FIRST TIME HEARING Traffic - The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys REACTION

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Комментарии • 59

  • @shaheenmoosa7333
    @shaheenmoosa7333 7 месяцев назад +28

    This masterpiece is the epitome of progressive music. Listening to this song since 27 December 1971. Every year up till now. Definitely one of the best songs of all time, I dare any music lover to disagree with me.

    • @rory693
      @rory693 7 месяцев назад

      🥱

  • @doplinger1
    @doplinger1 7 месяцев назад +13

    This song really hits when you listen to it while driving down a lonely country road after dark. You can really get lost in the sauce.

  • @lisarainbow9703
    @lisarainbow9703 7 месяцев назад +15

    Hope you'll check out more Traffic!!
    They had amazing diversity, and incredible musicianship.

  • @mikecaetano
    @mikecaetano 7 месяцев назад +10

    Traffic dropped two studio albums, then broke up, then reformed a year or so later and dropped four more before wrapping up in 1974. Steve Winwood, Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood. Capaldi played drums, Mason guitar, Winwood keys, and Wood the flutes and sax. Winwood and Mason often jammed with Jimi Hendrix back when. Mason plays the twelve string on "All Along The Watchtower" for example. When you're ready for more from Traffic, check out "Freedom Rider", "Feelin' Alright?", "Dear Mr. Fantasy", and more. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" is about musicians getting scammed by corrupt managers and bad record labels.

  • @kdbadk
    @kdbadk 7 месяцев назад +12

    Per Jim Capaldi, who co-wrote the song with Steve Winwood: The low spark is an undercurrent of revolution at the street level. The high heeled boy was a good friend of his - an activist who was short and wore cowboy boots with really thick heels. Peace.

    • @bobcorbin3294
      @bobcorbin3294 7 месяцев назад +2

      The "friend"was Michael J. Pollard an actor whose most famous role was in the movie Bonnie and Clyde

    • @troilusand
      @troilusand 7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for that info. Always loved the song, and always wondered about the meaning.

  • @timm934
    @timm934 7 месяцев назад +8

    Vocalist Steve Winwood was all over the place. Was in Blind Faith with Clapton and had solo success in the 80s

  • @riandraegon556
    @riandraegon556 7 месяцев назад +1

    Traffic! What great and memorable band. Still have many of my favorite songs in my playlists.

  • @davids454
    @davids454 7 месяцев назад +10

    And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
    From the profit he's made on your dreams
    But today you just read that the man was shot dead
    By a gun that didn't make any noise
    But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest, was
    The low spark of high-heeled boys

  • @davidfowler2720
    @davidfowler2720 7 месяцев назад +6

    The album cover was really that shape.

  • @marymargaretmoore9034
    @marymargaretmoore9034 7 месяцев назад +3

    Traffic was an incredible band. Have always loved this song.

  • @johnneils9084
    @johnneils9084 7 месяцев назад +5

    Have not heard this in quite a while...nice hearing it hear while preparing dinner. A very welcomed vibe right now.👍💛✌️

  • @rosemarywatson1231
    @rosemarywatson1231 7 месяцев назад +5

    Yes I feel it! Good groove.

  • @AgingDrummerBoy-ly1js
    @AgingDrummerBoy-ly1js 7 месяцев назад +4

    One of the best songs in this universe!

  • @dinibell
    @dinibell 7 месяцев назад +5

    Oh man was I obsessed with this song back in the day! I played it over and over and over again, and learned to play it by ear on a little portable keyboard that we had. I just loved it. Couldn’t tell you then or now what the hell the words meant 😄 I just loved the music and the arrangement. Great to hear it again after so many years.

  • @sixbladeknife44
    @sixbladeknife44 7 месяцев назад +1

    I’ve seen them play it live when they reformed in the early 90’s and then again when I saw Steve Winwood solo, iconic song and band 👌

  • @ohfour-seven6228
    @ohfour-seven6228 7 месяцев назад +3

    This song is a staple on classic rock stations, and much loved by most who've heard it. Traffic is a great band, definitely worth checking out.

  • @kenennis6287
    @kenennis6287 7 месяцев назад +2

    I first heard this song live. October 1971. The album had not been released yet. Here we are more than 50 years later, still a totally unique track from a legendary band

  • @byronmcgee4118
    @byronmcgee4118 7 месяцев назад +5

    This was a jam back in the day! These cats were buddies with Jimi Hendrix…..

  • @majones501
    @majones501 7 месяцев назад +2

    I recommend playing the entire album “John Barleycorn Must Die.” The title track is a very old traditional folk song. It is my favorite album of theirs, but really so much of their music is great.

  • @LVVMCMLV
    @LVVMCMLV 7 месяцев назад +2

    Best song of 1971 ...the best year in music

  • @truthmatters-jt5up
    @truthmatters-jt5up 6 месяцев назад +1

    Steve Winwood was 23 at the time of this.
    He was 15 when performing as organist/singer with the Spencer Davis Group, and 19 when he wrote & performed I'm a Man with them.
    Insane talent.

  • @hippiechic723
    @hippiechic723 7 месяцев назад +4

    Traffic is great ❤. Steve Winwood on vocals!

  • @arjaylee
    @arjaylee 7 месяцев назад +4

    Headphones, darkened room, intoxicant of your choice play the album start to finish.

  • @grifftrain
    @grifftrain 7 месяцев назад +1

    I always loved this song.

  • @biggeorge2964
    @biggeorge2964 5 месяцев назад +2

    It’s smooth af.

