Cream

Released: April 14, 2003

Songwriter: Traditional

Producer: Jeff Griffin

Wanna go out, baby, too late at night
Lawdy mama, no need to worry
Wanna go out, baby, too late at night
I got a real funny feelin'
You're gonna treat your daddy right

Long-legged woman, come and hold my hand
Lawdy mama, no need to worry
Long-legged woman, come and hold my hand
I got a real funny feelin'
You wanna love another man

(Guitar Solo)

Leavin' in the mornin', your cryin' won't make me stay
Lawdy mama, no need to worry
Leavin' in the mornin' baby, your cryin' won't make me stay
The more you cry baby, further gonna drive your daddy away

Leavin' in the mornin', your cryin' won't make me stay
Lawdy mama, no need to worry
Leavin' in the mornin' baby, your cryin' won't make me stay
The more you cry baby, further gonna drive your daddy away

The members of this power trio, formed in the autumn of 1966, were all veterans of the blues revival. Guitarist Eric Clapton was the same prodigy who revealed himself with the Yardbirds, and who had contributed to the legendary recording of Bluesbreakers with John Mayall. Drummer Peter “Ginger” Baker, skilled at many forms of percussion, had already played, in 1960, with the Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, and in 1962 with Alexis Korner and the Graham Bond Organisation. Scottish bassist Jack Bruce had traveled some of the same roads as Baker, before joining Manfred Mann. Bruce and Clapton had met each other in the Powerhouse, a short-lived lineup put together by John Mayall, that also included Steve Winwood at the keyboard. With Cream these three virtuosos simply brought to fruition the experience that they developed in the London clubs, bringing to the rock concert stage long, electric, high volume improvisations.

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