Traffic - Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Pt 1
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Classic rock performance live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1972. I have the entire DVD but this song still stands out after all these years. I wonder how many of you know who (or what) Winwood is refering to in this song?
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| Traffic - The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys | The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys- Traffic- Live -1972 | Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy |
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| TRAFFIC "Dear Mr. Fantasy" Jim Capaldi Steve Winwood | Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home - Acoustic and Electric | Traffic - Freedom Rider |
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| I miss the early 70 ... ( 6 months ago by icetrout2) |
| I miss the early 70's the 00's suck!!! |
| There was plenty of ... ( 6 months ago by TheSanityInspector) |
| There was plenty of crap in the old days, too. We just don't have to listen to it anymore. |
| i don't anymore, ... ( 5 months ago by nlandess) |
| i don't anymore, but I couldn't agree more. |
| amazing.. ( 5 months ago by jdthebooster) |
| amazing.. |
| what do you think ... ( 5 months ago by DADDYTWOSIXTEEN) |
| what do you think is shooting up out of the ground, if not a nuclear warhead? we were children once, playing with toys....... |
| me too, don't care ... ( 4 months ago by RKR1919) |
| me too, don't care what it means, it's very calming to me |
| Dude..how can you ... ( 4 months ago by biggaw501) |
| Dude..how can you call this crap. This was a perfect blend of jazz, blues and rock. Traffic was light years ahead of their time |
| What I mean is: ... ( 4 months ago by TheSanityInspector) |
| What I mean is: Whenever someone posts a classic like this, someone else inevitably sighs over how they wish they could go back "then", when music was all so great. They forget, or else didn't know, that along with the great stuff like this, there was plenty of crap, which is best forgotten. I wasn't denigrating this song at all; in fact it's one of my two or three favorite Traffic tunes. Clear now? Good. You're welcome. |
| Yes agreed, lots of ... ( 4 months ago by DAWNHILLS) |
| Yes agreed, lots of crapola round c.70s BUT being young we only remember the good stuff and the music associated with it. Who wants to recall the days that sucked when you 16/18? Not me! However, very innovative era for music, inevitably from 2 massive musical decades of 50s/60s. This still rocks in an ultimate laidbackness kind of way though.. |
| I was feelin you ... ( 4 months ago by biggaw501) |
| I was feelin you until the "clear now...good....you're welcome". No need to get defensive. Meanwhile, thanks for clarifying your previous comments. There always has and always will be a certain amount of crap created in any era. From as far back a ragtime music to today's current tunes. The most important thing to remember however is we have the choice to listen and support any given artist/group or simply not. And to quote you my friend you are very welcome. |
| It's about Mott the ... ( 4 months ago by JazzSheep) |
| It's about Mott the Hoople, right? |
| it's about the ... ( 4 months ago by send2meez) |
| it's about the mafia. the man was shot dead by a gun that didn't make any noise. (silencer) |
| Sublime. Winwood is ... ( 4 months ago by infinitebadger) |
| Sublime. Winwood is so talented. Chris Wood and Jim Capaldi are sadly missed. If they were still alive I would pay almost any amount to see them live again. I still listen to Traffic all the time - a 40 year addiction with no hope (or wish) for a cure. |
| simply..Magical ( 4 months ago by moonsterbloom) |
| simply..Magical |
| Lovin this, thanks ... ( 4 months ago by ModernSaxDotCom) |
| Lovin this, thanks for posting |
| just sublime takes ... ( 4 months ago by tstark1958) |
| just sublime takes me back to my youth just a great band light one up crack a cold one and call your woman its time baby |
| What it may or mat ... ( 3 months ago by ddoodiac) |
| What it may or mat not be about is, to me, irrelevant. What it means to me is all that counts to me. What it means to you may be specifically different, but probably the same in essence. Good old times. Lets not forget that these guys were not oracles of any kind, just very talented musicians and writers |
| My interpretation.. ... ( 2 months ago by jej3125) |
| My interpretation... it is an allegory about the conflict/interplay between Hubris and the Undertow in the ocean of Bliss (in which the powerful undercurrents are powered by the rebel/dreamer) during the stages of our lives: childhood, career, marriage and death. |
| My first guess was ... ( 2 months ago by FascistStatement) |
| My first guess was it meant the low output (probably in a spiritual sense), such as from a barely functioning spark plug - of those who expected to trust those in the business end of glitter rock or glamour rock, & that such fame would sustain them. Capaldi, who cowrote it, says fellow actor Michael Pollard wrote the line in his notebook, at some point as they waited together in Moroco for a movie slated to be made, which wasn't. See next comment. |
| Quoting Jim Capaldi ... ( 2 months ago by FascistStatement) |
| Quoting Jim Capaldi, "He (Michael Pollard) had this tremendous rebel attitude.".."It (the ambiguous line) seemed to sum up all the people of that generation who were just rebels. The 'Low Spark,' for me, was the spirit, high-spirited. You know, standing on a street corner. The low rider. The 'Low Spark' meaning that strong undercurrent at the street level." |
| Array ( 2 months ago by FascistStatement) |
| I personally play & sing the song. I think I know a thing or two about undercurrents on the street. I've bounced between working it in music as well as parties, public and coffee houses gigs, now do so with injured wrist. SeeFascistStatement,BeatnikJazz, GoodAndGooder,DannySladeCroman, JamaicaMeanOmelette,&batsinyourbelfry on you tube. People who dig Winwood are usually cool. I'm glad this was here. The query by posting guy was strange. But,it got people pecking at their keyboards, for sure, eh? |
| my mom loves this ... ( 2 months ago by mattb48) |
| my mom loves this song o_O |
| One of the things ... ( 1 month ago by msbfd) |
| One of the things that makes the song great is that you can interpret it so many different ways, and they all resonate with someone. There are people who don't listen, but no one seems to be offended by the song. Can't get much better than that, and even the music lovers who ignore the words can get off on the killer jamming. |
| I love music, it ... ( 2 weeks ago by RKR1919) |
| I love music, it makes me feel good. No one really knows what the lyrics mean except for the person(s) who wrote them. We all have are own perception of what it means. If you think of just one part of the song, such as "If you had just a minute to breath, and they granted you one final wish, would ask for something like another chance? To me, this is what the song is all about;another way to change what happens in our lives!I would wish to God he wouldn't have taken my son, but taken me instead. |
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