A Different Don't Go Home With Your Hard On

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A Different Don't Go Home With Your Hard On

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messalina79 posted on youtube the audio of Leonard singing Don't Go Home With Your Hard On from a Bryn Mawr performance in 1975. This is a very different version of the song than what is on DOLM, as messalina79 describes, a "slower and with a lilting rhythm" version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WpRHnpv9Bo
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And from the same show in Bryn Mawr, messalina79 has uploaded to YouTube - "Is This What You Really Want" -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGlcP949Hhs
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Wow! That is such a different version, I never heard that before.

Thanks so much for sharing this
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The slowness of this version would have made sure he went go home exactly as the title of the song suggests. To go to sleep ! Most L C songs need to be sung slowly but in my opinion this isn't one of them . Much prefer the original
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I have always liked this song (in part because LC's wit is so evident in the lyrics) and I couldn't help but listen to this version repeatedly. In doing so, I found myself enjoying the bluesy overtones. Now I feel I've got 'another' LC song to enjoy even though they are one and the same.

Thank you for the link Marie!

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(P.S. Messalina has put a number of interesting LC items on youtube. Is this a forum member?)
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Yes she is Mary as somewhat_nifty ;-)
and I'm so grateful for her videos :)
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B4real wrote:Yes she is Mary as somewhat_nifty ;-)
and I'm so grateful for her videos :)
THANK YOU!!! b4real!!!!!!!
I should have known that it had to be a forum member who has provided me with so much viewing pleasure. Thank you so very much Ruth for all your phenomenal videos!!

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Glad you have liked the videos - I have been putting up ones that I have particularly enjoyed as I explore Leonard's live material (I always thought I didn't like live performances till I was utterly blown away seeing Leonard in 2008, so I have been rapidly making up for my previous lack of interest in this area :lol: )
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