The theme of the fullness of fullness resolving into the fullness of emptiness 
is a Vedic one that precedes the blues by thousands of years.  This guy is 
Little Richard on PCP!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> This one is for Curtis, although I am sure he already
> knows that the Blues are spiritual indeed. They deal
> with flushing the impurities from our systems that 
> cause us pain and keep us from "feelin' alright." 
> 
> The vocals are tremendous, as one of the greats of
> the popular blues scene grunts and groans out "the
> pain down inside that won't be denied," and that
> keeps him from "bein' satisfied." The song is clearly
> about the self (small "s") and how "letting it go" 
> is so important to one's spiritual well-being. The
> sense of the bluesman's relief at the final splash
> as it departs and his final cry of "I feel alright!" 
> is one of the most poignant spiritual transformations
> I've ever heard in music. 
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic3g8Xnf7LI
>


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