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B.B. King — The Thrill Is Gone (w/ Tracy Chapman)
Album: Deuces Wild
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The thrill is gone
The thrill is gone away
The thrill is gone baby
The thrill is gone away
You know you done me wrong baby
And you'll be sorry someday

The thrill is gone
It's gone away from me
The thrill is gone baby
The thrill is gone away from me
Although I'll still live on
But so lonely I'll be

The thrill is gone
It's gone away for good
Oh, the thrill is gone baby
Baby its gone away for good
Someday I know I'll be over it all baby
Just like I know a man should

You know I'm free, free now baby
I'm free from your spell
I'm free, free now
I'm free from your spell
And now that it's over
All I can do is wish you well
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Yup - the thrill of hearing (any version) of this song has gone.
Posted 8 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
Thriller ! Although I still live on while shrill part of chimeric is gone.
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
RIP Riley!
Posted 8 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
great man, super musician
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Really, a boring song.
Posted 9 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
 Cyclerider wrote:
I really like B.B. Kind and I like Tracy Chapman but King's version of this is so great I doubt any duet could live up to it.

 
And the drumming is so much better on the original too!
Posted 9 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
  I was working and suddenly this collab broke through & hmmm, v-e-r-y interesting!  yep, odd couple.
Posted 10 years ago by Djoy    [ Reply ]
I really like B.B. Kind and I like Tracy Chapman but King's version of this is so great I doubt any duet could live up to it.
Posted 10 years ago by Cyclerider    [ Reply ]
I thought I was tired of this, but..ya know...it gets better
Posted 10 years ago by Zocket    [ Reply ]
 Lrobby99 wrote:

The Odd Couple.



 
You got that right!
Posted 10 years ago by JBarDom    [ Reply ]
Hard to beat combo working the blues for this classic tune here!  Both of their styles are perfectly suitable to do this!  Her voice and his strings sometimes do the same thing, and the combined blues instinct turns this thing nearly purple by the end...  I love it!  Thanks, RP!
Posted 10 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Mr. King shouldn't be hitting on Helium while singing this song. Really...
Posted 10 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
FYI:  This entire album is killer!  Even the cheesy rap tune.  Of course, I love the blues, so my opinion might be a little biased.  (edit:  It was released 15 years ago?  Oh my god.)
Posted 10 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
I understand!
Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 kaybee wrote:

I would have preferred Joan Armatrading with him on this.  Her doing a guitar duet with him would have  been interesting to hear as well!  Plus she could have hit some of the lower registers with him too!

 
That's a sweet thought! Where is Joan these days, anyway? Is she still recording?
Posted 11 years ago by meinthecorner    [ Reply ]
I think I'm the odd one out here, but Tracy's voice certainly adds to the song for me... I love the distinction in styles.
Posted 11 years ago by marcel    [ Reply ]
does anybody think for a second that while they're singing this they give a whitt what anybody else thinks?
Posted 11 years ago by midreaming    [ Reply ]
 nalle wrote:
She´s a little shaky but the King is doing allright, love the tune!
 
I would have preferred Joan Armatrading with him on this.  Her doing a guitar duet with him would have  been interesting to hear as well!  Plus she could have hit some of the lower registers with him too!

Posted 12 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]

The Odd Couple.


Posted 12 years ago by Lrobby99    [ Reply ]
She´s a little shaky but the King is doing allright, love the tune!
Posted 12 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:


Agreed. With this arrangement, she doesn't sound terribly pained or sad. 
 
I think she was just thrilled with performing with the King.  How you gonna feel pained or sad at that??

Posted 12 years ago by LennytheB    [ Reply ]
 FrankMc wrote:
It sounds like a great idea for a duet but Tracy's vocal doesn't really add anything—she doesn't seem to be up to her usual standards and BB's rendition(s) over the years are so fine.
 

Agreed. With this arrangement, she doesn't sound terribly pained or sad. 
Posted 12 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]

Nice idea, but the voices don't meld well.  As stated before meh.


Posted 12 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
 Inamorato wrote:
A friend pointed out to me that B.B. never plays chords. I guess he doesn't have to.
 
That's what he told Bono in Rattle and Hum......he can play chords....he chooses to play notes(sometimes too many,too fast)

Posted 12 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
This version... meh. {#Sleep}
Posted 13 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]

Dedicated to BHO.


Posted 13 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
It sounds like a great idea for a duet but Tracy's vocal doesn't really add anything—she doesn't seem to be up to her usual standards and BB's rendition(s) over the years are so fine.
Posted 13 years ago by FrankMc    [ Reply ]
TC is too trembly.  Scared maybe?  BB is rock steady.
Posted 13 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
For the first time «The Thrill Is Gone» I heard a performance of Diamanda Galas :)
Posted 13 years ago by Netto    [ Reply ]

bb baby by ~DeeBeeCooper
David Cooper   ©2010 ~DeeBeeCooper

brbf peer

Lucille waits



Posted 13 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
This might benefit from some crunchy ripping heavy metal guitar work thrown in.
Just for some added texture. 
 
