Who sang the song Oh lord buy me a Mercedes Benz?
Who sang the song Oh lord buy me a Mercedes Benz?
Goose Creek Symphony
(Oh Lord Won’t You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz/Artists
Did Janis Joplin get a Mercedes Benz?
Janis Joplin never got a Mercedes Benz, but she did have a 1965 Porsche that was painted to become a piece of hippie art.
Who wrote the Janis Joplin song Mercedes Benz?
Janis Joplin
Bob NeuwirthMichael McClure
Mercedes Benz/Composers
When did Janis Joplin record Mercedes Benz?
October 1, 1970
Mercedes Benz (song)
| “Mercedes Benz” | |
|---|---|
| Single by Janis Joplin | |
| Recorded | October 1, 1970 |
| Songwriter(s) | Janis Joplin Michael McClure Bob Neuwirth |
| Producer(s) | Paul A. Rothchild |
What microphone did Janis Joplin use?
Shure SM56 Despite not being owned by Joplin, it was used as her vocal mic for the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, as is visible in this image of Joplin performing there.
What was Janis Joplin’s last song before she died?
Mercedes Benz
Janis Joplin was close to completing Pearl on Oct. 1, 1970, when she did an a cappella take on “Mercedes Benz.” This impromptu performance of a song questioning whether material things can bring contentment would be the last song Joplin ever recorded.
What was Janis Joplin’s last song?
What was Janis Joplin’s last words?
Janis Joplin Its final words would be the ode to living fast, “get it while you can.”
What microphone does Paul Rodgers use?
Shure SM57 Dynamic Instrument Microphone Paul Rodgers favorite vocal mic is an SM57 – he’s pretty good, ain’t he??
Was Janis Joplin married?
Joplin became engaged to Peter de Blanc in the fall of 1965. She had begun a relationship with him toward the end of her first stint in San Francisco. Now living in New York where he worked with IBM computers, he visited her to ask her father for her hand in marriage. Joplin and her mother began planning the wedding.
Did Joe Namath sleep with Janis?
Joplin took in men and women the way most people take in the morning newspaper. She slept with sailors, musicians, fans and members of the Hells Angels. She slept with Joe Namath, of all people, and possibly, George-Warren suggests, with Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Dick Cavett.
What song did Janis Joplin write about Mercedes Benz?
Mercedes Benz by Janis Joplin. Album: Pearl (1971) This is based on a song called C’mon, God, and buy me a Mercedes Benz by the Los Angeles beat poet Michael McClure. Joplin saw McClure perform it, and on August 8, 1970 she reworked it into her own song, which she performed about an hour later.
Who is the original singer of Mercedes Benz?
Paul A. Rothchild. “Mercedes Benz” is an a cappella song written by singer Janis Joplin with the poets Michael McClure and Bob Neuwirth, and originally recorded by Joplin.
What happened to Janis Joplin’s car?
Outside the hotel on the night of her death sat Joplin’s car: not a Mercedes, but a Porsche she had bought in 1968 and paid friend Dave Richards $500 to paint in psychedelic colors. The hippie icon who sang, “ My friends all drive Porsches ,” was herself well aware of the real—if fleeting—pleasures to be found behind the wheel.
Who wrote Oh Lord Won’t you Buy Me a Mercedes Benz?
Joplin started reciting the line, “Oh, Lord won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz” – the first line of McClure’s song. The four started banging beer mugs on the table to form a rhythm, and Neuwirth wrote down lyrics he and Joplin came up with on a napkin.
