The Peter Green… Read Full Bio ↴Peter Green formed the splinter group with Nigel Watson.
The Peter Green Splinter Group was a band led by renowned blues guitarist and singer, Peter Green.
Green was the leader of Fleetwood Mac until he suffered a mental breakdown during the 1970s. He was rehabilitated with the aid of Nigel Watson, the late Cozy Powell and other friends, and then began touring and recording with the Splinter Group. The group was disbanded in early 2004 with Green's departure from the group - an upcoming tour was cancelled, as was the planned release of a new album.
Band lineup
Peter Green (vocals, lead guitar, slide guitar, harmonica)
Nigel Watson (vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar)
Roger Cotton(piano, Hammond C3, rhythm guitar)
Larry Tolfree (drums, percussion)
Pete Stroud (fretless and fretted bass guitars, double bass)
Neil Murray - Bass Guitar
Cozy Powell - Drums
Spike Edney - Keyboards
Going down
Peter Green Splinter Group Lyrics
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I'm going down, I'm going down, down, down, down, down
I got my big feet in the window, my head is on the ground
Let me down and close that barnyard door
Let me down and close that barnyard door
I'm going back to Chattanooga and sweep my sister sorry's floor
The lyrics to Peter Green's Splinter Group's song "Going Down" is all about the singer's travels and journey. The constant repetition of "I'm going down" emphasizes the act of descending, which in this case, the singer is undergoing a downward spiral. He feels overwhelmed and defeated, and the imagery of having "big feet in the window" and "head on the ground" suggests that he feels stuck and unable to move forward.
The following lines "Let me down and close that barnyard door, I'm going back to Chattanooga..." are a request to be set free and be allowed to return to a familiar and comforting place. The singer hopes to find solace in his surroundings and perhaps even redemption by apologizing to his sister and cleaning her floor. The song speaks to the common human experience of feeling lost and sometimes needing to retreat to a safe space to heal and recover.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm going down, I'm going down, down, down, down, down
I'm feeling low and down, sinking deeper into my negative emotions.
I got my big feet in the window, my head is on the ground
I feel stuck and powerless, as if I am physically trapped in an uncomfortable position.
Let me down and close that barnyard door
Please bring an end to the chaos and noise around me and provide some peace and quiet.
I'm going back to Chattanooga and sweep my sister sorry's floor
I need to take care of mundane tasks and responsibilities in order to regroup and get back on track.
Contributed by Tristan I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Jazz Monty Music
L I S T E N UP...one of the greatest blues scientists. RIP
Ronny Rono
A shadow of the musician he might have been. My god listen to that, it's absolutely horrible.
Don't put your life, your sanity in the hands of some basement chemist making LSD it's Russian roulette with a drug.
maxnicks
A boatload of anti psychotic medications and years of electroshock therapy and the man can still stand sing and play is a testament to how truly huge his bag was in the early days. .
Chris Mousdale
This is the best comment on here. It's a real shame how it all panned out.
Raymond Vaughan
Such a sad loss you had that style new straight away who it was not over done all the notes in the right place and so smooth playing and wrote some great songs rip pete 🙏
Paul B Graham
Saw this band in 1998 in Cleveland - small club. They tore it up - Peter was in top form. Only time I got to see him. He signed my ticket before the show. It was his first US show since 1971. When he got on stage I said "Welcome back, Peter!" And he said, "Oh, I ain't been nowhere."
Camstrat1961
What made me happier more than anything was to see Peter smile playing the solo hes been through so much cruel times and hasnt had an easy life was just great to see him play an amazing solo and smile
mark k
this is one of my favorite freddie king songs! and i gotta tell you.. after researching the peter green story. watching this brings tears to my eyes go peter green! you are a legend! you're playing has inspired many!
Samuel Harden
Such a great song played such a great guitarist
CooManTunes
Feeling NEVER leaves a LEGEND.