You've been listening to D.J. Schmolli again, haven't you? {#Guitarist}
Posted 14 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]
This might benefit from some crunchy ripping heavy metal guitar work thrown in.
Just for some added texture. 
Posted 14 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Been there, done that. No more versions of this, please. I admit, Mr. King, that the thrill HAS gone away from me, too.
Posted 14 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]

Tracy Chapman & BB King - "The Thrill Is Gone" (1997)

"excelent version of this blues-song released and written by Rick Darnell and Roy Hawkins in 1951; but i confess that only heard it the first time, when this song was popularized in 1969 for B. B. King; also was very well gotten the version of this song in duet for B. B. King & Tracy Chapman: this duet, very well obtained, only test that Mr. B.B. King recognizes the quality and the work already produced by Ms. Tracy Chapman;  and it has reason!"

** 9 **




Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
 daedalus wrote:
Liked it the first time for a few bars but it soon gets tired.
 
Especially after I discovered that B.B. teamed up with T.C. on this.

{#Puke}

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Well, the thrill HAS gone for me. Both these artists have made far better music than this.
Liked it the first time for a few bars but it soon gets tired.
It lets RP down churning it out over and over. 
{#Rolleyes} 
Posted 15 years ago by daedalus    [ Reply ]
Love BB King and like Chapman very much. Maybe they can make good music together, but I think that this cut is lifeless, and that is ia great insult to both the song and to both artists.
Posted 15 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:
...Tracey Chapman?

 
I totally concur. B.B. must not have had much say in this, else it was some sort of publicity gimmick perpetrated by Tracy's handlers.

As soon as I saw her name alongside B.B.'s, I had to quickly rip off my headphones!
diazo
(high in the northern rockies)
Posted: Apr 28, 2008 - 13:29 < Reply >
Sorry, I'm not convinced that Tracy Chapman has ever been thrilled.

Funny! {#Lol}
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Anybody seen a thrill around here—'bout yay high?  B.B. and Tracy are looking for it.

{#Mrgreen}

Like the song, BTW.
Posted 15 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
...Tracey Chapman?



