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Track: The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys
Artist: Traffic
Album: The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys

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Name: Traffic
Spotify Genres: acid rock, psychedelic rock, classic rock, progressive rock
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English rock band whose members came from the West Midlands. The group formed in April 1967 by [a=Steve Winwood], [a=Jim Capaldi], [a=Chris Wood (2)] and [a=Dave Mason]. They began as a psychedelic rock group whose early singles were influenced by [a=The Beatles] and diversified their sound through the use of instruments such as keyboards like the Mellotron, reed instruments, and by incorporating jazz and improvisational techniques in their music. After disbanding in 1969, during which time Winwood joined [a=Blind Faith (2)], Traffic reunited in 1970 to release the album John Barleycorn Must Die. The band's line-up varied from this point until they disbanded again in 1975, although a partial reunion, with Winwood and Capaldi, took place in 1994. In 2004, Traffic was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Release: Traffic - The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
Year: 1971
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock

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LYRICS

(Winwood/Capaldi)
If you see something that looks like a star
And it's shooting up out of the ground
And your head is spinning from a loud guitar
And you just can't escape from the sound
Don't worry too much, it'll happen to you
We were children once, playing with toys
And the thing that you're hearing is only the sound of
The low spark of high-heeled boys

The percentage you're paying is too high priced
While you're living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
From the profit he's made on your dreams
But today you just read that the man was shot dead
By a gun that didn't make any noise
But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest was
The low spark of high-heeled boys

If you had just a minute to breathe and they granted you one final wish
Would you ask for something like another chance?
Or something similar as this? Don't worry too much
It'll happen to you as sure as your sorrows are joys
And the thing that disturbs you is only the sound of
The low spark of high-heeled boys

If I gave you everything that I owned and asked for nothing in return
Would you do the same for me as I would for you?
Or take me for a ride, and strip me of everything including my pride
But spirit is something that no one destroys
And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound
The low spark of high-heeled boys