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The Electric Flag — Killing Floor
Album: A Long Time Comin'
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Released: 1968
Length: 4:08
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I should of quit you, a long time ago
I should of quit you, babe, long time ago
I should of quit you, and went on to Mexico
If I had of followed, my first mind
If I had of followed, my first mind
I'd of been gone, since my second time

I should of went on, when my friend come from Mexico at me
I should of went on, when my friend come from Mexico at me
But no I was foolin' with ya, baby, I let ya put me on the killin' floor
Lord knows, I should of been gone
Lord knows, I should of been gone
And I wouldn't have been here, down on the killin' floor
Yeah
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Nice jam
Posted 1 month ago by RickRickerson    [ Reply ]
Nice transition from Clapton
Posted 10 months ago by doktorkev    [ Reply ]
 Imkirok wrote:

No,  it's not important.  It's art,  it's music.  It's a brilliant piece of writing.  Relax.  


Words matter.  Fun tune, looking for the Howlin Wolf version now!
Posted 1 year ago by Terry22310    [ Reply ]
 stegokitty wrote:

Vocals sound like Jack Bruce (Cream).
Whomever it was who scripted the lyrics associated with the song on RP are incorrect.
They have "I should of quit you a long time ago ..."
This is a modern mistake of grammatical ignorance of the great English language.
There's no such thing as "should of". Utter nonsense.
It's either "I should HAVE ..." or "I should've ..." 
Yes, I'm a grammar nazi, and yes, it's important. 




You must be tons of fun at parties!  LOL!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Written by Howlin' Wolf, actually. A great Huffington Post article gets the real backstory from Wolf's longtime friend and guitarist, Hubert Sumlin: 

When I asked Sumlin if Wolf’s title referred to a slaughterhouse, Sumlin replied: “No, what happened was... Wolf had seven wives. One was named Helen. She shot him with a double barrel shotgun with buckshot. Out the second floor window. This woman, oh man, he wrote that song about her! Reason I know it is every song he wrote, they was real.” 

...

“Down on the killing floor — that means a woman has you down,” Sumlin explained. “She went out of her way to try to kill you. She at the peak of doing it, and you got away now.” He paused, then added, “You know people have wished they was dead — you been treated so bad that sometimes you just say, ‘Oh Lord have mercy.’ You’d rather be six feet in the ground.” 



Thank You for the info!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
This one RP deep cut.
Posted 2 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
Excellent! Iconic!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Great to hear this in 2021. Thanks
Posted 3 years ago by knall    [ Reply ]
Fresh Goat's version is better.  Vancouver Blues band) https://youtube.com/playlist?l...
Posted 3 years ago by kathywoolverton    [ Reply ]
Thank god for RP
Posted 4 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
A blues song about the meat packing industry in Chicago?
Posted 4 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Raise the electric flag!
Posted 5 years ago by Balthazar50    [ Reply ]
 bam23 wrote:


 
Don't even get me started on "towards"!!
Posted 5 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
 stegokitty wrote:
I get your point. But, the obviously incorrect (to some of us, myself included) use of "should of" instead of "should have" always grates. BUT: the language is constantly in flux and there are erroneous constructions that, while obvious to some of us, are part of the understanding of the spoken language by those who use it. An example is "ax" as opposed to "ask". This is prevalent in the African-American community and has always been immediately detected when I hear it. But, it seems that in old(e) English, spoken a mere hundreds of years ago, this was one of the accepted and usual versions of the word. Thus, not really all that long ago, to state that someone axed a question was not considered to be bad English. However, I don;t really understand how readers of current English keep writing " should of". Some folks are not really paying attention.
 

Posted 5 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
After all these years I finally found out the beginning is a speech by LBJ. Why didn't I know that before?
I speak tonight for the dignity of man and the destiny of democracy.
What a great tune!
Posted 5 years ago by number7    [ Reply ]
Long Live   Radio Paradise
My rating only 7  but I do not YET  Skip
Posted 5 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
why do I not own this cd?   Oh right, I have RP bookmarked. xo
Posted 5 years ago by sonicsurfer    [ Reply ]
Wonderful! Loved the whole album. Made me remember another great but largely unknown work called "Two Jews Blues" by Barry Goldberg (founder member of The Electric Flag) which featured Mike Bloomfield, Harvey Mandel & Duane Allman.
Posted 5 years ago by jonty    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
Fabulous!!!
 
Yaaasssss!!!
Posted 5 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
Wow! I've never heard that before. That's my kind of music!
Posted 6 years ago by steviedeant    [ Reply ]
Such a great album - what memories!
Posted 6 years ago by kt.johnson.jr364    [ Reply ]
Electric Flag - wow Bill!  More please! {#Clap}
Posted 6 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:

written by Ike Turner! Shit man this rates high just from the assembled WICKEDNESS!!!

