Traffic - Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys - Live 72
I was responding to a post by a right winger that I have known for years on another site and what he said reminded me of a song...(A great song from the past and found that it too is on You tube, the meaning of which is still relevant today, and thought I would share both,)
I posted the lyrics below in a response to him...
"The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys"
If you see something that looks like a star
And it's shooting up out of the ground
And your head is spinning from a loud guitar
And you just can't escape from the sound
Don't worry too much, it'll happen to you
We were children once, playing with toys
And the thing that you're hearing is only the sound of
The low spark of high-heeled boys
The percentage you're paying is too high priced
While you're living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
From the profit he's made on your dreams
But today you just read that the man was shot dead
By a gun that didn't make any noise
But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest, was
The low spark of high-heeled boys
If you had just a minute to breathe
And they granted you one final wish
Would you ask for something like another chance?
Or something sim'lar as this?
Don't worry too much It'll happen to you
As sure as your sorrows are joys
And the thing that disturbs you is only the sound of
The low spark of high-heeled boys
The percentage you're paying is too high priced
While you're living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
From the profit he's made on your dreams
But today you just read that the man was shot dead
By a gun that didn't make any noise
But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest, was
The low spark of high-heeled boys (heeled boys)
If I gave you everything that I owned
And asked for nothing in return
Would you do the same for me as I would for you?
Or take me for a ride
And strip me of everything, including my pride
But spirit is something that no one destroys
And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound
The low spark of high-heeled boys (heeled boys
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We talked for a couple hours. He was sweet, but I thought he was lying about who he was, next day looked at a Traffic album and there he was!
I did not realize he had died in 2005. 
Great song! Thanks zeemike!
I've got the studio version on vinyl. 
I've always loved this tune, and I can pretty much play this entire album (as well as John Barleycorn) in my head. Great to hear this live version. It's great how both Winwood and Wood really stretch out, going outside the chord changes at times. This kind of exploration (along with great compositions and great performances!) is what made me love Traffic, and I love them still.
I remember playing the title track from Low Spark for my mom, knowing she'd appreciate the blues & jazz aspects -- sure enough, she did, since she was always very open musically...although the lyrics puzzled her and made her worry a bit about just what the hell her young son was getting into. Just super cool music, as it turned out.
Interesting analyses on the meaning of the lyrics here:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=336165
How about this nice medley of "Glad" and "Freedom Rider" from a few years later?
This was shot in a department store.
Fifteen year old Steve Winwood sitting under a hairdryer playing organ. Hilarious! 
