Glad Bonnie Raitt Stuck Around Long Enough To Send Us This Winner

Bonnie Raitt both commands and merits respect. Her back catalog fills to the brim chock full of legendary tunes. Whether it's the playful "Love Sneakin' Up On You" or the smoke grungy pathos of "I Can't Make You Love Me" to the sassy "Something To Talk About" Bonnie's earned the platitudes which have been the hallmark of her storied career. Up at the plate now is "Gypsy In Me" off of the "Dig In Deep" release. A track like this goes hand in hand with the long country mile landscape on display in the video. Give her a bluesy guitar and watch her run off into numerous down home directions. If this was to be compared to New Orleans cuisine this would undoubtedly be jambalaya, spices meandering everywhere. A key turn on for me here comes in the form of stepladder guitar. Up one rung, then another, then the third. Hearing her go on this voyage is well worth the earlobe investment. Such wonderful drums too. This video finds her lyrics scrawled all over various local landmarks, no-tell motel included. The gimmick's cute, and drives home the message Raitt die-hards have known about her since her career kick started in the 1970s. Her delivery continues to impress. Those well worn tonsils netted her a 1989 Grammy for "Nick of Time". A rosy future has been hers for the taking ever since. Imagine yourself idling down the lonely road of your choosing. Crank this on your truck's car radio and you'll soon relate to Bonnie's supposedly somber admission that there's not a line of stay in one place, continuous longevity to be had. In a way all of us are like rolling stones looking for tranquil waters in which to end up. As cruising tunes go "Gypsy In Me" simply adds one new stepping stone to the gritty pathway Raitt transformed into her personal niche and spot in which to bear the soul. The melody doesn't stay in one place, either. Not that any minor keys pop up to turn this brave declaration of the paths not taken into a Titanic like dirge. Bonnie's definitely got a heart of gold that bolsters her rooting value off the charts. You've been warned to buckle your safety belt. The ride's long but, given the narrator sharing it with us, reassuringly consistent. Bonnie's all about full value for the money. No one begrudges her a wanderlust, a need to go wherever the wind takes her. Her pearly whites could bring solace to a grief stricken African village. "Gypsy In Me" spells appeal for the ever curious traveler in all of us.