I Can’t Put My Finger On It<br />by Mark Fielding Darden <br />Raleigh NC 1983<br /><br />This was a Boat Rocker classic. For some reason, we recorded this song with just the instruments, live, in the Choke Monkey Lounge in 1983. It was probably a practice take, and this was probably the fourth or fifth time we ever played it. I decided to add the vocals on Valentine's Day 2013, 30 years later! <br /><br />I think this is one of the tightest versions of any "live" recording we ever did. It is one of my top ten favorites songs (as of today).... hahaha. <br /><br />The lyrics are a bit pushy but that was who I was back then. Probably still am. <br /><br />As you listen to the lead guitar, remember that this was done live, with three guys playing in a small garage outside my apartment, about 2 am in the morning back in 1983. Mike played a very sophisticated pile of notes that still amazes me. He never noodled. Milton's bass was solid as I have ever heard it. And my drumming didn't miss a beat. Other than the vocal-add, there was no editing or over-dubbing on this song, and no drugs or alcohol were present. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. <br /><br />(c) 1983 and 2023 <br /><br />Mike Haskins/guitar <br />Milton Gore/bass <br />Fielding Darden vocal, drums, song, video <br /><br />Recorded in the Choke Monkey Lounge, Raleigh NC 1983<br />