Posted 15 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Hi RP,

What else for B.B KING, My favorite Blues man
Posted 15 years ago by vicmicric    [ Reply ]
Alpine wrote:
Sorry. This just stinks.
It's cool, man, happens to us all. Just open the window and we'll be ok.
Posted 15 years ago by Otomi    [ Reply ]
jadewahoo wrote:
Tracy opened the song... maybe you confused BB for her, when he came in later? I think a disc compilation of BB singing this song with all the variety of folks he has done so with would be an awesome CD. And this cut would certainly, to my taste, be at the top of the list.
I think it would lose its thrill after awhile.
Posted 15 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
sounds like BB's taking hits off a helium balloon...
Posted 15 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Sorry, but Chapman really does not bring anything to this one. They don't even sound like they're at the same recording session. Better left with BB solo.
Posted 15 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
WHAT A FANTASTIC COMBINATION
Posted 15 years ago by reason06    [ Reply ]
Sorry, I'm not convinced that Tracy Chapman has ever been thrilled.
Posted 15 years ago by diazo    [ Reply ]
Inamorato wrote:
A friend pointed out to me that B.B. never plays chords. I guess he doesn't have to.
They are chords, just broken chords.
Posted 15 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
B.B. King is for when you feel like killing yourself. Tracy Chapman is for when you really will kill yourself. Don't confuse the two.
Posted 15 years ago by ematt    [ Reply ]
A friend pointed out to me that B.B. never plays chords. I guess he doesn't have to.
Posted 15 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
Nice combo, kind of like Branch and Santana.
Posted 15 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
As long as BB is on any part of the song, all things stop and volume goes up. BB, you're the king.
Posted 15 years ago by Ericac    [ Reply ]
She does it. She pulls it off. Not what one would think she could produce, but she has it in her. Kudos. And BB could play this as a pre-performance warm up alone in his room and it would still sound regal and brilliant.
Posted 16 years ago by LeeSG    [ Reply ]
Ms. Chapman did a very nice job on this "duet". She's most fortunate having the opportunity to work with a true Blues icon! Sweet....Smooth....
Posted 16 years ago by Ericac    [ Reply ]
Sorry. This just stinks.
Posted 16 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
Wish I hadnt missed this one
Posted 16 years ago by GChevy410    [ Reply ]
pannaramma wrote:
Loved it until I heard Tracy.
Tracy opened the song... maybe you confused BB for her, when he came in later? I think a disc compilation of BB singing this song with all the variety of folks he has done so with would be an awesome CD. And this cut would certainly, to my taste, be at the top of the list.
Posted 16 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
What an interesting duet. The melding of TC & BB is unexpected, heart-rendering, & quite fresh....
Posted 16 years ago by danagraves    [ Reply ]
I like Tracy Chapman, but I always feel sorry for anyone who find themselves in the same studio with the royally sonorous B.B. King. When Love Comes to Town, anyone? Let's face it, he makes even the otherwise most pleasant vocalist seem like an emotional stick figure by contrast.
Posted 16 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Somehow it's seems incongruous to use "Tracy Chapman" and "thrill" in the same sentence.
Posted 16 years ago by sfListener    [ Reply ]
stevo_b wrote:
No way...
You do sort of have to like Tracy Chapman already to like anything with her in it... but I think this song (although I like BB and Chapman -- separately) is a bit on the average side. I could only bring myself to give it a 6.
Posted 16 years ago by bcorcoran    [ Reply ]
sukilau wrote:
the thrill really IS gone... w/TC singing... sorry.
Agree...and I'm sorry too.
Posted 16 years ago by bronorb    [ Reply ]
pannaramma wrote:
Loved it until I heard Tracy.
Ditto
Posted 16 years ago by maidenindigo    [ Reply ]
Perfect duet for this great tune!
Posted 16 years ago by o2bnsv    [ Reply ]
mandolin wrote:
...conversely, i think tracy chapman can make anything sound better...
No way...
Posted 16 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
Not something uplifting like the blues.
...oh, you just gave me a giggling fit!.. ...honestly, while i can totally respect folks' appreciation for the standards, personally i prefer sincere delivery over cliché archetypes... ...to my ears, in this recording, tracy's performance feels more true to the spirit of the song than b.b. king's impeccable form...
Posted 16 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
I love Tracy Chapman's voice...but its to dark and angsty and tragic for the blues...she sound like she should be soundtrack to some film of human atrocities not something uplifting like the blues.
Posted 16 years ago by Arianrhod    [ Reply ]
...conversely, i think tracy chapman can make anything sound better...
Posted 16 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
the thrill really IS gone... w/TC singing... sorry.
Posted 16 years ago by sukilau    [ Reply ]
Ugh, Tracy is so out-blues'd here.
Posted 16 years ago by thatch    [ Reply ]
A true classic...I'll always love this one.
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
What's next? A Disco Backbeat Remix? And Tracy ... well, I think she could have done this by herself, but it would still be not too good. Mister King: Ms Chapman:
Posted 16 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
While it's great to hear this song, I would be nice to hear B.B.'s definitive version on RP sometime.
Posted 17 years ago by cattgirl813    [ Reply ]
Loved it until I heard Tracy.
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
rixtar99 wrote:
B.B. Good Tracy Bad
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Posted 17 years ago by CyberCoyote    [ Reply ]
steeler wrote:
Me, too. If you like the blues, make it a point to attend the Chicago BluesFest. It's always in Grant Park, near the beginning of June.
Then head down at night to Ma Bea's on West Madison Avenue to hear the real thing in its real habitat. (Leave all jewelry and valuables at home.)
