Bruce, ktorý je považovaný za jedného z najlepších basgitaristov všetkých čias, si udržal sólovú kariéru, ktorá trvala niekoľko desaťročí a hral aj v niekoľkých hudobných skupinách. Bruce, známy ako spevák a basgitarista, bol tiež skladateľom piesní. Hoci sa vyučil ako klasický violončelista a považoval sa za jazzového hudobníka, veľa z jeho katalógu skladieb a nahrávok inklinovalo k blues a rock and rollu.
Od roku 1962 začínal Bruce ako kontrabasista u Grahama Bonda v organizácii Graham Bond Organization , ktorá hrala zmes jazzu, blues a R&B. V tom čase sa zoznámil s bubeníkom Ginger Baker . Po pôsobení s Johnom Mayallom a Manfredom Mannom založil s Bakerom a gitaristom Ericom Claptonom skupinu Cream . Cream mal počas svojej existencie množstvo hitov, väčšinu z nich napísal Bruce s textárom Petom Brownom .
V rokoch od rozpadu skupiny Cream v roku 1968 vydal Bruce množstvo sólových albumov, väčšinou v experimentálnejšom duchu, a spolupracoval so širokou škálou hudobníkov v mnohých žánroch. Na zozname sú Robin Trower , Tony Williams , John McLaughlin , Carla Bley , Allan Holdsworth , Ringo Starr a Frank Zappa . Bol tiež členom kapely West, Bruce and Laing .
V roku 1994 vydal album pod názvom kapely BBM (Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker a Gary Moore) s názvom Around the Next Dream.
Bruce vydal nový štúdiový album Silver Rails v marci 2014 na Esoteric Antenna, jeho prvý sólový štúdiový album za viac ako desať rokov.
Discography
Songs for a Tailor (1969)
Things We Like (1970)
Harmony Row (1971)
Out of the Storm (1974)
The Jack Bruce Band Live ’75 (vydáno 2003)
How’s Tricks (1977)
Jet Set Jewel (nahráno 1978, vydáno 2003)
I’ve Always Wanted To Do This (1980)
Automatic
Inazuma (1987)
Willpower (1989)
A Question of Time (1989)
Somethin Else (1992)
Cities of the Heart (1993)
Around the Next Dream (1994)
Monkjack (1995)
Shadows in the Air (2000)
Rope Ladder to the Moon (2003)
More Jack Than God (2003)
Silver Rails (2014)
Hit And Run
Jack Bruce Lyrics
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I'm still feeling the ecstasy
Out in the midnight air
I see lovers among the trees
Wondering if you are there
You're not leaving much time for me
It's such a sad affair
You call me on the phone and say
You want to know me
You tell me you're alone and say
You want me baby
You know I'm not the only one
Playing at hit and run
Hit and run
It was another place
And love was winning
Now it's a different race
Have to begin once again
I don't hear the same violins
Playing out in the rain
I just see long black cadilacs
Cruising the streets again
You're not stopping me in my tracks
Missing the morning train
You've been working like hell
Trying to sell yourself
You've been working like hell
Trying to sell baby
You know I'm not the only one
Playing at Hit and Run
Hit and Run
You've been working like hell
Trying to sell yourself
You've been working like hell
Trying to sell baby
You cut off all my love
And say that you own me
You cut off all my love and say
You own me baby
You know I'm not the only one
Playing at hit and run
I'm not the only one
Playing at hit and run
Hit and run
The lyrics to Jack Bruce's song "Hit and Run" seem to reflect the turmoil of a relationship that is struggling to survive. The singer is still feeling the "ecstasy" of their love, but he sees lovers around him and wonders if his partner is among them. He is frustrated at the lack of time she is leaving for him, and he describes the situation as a "sad affair." However, she calls him on the phone, saying she wants to know him and that she's alone and wants him. Despite his suspicions that she may be playing games with him, he cannot resist her.
The singer compares the current state of their relationship to a different time when love was winning, but now it seems like a different race that he must begin all over again. The violins that once played for them in the rain are gone, replaced by the image of long black Cadillacs cruising the streets. He feels like he's missing the morning train and can't keep up with the changes in their relationship.
The chorus repeats the idea that the singer is not the only one playing at hit and run, implying that his partner is also involved in this kind of emotional game. He accuses her of working hard to sell herself, cutting off all his love, and claiming to own him. Yet, he admits he is also playing at hit and run, showing that both parties are complicit in the game of love.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm still feeling the ecstasy
I'm still feeling the joy and excitement.
Out in the midnight air
Outside, in the air of the late night.
I see lovers among the trees
I observe couples among the trees.
Wondering if you are there
I'm curious if you are present.
You're not leaving much time for me
You're not giving me much time.
It's such a sad affair
It's a situation that makes me feel melancholy.
You call me on the phone and say
You contacted me by phone and said
You want to know me
You desire to know me.
You tell me you're alone and say
You inform me that you're unaccompanied and say,
You want me baby
You want me, baby.
You know I'm not the only one
You're aware I'm not the sole individual.
Playing at hit and run
Engaged in flirtatious and fleeting behavior.
It was another place
A different setting in the past.
And love was winning
Love had the upper hand.
Now it's a different race
Now it's entirely different.
Have to begin once again
Need to start from the beginning once more.
I don't hear the same violins
I don't hear the same romantic music.
Playing out in the rain
Performing outdoors in the rain.
I just see long black cadilacs
I exclusively see lengthy black automobiles.
Cruising the streets again
Traveling leisurely along the roads once more.
You're not stopping me in my tracks
You're not preventing me from proceeding.
Missing the morning train
Failing to catch the train in the morning.
You've been working like hell
You've been working extremely hard.
Trying to sell yourself
Attempting to market yourself.
You cut off all my love
You've cut off my affection.
And say that you own me
And claim that you possess me.
You know I'm not the only one
You're aware I'm not the sole individual.
Playing at hit and run
Engaged in flirtatious and fleeting behavior.
I'm not the only one
There are others like me.
Playing at hit and run
Engaged in flirtatious and fleeting behavior.
Hit and run
Flirtatious and fleeting behavior.
Contributed by Samuel Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.