The “BERG” – dedicato ad Iceberg Slim (aka Robert Beck; R.I.P.)
Testo tratto dalle note di copertina dell´album di Iceberg Slim "Reflections":
The "BERG" was bad in his younger day
the baddest "dude" come Chicago way…
Every fine "fluff" that caught his eye
could bet some money… she was gonna cry…
The "BERG" was cool… was nobody´s fool
he was KING of the Hustlers play
and if you were square… you had better beware
Cause the "BERG" took NO JIVIN´ – they say
The "BERG" stayed loose… makin´ planty scratch…
´Til he "horsed" around and met his match…
flyin´ high "The MAN" carried him ´way…
took por´ SLIM to the "Joint" that day…
Por´ ICEBERG SLIM servin´ his time…
with Hustlin´ "REFLECTIONS" on his mind…
A soft… faint… voice – Haunin´ his dreams…
a Familiar voice… his MAMA… it seems…
The "BERG" gotsprung… went to L.A. that night…
Hopin´ to make things with MAMA… alright´…
BUT – "J.C." had made her plans…
and took MAMA on… to the promise lan´…
Head hung low – feelin´ mighty bad…
regrettin´ the time he made MAMA sad…
thinkin´ and wonderin´… ´bout what to do…
So´s MAMA-d´be proud… THEN he knew…
So the "BERG" came back… but with a different game…
usin´ his brain… ´stead-a´ his frame…
He picked up-a´ pen and started to write…
Yeh, the "BERG´s" still COOL…
but Now… the "BERG´s" alright…
Written for Iceberg Slim by Shelby Meadows Ashford
copertina dell´album "Reflections" di Iceberg Slim
Ho trovato questo fantastico album cercando negli scaffali di un negozio di dischi a Berlino, l´ho gia´ ascoltato un paio di volte… Notevole, devo dire… consigliato a tutti quelli che vogliono approfondire il tema "The Naked Soul Of Iceberg Slim".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3RIXh9p6AQ
link:
Iceberg Slim "Reflections" LP — http://www.mediafire.com/?ywu6rndjhi2
A 1972 interview of Iceberg Slim from the Los Angeles Free Press.
A 1973 interview of Iceberg Slim from the Washington Post.
An October 1992 article about Iceberg Slim from Esquire Magazine.
A 1992 article from The Guardian (UK) on Slim’s death.
An undated (probably 1992) article about Slim’s life from Cash Box. http://theicebergsradio.blogspot.com/2008/03/iceberg-slim-reflections.html articolo e download link album "Reflections" di Iceberg Slim.