Rola: | Hole In My Shoe | |
Traducción: | Hoyo en mi zapato | |
Intérprete: | Traffic | |
Compositor: | Dave Mason | |
Disco: | Best of Traffic | |
Productor: | Jimmy Miller | |
Orden al bat: | 067 |
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"Hole in My Shoe" is a song by Traffic which as a single release reached #2 in the UK charts in 1967. Composed by their then guitarist Dave Mason, it is one of the defining tracks of acid rock, although it has been suggested that Steve Winwood disliked the song, feeling that it did not represent the band's real musical or lyrical style. The brief monologue in the middle was spoken by a girl named Francine Heimann. In the sitcom The Young Ones, Neil, one of the principal characters, continually sang a recognisable line from "Hole In My Shoe". Eventually, in July 1984, Nigel Planer who played the role released a cover version of the song, which reached the same #2 peak as the original. He also performed the song as Neil on the BBC show Top of the Pops, where he asked Paul Weller to "listen to the lyrics!". The single won "Best Comedy Single" at the 1985 Brit Awards during the days the event was called "The BPI Awards". The press saw the one-off award category as completely invented by the panel just for the single. |
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Duración: | 03:04 |
Año: | 1967 |
Formato: | 7" |
A la venta: | 01/08/1967 |
Lado B: | Smiling Phases |
Disquera: | Island Records |
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Dave Mason – voz, bajo, guitarra y melotrón Steve Winwood – voz, órgano, piano, bajo, guitarra, percusión, clavecín y teclados Chris Wood – flauta, saxofón, órgano y voz |
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Hole In My Shoe
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Hoyo en mi zapato
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I looked in the sky Where an elephant's eye Was looking at me From a bubblegum tree And all that I knew was The hole in my shoe which Was letting in water (letting in water) I walked through a field That just wasn't real With 100 tin soldiers Which stood at my shoulder And all that I knew was The hole in my shoe which Was letting in water (letting in water) (I climbed on the back of a giant albatross Which flew through a crack in the cloud To a place where happiness reigned all year round And music played ever so loudly) I started to fall And suddenly woke And the dew on the grass Had soaked through my coat And all that I knew was The hole in my shoe which Was letting in water (letting in water) |
Miré en el cielo Donde el ojo de un elefante me miraba desde un árbol de chicle y todo lo que sabía era que el hoyo en mi zapato permanecía en el agua (permanecía en el agua) Caminé hacia un campo que no era real Con 100 soldados de plomo parados en mi hombro y todo lo que sabía era que el hoyo en mi zapato permanecía en el agua (permanecía en el agua) (Trepé a la espalda de un albatros gigante que volaba para estrellarse contra una nube para situarse donde la felicidad reinaba durante todo el año y la música sonaba siempre tan fuerte) Comenc´é a caer Y repentinamente desperté y el rocío en el pasto había mojado mi abrigo y todo lo que sabía era que el hoyo en mi zapato permanecía en el agua (permanecía en el agua) |
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This is the best of Traffic from the band's first three albums (their debut MR. FANTASY, the self-titled second album, and LAST EXIT). Thereafter they disbanded, only to soon reform and continue with an ever-changing line-up around mainstays Steve Winwood, Jim Capladi and Chris Wood. The period covered on this collection is truly their best work. They created some strong, lasting material after this (including the popular JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE), but these eleven songs find them at their purest--with each track full of wonder and a sense of newness. The proceedings are tinged with the gentle, folkish psychedelia of the late '60s. Nobody else has ever sounded like Traffic circa this era. This is a recommended entry point for anyone unfamiliar with their first albums. For a broader picture, try the two-CD set SMILING PHASES, which charts the entirety of their career. The Best of Traffic is an excellent sampler of their best work with Dave Mason. |
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Nigel Planer
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