Mar 31, 2010 Classic Rock
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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?
Mar 31, 2010 Classic Rock
Posted by
admin
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?
I love this old Traffic stuff-Capaldi, Wood, Winwood, Rebop, etc. wow. Something tells me most of the people there that night would not have a clean drug urine screen if they were tested-just a hunch.
High-Heeled Boys: Winwood is referring to Moroccan hipsters in Casablanca.
Forgot just how much I enjoy Traffic.Forget what possible meanings there are,have a listen instead.
If you want to know what the lyrics stand for,ask steve winwood.
oohh i wanna learn cockney slang.. i love them brits..
cool.. thats pretty profound.. lyrics these days r just so shallow and dull..
I read in an interview, Im not sure who the speaker was maybey Steve IDK, but it said something about this song being about rebels. The low spark represents a person rising into a state that nothing matters, and high heeled being the rebelious attitude, like Ill wear high heels and see what the fuck you think about it.
The song is about heroin. I heard this in the 80’s
The line ” a gun that doesn’t make any noise= a needle.
Then, you add the cockney slang.
The song makes sense
The meaning of the title is discussed in a Wikipedia article on the song (YT won’t allow me to post the URL). Just search Wikipedia for the title.
If I recall, Capaldi said that this song referred to street kids in Casablanca who thought they were “toughs.”
i can’t think of the proper adjectives to describe this song
amazing, awesome… just don’t do it
it is SO FREAKING GOOD!
This song always reminds me of my friend/brother Brett Grossman. I miss you!!
I discovered this song at AOL radio today… and I like it very much!!!
Great video!
great post
This song will always remind me of my friend Frank Watson. He would pick me up for school in his sisters Camaro, pop in Low Spark (8 track) and the fade out would come just as we pulled into the parking lot.
My interpretation of Spark= Cockney rhyming slang for Spark Plug = Drugs
So low spark is crappy drugs.
Reebop Kwaku-Ba on congas RIP same goes for Chris Wood (sax and flute) classic band – saw them at the Albert Hall about ‘71.
Fucking YouTube. I just posted a link to a torrent for this concert in DVD and YouTube blocked it. Fuckers!
I had a friend rent the vid from Netflix and ripped it. I bet if you do a torrent search you can find it.
Actually, I think the title, LSOTHHB comes from Michael Pollard, an actor, who wrote it in one of the band members book, maybe Capaldi.
Ahhh Bullshit Stevie – Look at another video from the same year (74) “Speedys Coming” by the Scorpions and try and find some deep profound meaning. There is none, it’s just Steve W groveling like a sissy about prancing around in pumps wishing he was as big as Led Zeppelin and blaming his management and record company executives because he wasn’t.
This song is about being used and taken for a ride by sluts and record company executives.
John Barlecorn Must Die was originally going to be called Mad Shadows but the band changed their mind. Originally Mott The Hoople’s Mad Shadows was going to be called Sticky Fingers but they had to change that when the Stones announced that their next album was going to be called Sticky Fingers so Mott came up with Mad Shadows which Traffic then announced as their next album. When Traffic changed the title of their album to John Barleycorn then Mott were free to use Mad Shadows.
I heard that Winwood’s delayed 1st solo album was supposed to be called “Mad Shadows”, but Mott heard the name and swiped it for their album. Apparently “Low Spark” is a musical revenge dig at Mott.
Rebop Kwaku Baah (no, really)
March 31st, 2010 at 9:33 am
I love this old Traffic stuff-Capaldi, Wood, Winwood, Rebop, etc. wow. Something tells me most of the people there that night would not have a clean drug urine screen if they were tested-just a hunch.
March 31st, 2010 at 9:47 am
High-Heeled Boys: Winwood is referring to Moroccan hipsters in Casablanca.
March 31st, 2010 at 10:29 am
Forgot just how much I enjoy Traffic.Forget what possible meanings there are,have a listen instead.
March 31st, 2010 at 11:21 am
If you want to know what the lyrics stand for,ask steve winwood.
March 31st, 2010 at 11:24 am
oohh i wanna learn cockney slang.. i love them brits..
March 31st, 2010 at 11:38 am
cool.. thats pretty profound.. lyrics these days r just so shallow and dull..
March 31st, 2010 at 11:59 am
I read in an interview, Im not sure who the speaker was maybey Steve IDK, but it said something about this song being about rebels. The low spark represents a person rising into a state that nothing matters, and high heeled being the rebelious attitude, like Ill wear high heels and see what the fuck you think about it.
March 31st, 2010 at 12:51 pm
The song is about heroin. I heard this in the 80’s
The line ” a gun that doesn’t make any noise= a needle.
Then, you add the cockney slang.
The song makes sense
March 31st, 2010 at 1:37 pm
The meaning of the title is discussed in a Wikipedia article on the song (YT won’t allow me to post the URL). Just search Wikipedia for the title.
March 31st, 2010 at 2:01 pm
If I recall, Capaldi said that this song referred to street kids in Casablanca who thought they were “toughs.”
March 31st, 2010 at 2:59 pm
i can’t think of the proper adjectives to describe this song
amazing, awesome… just don’t do it
it is SO FREAKING GOOD!
March 31st, 2010 at 3:19 pm
This song always reminds me of my friend/brother Brett Grossman. I miss you!!
March 31st, 2010 at 3:30 pm
I discovered this song at AOL radio today… and I like it very much!!!
Great video!
March 31st, 2010 at 3:35 pm
great post
March 31st, 2010 at 4:03 pm
This song will always remind me of my friend Frank Watson. He would pick me up for school in his sisters Camaro, pop in Low Spark (8 track) and the fade out would come just as we pulled into the parking lot.
March 31st, 2010 at 4:14 pm
My interpretation of Spark= Cockney rhyming slang for Spark Plug = Drugs
So low spark is crappy drugs.
March 31st, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Reebop Kwaku-Ba on congas RIP same goes for Chris Wood (sax and flute) classic band – saw them at the Albert Hall about ‘71.
March 31st, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Fucking YouTube. I just posted a link to a torrent for this concert in DVD and YouTube blocked it. Fuckers!
March 31st, 2010 at 6:05 pm
I had a friend rent the vid from Netflix and ripped it. I bet if you do a torrent search you can find it.
March 31st, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Actually, I think the title, LSOTHHB comes from Michael Pollard, an actor, who wrote it in one of the band members book, maybe Capaldi.
March 31st, 2010 at 6:40 pm
Ahhh Bullshit Stevie – Look at another video from the same year (74) “Speedys Coming” by the Scorpions and try and find some deep profound meaning. There is none, it’s just Steve W groveling like a sissy about prancing around in pumps wishing he was as big as Led Zeppelin and blaming his management and record company executives because he wasn’t.
March 31st, 2010 at 6:54 pm
This song is about being used and taken for a ride by sluts and record company executives.
March 31st, 2010 at 7:00 pm
John Barlecorn Must Die was originally going to be called Mad Shadows but the band changed their mind. Originally Mott The Hoople’s Mad Shadows was going to be called Sticky Fingers but they had to change that when the Stones announced that their next album was going to be called Sticky Fingers so Mott came up with Mad Shadows which Traffic then announced as their next album. When Traffic changed the title of their album to John Barleycorn then Mott were free to use Mad Shadows.
March 31st, 2010 at 7:09 pm
I heard that Winwood’s delayed 1st solo album was supposed to be called “Mad Shadows”, but Mott heard the name and swiped it for their album. Apparently “Low Spark” is a musical revenge dig at Mott.
March 31st, 2010 at 7:26 pm
Rebop Kwaku Baah (no, really)
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