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For you, for me
Look at all the pointless suffering
Humanity
I am dreaming of a garden
And I see the midnight flight
Of a blackbird, through my vision
To the light
To the light
She is standing in the doorway
With the love light in her eye
And she beckons me to journey
Through the night
Through the night
Listen to the blackbird sadly sing
For you, for me
Look at all the pointless suffering
Humanity
To the people, who are naked
As they breathe in amber haze
Wandering endlessly narcotic
Through the maze
Through the maze
To the leaders, who are timeless
As they flaunt their warlike ways
Flying endlessly o'er the wasteland
Seeking praise
Seeking praise
Listen to the blackbird sadly sing
For you, for me
Look at all the pointless suffering
Humanity
So did WNEW FM 102.7 NYC & WMMR FM 93.3 Philly! (sister stations) Those were the days!
back before iheart radio took everything over
Far out and extremely timely. Never, never gets old....
"To the leaders, who are timeless
As they flaunt their warlike ways
Flying endlessly o'er the wasteland"
"To the leaders, who are timeless
As they flaunt their warlike ways
Flying endlessly o'er the wasteland"
WBCN in Boston often played Early Steve Miller.
So did WNEW FM 102.7 NYC & WMMR FM 93.3 Philly! (sister stations) Those were the days!
Steve Miller; a man destroyed by the constant shallow playlists of FM radio, has found a new home for his lesser known/obscure music. Glad that RP plays stuff like that I would have never heard elsewhere.
You have to concede that Steve had monster commercial success by writing songs for FM radio. Yes they got overplayed but he fed the beast and gladly AFAICT.
If the '70s DJs had played more of his deep shit like this, I would not have hated that other shit half as much.
WBCN in Boston often played Early Steve Miller.
Not my favorite, but I do appreciate the deeper cuts. What an incredible band and catalogue!
Same here. I Agree!!
Sick bass line on this tune. It really provides the melodic backbone.
I was lucky enough to see the Steve Miller Band at Massey Hall in Toronto around this time Gerald Johnson was the bassist and he was very good. I still remember him marching across the stage playing like it was his show.
Been one of my favorite groups since late 60s. Did not know this song, now my new favorite.
just saw Steve about a month ago in concert in chicago. at age 79(!) he's still got his voice and wails on the guitar. played all the old hits and had an awesome acoustic version of Jet Airliner that totally changed thevibe of the song. love this guy.
Love that Drumming.
Love that bass too!
Glyn Johns did this recording.
I was fortunate enough to be invited to have lunch at Glyn Johns' house last year. A really top bloke with a fund of absolutely mind-blowing stories!
I had never heard this but I am not surprised. I like his music for the most part, and some if it I love, but it always came across to me with just a hint of inauthenticity. Like he was in it for the money first and the art after.
If the '70s DJs had played more of his deep shit like this, I would not have hated that other shit half as much.
Lets be clear, he made easy sounding music so that it could be played a billion times. He chose that path. Hardly being destroyed.
Hey, Steve made pop music but it was still GREAT. He's not a schlockmeister.
Lets be clear, he made easy sounding music so that it could be played a billion times. He chose that path. Hardly being destroyed.
In what sense was Steve Miller "destroyed"?
Just about to post exactly the same, FatPants!
For you, for me
Look at all the pointless suffering
Humanity
I am dreaming of a garden
And I see the midnight flight
Of a blackbird, through my vision
To the light
To the light
She is standing in the doorway
With the love light in her eye
And she beckons me to journey
Through the night
Through the night
Listen to the blackbird sadly sing
For you, for me
Look at all the pointless suffering
Humanity
To the people, who are naked
As they breathe in amber haze
Wandering endlessly narcotic
Through the maze
Through the maze
To the leaders, who are timeless
As they flaunt their warlike ways
Flying endlessly o'er the wasteland
Seeking praise
Seeking praise
Listen to the blackbird sadly sing
For you, for me
Look at all the pointless suffering
Humanity
Rolling Stone did a feature on him about the time of "The Joker"/"Fly Like an Eagle." He produced a business chart showing his plan to release Top 40 hits on a regular basis—entirely without irony. He views his work as a business as much as an artistic enterprise.
I had never heard this but I am not surprised. I like his music for the most part, and some if it I love, but it always came across to me with just a hint of inauthenticity. Like he was in it for the money first and the art after.
I'm in awe...what a beauty recording
Rolling Stone did a feature on him about the time of "The Joker"/"Fly Like an Eagle." He produced a business chart showing his plan to release Top 40 hits on a regular basis—entirely without irony. He views his work as a business as much as an artistic enterprise. So long as the music's good, who cares? I for one thought his "Joker"/"Eagle" period was a lot of fun.
I think the "Joker/Eagle" era was fun too; it was after that when things got much worse, though I imagine most of us still know all the lyrics to those later tunes due to the excessive airplay back then.
I read somewhere that churning out top 40 hits became his focus at the cost of fully developed albums.
Rolling Stone did a feature on him about the time of "The Joker"/"Fly Like an Eagle." He produced a business chart showing his plan to release Top 40 hits on a regular basis—entirely without irony. He views his work as a business as much as an artistic enterprise. So long as the music's good, who cares? I for one thought his "Joker"/"Eagle" period was a lot of fun.
I read somewhere that churning out top 40 hits became his focus at the cost of fully developed albums.
Indeed!
RIP John, James, Norton and Tim.
I really love Swingtown... this one is new too me but I like so far
RIP John, James, Norton and Tim.
Me too. Liking it...
PersonnelSteve Miller – guitar, vocals Gerald Johnson – bass guitar (amazing) Ben Sidran – keyboards Dick Thompson – keyboards Jim Keltner – drums Roger Allen Clark – drums Gary Mallaber – drums Jack King – drums
(lotta drummers : )