The band initially consisted in 1969 of Steve Marriott (formerly of Small Faces; lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Peter Frampton (from The Herd; lead guitar), Greg Ridley (from Spooky Tooth; bass) and Jerry Shirley (from The Apostolic Intervention; drums).
The joining of all these fairly known players resulted in Humble Pie being considered a bit of a “supergroup”. Worried about great expectations, the group began working together in secret at Marriott's cottage in Moreton, Essex. Signed to Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate Records, their debut single "Natural Born Boogie" was rushed out in 1969 and was a UK number five hit; it was quickly followed by the album As Safe As Yesterday Is, praised as a progressive album in the vein of Small Faces. Their second album Town and Country was also released in 1969 and featured a more acoustic sound. Humble Pie concerts at this time featured an acoustic set followed by an electric set, an approach that would become popular decades later.
1970 saw the financial collapse of Immediate, a switch to A&M Records, and a change in band management. The albums Humble Pie and Rock On, both released that year, alternated between progressive rock and boogie rock excess. A concert at the Fillmore East in NYC was captured on Perfomance Rockin' The Fillmore (1971); it is considered one of the best live rock albums of its era, with Marriott, Frampton, and the rest of the group in fine form. The loud-quiet-loud epic "I Don't Need No Doctor" was an FM radio hit in the United States, propelling the album to the group's biggest commercial success yet.
However, Frampton had already left the band by the time of the album's release, to pursue a solo career that would become extremely successful later in the 1970s. With Dave "Clem" Clempson replacing Frampton, Humble Pie moved towards an even harder sound at the urging of manager Dee Anthony, emphasizing Marriott's blues and soul roots.
Smokin' (1972) had a minor hit in "Thirty Days in the Hole" and was reasonably successful commercially based on the group's constant touring. As a premiere US concert attraction, they traveled in a customized private jet, and partook in all forms of the rock n roll excess available to formerly working class musicians that rose to fame and riches in this era, even hiring The Blackberries, a trio of black backup singers including Vanetta Fields formerly of The Ikettes. Nevertheless the band's extended, long form concert boogie jam rock style was unable to break them into the mainstream radio. Eat It (1974) was three sides of mostly R&B covers and one side live, and while appreciated by their core fans, did nothing to expand the group's audience. The group staged the Goodbye Pie Tour in 1975 and essentially broke up.
In 1980 Marriott, divorced, and with financial problems in the UK, relocated to Atlanta Georgia and revived Humble Pie with Shirley, adding Bob Tench (from Jeff Beck Group) on guitar and Anthony "Sooty" Jones on bass. Two albums with a more modern heavy metal sound were released but the effort soon fell apart. In 1991 Marriott and Frampton began collaborating again, with another Humble Pie rebirth possibly in the offing, but an unfortunate house fire took Marriott's life before anything tangible could materialise. http://rockandrollgarage.com/the-tragic-story-of-steve-marriott-death/
Live With Me
Humble Pie Lyrics
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The one I love has left my side
And for me there's no tomorrow
No time for laughing
If I could, I would have tried
Live with me, yeah
Baby, will you live with me
Baby, won't you live with me
Live with me, yeah
I really, really need you
Live with me, live with me
Live with me, yeah
No more
I didn't really do you wrong
When I lied, no
I didn't really say those words
To make you want to go
So come back, baby, to my side
A love like yours, baby
I can't hide
So won't you live with me, oh yeah
Oh, yeah
Won't you live with me
Live with me baby
Live with me, yeah, yeah
Live with me yeah
Live, won't you live with me
Live with me...
Well, you know you must
You must, oh oh
No more
You know sometimes
You make me feel so mad
Sometimes, you make me feel so sad
Oh, oh, do you want to be tied
All I want to know
Do you want to be my bride
Oh, won't you live with me, yeah
Ooh, ooh, yeah, ooh
Oh, won't you live with me, yeah
Oh, won't you live with me, oh mama
Oh, won't you live with me, oh yeah
Won't you live with me, oh Lord
Well, you know you
You're still my baby
You're still my baby
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
The lyrics to the song 'Live With Me' by Humble Pie describe the pain of a person who has been left by the one they love. The chorus of the song begs for the loved one to return and live with the singer. The lyrics express the regret of the singer that they couldn't try harder to stop their loved one from leaving. There is a sense of desperation and sadness in the lyrics. The verses also express the loneliness and sadness that the singer is feeling.
The song is a plea for the loved one to return and live with the singer. The song seems to suggest that the singer has done nothing to force their lover to leave or given any reason why they should want to leave. The song expresses the singer's desire to be with their partner, to laugh, and to share a life together. The song also expresses the singer's desire for the loved one to be with them, to help them through the tough times and to be there with them always.
Line by Line Meaning
In the midst of all my sorrow
Amidst my sadness and pain
The one I love has left my side
The person I love has left me
And for me there's no tomorrow
I am so sad that I cannot think about my future
No time for laughing
I am too miserable to find anything funny
If I could, I would have tried
If I had a choice, I would have done something differently to prevent this pain
Live with me, yeah
Come and stay with me
Baby, will you live with me
Would you consider living with me?
Yeah, live with me, ooh
Yes, please come and stay with me
Baby, won't you live with me
Would you please live with me?
