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Tuesday, October 05, 2021

LOVE - You Set The Scene - Forever Changes at 50 - Critics at Large A Memory . . . .

Time to revisit a classic covered before and regularly but it is time to do so again as it always cheers me up! Amongst my usual top three albums of all time and usually no 1! Forever Changes I have discussed and mentioned before so follow the tags if you're interested.

Here is a nice article and link below plus the beautiful 'You Set The Scene' which frankly I will never forget the impact that this song had upon me! 

Arthur Lee - Forever Changes @ 50 years old - Critics At Large




    Arthur Lee: lead vocals, guitar
    Bryan MacLean: rhythm guitar, background vocals
    Johnny Echols: lead guitar
    Ken Forssi: bass guitar
    Michael Stuart: drums, percussion

Where are you walking, I've seen you walking
Have you been there before?
Walk down your doorsteps, you'll take some more steps
What did you take them for?
There's a private in my boat and he wears
Pins instead of medals on his coat
There's a chicken in my nest and she won't
Lay until I've given her my best
At her request she asks for nothing
You get nothing in return
If you want she brings you water
If you don't then you will burn

You go through changes, it may seem strange
Is this what you're put here for?
You think you're happy and you are happy
That's what you're happy for
There's a man who can't decide if he should
Fight for what his father thinks is right
There are people wearing frowns who'll screw you up
But they would rather screw you down
At my request I ask for nothing
You get nothing in return
If you're nice she'll bring me water
If you're not then I will burn

This is the time and life that I am living
And I'll face each day with a smile
For the time that I've been given's such a little while
And the things that I must do consist of more than style
There are places that I am going

This is the only thing that I am sure of
And that's all that lives is gonna die
And there'll always be some people here to wonder why
And for every happy hello, there will be goodbye
There'll be time for you to put yourself on

Everything I've seen needs rearranging
And for anyone who thinks it's strange
Then you should be the first to want to make this change
And for everyone who thinks that life is just a game
Do you like the part you're playing

I see your picture
It's in the same old frame
We meet again
You look so lovely
You with the same old smile
Stay for a while
I need you so, oh, oh, oh, oh
And if you take it easy
I'm still teethin'
I want to love you, but
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

This is the time and life that I am living
And I'll face each day with a smile
For the time that I've been given's such a little while
And the things that I must do consist of more than style
There'll be time for you to start all over

This is the time and this is the time and
It is time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time

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2 comments:

SEALY said...

Very special record Swapps!
There is nothing else quite like it.

Andy Swapp said...

You said it Sealyman! Quite the most extraordinary moment in modern music for me. I was spellbound from that moment on and only wish I had seen him live but missed out as he was then ill and Oxford saw just Baby Lemonade without the master. The DVD of Forever Changes the concert made up for it as did his appearance and concert from Glastonbury. We are all the poorer for the loss of the great poet himself