Bonnie Raitt Performing Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Pride And Joy"

Bonnie Raitt’s splendid contribution of “Pride and Joy”, a popular anthem originally sung by Stevie Ray Vaughan was a classical performance in 1994 which epitomized blues and rock into her hands. With her powerful voice and distinct slide guitar prowess, Bonnie enhanced this standard while giving homage to the master Vaughan and the original song.

Bonnie Raitt Performing Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Pride And Joy” – Live, 1994.

Bonnie’s guitar work, right from the first note came out to be captivating. The slide was her true love and in addition to that her song fell in the deep blues infused sophistication. There is a certain edge to Vaughn’s music; Raitt infuses it with a calm, almost beautiful, flowing melody, a unique touch to her genre. When Raitt played the guitar she did not aim to drown but to complement Vaughan with her warm liquid voice that captured the feeling of the song without straining.

Bonnie had a sinuous way of presenting the vocal aspects of ‘Pride and Joy’, singing the words very confidently, heartily and cozily to the admiring audience. It felt as though she was brimming with real emotions and was singing something from her heart – from deep down in the blues. The way she performed the material, one could understand that it was not only hers, the audience could sense the relationship.

Lyrics:
Well, you’ve heard about love givin’ sight to the blind
My baby lovin’ cause the sun to shine