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Taj Mahal — Queen Bee
Album: Señor Blues
Avg rating:
7.2

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Total ratings: 1436









Released: 1997
Length: 4:35
Plays (last 30 days): 1
Sweeter than a honey bee, yeah, baby been sweet on me
Sweeter than a honey bee, yeah, my queen bee
Oh she rock to my soul, mama love me to my soul
Love me to my soul, oh she rock me to my soul

She's a strutter, she can shake it some yeah, oh watch her now look at her run
A strutter, she can shake it some, oh dancing having fun
She love me to my soul, oh she love me to my soul
Oh love me to my soul oh rock me to my soul

Honey in the honey pot and, your pot is hot
Honey in the honey pot and the pot is what you got
To lova rocka rocka me to my soul
Oh love me to my soul, rock me to my soul
Oh love me to my soul, rock me to my soul

Baby won't you come by me yeah, spare me this misery
Sugar won't you come by me, oh I know you'll agree, 'gree, 'gree, 'gree
To love me to my soul, oh to rock me to my soul
Ooh rock me to my soul, oh rock me to my soul

Sweeter than a honey bee oh, baby been sweet on me
Sweeter than a honey bee oh, my queen bee
Oh she rock me to my soul, oh rock me to my soul
Oh she rock me to my soul, oh rock me to my soul
These songs were made for lovers
Lovers and lovers and lovers and lovers and lovers
And lovers and lovers and lovers, And lovers and lovers
My soul, my soul
Queen bee
Queen
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Solid 8
 MinMan wrote:

Saw Taj Mahal & Kebmo at The Mountain Winery last summer. 

It was the most positive uplifting time  I've had for many years.

Bordering on a spiritual experience.



I love concerts like that.  Wish I had been there.
 Chwkbud wrote:

What a coincidence...just finished watching a Youtube of a global collaboration of this song, led by Taj Mahal, plus Ben Harper, Rosanne Cash and many others.  Then it pops up on RP !  



Bill & Rebecca were listening in, just like Siri, Google, Bixby, et al.
What a coincidence...just finished watching a Youtube of a global collaboration of this song, led by Taj Mahal, plus Ben Harper, Rosanne Cash and many others.  Then it pops up on RP !  
Saw Taj Mahal & Kebmo at The Mountain Winery last summer. 

It was the most positive uplifting time  I've had for many years.

Bordering on a spiritual experience.
Not a big Blues fan but Taj Mahal I dig it brother
 LPCity wrote:
Taj is touring with Keb' Mo this summer.  Really looking forward to that show.  Gotta pick up their new album "TajMo" first.
 
Caught that show at Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI.  Great venue and an incredible show!!!!
There is a live version on YouTube from the "Bloody Sunday Sessions" in New Orleans. It's Taj with his bass player and drummer riding around in a carriage playing this. It keeps getting taken down but I'm sure you can search it out - and it's well worth the hunt.
Taj is touring with Keb' Mo this summer.  Really looking forward to that show.  Gotta pick up their new album "TajMo" first.
 hayduke2 wrote:
a Wonder of the World
Taj Mahal is fabulous. 

 
Love him👏Mucho
I said bring me my pistol
I said three round balls
I'm gonna....
Uh, wait a sec, um, no this isn't that song. Never mind.
 msymmes wrote:
Considering taking this to a 9 from an 8 imho.
 

 
Get a grip on  yourself.
The man is an american treasure   {#Cool}
 meinthecorner wrote:
Love this guy! Have seen him many times back in the day when the Mariposa Folk Festival was held on Toronto Island. Such joy and charm emanates from him. I remember one special summer afternoon he was scheduled to play at one of the waterside stages on Centre Island when the heavens broke loose. We were all standing in pools, huddling under every available umbrella, wondering if the rain would ever let up or if the show would even go on. The stage was covered but for safety's sake the power was cut. Taj stepped out, greeted us all with warmth and enthusiasm and said 'let's get this show on the road!' And so he did an acoustic set, without any amplification, as the rain came pouring down. We had nowhere else to go and there was no better place to be! Honestly. he had all of our soppy, wet asses dancing in the rain!!! Grace under pressure? Pressure? What pressure?

 
Excellent story!  : )   Taj is Fab
Toured with Stones in 69 and 97. Nice segue.
Nice segue from Bonnie R.  Now I think something from David Lindley and Keb Mo would be puuuurfect. 


