In 2013, this was used by Geico in a commercial for their motorcycle insurance. Allman felt free to smoke marijuana with no police around, which contributed to his writing at the cabin. Create and get +5 IQ. In 1774 and the spring of 1775 Paul Revere was employed by the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Massachusetts Committee of Safety as an express rider to carry news, messages, and copies of important documents as far away as New York and Philadelphia. Voices of the Revolution: The Five Riders. [5] Payne was not originally listed as a songwriter on the song, so he later had Allman contact Phil Walden to produce a contract that allowed him five percent of its future royalties. "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk describes real events on their 1972 tour, including an encounter with a legendary groupie called "Sweet Connie.". With Michael Dudikoff, Mark Hamill, Savina Gersak, Robert Mitchum. He and Payne broke into Capricorn Sound Studios to complete a demo of the song. The Beatles were a big influence on him because they were also poor kids from a small town in England. I was a midnight rider on a cloud of smoke I could make a woman hang on every single stroke I was an iron man I had a master plan But I was alone I could hear you breathing With a sigh of the wind I remember how your body started trembling Oh, what's a night it's been And for the state I'm in I'm still alone And all the wonders made for the Earth "So I just threw out the line, 'I've gone past the point of caring / some old bed I’ll soon be sharing. The Allman Brothers Band – Midnight Rider Lyrics from album: Idlewild South (1970) The song was primarily written by vocalist Gregg Allman, who first began composing it at a rented cabin outside Macon, Georgia. The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere . on Amazon Music Unlimited (ad) Writer (s): Greg Allman, Robert Kim Payne. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs, This was Gregg Allman's signature song, describing how he continued on in the face of obstacles. A cover by Jamaican singer, Paul Davidson, represented its biggest peak in the United Kingdom, where it hit number ten. More Henry Wadsworth Longfellow > MIDNIGHT RIDER by the Allman Brothers Standard tuning EADGBE alt. by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow . Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of the " Fireside Poets," wrote lyrical poems about history, mythology, and legend that were popular and widely translated, making him the most famous American of his day. The poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was published in an 1861 issue of the Atlantic Monthly magazine and soon created the legend of a courageous lone rider. More songs with times of day in the title. This was Gregg Allman's signature song, describing how he continued on in the face of obstacles. Submit Corrections. The longtime Eagle talks about soaring back to his solo career, and what he learned about songwriting in the group. Play "Midnight Rider". There are no reviews written for Midnight Rider. The original version of "Midnight Rider" by The Allman Brothers Band never charted, but the song later became a hit for four other artists: In November 1972, British rock singer Joe Cocker, who specialized in treating recently written songs by others, released a version on his album Joe Cocker, the single from which reached #27 on the Billboard Hot 100;[10] it was billed as Joe Cocker with The Chris Stainton Band. 1 album. [10], In fall 1973, Gregg Allman released a re-imagined version of the song on his first solo album, Laid Back, that featured the addition of horns and a solo rather than harmony vocal line. [7], Gregg Allman called it "the song I’m most proud of in my career."[2]. at Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71, Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992, The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years, Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit, Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey (Going Back to Birmingham), If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time, I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter, Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning, Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other, 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith, Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Midnight_Rider&oldid=961931499, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 11 June 2020, at 05:12.