{"id":17792,"date":"2013-07-29T15:21:05","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T23:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=17792"},"modified":"2013-07-29T19:46:56","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T03:46:56","slug":"an-unsung-gem-from-jj-cale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2013-07\/an-unsung-gem-from-jj-cale\/","title":{"rendered":"An Unsung Gem From JJ Cale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Really-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-17800\" alt=\"Really-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Really-cover-600x600.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Really-cover-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Really-cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Really-cover-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Really-cover.jpg 1441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are still reeling from the loss of <strong>JJ Cale<\/strong> last Friday (<strong>Clapton<\/strong>!\u00a0 Dear God, between the two, if you needed to take somebody&#8230;.).\u00a0 Related to this, we&#8217;ve had <strong>Cale&#8217;s<\/strong> under-appreciated 1981 <strong>Shades<\/strong> album on repeat at <strong>Chez Lefort<\/strong>, and the song that keeps creeping up on us is <em><strong>Wish I Had Not Said That<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 As is true generally, the songs we loved the most of<strong> JJ Cale&#8217;s<\/strong> were not the blues-forward songs, but those that kept some distance.\u00a0 Along those lines, <em><strong>Wish I Had Not Said That<\/strong><\/em> is a straight pop song featuring a lilting, languid melody accented by some synth whistling, along with Cale&#8217;s understated, remorseful lyrics.\u00a0 <strong>RIP JJ<\/strong>.  The song&#8217;s lyrics are at bottom.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6qAK7zylYgk\" height=\"425\" width=\"625\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Wish I Had Not Said That<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You don&#8217;t come here too often<br \/>\nYou make my day when you come around<br \/>\nYou know I love you something awful<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re a diamond I have found<br \/>\nWish I had not said that, baby<br \/>\nIf I could only close you out of my mind<br \/>\nSunset passes oh so sweetly<br \/>\nGives a man just time to think<br \/>\nFrees the image of your body<br \/>\nFantasy is just a blink<br \/>\nWish I had not said that, baby<br \/>\nIf I could only close you out of my mind<br \/>\nIt don&#8217;t matter what you&#8217;re into<br \/>\nIf I could taste you once again<br \/>\nFeel the pain and the pleasure<br \/>\nWe could make it to the end<br \/>\nWish I had not said that, baby<br \/>\nIf I could only 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