tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212068068386412907.post6507203198392613420..comments2024-02-06T15:56:46.144-05:00Comments on Where Dead Voices Gather: Life at 78 RPM: "John The Baptist" - Rev. Moses MasonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212068068386412907.post-50124757935882775632022-11-13T19:53:46.785-05:002022-11-13T19:53:46.785-05:00"John the Baptist" on Paramount sounds a..."John the Baptist" on Paramount sounds an awful lot like Son House to me. Anyone make that correlation before?Angie Mackhttps://angiemackcreative.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212068068386412907.post-29397946313093410552022-03-07T22:58:13.670-05:002022-03-07T22:58:13.670-05:00I wonder if the song is merging two different John...I wonder if the song is merging two different Johns (or even if the folk process has merged two originally unrelated songs). The refrain seems more applicable to John of the Book of Revelation, who saw animal-headed angels similar to those seen by Ezekiel and who did in fact say "Holy, holy, holy!" But the verses clearly relate to the John the Baptist. James Kabalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02335302113772004687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212068068386412907.post-41582386154680122372012-06-09T21:15:53.211-04:002012-06-09T21:15:53.211-04:00Hi! First of all I want to to say that I really ad...Hi! First of all I want to to say that I really admire the passion that you have put into this blog entry. Unfortunately, as an ethnomusicologist, I also have to say that your transcription of the lyrics is COMPLETELY WRONG!<br />If you care enough to change that I've added the correct lyrics to this video.<br /><br />http://youtu.be/6v_WxwCr-y0<br /><br />SORRY FOR MY BROKEN ENGLISH (I'm Italian)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com