Re: Steeleye Span - Now We Are Six

by Nightjar Sat Sep 12, 2020 9:10 pm

When a copper comes along
Run away with nothing on...

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Sep 12, 2020 9:11 pm

Seems to be a cat singing.

by Nightjar Sat Sep 12, 2020 9:11 pm

Bovvie on saxamaphone.

by Guest Sat Sep 12, 2020 9:11 pm

How come this is the first one where the vocal isn't buried?

by Nightjar Sat Sep 12, 2020 9:12 pm

You can actually tell it's Bowie on sax.

by Guest Sat Sep 12, 2020 9:12 pm

The track that did end the album is the other one which created some consternation among critics - a version of Phil Spector's "To Know Him Is To Love Him" which features, as a guest, David Bowie on alto saxophone. The inclusion of a rock 'n' roll standard baffled many listeners who had come to expect Steeleye Span's interpretations of traditional fare; what is generally not known, however, is that the track does represent an aspect of Steeleye Span's live show at that time (1974). They were known for doing a rock and roll encore during this period, influenced by the band Sha Na Na with whom they toured. After ending their regular set, they would leave the stage and emerge a few minutes later, almost entirely unrecognizable, in '50s-styled rock and roll costumes, and play such numbers as "Long Tall Sally", "Da Doo Ron Ron", and the aforementioned "To Know Him Is To Love Him".

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