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)
Politician
Jack Bruce Lyrics
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Get into my big black car
Hey now, baby
Get into my big black car
I want to just show you
What my politics are
I'm a political man
I'm a political man
And I practice what I preach
So don't deny me, baby
Not while you're in my reach
I support the left
Though I'm leaning, leaning to the right
I support the left
Though I'm leaning to the right
But I'm just not there
When it's coming to a fight
Hey now, baby
Get into my big black car
Hey now, baby
Get into my big black car
I want to just show you
What my politics are
The lyrics to Jack Bruce's song "Politician" represent a political man's attempt to lure a woman into his car, using his political beliefs as a way to impress her. The opening lines of the song, "Hey now, baby, get into my big black car," convey the sexual undertones of the song. The song's title, "Politician," reveals that the singer is attempting to use his political beliefs as a way to impress the woman and lure her into his car.
The singer continues by stating that he is a political man and practices what he preaches. He claims to support the left but is leaning towards the right. This reflects the political climate of the 1960s when the political landscape was highly charged and highly polarized. The singer's inability to commit to one side or the other and his reluctance to engage in a fight suggest a level of political apathy that was common in the era.
The song's lyrics create an interesting dichotomy between love and politics, with the singer using his political beliefs as a way to attract a woman. The song's lyrics also reflect the political climate of the 1960s, a time when political polarization and political apathy were both common.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey now, baby
Addressing someone fondly and in a friendly manner.
Get into my big black car
Inviting someone to come for a ride in an impressive car.
I want to just show you
Expressing the desire to demonstrate something.
What my politics are
Revealing one's political beliefs and ideologies.
I'm a political man
Identifying oneself as a person interested in and involved with politics.
And I practice what I preach
Consistently demonstrating and applying one's beliefs and values.
So don't deny me, baby
Requesting someone to not reject or disregard oneself and their beliefs.
Not while you're in my reach
Highlighting one's influence and ability to affect someone.
I support the left
Expressing one's alignment with liberal or progressive political ideologies.
Though I'm leaning, leaning to the right
Admitting to having some conservative or right-wing views and opinions.
But I'm just not there
Acknowledging that one is not fully committed to a certain ideology or cause.
When it's coming to a fight
Suggesting that one is not willing to engage in confrontational or aggressive behavior.
Hey now, baby
Reiterating the friendly address to someone.
Get into my big black car
Repeating the invitation for someone to join you for a ride in a cool car.
I want to just show you
Reiterating the desire to demonstrate something.
What my politics are
Reemphasizing the intention to express one's political beliefs.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Ram Sadie
I think that Jack Bruce it's always underrated as the really fucking good singer that he was. Some few like him, love him forever 💜
Parallax Continuum
Love the song , the humour behind it's cynicism AND knowing Jack liked to hotbox a joint too.
D. Dios
He looks CRAZY WACKED but dam I always loved this brilliant musican and that Voice! Best Bassist
I miss him
Shawn Bruce
We All Miss Him.
Ween Fain
This is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen 🤣❤️ High as a kite
riverratbond007
Sad it wasn't longer, but WOW, fucking Amazing, how could Bruce be so fucked up & still play
Parallax Continuum
Notice the taped fingers? he'd play till they were bloody ..or , despite ,that they became blistered & bloody .the show went on.
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Experience lol
Danny Dine
Damn, that was GOOD. I was deeply saddened when it ended.
Josefina Rodríguez
Can't get enough of Jack Bruce! Politician is just priceless!! What a great bassist and vocals! Wow! Will never stop listening and watching him perform. Grat glory to the Cream! 🎶🎶🎶💯👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍🙏🙏🙏🙏👌👌👌👌For me, one of the best groups in the world in its birth! Mind-blowing 👀👀🤯🤯🤯🤯😊😊😊😊