Live with me, yeah
Please come live with me
I really, really need you
I am desperate for your presence
Live with me, live with me
Please come and stay with me
No more
I will not cause harm anymore
I didn't really do you wrong
I didn't mean to hurt you
When I lied, no
I wasn't really lying
I didn't really say those words
I didn't mean the things I said
To make you want to go
I didn't say those things to drive you away
So come back, baby, to my side
Please come back and be with me
A love like yours, baby
Our love is special
I can't hide
I am unable to hide my feelings for you
So won't you live with me, oh yeah
Please consider coming to live with me
Won't you live with me
Can you come live with me?
Live with me, baby
Please come and stay with me, my love
Live with me, yeah, yeah
Please come and stay with me
You know sometimes
Sometimes you do this
You make me feel so mad
You sometimes make me angry
Sometimes, you make me feel so sad
Sometimes you make me sad
Oh, oh, do you want to be tied
Do you want to commit to me?
All I want to know
I just want to find out
Do you want to be my bride
Do you want to marry me?
Oh, won't you live with me, yeah
Please come and stay with me
Ooh, ooh, yeah, ooh
Oh, won't you live with me, oh mama
Please come and stay with me
Oh, won't you live with me, oh yeah
Please come and live with me
Won't you live with me, oh Lord
Please come and stay with me
Well, you know you
You surely know
You're still my baby
You are still my love
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: PETER FRAMPTON, STEVE MARRIOTT, GREG RIDLEY, ANGUS SHIRLEY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
johnny zell
In the midst of all my sorrow
The one I love has left my side
And for me there's no tomorrow
No time for laughing
If I could, I would have tried
Live with me, yeah
Baby, will you live with me
Yeah, live with me, ooh
Baby, won't you live with me
Live with me, yeah
I really, really need you
Live with me, live with me
Live with me, yeah
No more
I didn't really do you wrong
When I lied, no
I didn't really say those words
To make you want to go
So come back, baby, to my side
A love like yours, baby
I can't hide
So won't you live with me, oh yeah
Oh, yeah
Won't you live with me
Live with me baby
Live with me, yeah, yeah
Live with me yeah
Live, won't you live with me
Live with me...
Well, you know you must
You must, oh oh
No more
You know sometimes
You make me feel so mad
Sometimes, you make me feel so sad
Oh, oh, do you want to be tied
All I want to know
Do you want to be my bride
Oh, won't you live with me, yeah
Ooh, ooh, yeah, ooh
Oh, won't you live with me, yeah
Oh, won't you live with me, oh mama
Oh, won't you live with me, oh yeah
Won't you live with me, oh Lord
Well, you know you
You're still my baby
You're still my baby
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
hopeulikepics
In the midst of all my sorrow
The one I love has left my side
And for me there's no tomorrow
No time for laughing, if I could, I would have tried.
Live with me, yeah
Baby, will you live with me? Yeah
Live with me, ooh
Baby, won't you live with me, live with me, yeah?
I really, really need you
Live with me, live with me
Live with me, yeah, no more, no more, yeah.
I didn't really do you wrong when I lied, no
I didn't really say those words to make you wanna go
So come back baby, to my side
A love like yours, baby, I can't hide.
So won't you live with me?
Oh yeah, won't you live with me?
Live with me baby, live with me, yeah yeah
Live with me, live with me yeah
Live, won't you live with me, live with me?
Well, you know you must, you must, oh oh
No more.
You know sometimes you make me feel so mad
Sometimes, you make me feel so sad
Oh oh, do you wanna be tied?
All I wanna know, do you wanna be my bride?
Oh won't you live with me, yeah?
Ooh-ooh, yeah, ooh
Oh won't you live with me, yeah?
Oh won't you live with me, oh mama?
Oh won't you live with me, oh yeah?
Won't you live with me, oh Lord?
Well, you know you, you're still my baby
You're still my baby
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh.
Stoned Meadow Of Doom
We all know they never recorded anything better than this. It's on their best album as well
David Cohen
This is by far humble Pie’s best song ever. There’s nothing like driving with the windows down, a soft warm breeze wafting through my thinning hairline, the stereo cranked up with no distortion and Steve Marriot’s voice resonating for anyone close enough to listen. Well Boy howdy, is it their lucky day👍
Albert CF
today was like when I'm my younger days discovered Stairway to Heaven...this song is even better😮😮😮
catherine thompson
AB SO BLOODY LUTELY!!! makes me drift back to my favourite decade EVER!!!!! awesome!!! No wonder Grand funk wanted them on tour with them!!
On the 1
Much love for Steve Marriot, my favorite singer of all time.
WhiteFeather
Amazing Vocalist. RIP
2mystichills
Everything about this song. Gah! Wicked vocals too ❤
Aleksei
Such a badass. Truley
buschnic61
Not to take anything away from all the christened supergroups of the era..but they sure didn't mess around when it came to real blues pain,it's what sets them apart from L.Z and Stones etc..no production shit,nothing 'showy' or flashy to sell themselves..sure they entertained..but they pulled out your guts and handed you your ass like no other band..to me they are as honest and as powerful as it gets.
catherine thompson
took the words out of my mouth makes mincemeat of zeppelin!!