Thinkin' 'bout the times you drove in my car Thinkin' that I might have drove you too far And I'm thinkin' 'bout the love that you laid on my table I told you not to wander 'round in the dark I told you 'bout the swans, that they live in the park Then I told you 'bout our kid, now he's married to Mabel Yes, I told you that the light goes up and down Don't you notice how the wheel goes 'round? And you better pick yourself up from the ground Before they bring the curtain down Yes, before they bring the curtain down Ooh, hoo Yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah Talkin' 'bout a girl that looks quite like you She didn't have the time to wait in the queue She cried away her life since she fell off the cradle
Jack Bruce's bass playing was the harmonic and rhythmic underpinning of the whole tune. Take out the bass line and you don't have much of a song. Take out Bruce and that's another story. Brilliant bass line that the whole tune floats over. Along with a few others like Entwhistle, MacCartney and Squire, he was a pioneer of rock bass playing. This a great melodic bass line while still keeping the harmony and the beat consistent with the feel of the song. A bass player's bass player.
To hear the piano played by Bruce.. The drums really shine, what a treat.. The overdubbed fender rhodes isn't present, but to hear Jack's piano work is lovely.
Beautiful playing by the cream of crop of British musicians. Sweet and sour rock and roll. George's rhythm playing and sense of time are so underrated.
@@davidmellish3295George Harrison collaborated with Eric and played under the pseudonym L"Angelo Misterioso due to contractual restrictions. The chunky rhythm playing is his
The arrangement is superb, what really comes over is the exacting Rhythm guitar part played by George Harrison, not to mention that jangly piano and the drumming, thanks for the insight!
This music makes me real emotional. Simply awesome musicianship. I wonder which Jack Bruce played live with others, the piano or the bass? Maybe the bass?
@@andrij3078 Well , I wasnt there . From interviews over the years , I understand a few people helped . Ringo suggested swans that lived in the park . Each member of Cream was supposed to write one song for the last album . Eric got stuck , and it became a group effort . Ive always liked it , cause it doesnt sound like what Eric did later , and its one of the first songs he wrote .
@@jameskennedy721 To me it sounds like something that could easily fit on the Blind Faith album. More so that than with Cream. Either way, still a brilliant debut for Eric as a songwriter.
I think this may be the first time I've been able to hear EC's entire rhythm guitar part. Assuming that's it in my left ear. I had never even noticed it during the killer GH bridge before.
The bridge is played by Clapton, not Harrison, as George stated in a Guitar World interview many years ago. It was Clapton’s newly acquired Leslie. George plays the muffled rhythm guitar at the into. So tired of people claiming the arpeggio is played by Harrison.
Correct. Clapton used the Leslie in all three of the "Goodbye" studio tracks. George plays the great rhythm guitar in the verses; sounds like his Telecaster thru a Fender amp (ala the "Let It Be" sessions) with the tremelo activated.
The piano is great , but that and the mellotron are played by Felix Papparlardi . Jack just plays the great bass line ,If you want to hear Jack's piano playing then listin to his solo albums , which are all great .
@@thedrugstorecowboy2948 Someone should make a extended version of this hidden gem. Someone with experience. That can take this version, and mix it with the vocal version😍
"...I told you 'bout the swans that they live in the park Then I told you 'bout our kid, now he's married to Mabel." Dire absolutely horrific, I've always thought how bad they were. Nice to find out someone else thinks the same.
People just don't get it. There is a story its a tough love nostalgic encounter with a loved one reminisicing @@Claytone-Records and its obvious that she has fallen on hard times. The younger generation dosen't know what" before they bring the curtains down" means.
