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Traffic - Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Pt 1



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Classic rock performance live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1972. I have the entire DVD but this song still stands out after all these years. I wonder how many of you know who (or what) Winwood is refering to in this song?


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Well, I've never ... ( 5 months ago by ljean369)
Well, I've never been able to figure out this song. Something about money, something about death (wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest). If it was a little later in history, I'd say AIDS, but I don't think that's it. ???
Profit you made on ... ( 4 months ago by HymieDelWeen)
Profit you made on your dreams.
"high heeled boys" ... ( 4 months ago by smokyjoecool)
"high heeled boys" refers to the cowboy boots i believe of the lot out near Nevada that were living in communes, not using manufactured goods, starting tent cities, basically on the level of providing for ones self with out working in society at the time, the "low spark' refers to temprament, a spark point of a substance is the temperature at which it catches fire
if u were there, ... ( 4 months ago by garzaeduardo)
if u were there,then ur still tripping.goods,tent cities,working in society,bro,get off the juice,it's 40yrs later,it's 2008.
26 Feb 2008 10: ... ( 4 months ago by fcocca)
26 Feb 2008 10:40EDT
Winwood is playing with Eric Clapton tonight in New York City at Madison Square Garden, before continuing the tour in Europe.
Low spark of "high ... ( 4 months ago by mythicalfish217)
Low spark of "high heeled noise" was
a very scary story printed in Creepy Magazine
in the 70's with air brush art by Rich Corbin.
If any of you have acces to that magazine
you might want to give it a look and compare to the lyrics, I believe I remember a law suit or something connected to it back then.
For what it's worth...
I can't remember ... ( 3 months ago by hokiejane)
I can't remember where I heard this, but the "high heeled boys" are supposedly pimps.
"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"
Great song to smoke ... ( 3 months ago by MNWildfan72)
Great song to smoke a bowl to with your friends.
No herb need to ... ( 3 months ago by eileenrose629)
No herb need to enjoy this.....just a mind.
ljean, gladto help ... ( 3 months ago by wgoco)
ljean, gladto help u out, dude..song is about heroin..in early 70s Mr. Fantasy Winwood was hooked on it along with just about eveyone else in England, meself included...they had billboards up trying to stop use as it was cheaper than buying pints; the gun wivoutnoise is a 'fit' (needle).laid 'im to rest is overdose, mon..heroin, or 'skag' was a staple rec drug for all musicians and MOST of the day in UK were users, including Stones, Beatles and all of Cream.surprising most of us are still alive.
Thanks for clearing ... ( 3 months ago by ljean369)
Thanks for clearing it up. Glad most of you are still alive, too!
Big TA, Ljean... ... ( 3 months ago by wgoco)
Big TA, Ljean...bein alive is cooool!
The fashion for ... ( 2 months ago by phddddd)
The fashion for hipsters and young record producers at this time was to wear vinyl shoes with high heels and squared toes. Traffic was having its treasure trove of songs stolen by their record company. I read the heroin guy's comment, and, hey, maybe ... but I always thought it was about Winwood's fight with his record company and the low sparks (inspriation) of their high-heeled boys.
THAT makes more ... ( 2 months ago by loathar21)
THAT makes more sense.
Whatever it's about, it's got some of the best sax work ever...
for full effect, ... ( 1 month ago by bootely)
for full effect, take lsd and press play
Wow, had forgotten ... ( 1 month ago by DAWNHILLS)
Wow, had forgotten how great this is and how much I used to listen to it. Dont care what its about really.
I miss the early 70 ... ( 1 month ago by icetrout2)
I miss the early 70's the 00's suck!!!
There was plenty of ... ( 1 month ago by TheSanityInspector)
There was plenty of crap in the old days, too. We just don't have to listen to it anymore.
i don't anymore, ... ( 1 month ago by nlandess)
i don't anymore, but I couldn't agree more.
amazing.. ( 1 week ago by jdthebooster)
amazing..
what do you think ... ( 1 week ago by DADDYTWOSIXTEEN)
what do you think is shooting up out of the ground, if not a nuclear warhead? we were children once, playing with toys.......
me too, don't care ... ( 1 day ago by RKR1919)
me too, don't care what it means, it's very calming to me
Dude..how can you ... ( 21 hours ago by biggaw501)
Dude..how can you call this crap. This was a perfect blend of jazz, blues and rock. Traffic was light years ahead of their time
Yes agreed, lots of ... ( 8 hours ago by DAWNHILLS)
Yes agreed, lots of crapola round c.70s BUT being young we only remember the good stuff and the music associated with it. Who wants to recall the days that sucked when you 16/18? Not me! However, very innovative era for music, inevitably from 2 massive musical decades of 50s/60s. This still rocks in an ultimate laidbackness kind of way though..



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