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LTC Stephen F.
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Thank you, my friend Sgt (Join to see) for posting the music video of the immensely talented Stephen Lawrence Winwood performing The Finer Things


Spencer Davis Group Finnish TV 1967 Live
The original line-up, with Steve Winwood: Hammond organ, guitar, voice, Spencer Davis: guitar, voice, Muff Winwood : bass guitar, Pete York: drums.
This video is a combination of 4 videos I found here, on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BtInmHcXug

Background on Steve Winwood who I have been interested in since his days with the Spencer Davis Group
"Winwood burst into prominence in 1963 at the age of 15 with the Spencer Davis Group. The band enjoyed a string of chart-topping hits by way of such enduring classics as “Gimme Some Lovin’”, “I’m A Man”, and “Keep On Running”. The international success of these singles bolstered his confidence and strengthened his resolve to seek out new rhythmic possibilities.
In 1967, Steve left the Spencer Davis Group and co-founded Traffic. Beloved for their eclectic style and superbly crafted songs, Traffic routinely defied convention to celebrate a host of diverse sounds and influences. Landmark albums such as ‘Mr. Fantasy’, ‘The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys’, and ‘John Barleycorn Must Die’ confirmed their position as one of the most important British groups of the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Eager to try his hand with other creative partnerships, Winwood left Traffic in 1969 to form a new group called Blind Faith with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker. The pairing of Winwood with Cream’s Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and later, former Family bassist Rick Grech, created what many critics dubbed Rock’s first supergroup.


The Finer Things written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings
Lyrics
"While there is time
Let's go out and feel everything
If you hold me
I will let you into my dream
For time is a river rolling into nowhere
We must live while we can
And we'll drink our cup of laughter
The finer things keep shining through
The way my soul gets lost in you
The finer things I feel in me
The golden dance life could be
Oh, I've been sad
And have walked bitter streets alone
And come morning
There's a good wind to blow me home
So time is a river rolling into nowhere
I will live while I can
I will have my ever after
The finer things keep shining through
The way my soul gets lost in you
The finer things I feel in me
The golden dance life could be
We go so fast, why don't we make it last
Life is glowing inside you and me
Please take my hand, here where I stand
Won't you come out and dance with me
Come see, with me, come see
And lovers try
'Til they get the best of the night
And come morning
They are tangled up in the light
So time be a river rolling into nowhere
They love while they can
And they think about the night so sweet
The finer things keep shining through
The way my soul gets lost in you
The finer things I feel in me
The golden dance life could be"

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Sgt Commander, Dav Chapter #90
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LTC Stephen F.
- What an awesome response to my Steve Winwood Music Interlude earlier today...Such great in-depth detail, along with an earlier Winwood song when he performed with The Spencer Davis Group! Thank you!
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LTC Wayne Brandon
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A good adjunct to the original post! I had no idea Peter Tork played drums for SDG.
This is a complete departure from the work he did with the Monkees. Thanks for posting this video.
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Col Carl Whicker
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Good song, Stephen. Thank you.
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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Excellent song to end the day with.
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CW5 Jack Cardwell
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Thanks for the music video share.
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