For T-bone (and others) MSC's Woodstock

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rayxtwo · #1 Post by **rayxtwo** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:49 am

For T-bone, since he said he once had the 45, here's the Woodstock video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyTUF5gP2KE

Ray

etaoin22 · #2 Post by **etaoin22** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:56 pm

Frequently heard on oldies radio in Canada. Not only because it is a great song, and this version may express the underlying feeling better that CSNY, but we all love the songwriter.

And it contributes to meetiong CAnCON requirements.

T_Bone0806 · #3 Post by **T_Bone0806** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:28 pm

Ah yes. Ian Matthews was a member of Fairport Covention, and "Woodstock" was not his only Top 40 entry in the U.S.-he charted even higher (#13) as a solo act with a song called "Shake It" in the late 70's.

TheConfessor · #4 Post by **TheConfessor** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:27 am

etaoin22 wrote:Frequently heard on oldies radio in Canada. Not only because it is a great song, and this version may express the underlying feeling better that CSNY, but we all love the songwriter.

And it contributes to meetiong CAnCON requirements.

But CSNY had Canadian content, whereas Ian (now Iain) Matthews is British.

His Wikipedia entry has this strange comment in the first sentence under "Working Class Roots"

Matthews grew up in a working-class family in Scunthorp, regularly being buggered by his father.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_Matthews
I assume that is just Wikivandalism, but I don't know for sure.

Matthews lived in Austin for a few years. A friend of mine, Bradley Kopp, used to play guitar on tour with Matthews, and worked on some of his recording projects.