Roy Harper

Songwriter: Roy Harper

Producer: Peter Jenner

One of those days in England that you said could never end
As I was crashed out, livin' every chance
One of those days in England we've been saving up to spend
Buying rides on Mother Nature's funny belly dance

My love, it seems, so long away
Since when we both, together, lay
And yet it's only yesterday
Dreamin' of tomorrow
My love, there's no today
My love, my love

One of those days in England with the country goin' broke
And Sunday's joint is cooking in my tree
One of those days in England chompin' baked beans in my coat
Tell me when it matters, love, I might just wanna get out of bed to see

The lentil in my garland, let's get down and make some fun
There's really nothin' better we can do
One of those days in England and our love has just begun
Half the fun in fallin' is you don't care where it's to

My love, it seems, so long away
Since when we both, together, lay
And yet it's only yesterday
Dreamin' of tomorrow
My love, there's no today
My love, my love
Today, my love
Today
You make my love to you
My love, to you
My love, to you
My love, to you
Make my love to you
To you, to you, to you

Roy Harper could reasonably be called “the most influential guitarist named Roy you’ve never heard of”, though he might have to fend off Roy Buchanan in a cage match for the title.

Not only is he the sole real person Led Zeppelin actually named a song after—“Hats off to Roy Harper”—but along with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, he has been explicitly cited as an influence by Pete Townshend of The Who, Kate Bush, Pink Floyd, and Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull.

Harper, a fingerstyle folk guitarist, writes complex, lengthy, meaningful songs that don’t have much mainstream draw, but enormous appeal to artists who grow up to write songs that do.

From the album

Bullinamingvase (1977)

Roy Harper popular songs

One Of Those Days In EnglandRoy Harper

Roy Harper