 
Written by Howlin' Wolf, actually. A great Huffington Post article gets the real backstory from Wolf's longtime friend and guitarist, Hubert Sumlin: 

When I asked Sumlin if Wolf’s title referred to a slaughterhouse, Sumlin replied: “No, what happened was... Wolf had seven wives. One was named Helen. She shot him with a double barrel shotgun with buckshot. Out the second floor window. This woman, oh man, he wrote that song about her! Reason I know it is every song he wrote, they was real.” 

...

“Down on the killing floor — that means a woman has you down,” Sumlin explained. “She went out of her way to try to kill you. She at the peak of doing it, and you got away now.” He paused, then added, “You know people have wished they was dead — you been treated so bad that sometimes you just say, ‘Oh Lord have mercy.’ You’d rather be six feet in the ground.” 
Posted 7 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 Suzl wrote:
{#Bananajam}Alrighty Bill!!  Thank You :)

 
Thank You!!! Almighty Bill!!!!

Posted 7 years ago by number7    [ Reply ]
well when you're that stoned and in another realm of sound it doesn't really matter, and coulda been should've.
Posted 8 years ago by mudman8    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}Alrighty Bill!!  Thank You :)
Posted 8 years ago by Suzl    [ Reply ]
 stegokitty wrote:
Vocals sound like Jack Bruce (Cream).
Whomever it was who scripted the lyrics associated with the song on RP are incorrect.
They have "I should of quit you a long time ago ..."
This is a modern mistake of grammatical ignorance of the great English language.
There's no such thing as "should of". Utter nonsense.
It's either "I should HAVE ..." or "I should've ..." 
Yes, I'm a grammar nazi, and yes, it's important. 

 
No,  it's not important.  It's art,  it's music.  It's a brilliant piece of writing.  Relax.  
Posted 8 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
Vocals sound like Jack Bruce (Cream).
Whomever it was who scripted the lyrics associated with the song on RP are incorrect.
They have "I should of quit you a long time ago ..."
This is a modern mistake of grammatical ignorance of the great English language.
There's no such thing as "should of". Utter nonsense.
It's either "I should HAVE ..." or "I should've ..." 
Yes, I'm a grammar nazi, and yes, it's important. 
Posted 8 years ago by stegokitty    [ Reply ]
 red wrote:
i believe this was originally performed by Howlin' Wolf.
WonderLizard wrote:
In fact Wolf, under his real name, Chester Burnett, wrote the song. Great band with, in addition to Bloomfield and Miles, Harvey Brooks on bass, Nick Gravenites on vocals, and Herbie Rich and Barry Goldberg on keys. "Groovin' Is Easy" is my favorite cut from the album.
 
written by Ike Turner! Shit man this rates high just from the assembled WICKEDNESS!!!
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
How could I never have heard this before in my life??
This is awesome!!!!
Posted 8 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 vit wrote:
How bout some Black Flag next?
 
Good luck with that one!

clinto77: br / br /A bald Henry Rollins br /


Posted 8 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
Yeah, Nick Gravenites! This is the trippy dude who sparred so wryly slyly back & forth with Janis on the sublime & seminal "Ego Rock" 
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Fabulous!!!
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 vit wrote:
How bout some Black Flag next?

 
Haha, you're listening to the wrong station!

Posted 14 years ago by bluedot    [ Reply ]
Love this album.  It was my intro the Chicago blues. . . . . .
Posted 14 years ago by bemmett    [ Reply ]
Bill, the album was released in March or April 1968.
Posted 15 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Just made me dance around some,,loong time since,,,{#Cheesygrin}
Posted 15 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
How bout some Black Flag next?

Posted 15 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
Great album... great band... Nic still plays around... wonder if he would come to Paradise... Big Brother is there next month... they used to mix back then... that would be something...


Posted 15 years ago by Dire_Wolf    [ Reply ]
I think somewhere I have a copy of RL Burnside doing this number.
Posted 15 years ago by HarrO    [ Reply ]
I just love that bassline! {#Guitarist}
Posted 15 years ago by sub-arctic    [ Reply ]
Saw them at The Trauma in Philly back around '67 or '68.  Great show!  Had to buy the LP after that, but it didn't compare to their live act.


Posted 15 years ago by sierra    [ Reply ]
 aristoteles wrote:
I f you have the chance check Hendrix´s version, just amazing,....
 
Just in case

https://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=79PVlXAyCac

Posted 15 years ago by aristoteles    [ Reply ]
I f you have the chance check Hendrix´s version, just amazing,....
Posted 15 years ago by aristoteles    [ Reply ]
 shakitten wrote:
Anyone else hearing Cream?
 
Exactly. Would love to hear the original. Bill?

Posted 16 years ago by catsoup    [ Reply ]
Wow! So catchy!

