Ron Wood / The Tragically Hip – Seven Days

There’s kissing in the valley,
Thieving in the alley,
Fighting every inch of the way.

I’m really happy to be posting again! I thought I would start off with a cool under-the-radar Bob song. I’ve caught up with work projects for the most part right now. I had a good time off but I missed interacting with all of you.

Ronnie Wood performed this song at Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary concert. When I first heard it I took an immediate liking to it. I heard this and also George Thorogood doing another Dylan song called Wanted Man.

I also found another version that is really great by the Canadian band The Tragically Hip (video at the bottom of the post). They have the same rawness that Wood had in his…great version. It’s the groove of this song that makes it.

I’ll have a full Tragically Hip post coming soon.

Seven Days Written lyrics

Some of the original written lyrics

This song was written by Bob in March 1976, at Shangra La Studios in Malibu. Eric Clapton was recording the No Reason To Cry album…Bob Dylan offered Clapton Seven Days but he turned it down. Ron Wood was there and he took it for his next album and did a good job of it.

I like Wood’s voice. For me, his best job on lead vocals was Ooh La La by the Faces but this one comes in a close second. I usually will take the studio versions with most songs…but not this one. He has more drive in the live version video. Here is a cleaner version of the Tragically Hip. 

The song has been covered many times as has many Dylan Songs. Artists such as The Tragically Hip, Joe Cocker, and others. No studio version by Bob has surfaced as far as I know. He has covered it live a few times.

Ron Wood:  “Bob played it (“Seven Days”) to me and Eric in the studio, and he said to Eric “You can have this song if you want it.” And I took him up on it and Eric didn’t.” 

Seven Days

Seven days, seven more days she’ll be comin’
I’ll be waiting at the station for her to arrive
Seven more days, all I gotta do is survive.

She been gone ever since I been a child
Ever since I seen her smile, I ain’t forgotten her eyes.
She had a face that could outshine the sun in the skies.

I been good, I been good while I been waitin’
Maybe guilty of hesitatin’, I just been holdin’ on
Seven more days, all that’ll be gone.

There’s kissing in the valley,
Thieving in the alley,
Fighting every inch of the way.
Trying to be tender
With somebody I remember
In a night that’s always brighter’n the day.

Seven days, seven more days that are connected
Just like I expected, she’ll be comin’ on forth,
My beautiful comrade from the north.

There’s kissing in the valley,
Thieving in the alley,
Fighting every inch of the way.
Trying to be tender
With somebody I remember
In a night that’s always brighter’n the day.

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Author: Badfinger (Max)

Power Pop fan, Baseball fan, old movie and tv show fan... and a songwriter, bass and guitar player.

45 thoughts on “Ron Wood / The Tragically Hip – Seven Days”

    1. Thank you Jim! I’m happy to be back. I needed that break pretty bad. I’m feeling much better now.
      Yes it does have that sound to it.

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  4. It’s new to me, but boy it sure fits the T Hip like a glove. Would’ve guessed it was one of their own from early on in their career if you hadn’t said otherwise. Speaking of, many have commented that the two Gords are reunited up there- Gord Downie of the Hip and Gordon Lightfoot. They actually did a tour together about ten years back – Downie and Lightfoot – now I wish I had gone see.

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    1. That would have been a cool tour to see. I have a Hip post coming Monday…it is not easy for me to write about them because I don’t know them like you guys do…I hope I don’t miss something. I loved what I”ve heard though.

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      1. Looking forward to it. I know what you mean though, it’s like me covering something by the Who or today when I did a piece on the Grateful Dead… I’m an elementary school student in studies of them and in the presence of the professors!

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      2. Yea I agree…their debut album single handedly changed the direction of the sixties from Psychedelic to roots

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      3. At the time of this Dylan song I think they were breaking up or had already. The ‘No Reason To Cry’ (heavy Band vibe) album is a fave. Danko put out his solo album at the same time so all these guys and gals were just hanging around crating music for themselves and us.
        This is really bugging me Max because there’s a version of this in my head and I cant remember who did it. Help me out??

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      7. Joe Cocker covered this song CB… Here is a studio version but the live is much better.

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  6. Kickass song and never looked close at who was singing it. Cool to know it is Ron Wood. I have that 30th anniversary album. Lou Reed’s “Foot of Pride” is a favorite on there, but they are all excellent!

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    2. My cousin Ricky…had a satellite feed from that 30th show…the whole thing including what they didn’t broadcast. It was great.

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      1. OH COOL. You’ve inspired me to pull out the album and listen to it. Disc 1 has 15 songs and disc 2 has 14. Hearing it as it was happening would be such a thrill!

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  7. It do have that drive. BTW, Thorogoods nicely sung’Wanted Man’ is the main reason I drag out the ‘Best Of’ CD these days- the main two GT songs have been overpppppppppppppppp-played to death.

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  8. Again, welcome back, Max! I knew the tune, but it was the Joe Cocker cover. I hadn’t hard any of these versions – good stuff!

    Coincidentally, I’m currently in a bar in Asbury Park to see Zimmy Shelter. They’re doing a Dylan tribute show – first time I see them. You gotta love that name!😀

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    1. Thank you Christian…I’ve really missed this! Blogging helps me relax and I need it.

      That is so cool! Oh I love the name! Tell me how it was later!

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      1. Zimmy Shelter was a lot of fun. It’s obviously not easy to get the “Dylan growl”, but at least on some of the tunes, it sound compellingly similar to the maestro. It was also nice since I know most of the musician but had not seen them in three years or so! If you’re curious, you can check out my Facebook! 🙂

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      2. I’ll check it out…that is really cool. I’ve never seen someone do Dylan like that…that would be interesting.

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    1. I do like that version also. The other two definitely changed it. The odd thing is….Bob never has recorded it for an album.

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  11. The Tragically Hip version is my fave. It may be Dylan stuff but, I can count on one hand, how many Dylan songs, that Dylan sings, that I can stand. Ron’s was OK. Great song, overall.

    I think I might be coming back, too. I needed a long break, as well. I get burned out, sometimes.

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