Story Behind The Song
Eleanor has been a compelling name to me. Seems like a woman with that name may have trouble associated with it. I may be absolutely wrong but the song came from that. What was really great was having a horn section in the band for a straight blues piece.
Song Description
This is about a relationship that went very wrong.
| Song Length |
3:43 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Blues - Chicago |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Incensed |
Subject |
Worry, Dysfunctional Relations |
| Similar Artists |
Howlin' Wolf, Delbert McClinton |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1950 - 1959 |
| |
Lyrics
Eleanor Ken Lehnig©1990
Eleanor you took me down that sad road
Eleanor you took me down that long sad road
You used it all up and the rest you sold
You took all my money and sold my self esteem
You took all my money and sold my self esteem
You took my reason for living and killed off all of my dreams
I knew you were troubled women
I should have listened to my friends
Before I got weak and fell into your bed
Eleanor I should not have listened to a word you said
Lying comes easy with the twisted noise in your head
Eleanor you up and flew away
Found another fool and flew away
You spent it all and left me here to pay
©1990 Desert Wind Song Publishing