9

Posted 16 years ago by bugleboy624    [ Reply ]
Paul Bloomfield? Cool.  I like it.  Also loved Howlin' Wolf.
Posted 16 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
One of Bloomfield's best solos
Posted 16 years ago by furaha    [ Reply ]
Man, if Howlin' Wolf could have had a nickel for every white kid who copped his licks!
Posted 16 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]
algrif wrote:
Difficult to rate this higher than a 6, simply because of the far better Wolf original, Butterfield, Zep, etc covers that are also better. It makes this just an 'also-ran' for me I'm afraid.
...not to mention Jimi Hendrix's cover version.
Posted 17 years ago by crinky    [ Reply ]
Like I wrote in response to the previous track (Midnight Rambler)... TURN IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
E_A_D_G wrote:
Intro is LBJ
Thanks,made the song a little better
Posted 17 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
I loved this album! I remember the first time I heard this song, it totally blew me away.
Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
gp wrote:
Mike Bloomfield,Buddy Miles. Great song.
Not to mention Barry Goldberg, Harvey Brooks and Nick Gravenites plus a noteworthy! horn section. Short lived best-in-class predating BS&T.
Posted 17 years ago by E_A_D_G    [ Reply ]
E_A_D_G wrote:
Gawd damn good. Harvey Brooks on bass.
A great bass player indeed.
Posted 17 years ago by capandjudy    [ Reply ]
shakitten wrote:
Anyone else hearing Cream?
No, just a pale echo of the righteous Original Version of this song, by the great Howlin' Wolf. Accept No Substitutes, even if Bloomfield's playing guitar. Here's the original. Get it:
Posted 17 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
I remember every stereo in the Barracks blasting this song when the album first arrived in the PX at Fort Bragg. The album only lasted a day until the generals decided it was subversive and ordered it out. The combination of the voice of Lyndon Baines Johnson ("I ahm You're President") and then the sarcastic, mocking vocals and music .. well, this is the paradigm of the anti-war movement in my opinion. Damn! I love this album -- along with Steppenwolf (Don't Tell Me What to Do") were most played in the barracks.
Posted 17 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Anyone else hearing Cream?
Posted 17 years ago by shakitten    [ Reply ]
HazzeSwede wrote:
Love this,played this tune a lot at discos.Belive the intro is from Mr Nixon!?
Intro is LBJ
Posted 17 years ago by E_A_D_G    [ Reply ]
Love this,played this tune a lot at discos.Belive the intro is from Mr Nixon!?
Posted 17 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
Needs Tab Benoit or John Belushi vocals to be better.
Posted 17 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
algrif wrote:
Difficult to rate this higher than a 6, simply because of the far better Wolf original, Butterfield, Zep, etc covers that are also better. It makes this just an 'also-ran' for me I'm afraid.
Hey algrif, where is the Butterfield version?
Posted 17 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
Gawd damn good. Harvey Brooks on bass.
Posted 17 years ago by E_A_D_G    [ Reply ]
Yes good for a BB King rip.5.0 Glockman45 wrote:
pretty good 6
Posted 17 years ago by firedog13    [ Reply ]
pretty good 6
Posted 17 years ago by Glockman45    [ Reply ]
algrif wrote:
Difficult to rate this higher than a 6, simply because of the far better Wolf original, Butterfield, Zep, etc covers that are also better. It makes this just an 'also-ran' for me I'm afraid.
Posted 17 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
red wrote:
i believe this was originally performed by Howlin' Wolf.
In fact Wolf, under his real name, Chester Burnett, wrote the song. Great band with, in addition to Bloomfield and Miles, Harvey Brooks on bass, Nick Gravenites on vocals, and Herbie Rich and Barry Goldberg on keys. "Groovin' Is Easy" is my favorite cut from the album.
Posted 17 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Difficult to rate this higher than a 6, simply because of the far better Wolf original, Butterfield, Zep, etc covers that are also better. It makes this just an 'also-ran' for me I'm afraid.
Posted 17 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
Makes me miss John Belushi...he would have dug this too.
Posted 17 years ago by slowhand    [ Reply ]
My foot's a tappin'.
Posted 17 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]
Mike Bloomfield,Buddy Miles. Great song.
Posted 21 years ago by gp    [ Reply ]
Oh yeah!
Posted 21 years ago by Skyhawk    [ Reply ]
Yes indeed, originally Howlin' Wolf. Albert King does a killer version as well.
Posted 21 years ago by segueman    [ Reply ]
i believe this was originally performed by Howlin\' Wolf.
Posted 21 years ago by red    [ Reply ]
Well, that\'s just jammin\'. Better than a cuppa joe to kickstart a Monday morning in a blizzard.
Posted 21 years ago by hand-eye    [ Reply ]