 


Love the Taj!  Please play more.
Nice tune on a Saturday morning with possibility of snow coming in.
Sunshine blues! {#Daisy}
 Stingray wrote:
Dislike it!

  

Ulises wrote:

What a tiresome twat you are.

 
Thank you, Ulises, for the belly laugh.

And from my side, I cannot understand how I can respect this man's music without liking it at all.

Oh well, hope the rest of you are enjoying this. And Stingray, I hope you are enjoying your grumpiness. 
 Stingray wrote:
Dislike it!

 
I kinda like it, its having a funny melody.
 Stingray wrote:
Dislike it!

 
What a tiresome twat you are.
Ran into him (I didn't recognize him or realize who he was until the next day) at the Austin TX Hilton years ago when I was out by the pool trying to play my 12-string. Handed it to him and he played a few tunes and later comped me tickets to his show. Very tall, calm, soft-spoken man.
Would love to see Taj or some of the old Chicago blues master live.  Unfortunately Vancouver is not the greatest venue.
{#Daisy}  ...... that was very nice indeed          {#Daisy}
a Wonder of the World
Taj Mahal is fabulous. 
Considering taking this to a 9 from an 8 imho.
 
its ok, i like the harmonica
 nagsheadlocal wrote:
The sound of the guitar is just amazing - one of the purest tones I've ever heard.

 
I second that
 Stingray wrote:
Dislike it!

 

figures, it has real insterments.....{#Guitarist}
 Stingray wrote:
SENIOR BLUES!

 

just fine music, free........{#Dance} TAJ plays mostly rock with his own rules...
Such a happy tune!  Love Taj Mahal!
Nice!
The sound of the guitar is just amazing - one of the purest tones I've ever heard.
I just saw Taj over Thanksgiving weekend at Jazz Alley in Seattle.  LOVED IT!!
Happy Bee
Honey Bee
Ahh! Sweet Taj! He's ma man! Such a powerfully engaging performer!
Dislike it!
I remember seeing Taj front row live at Vancouver's Fabulous Commodore. He introduced this song by saying, "Here's one that all the ladies love."

He's right!
I've never eaten a honey bee, are they particularly sweet?  I would expect them to taste.... buggy. {#Sick}
{#Daisy}  {#Daisy}  {#Daisy}
liking this... swaying here in my office.

{#Yes} 
My cat likes this song as do I.
it is a beauty, a tonic for the tuneless, flatfooted and soul deprived

a genius 
{#Daisy}
I love you all, you all rock same {#Devil_pimp}with this song!
   zackdog! 
One of the Great Ones {#Bananapiano}
i gave it a 7, but it got me grooving hard ... so an 8 instead. Timeless music!
 scott_bruce wrote:


If it "sucks", then its NOT a 3 (Ho Hum), its a 1 (Sucko-Barfo). I'm going to have to issue you a Level 1 Rating Citation for mis-rating this song. You are hereby sentenced to completing a formal technical review of the RP song ratings to include the RP Quantitative Number Rating System (QNRS) and the qualitiative descriptors assigned to each numerical rating. Due to me by next Friday....

s/ 
Officer Bruce
RP Song Rating Enforcement Agency 
 
Priceless.

{#Lol} 
 shellbella wrote:
He is the man!!!  {#Daisy}
 
yup.....SNAZZY STUFF!   {#Drummer}{#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananapiano}{#Bananajumprope}{#Guitarist}{#Boohoo}{#Bananasplit}
{#Sunny}
He is the man!!!  {#Daisy}
Love this guy! Have seen him many times back in the day when the Mariposa Folk Festival was held on Toronto Island. Such joy and charm emanates from him. I remember one special summer afternoon he was scheduled to play at one of the waterside stages on Centre Island when the heavens broke loose. We were all standing in pools, huddling under every available umbrella, wondering if the rain would ever let up or if the show would even go on. The stage was covered but for safety's sake the power was cut. Taj stepped out, greeted us all with warmth and enthusiasm and said 'let's get this show on the road!' And so he did an acoustic set, without any amplification, as the rain came pouring down. We had nowhere else to go and there was no better place to be! Honestly. he had all of our soppy, wet asses dancing in the rain!!! Grace under pressure? Pressure? What pressure?
 Huey wrote:

Me niether / either/ etc....sucks. 3.
 

