In the late 60's a band came onto the scene with music incorporating a little jazz, a little folk and a little rock. They had a horn section, played a variety of music and would record songs by writers such as Laura Nyro, James Taylor, the Rolling Stones and Billie Holiday.Over the years band members would come and go, but the era where they had their greatest success was when David Clayton-Thomas was their lead singer. The band was Blood, Sweat and Tears.
Many of their songs are quite well known: "Spinning Wheel," "And When I Die," and "You Made Me So Very Happy," to name a few. All those songs were sung by Clayton-Thomas. But there was one song by BS&T which always stood out to me, and with seasonal storms and cold weather throughout the country, it seems like a good time to shine a little light on it.
From the Grammy winning Album of the Year, Blood, Sweat and Tears, and written and sung by Steve Katz, one of the founding members, the song is "Sometimes in Winter."
"Sometimes in Winter I gaze into the streets and walk through snow and city sleet behind your room
Sometimes in Winter forgotten memories remember you behind the trees with leaves that cried
By the window once I waited for you laughing slightly you would run trees alone would shield us in the meadow makin' love in the evening sun
Now you're gone girl and the lamp posts call your name I can hear them in the spring of frozen rain
Now you're gone girl and the times slow down till dawn It's a cold roomand the walls ask where you've gone
Sometimes in winter I love you when the good times seem like memories in the spring that never came
Sometimes in winter I wish the empty streets would fill with laughter from your tears to ease my pain"
and a rare live performance from 1971...
The stark crispness of the vocal contrasts perfectly with the lush orchestration. Wonderful.
It's just a song to keep you warm...sometimes in winter.
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