Does Your House Have Lions?

"One day in the late sixties, I was on the phone with Rahsaan and mentioned to him that just that day I bought a house.
He responded by asking, "Does your house have lions?"
I said, "What?"
He said, "Lions, you know like in front of a museum or the post office. You know, concrete lions. My house has lions. Get a house with lions."

--Joel Dorn

Friday, April 24, 2009

Your favorite Rahsaan song.....

I'm curious, what's your favorite Rahsaan song? And why? (and when and where, if applicable)....

If I had to pick a favorite, it would be "The Inflated Tear". That's the first song I ever heard of Rahsaan's and it's the one that sent me on a quest to find out more about him, which eventually led to me writing a book about him. He surrenders himself so fully in that song that it becomes timeless.