If it "sucks", then its NOT a 3 (Ho Hum), its a 1 (Sucko-Barfo). I'm going to have to issue you a Level 1 Rating Citation for mis-rating this song. You are hereby sentenced to completing a formal technical review of the RP song ratings to include the RP Quantitative Number Rating System (QNRS) and the qualitiative descriptors assigned to each numerical rating. Due to me by next Friday....

s/ 
Officer Bruce
RP Song Rating Enforcement Agency 
 Chwkbud wrote:
Just saw Taj a moth ago at Burnaby Blues+Roots Fest (Burnaby, BC, Canada); he was in great form and did this song too. Thanks for taking me back to that night!

 
Nice festival!  Missed it.

 Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
Gosh I don't like this.
 
Me niether / either/ etc....sucks. 3.
7 up to an 8, more I listen, more I like :-)
First heard this as the sound track for a youtube video I've heard called "bicycle parkour".  Fantastic video paired with a great song.
{#Clap}

Great.
Gosh I don't like this.


Love me some Taj Mahal!

Puts me in a mood ...

{#Bananajam}



 Bleyfusz wrote:

And where is the second one?
 
https://www.radioparadise.com/content.php?name=songinfo&song_id=39200
We need some Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise...
 DaMoGan wrote:

Strange — there are two comment pages for this song.
 
And where is the second one?

You mean...Taj Mahal is not his real name?!

Taj gives great live shows agreed, and I really like how he shows his dues to the ordinary blues elders living in obscurity, amazing talents like Etta Baker, Cootie Stark, Cool John Ferguson and Beverly “Guitar” Watkins. Taj helps to promote and support them through his tireless work with the charitable "Music Maker Relief Foundation"
https://www.musicmaker.org/reviews_post/etta-baker-with-taj-mahal/

And if you want to hear some real raw blues, download MP3s legally and for free from here:
https://www.musicmaker.org/music/


 
thatslongformud wrote:
and to think, my mom once dated this guy back when he was still Henry Fredericks.  I could have been Taj Mahal Jr!  
 

i feel like a child... from the bottom of myself...working silent...forgeting that I was arrested...and now free. I´m far from you...
One of my all-time favorite artists from the day singing one of his bests. {#Dancingbanana}
Just saw Taj a moth ago at Burnaby Blues+Roots Fest (Burnaby, BC, Canada); he was in great form and did this song too. Thanks for taking me back to that night!

SENIOR BLUES!
Love this!{#Music}
{#Roflol}
sounds —just like Taj Yeah
I love Taj Mahal's music. He just makes me smile, because he takes such joy in his craft, and it's reflected in the tone of his playing and singing. {#Bounce} (And why don't we have a "reggae banana" icon?)

Saw Taj in Aspen a few years ago...love his voice.
A perennial happy sunny day song! {#Sunny}
just like honey
TAJ IS THE BOMB!!!! Rock me to my soul! That's what he does alright!
Not everything by Taj Mahal works for me, but this is really fine work. Nuff said.
seen him, heard him, met him, hung with him....he is outrageous!
 gatorade wrote:
I've seen Taj so many times over the last 40 yrs. Not a bad show among them. Good times, good times. The guy is a musical genius.
 
Saw him at the paramount in seattle with the Pointer Sisters as his back up.  Awesome show.  If memory serves me correctly they were the opening act for the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Wow.

I've seen Taj so many times over the last 40 yrs. Not a bad show among them. Good times, good times. The guy is a musical genius.
Another great RP find... thanks Bill.

{#Cool}
saw him at a winery in northern california. took me back to the early seventies in the navy. super singer...

Strange — there are two comment pages for this song.
 peyotecoyote wrote:


sounds lovely...i am so jealous!
 
DITTO

Good Stuff!
 islander wrote:
kick off my shoes, crack open a beer and head for the hammock!{#Sunny}
 

sounds lovely...i am so jealous!
kick off my shoes, crack open a beer and head for the hammock!{#Sunny}
 thatslongformud wrote:
and to think, my mom once dated this guy back when he was still Henry Fredericks.  I could have been Taj Mahal Jr!  
 
And the Lingerie business could be yours.....


Biz Maquee?? - Oh baby yooooooooooooooou Got what I neeeeeeeeeeeeeeed
{#Cowboy}
very nice...
very nice!
and to think, my mom once dated this guy back when he was still Henry Fredericks.  I could have been Taj Mahal Jr!  
Wow. Van Morrison only wishes he could be this guy.

Muy buen temaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...


This song makes me forget it's 25 degrees outside!  {#Daisy}
Sunshine and happiness {#Sunny}{#Daisy}
Ry Cooder used to play with Taj, replaced by Jesse Ed Davis.

