Roger Hodgson...

... var en av grundarna till den engelska gruppen Supertramp. Hans signum är den höga gälla, men samtidigt smekande rösten. Tillsammans med Rick Davies skrev han många tidlösa men samtidigt fullständigt unika låtar som ofta är satta tillsammans med en symfoniorkester.

Jag har valt två favoriter. Dels "Lovers in the wind" från ett av hans soloalbum från -84 samt "Fool's overture" från Supertramp's album "Even in the quietest moments" från -77.

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LOVERS IN THE WIND
Time is always on the run
We've only just begun,
Lovers in the wind

Life is all we have to share
You know we must take care
Lovers in the wind

There was a time when it was hard to know
Reaching out, reaching out for somewhere to go
There was a light born on the darkest day
But no one wants to know
And no one wants to cry

Love is all I have to give
It's all I need to live
Lovers in the wind

There was a time when it was hard to know
Reaching out, reaching out for somewhere to go
There was a light born on the darkest day
But no one wants to know
And no one wants to cry

Time is always on the run
We've only just begun,
Lovers in the wind





FOOL'S OVERTURE
History recalls how great the fall can be
While everybody's sleeping, the boats put out to sea
Borne on the wings of time
It seemed the answers were so easy to find
"To late," the prophets cry
The island's sinking, let's take to the sky

Called the man a fool, striped him of his pride
Everyone was laughing up until the day he died
And though the wound went deep
Still he's calling us out of our sleep
My friends, we're not alone
He waits in silence to lead us all home

So tell me that you find it hard to grow
Well I know, I know, I know
And you tell me that you've many seeds to sow
Well I know, I know, I know

Can you hear what I'm saying
Can yuu see the parts that I'm playing
"Holy Man, Rocker Man, Come on Queenie,
Joker Man, Spider Man, Blue Eyed Meanie"
So you found your solution
What will be your last contribution?
"Live it up, rip it up, why so lazy?
Give it out, dish it out, let's go crazy,
Yeah!"