Song story thread

[ssmith general]

So, one of the best songs ever, low spark high heeled boys, is located in the second page of the song game.  I used to play this song on the juke box when I was a bartender because it was so long (when it's quiet a bartender will often go put a few dollars in the box to get some sound going).  Anyway, so I hadnt heard in years until i stumbled on it in the song game.

"The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" is a song by the band Traffic from their 1971 album of the same name. The song was written by Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood.

The title refers to an inscription written by actor Michael J. Pollard in Jim Capaldi's book while they were both in Morocco. Capaldi and Pollard were planning to work on a movie that was never filmed. Capaldi said:

    Pollard and I would sit around writing lyrics all day, talking about Bob Dylan and the Band, thinking up ridiculous plots for the movie. Before I left Morocco, Pollard wrote in my book 'The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys.' For me, it summed him up. He had this tremendous rebel attitude. He walked around in his cowboy boots, his leather jacket. At the time he was a heavy little dude. It 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.[citation needed]

The song begins with a gradual fade-in and ends with a slow fade-out. At about 11 minutes and 35 seconds, it is the longest song on the album. Musically, it is noteworthy for its sparse arrangement and slow deliberate pace alternating with a double-time densely layered pop chorus. The verses are in D minor while the choruses modulate to D major. The song has received wide praise for the extended solos played by band members in the later portions of the song.

A live rendition of the song is the opening track on Traffic's only concert video, which was recorded at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California on 21 February 1972, with the lineup of Winwood, Capaldi, Wood, Rebop Kwaku Baah (percussion), David Hood (bass) and Roger Hawkins (drums).

In addition to being performed solo by Capaldi and Winwood after the breakup of Traffic, the song has been covered by Rickie Lee Jones,[1] Widespread Panic,[2] and The Dead,[3] among others.

Wiki link

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRe42BDK_R4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRe42BDK_R4</a>

Discuss, or ignore, or add your own.  

[Flyboy]

Not a complete song yet but I'm working with another song writer to put to music the story of finding my birth mother.  What we have so far is Grammy worthy - so said by a Grammy winning songwriter who has heard the chorus.  When I'm finished and the legal stuff is done to make it mine - I'll put an acoustic version on YouTube for you guys to see/hear. 

[2Stater]

For my contribution to music, see page 1 of the "Caption this pic" thread.

[XBAMA]

cool story General  

I was stuck at the bottom of a mountain in Pendleton , Or. one time for 48 hours with
the Grateful Dead and Twisted Sister . we were waiting on the state to reopen the road ...
that was a very interesting couple of days , I can see how some of these songs come about  

[ssmith general]

cool story General  

I was stuck at the bottom of a mountain in Pendleton , Or. one time for 48 hours with
the Grateful Dead and Twisted Sister . we were waiting on the state to reopen the road ...
that was a very interesting couple of days , I can see how some of these songs come about  

thanks.  Mr. Brightside would have loved this thread. 

[XBAMA]

I remember Mr. B from TS ... is he lost in the www shuffle ?

[ssmith general]

I remember Mr. B from TS ... is he lost in the www shuffle ?

I guess, he didnt post much, so whenever he swings back by there he'll be lost.  Anyway, he knows and appreciates his music.

[XBAMA]

maybe he will happen upon us pretty soon 

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