Posted 17 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by monkeywonders    [ Reply ]
B.B. Good Tracy Bad
Posted 17 years ago by rixtar99    [ Reply ]
These blues are giving me the blues.
Posted 18 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
yep, the thrill is gone
Posted 18 years ago by bjk    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by catbirdman    [ Reply ]
Bizzarefall wrote:
needs more cowbell...
hahahaha! Agree!!
Posted 18 years ago by Duluoz    [ Reply ]
Why? May have been OK if it was just Tracy doing a remake of the voice. But a duet? This really isn't a duet song... Bad idea jeans
Posted 18 years ago by mrmojorisin    [ Reply ]
needs more cowbell...
Posted 18 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
moomatz wrote:
B. B. King. Cool. This song drags like almost no other.
haha, nice work. you are right on. ?
Posted 18 years ago by TobalMoreno    [ Reply ]
It's bad enough that the world seems to think B.B. King recorded one song in his lifetime, but now we have to hear remakes of it as well? Please, play something else by BB and play more Tracy, just not this rubbish.
Posted 18 years ago by GoldenBoy    [ Reply ]
sounds like b.b. just isn't aroused by tracy any longer... THAT'S strange!
Posted 18 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Man, that was nice of B.B. Isn't there a "The Thrill is Gone" station on satellite radio that plays nothing but duets with B.B. King playing the exact same guitar every time?
Posted 18 years ago by Essbee    [ Reply ]
I always like Tracy. Apparently I share the same views with a very prominent blues player, and "Lucille".
Posted 18 years ago by labkpr    [ Reply ]
Well it was a nice try. On paper this probably looked like a homerun, but Tracy's style just doesn't seem to jell with B.B.'s Still I like it anyway. Frankly, such is the power of this song with B.B. behind it that he could probably do it with Alvin and the Chipmonk's and I'd still like it.
Posted 18 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
I'm generally skeptical of "duet" albums, but this song is a great pairing. I love Tracy Chapman's voice in any context, but you don't get to hear her singing straight-up blues often and it's a real treat.
Posted 18 years ago by Vogelfrei    [ Reply ]
How I feel about my JOB, so perfect as I get ready for work-sing those blues honey.....
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
B. B. King. Cool. This song drags like almost no other.
Posted 19 years ago by moomatz    [ Reply ]
The music world is a better place with this song. So nice.
Posted 19 years ago by Drummer4soul    [ Reply ]
nigeltufnel wrote:
what? wait a minute. tracy chapman is bb king's granddaughter?
not according to their bios.
Posted 19 years ago by bubble_headed_beach_blond    [ Reply ]
good but the origional was better simple sweet and sad
Posted 19 years ago by michaelc    [ Reply ]
Two of my favorites, together! Like Fishing AND Catching! Go BB & TC. A 9.
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
I love TC's emotionally charged quivering voice on this rendition. Waht a positive contribution to BB's classic offering.
Posted 19 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
k2 wrote:
Sometimes, I really miss Chicago.
Me three.
Posted 19 years ago by Patrick    [ Reply ]
Both the CD a few days a ago...there are 2 or 3 pearls. One is here.
Posted 19 years ago by sunny_day    [ Reply ]
k2 wrote:
Sometimes, I really miss Chicago.
Me, too. If you like the blues, make it a point to attend the Chicago BluesFest. It's always in Grant Park, near the beginning of June.
Posted 19 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by ghevlana    [ Reply ]
splitty67 wrote:
much much much better with just BB.
Agreed w/scottc & splitty67. Winter '87 sober, chillin' by a roaring fire with friends & no one dared make a peep when BB came on the stereo. It was absolutly transcendant! Also cool for me is the Grisman/Garcia v. 8)
Posted 19 years ago by lotus_65    [ Reply ]
much much much better with just BB.
Posted 19 years ago by splitty67    [ Reply ]
hate to give this a 5, but there are so many renditions, so many great renditions of this, I feel that TCs vocals just detract from it. Liked the comment about BBs guitar licks song to song. But he pulls it off wonderfully.
Posted 19 years ago by scottc    [ Reply ]
BB is my god!
Posted 20 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
Oh my God. The hairs on my forearms are standing up. Tittilatingly sexy.
Posted 20 years ago by hunters    [ Reply ]
k2 wrote:
Sometimes, I really miss Chicago.
Would that be the place, or the group?
Posted 20 years ago by reviep    [ Reply ]
Regardless of TC's flat intonation and annoying vibrato, THIS is the Blues, imho. In the context of RP (or AAA terrestrial radio), I give this recording a 7 and BBK's work with Bonnie Raitt gets a 9. Now, if I heard John Lee Hooker or Muddy Waters, we'd be talkin' "godlike."
Posted 20 years ago by brighthue    [ Reply ]
BB King is one of the greats (though his guitar picking may as well be the same in all of his songs)... How about some Johnny Lee Hooker? :)
Posted 20 years ago by rumplestiltskin    [ Reply ]
Oh man, this is as good as it gets!
Posted 20 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
YEAH BABY!
Posted 20 years ago by Skyhawk    [ Reply ]
An aptly titled rendition.
Posted 21 years ago by ndanger666    [ Reply ]
If B.B. King isnt the most pimp mother on the planet I dont know who is. (pimp)
Posted 21 years ago by Kolrabi    [ Reply ]
Sometimes, I really miss Chicago.
Posted 21 years ago by k2    [ Reply ]
Tracy Chapman should do more of this kind of stuff. If she did, I might start buying her records again.
Posted 21 years ago by Scott    [ Reply ]
ahhhhhhhh, now that\'s what i listen to RP for. van morrison, and then THE KING in under 10 minutes. life is good.
Posted 21 years ago by nook    [ Reply ]
Grandpa, singing a song from way back when, with his granddaughter, sitting on his lap, helping him out.
Posted 21 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
...still have to turn it up!!...
Posted 21 years ago by Skid_Mark    [ Reply ]
Incredible!! Makes me reach for the \"volume up\" button every time it\'s played!
Posted 21 years ago by Skid_Mark    [ Reply ]