Since Bill played this after the Stones, it's interesting to note that Keith Richards insisted on Taj playing on their ill-fated TV special, Rock 'N' Roll Circus. Lennon had a cameo, and is possibly how it came to pass that Jesse appeared on Lennon's Rock 'N' Roll LP years later. As for the Stones' film, you can rent it from your favorite mail-order DVD rental outfit.

It's also interesting to note that Ry is heard all over several Stones' recordings (read: Let It Bleed) and almost became a Stone until he and Keith had a disagreement as to who came up with a certain guitar riff.
Taj Mahal is a great artist.

That having been said, this is probably the worst song I've ever heard by him.
 Augustus wrote:
ok, I'll be first, who is Taj Mahal?
 
I haven't heard much of him, but I love what I've heard. Back in 74 or 75 I bought his album Oooh So Good 'n Blues and played it a lot. It has classics like "Dust my Broom", "Long Gone", and "Frankie and Albert" on it. Years later I stumbled across another recording of his, "Ain't That a Lot of Love," on The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, recorded in 1968 for a TV special that wasn't aired, released on CD in 1996 and on DVD in 2004. He's a genuine, sincere, no-frills folk blues musician who plays with a lot of feeling. Check out the Wikipedia entry for more.

Last summer I dropped a whole folder of Taj Mahal mp3s that my firend copied for me into my Winamp. This song was the one that stood out the most to me. I must have listened to it 50 times in a row. Just a great spring/summer vibe, I think.  
Augustus wrote:
ok, I'll be first, who is Taj Mahal?
Just a natural bluesman.......of the finest quality!
arserocket wrote:
Bought Kulanjan with Toumani Diabate - well worth it. Love his voice.
allow me to say that I really enjoy both Taj mahal and the malian stylings of Diabate and his counterparts (such as Ali Farka Toure). However, I really didn't like that particular Kulanjan album... seemed like they didn't put much effort into creating a collaboration of sounds before they went into the studio.
But if you REALLY want to hear him sing -check out the live acoustic version of "Crossing" -then check who wrote it
brings bak gret mem's of him playin @ anna banannas in honolulu in the 70's....soft tyms. alwyz a gud taj choice!
first time i've heard this and i think i'm in love...if it's possible to be in love with a song!
Honey in the honey pot and, your pot is hot Honey in the honey pot and the pot is what you got To lova rocka rocka me to my soul
tiare wrote:
LOVE Anything my this man!!! Favorite song is probably Giant Step -been so for about 35 years now off and on
Ditto! Speaking of 35 years ago ... that's when I first heard West Indian Revelation, which I loved but never knew who or what it was until just last year. So I uploaded it to the LRC and it's currently in review to get on this playlist. Any RP member who wants to hear it here, vote {YES} for my long-lost treasure! Thanks!
LOVE Anything my this man!!! Favorite song is probably Giant Step -been so for about 35 years now off and on
TM is probably one of the most over-looked, high calibre talents in history. Why? Thankfully he caught my ear in 1990, still late to discover, but I have been following and listening ever since. Nice work Bill!
Please, please play more Taj!
Taj has at least 2 other versions of this tune that are far superior but I love it anyway.
Been a fan of Taj for many years. One of the better concerts I've been to. Fishing song is one of my favorites.
Bought Kulanjan with Toumani Diabate - well worth it. Love his voice.
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET Taj Mahal...he's so good!
This quite likable...I know where Guy Davis gets his influence
I've seen Taj about four times. Every time a great show! Even my kids agree!
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks, better known by the stage name Taj Mahal (born May 17, 1942), is an American blues musician.He was born in Harlem in New York City, but grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. Using a stage name of the Taj Mahal was inspired by a dream.... In 2006, he appeared as a guest musician on the Ladysmith Black Mambazo album Long Walk to Freedom, playing an electric guitar backing for "Mbube" ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight")... On February 8, 2006, Taj Mahal was designated the "official Blues Artist" of Massachusetts by Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2006.<1> On December 16, 2006, he appeared with his band, Taj Mahal Trio, at the 18th Annual Warren Haynes Xmas Jam in Asheville, NC. The appearance was recorded for an upcoming DVD which is to be released in early 2007. ---from his Wiki page at (click here)(Because the RP link above may not work)
Leave it to Taj to raise spirits on a Tuesday morning at the office.
"yEeAAaHhHhhHhH"