You've gotta love Traffic's "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" as soundtrack to the perfidy of todays Dems.

Life is So Grand!!

What is it with the GOP these days, anyhow? It's like they're competing with themselves, trying to get the longest most drawn out rope-a-dope strategy they possibly can. Is it like some weird contest? "Good one, Karl. But, I bet you can't go two years without responding. By that time, it'll be too late to undo the damage." / "Oh yeah? Just watch me." I think that Rove has been, in a manner of speaking, taking the party for a joyride. "Oh yeah, let's see how this baby handles!"

Or maybe that's just the Val-U-Rite talkin'.

The more important question is: Did Traffic ever use COWBELL?

I can't believe a major political party's main talking point is 'we are too dumber than Bush'. Its like the Carter Presidency... but with a _whole_ lot more Carters.

Cant find my way home is from the Band "Blind Faith" in which winwood was lead singer. The band had Clapton and Baker and Grech in it also. God I am getting old.

"He's a moron, but he fooled all of us democrats!" doesn't say much about the democrats...

Sounds like a declaration of fundamental unfitness for office to me.

right, trick question.

"Can't Find My Way Home" isn't by Traffic. Blind Faith did that one.

;-)

I know, I know. It was meant as a trick question.

Same as a female prostitute isn't really all that in to having sex with you.

Generally speaking, yes, but a female prostitute can still want to have sex with Ace...for free nonetheless.

Just sayin'.

Isn't that the album with the, um, questionable cover on the import copy? I have that one. I have kids. It stays at the back of the bus.

That second line is:

"while you're living beyond all your means"

" Its like the Carter Presidency". Yes, Billy Carter

A better, more hip song for the lying/skeezer theme:
(The song is half Spanish, half English. Early 90's tune. You'll remember it if you listen to it again.)

Mellow Man Ace
Mentirosa

so I told the girl in Spanish I said hey ya me voy
cuz u aint treatin me like I'm some sucker toy cuz who needs u neways
con tu lengua venenosa, today u tell me something y mañana es otra cosa
MENTIROSA!

Isn't that cool? Y mañana es otra cosa. Today you say one thing and tomorrow you say another thing.

Okay. I'm digging out my John Barlycorn Must Die CD.

I love Ace of Spades sing alongs:

Come down from your throne
leave your body alone
somebody must change
you are the reason
I've been waiting for so long
somebody holds the key

I thought Mr. Fantasy was their most famous song. But then again, I'm only 26, so most of my knowledge of classic rock has been distilled through those Time Life CD collection commercials.

Fuck all you geezers. I'm 25, and I know more about Winwood, Traffic, Blind Faith, The Spencer Davis Group, or any fucking '60s/'70s group for that matter that isn't named after a city, state, or municipality. DON'T FUCK WITH THE ROCK TRIVIA JESUS.

Pray for me.

There are as many theories about the meaning of Low Sparks as there are Democratic senators whinging about intelligence failures. Not their own, amazingly enough.

Dreams, not jeans.

Spencer Davis Group

They played at my high school. Scary but true. Not even in the auditorium but in the, gasp, gym.

I wonder, how long before we hear from Steve Winwood (or someone else from Traffic) speaking out for or against the Bush administration co-opting their signature tune? Do they even still hold the rights to the recording or does Island Records, or someone else?

Geez, it's
The profit he's made off your dreams,
not jeans.

Whupps, looks like Lurker caught that earlier.
Hey, you want a great Traffic song?
40,000 Headmen

"To be honest, I completely spaced on that line, and just made up words with about the right number of syllables and with an approximate rhyme at the end."

I've been doing that for years, on stage, with songs I wrote myself, no less. I blame the alcohol. And the drugs.

And Bush, of course.

Never, ever the fact that I'm just not very good. Much like today's Democrats, for example.

Hey, Steve winwood did not authorize the GOP authorize use of this song. check the web site out. www.stevewinwood.com. GOP volated copy right laws. if that means anything to you guys since you are GOP and laws mean nothing to you.

from the web site:

'Many fans recently have written about the use of “The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys” in a Republican National Committee video about opposition to the war in Iraq. Steve was not aware of the RNC's plan to use Traffic’s music nor did he authorize the song's use in any way. We are currently working to have the song removed from the video..