When I watched the Ginger Baker documentary, “Beware Mr. Baker,” I learned that after Cream disbanded, Eric Clapton and Ginger went to join Steve Winwood and Rick Grech to form the group Blind Faith. Blind Faith’s self-titled album was their only one, released in 1969.
As I looked outside today, the sun was shining through the leaves of the pear tree to make leaves of joy. One of the songs on the Blind Faith album is called, “Sea of Joy.” There is something about the way Steve Winwood sings on it that brings a similar joy to what I felt looking at the sun and the leaves today.
Paula Light is the host of Thursday Inspiration. Paula says:
This week’s theme is leave and the picture is below. Here is the song snippet from “If You Leave Me Now,” a 1976 song from Chicago.
If you leave me now you’ll take away the biggest part of me
No baby please don’t go
And if you leave me now you’ll take away the very heart of me
No baby please don’t go, no I just want you to stay
Clever use of leaves!
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Thanks, Sadje.
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You’re welcome 😇
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I love this album…really good song. I wish they would have made another.
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Yes, this quartet sounds danged good together. I wish they would have too. I’ve loved and sang Presence of the Lord from that album for a long time.
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Presence of the Lord and Can’t Find My Way Back Home are great from that album.
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I love photo of the leaves 😍 . The song is a great choice 👍 . Have a happy blogging . Hope I’ll get your support for my blogs . Dear friend expect you’ll support me ☺️☺️☺️☺️
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Thank you.
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Great song!
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🙂
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I tried to figure out the meaning of this song, but all I came up with is a guy on a boat waiting to set sail so he can be on the sea of joy. Several people say this is about shooting heroine and others say it is about slave traders, but I guess that only Steve Winwood knows for sure.
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Those possible meanings are interesting. I thought it was metaphysical or psychedelic, but you’re right, only Steve knows for sure.
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This is an amazing album. Can’t Find My Way Home is one of my all time favorite songs, but this one is great too. (K)
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Yes it is! Eric Clapton and whatever crew he’s on have made a lot of really good music. The man is a living legend and here among other musical legends! He’s played on at least one Doyle Bramhall II album, which to me says he’s promoting Doyle as an excellent guitarist — and he is! I’m one of his biggest fans.
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I used to get the same feeling when I looked at the sun shinning through my Apricot tree in fruit. It was so pretty and unusual to me. I’ve never seen such a sight since!
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Wonderful, Lael, isn’t it. Fruit tree leaves must capture the sun in a special way ❤
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Nice picture of the suitcase full of flowers! Funny you wrote about this album and two days later, someone else pick it as their Album Pick for the 100 albums! Winwood and Clapton are always going to be a winning combination.
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Yes it is a fun coincidence, and you’re right, they are 🙂
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Ginger, I think said a nice thing about a person and that person was Steve Winwood. You have excellent taste TT. I think so anyways.
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The ear will not be denied. Thank you very much for that compliment, even with the qualifier 😉
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I loved Blind Faith, a breath of fresh air. There’s a wonderful Hyde Park concert on Youtube. And …. Sea of Joy is my fave off the album.
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Will look for it; am glad the song resonates with you.
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It certainly does 🙂
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