Spoonful
Cream Lyrics
Could fill spoons full of diamonds
Could fill spoons full of gold
Just a little spoon of your precious love
Will satisfy my soul
Men lies about it
Some of them cries about it
Some of them dies about it
Everything's a-fightin' about the spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
Could fill spoons full of coffee
Could fill spoons full of tea
Just a little spoon of your precious love
Is that enough for me?
Men lies about it
Some of them cries about it
Some of them dies about it
Everything's a-fightin' about the spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
Could fill spoons full of water
Save them from the desert sands
But a little spoon of your forty-five
Save you from another man
Men lies about it
Some of them cries about it
Some of them dies about it
Everything's a-fightin' about the spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
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Written by: Willie Dixon
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Beginning in the 60s, this cover of Howlin' Wolf's classic recording, authored be Willie Dixon, was an anthem of the hard drug wing of the counter culture movement. The chorus of this laconic paean in praise of Wolf's soul satisfying lover ironically became associated with the launching pad of an i.v. drug user's tool kit; the spoon. Interestingly this dynamic, where the chorus of a song overwhelms the composition's textual intent, is very often in evidence: especially in pop music. Read Full BioBeginning in the 60s, this cover of Howlin' Wolf's classic recording, authored be Willie Dixon, was an anthem of the hard drug wing of the counter culture movement. The chorus of this laconic paean in praise of Wolf's soul satisfying lover ironically became associated with the launching pad of an i.v. drug user's tool kit; the spoon. Interestingly this dynamic, where the chorus of a song overwhelms the composition's textual intent, is very often in evidence: especially in pop music. Another famous example would be The Police's hit song "Roxanne". The story line in this song is a plea to Roxanne, that she does not have to be a lady in red; she doesn't "have to put on" that light. The deliciously repetitive and famous line seems to be urging the exact opposite; put it on, with the assumed result that Roxanne will take it off; and for who?
Eric Clapton would fall, or had already fallen into the one way cul-de-sac which romanticized the hard drug "spoonful" as did I and thousands of hipsters of our generation. Thankfully, after a seeming infinity of wheel spinning, many emerged. Clapton's musical contributions are legendary. We can only speculate regarding the effect that the "spoonful" may have had upon his musical genius and his legacy.
Eric Clapton would fall, or had already fallen into the one way cul-de-sac which romanticized the hard drug "spoonful" as did I and thousands of hipsters of our generation. Thankfully, after a seeming infinity of wheel spinning, many emerged. Clapton's musical contributions are legendary. We can only speculate regarding the effect that the "spoonful" may have had upon his musical genius and his legacy.
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Ralph Signorelli
First time I heard Cream I was stoned out of my mind on LSD lying of the floor between two very large speakers, for 8 hours. These guys are the best musicians England ever produced. All Rock music after this was just was just imitation.
Chad Evans
Could fill spoons full of diamonds,
Could fill spoons full of gold.
Just a little spoon of your precious love
Will satisfy my soul.
Men lies about it.
Some of them cries about it.
Some of them dies about it.
Everything's a-fightin' about the spoonfull.
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonfull.
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonfull.
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonfull.
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonfull.
Could fill spoons full of coffee,
Could fill spoons full of tea.
Just a little spoon of your precious love;
Is that enough for me?
Men lies about it.
Some of them cries about it.
Some of them dies about it.
Everything's a-fightin' about the spoonfull.
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonfull.
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonfull.
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonfull.
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonfull.
Could fill spoons full of water,
Save them from the desert sands.
But a little spoon of your forty-five
Saved you from another man.
Men lies.
Some of them cries about it.
Some of them dies.
Everything's a-fightin' about it.
Everything's a-cryin' about it.
Everything's a-diein' about it.
Everything's a-cryin' about it.
Everything's a-liein' about it.
Little old, little old spoonfull.
Die'n about it
Cryin about it
That spoon, that spoon
Little old, little old spoonfull
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonfull.
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonfull.
Everything's a-diein' about it.
Eluwenie Stargazer
Still listening in 2019:
🎤🎼🎵🎶
"Everything's a fightin' about the spoonful"
🍴
Where I reside, packages of food in the store are opened, people are eating from them and leaving. 😨
I find this sad, but funny, at the same time.
🎭
Rent, water, electric, over population, pets, cable, sat dishes, kids, too many bars.
No security, no arrests. 👮
Oh well. 😌
Love from under a Flat Rock 💜
Mish Again USA
Thank you for posting this song.
Peace ✌
stephen cooter
A sad day as another one of my heroes passes on . So tonight my neighbours are listening to Cream / Airforce / Blind Faith . R.I.P Ginger
pierre lowe
@K Allen He moved to Africa. Married an African woman. He had a sign at the entrance of his property. "Be ware of Mr. Baker."
K Allen
Kill them with kindness....
pierre lowe
Ginger Baker. The Greatest Rock Drummer of all time. "Ginger Baker, Buddy Miles, and Neal Pert"
Tim Henderson
@Kaye Plan im 33 and ive been playing drums for 26 years. Ginger was an absolute legend and a HUGE influence to rock drummers everywhere regardless of your personal opinion of him
Kaye Plan
Jack Bruce & Clapton were the heroes of Cream
Daw Step
It must be hard for younger listeners to appreciate the impact of this track in every respect but perhaps especially the guitar sound and the solo. In 1966 the guitar world was still a world where surf guitar, though getting dated, wasn't out of place. Most pop guitar was relatively clean and tidy little figures. This stuff was absolutely incendiary.
Pablo Pérez
It must have been amazing to experience this back in 1966 first hand
Lou Costello
Well said, brother.