Traffic

Songwriter: Vivian Stanshall Steve Winwood

Producer: Chris Blackwell

And it's a fact, you are cold
They react, dream Gerrard
Hippos don't wear hats
Lobsters shriek if provoked
On long blue ribbons
That he may see
While he sleeps
Monsieur old Neddy
He wears spectacles in
Bed that he
May see dreams more clearly
The night, it will be black
And white raven croaking
I am thirsty, die
They won't let it be
They think it should be done
With reality
I scream from a skull
Fritz, bring your wigwam
They won't let it be
They think it should be done
With reality, with reality
They won't let it be
They think it should be done
With reality, with reality
They won't let it be
They think it should be done
With reality, with reality
They think it should be done
They think it should be done
With reality, with reality
With reality, with reality
They think it should be done
With reality, with reality
They won't let it be
They think it should be done
With reality, with reality
With reality, with reality

British psychedelic pop/rock band Traffic found success in both the UK and the US, captivating listeners with a broad array of genre-bending instrumentation.

Traffic was formed in 1967 when Steve Winwood parted ways with the Spencer Davis Group to join drummer Jim Capaldi, guitarist Dave Mason, and woodwind and keys player Chris Wood in their exploration of psychedelia and the tougher variations of late-sixties rock.

Traffic performing live at Woodstock in 1994

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Gold

From the albums

When the Eagle Flies (1974)
Gold (2005)

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Dream GerrardTraffic

Traffic

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