A Song You May Not Know

Goin' to Acapulco by Jim James and Calexio

Many hardcore Bob Dylan fans know this song from Dylan's The Basement Tapes collection, and also from the Dylan bio-pic "I'm No There". It was in the film "I'm Not There" that Goin' to Acapulco by Jim James first appeared.  Song appears in the scene in which the Richard Gere character (Billy the Kid) enters town. In the town square, Jim James and Calexio for this song.

The song starts out with a bit of a pulsing strum on the acoustic guitar. Soon, James' voice enters in. James' voice is haunting, melancholic, and wistful. With his voice James is able to convey sadness and longing. Especially, as the horns come in. The music is slow and melodic. It does not have to hurry or be uptempo. Instead it just gracefully flows and envelops the listener. The signature note is the note that James hits at end of each chorus. His "yeeeeaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh's" soar just as high the horns which also rise with it.

In the end, you must listen to Jim James' version Goin' to Acapulco. It is a song that you may not know, but believe me, you should know it.