.
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In my drinking days I’ve had the chance to ask and never did. I had the chance to ask a lead singer recently but he didn’t seem to be right person. I have a chance for a “Meet & Greet” with Steven Tyler in September and I can’t make up my mind. I know I won’t get the time I need. I want to know if it helps to get up on stage and belt out your pain every night, or shout your joy, to be able to have that release of emotion. What I wouldn’t give to have a voice that didn’t tremor when I’m afraid and could sing loud and strong everything I needed to say. Dylan is a brilliant writer, the problem is most people don’t realize it until someone else does a cover. I would’ve made a great Rock Star. Some days I think I am. Then I try to dance. lol
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That is neat about Steven Tyler. Here are my thoughts about being a Front Man for a group. I know folks who had chances in the music business to be the staring act. One guy had gotten an ulcer from the ugliness of the industry. He did have the emotional fortitude to go out every night and turn his emotions inside out in front of people. It would have torn him up. So he walked away from ‘the deal’. He is an excellent musician, and finds himself, for now, better suited to being the side man, making the singer sound better thru his piano playing. As for me, I know how it feels to go out alone and easily belt out my feelings. Leaves me almost shaky afterwards. I can completely see why Stars get hooked on uppers to go on every night, go to the next town, and downers to settle themselves down. The cool thing about Aerosmith is they are a whole group who are in Recovery. I like Dylan’s music, the problem that I find is if I wanna do a Dylan tune, I do not want to sound like him. I have had periods in songwriting where the problem lies is that I sound like Him or Lou Reed, not myself. Plus, I cannot dance very well either. 🙂
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I admit, I do hear a Dylan quality to your voice sometimes. Sometimes that can’t be changed no matter what you do. I used to go to a place where the had karaoke. This one man who was a trucker would get up and sing any genre of song. The only problem is that every single song sounded EXACTLY like Dylan. When I first heard and saw him sing the song “Zombie” by The Cranberries, I just stood there with my mouth hanging open, staring at the stage. Everyone else was used to him. He was still good but no matter what he did he couldn’t change his voice. I am a strong believer in the fact that most bands suffer from lead singeritis. There is always jealousy and strife between the lead singer and the bassist/guitarist. To be a good lead singer you HAVE TO HAVE a certain type of personality. That personality can be toxic, addictive, full of pain or rage, but it’s what draws the audience in. But the other guy is constantly thinking in the back of his head “Why does everyone love this moron?”. That’s what you have with Joe Perry and Steven Tyler, Tommy Lee and Vince Neil, (I know Tommy Lee is a drummer but same rules apply), there were problems in Pink Floyd and The Rolling Stones too. And then you have what makes great songwriting. Dysfunction and pain. With Steven Tyler’s new music I see something new in home. A twinkle in his eye, a genuine smile, he’s whimsical. It sounds corny but for the first time in a while he seems HAPPY. Unfortunately, I’m not so crazy about the new songs. Is this because he’s writing with more partners or because he’s happy and I don’t understand or relate to those feelings as much. Billie Joe Armstrong is recently sober. I would say about 2 years. When he wrote before it was from a place of pain and even loneliness. He wrote about his father’s death, feeling insane, drinking, relationship problems, but disguised it as Punk Rock Pop songs. “When September Ends” was pitched to the public as a relationship song when it was about his father’s death in September. I always thought that was a mistake. I’ve watched some singers live almost crack on certain songs. That will get me every time. Steven Tyler is on youtube singing “Amazing” at a Rehab and at one point he stops to cover his face and wipe it. It is the only time I have seen him break and when he continues it’s flawless. To part of that would be a gift. My mom was a great dancer. I don’t know how, we’re Irish, we only move from the knees down. Thanks Ted for putting up with my babble it’s been a tough week. I appreciate it.
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Dysfunction , Pain, Insanity, wow , Yeah! It seems a heavy component even in blues songs. People get drawn in because it expresses feeling and emotions they have, but do not stare at all day. In a way, that is what I meant about a musician having to turn himself inside out every night. How that feels. Imagine, then , pour fame and finances into it. Pow! I have been in a few bands. There is some sort of chemistry. One group, I was the mediator. Another was born out of romance. Another I was the band leader asshole. I played with a fellow last year who I wish the best for, but his personality was one of those toxic things. I am at peace in my life right now. I write material sometimes, but I see no reason to be onstage or to go in front of folks solo. For awhile now, I have been enamored with the idea of being part of some backing group, I want the group to be called “the SideKicks”. It would be like, ‘So+S0 and the Sidekicks” Hey type away at me.. It’s fun to have this discussion.
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Thank you. I don’t have many people I can discuss music with. Animals, Music, and Movies. That’s pretty much my life. Books used to be but in the last few years I have trouble reading. I used to read 2 books a day from the time I was 10 until I started having problems with my kidneys. But I’m lucky I can still enjoy the other stuff.
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oouch kidneys! I used to really devour books.. my mind morphed.. and that does not happen as often. I dropped by your site again today, to get more acquainted with your life.
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Take it all with a grain of salt. Sometimes I rant, wander off topic, reveal too much, ramble, but at the end of it all I try to tell the truth as much as possible so people like me do not feel they are alone. It’s the isolation that is the hardest part. The feeling that no matter what you say or do no one will ever understand who you are or the choices you made in life.
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I think it is very brave and cool to write and say what you do.. I refused long ago to feel any more ‘stigma’ for being mentally ill. I know what it is, to wander off topic, and like some kind of wild tree branch to the clouds that float and float off topic to infinity. Yea, I know how that is.. Also, it is important for folks to know that they are not alone.. I have that feeling that even in a crowded room, that I am alone. In the depths of despair, it is hard to see out of..
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I love this song. Well done
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Thank for listening!
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