  • @user-qn3lv5jr8x
    @user-qn3lv5jr8x 7 месяцев назад +2

    Saw this bad live in the 70's. The were an amazing band. I loved their John Barley Corrn Must Die album.

  • @bluesrock1
    @bluesrock1 7 месяцев назад +1

    This is on the Mt Rushmore of songs by bands who take a shot at the record company Execs.

  • @robertlear2712
    @robertlear2712 7 месяцев назад +4

    The lyrics can be pretty abstract and poetic. However the song is about the music business and how executives take advantage of artists “And the man in the suit has just bought a new car from the profit he’s made on your dreams.”

  • @wakeupstopsleeping6300
    @wakeupstopsleeping6300 7 месяцев назад +6

    Listening while cooking dinner first time listen ok nosavabor this is pleasant tune for a cold friday cold evening i enjoyed greeat reaction 🎼🎶🎵💯❤️

    • @johnneils9084
      @johnneils9084 7 месяцев назад +3

      Funny, I am cooking while listening to this as well...😊

    • @wakeupstopsleeping6300
      @wakeupstopsleeping6300 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@johnneils9084 haha I had salmon an veggies 😅

    • @johnneils9084
      @johnneils9084 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@wakeupstopsleeping6300 that's the good stuff!

    • @nosivadbor
      @nosivadbor 7 месяцев назад +1

      Bon Appètit!

  • @Markrealguy51
    @Markrealguy51 7 месяцев назад +2

    Great song jammin..back in the day we did a lot of getting high,probably not a good idea,listening to music this good..enjoy

  • @jenniferfoster1692
    @jenniferfoster1692 7 месяцев назад +2

    Dear Mr Fantasy is another great Traffic song. It's not so long form, but it's one of their most popular songs. Even Marvel used it as the opening song for Avengers: Endgame! Steve Winwood, the lead singer, guitarist & keyboardist & writer is a musical legend and just kills it every time.

  • @user-fc8lz1cg4x
    @user-fc8lz1cg4x 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the review. 😊

  • @AntonyFleck
    @AntonyFleck 7 месяцев назад +1

    This band were exceptional
    Obviously Steve and Jim playing with other incredible musicians!
    Been loving this music since the early 70s
    But for me personally Chris Woods saxophone and flute player extraordinaire is their signature sound!!..

  • @mountwilson5614
    @mountwilson5614 5 месяцев назад +1

    It's about a junkie and his dealer. "High heeled boy" is a speedball (heroine and cocaine) and a "low spark" is a drug rush.

    • @AntonyFleck
      @AntonyFleck 5 месяцев назад

      Mate I think that you've got it wrong!
      No Speedballs back in 70s England!
      And they were a bunch of Hippies, Psyedelics and good quality Hash back in the day!!..

  • @AP-gb3eh
    @AP-gb3eh 7 месяцев назад +4

    I think it had something to do with Studio executives ripping off musicians

  • @terenzo50
    @terenzo50 7 месяцев назад +1

    Masterpiece on a Desert Island Disc. Traffic was amazing from the start.

  • @user-vf1oj9lv3v
    @user-vf1oj9lv3v 7 месяцев назад +2

    Somehow got unsubscribed to your channel glad to find it again! I love the heck out of this song, it just grabs me from the start and never lets go.

  • @user-qn3lv5jr8x
    @user-qn3lv5jr8x 7 месяцев назад +3

    You should check out a band called King Crimson.The Court of the Crimson King album is great.

  • @raymondpadilla7919
    @raymondpadilla7919 7 месяцев назад +4

    MOTOR CYCLE GANGS.

  • @kentclark6420
    @kentclark6420 7 месяцев назад +1

    Boy, does this take me back! They remind me of Supertramp, come to think of it. I've been listening to a lot of the Tramp lately.

  • @zackattack635
    @zackattack635 7 месяцев назад +7

    Low spark is injection, and high heeled boy is speedball, a mixture of cocaine and heroin. The first verse is about shooting up. The second verse is about a dealer that got overdosed.

    • @TheoZoffrok
      @TheoZoffrok 7 месяцев назад +1

      I've seen this explanation before, but I have to say it doesn't make as much sense as the other explanation, which is that it's about a band getting screwed over by the record company - the chorus is pretty unambiguous there isn't it?

  • @Brandi6666
    @Brandi6666 7 месяцев назад +2

    Masterpiece🤘❤️

  • @nosivadbor
    @nosivadbor 7 месяцев назад

    Thanks for listening JJ, this song is an interesting journey for sure. All time classic from Traffic.

  • @AntonyFleck
    @AntonyFleck 7 месяцев назад +2

    Looking like your getting lost in the Music youngster !
    That's just as it should be !!
    The original Lp cover came with two corners cut off, so you're looking at a cube!
    Anamazing piece of artwork/design , it's Impossible to decide whether you're viewing it from above or below!!!....

  • @biggeorge2964
    @biggeorge2964 5 месяцев назад +1

    So blues funk?

  • @stevepincombe3836
    @stevepincombe3836 7 месяцев назад +1

    Herion

  • @Jack-D-Ripper
    @Jack-D-Ripper 7 месяцев назад +1

    I came to this amazing song only two years ago. Up until then, I had only heard two of their 1960s tracks which were released as singles when I was a boy: "Hole in my Shoe" and "Paper Sun".
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Low_Spark_of_High_Heeled_Boys_(song)

  • @hippiechic723
    @hippiechic723 7 месяцев назад +1

    “John Barleycorn Must Die” is also a great tune ❤. @hippiechic723