DOWN, the long-running heavy metal supergroup featuring vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders, has returned with a special cover of DR. JOHN‘s ‘Right Place, Wrong Time’.
New Orleans native DR. JOHN was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul, and funk.
‘Right Place, Wrong Time’ was the first single from DR. JOHN‘s 1973 album ‘In The Right Place’, and became the most popular single of his career. The song has been featured in various films and television shows, including ‘Dazed And Confused’ and ‘American Horror Story: Coven’.
DOWN‘s cover and accompanying video, shot last March by Mike Holderbeast, comes in celebration of the Mardi Gras season and serves as a homage to DR. JOHN and his appearances on ‘The Midnight Special’ TV series, a late-night musical variety show that aired from 1972 to 1981.
Anselmo comments: “Dr. John’s ‘Right Place, Wrong Time’ is probably one of the first songs I ever learned or knew of as a kid.
“We grew up in the French Quarter and Dr. John’s music was everywhere.
“Recording this song was something that I always wanted to do and I’m happy that I did it with DOWN.
“The video was an absolute blast to make. Even my mom is in it! Because of her, I know Dr. John’s music very well.”
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