(Montreux Jazz Festival 2008 Manday 7th July 2008 Special Guest Gary Moore)
"So Many Roads", a song by John Mayall and Peter Green, included in Hard Road (John Mayall album)
A Hard Road is the third album (and second studio album) recorded by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, released in 1967. It features Peter Green on lead guitar, John McVie on bass, Aynsley Dunbar on drums and John Almond on saxophone. Tracks 5, 7 and 13 feature the horn section of Alan Skidmore and Ray Warleigh. Peter Green sings lead vocals on "You Don't Love Me" and "The Same Way".
The album reached #8 on the UK album charts which is Mayall's third biggest chart next to Bare Wires and Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton which reached #3 and #6, respectively.[8]
The cover art and the original LP sleeve design are by Mayall. In 2003 and 2006 two different expanded versions of the album were released.
Lyrics
So many roads
so many trains to ride
So many roads
so many trains to ride
I’ve got to find my baby
before I’ll be satisfied
I was standing at the station
when I heard that whistle blow
I was standing at the station
when I heard that whistle blow
You know I thought it was a streamline
but it was a B&O
Well you know i miss my baby
and i miss her by my side
yea, i miss my baby
i miss her by my side
you know know she always give me luvin'
that kept me satisfied……yeah
It was a mean old fireman
and a cruel old engineer
It was a mean old fireman
and a cruel old engineer
That took away my baby
whoa oh, left me standing here
