By late 1967, the band had felt constricted financially & creatively by manager Don Arden (father of Sharon Osbourne), and were lured by Rolling Stones' publicist Andrew Loog Oldham into signing with his new Immediate label. They soon recorded more expansive psychedelic sounding material including hit pop tunes like "Lazy Sunday" which was included with their UK number one classic concept album Ogdens Nut Gone Flake and "Itchycoo Park" which was their only stateside charting single.
The demise of the Small Faces arrived on New Years Eve 1968, when Steve Marriott walked off stage at The Alexandra Palace in London. Marriott felt that despite the success of the group, he was still not being taken seriously as a musician. He went on to achieve major status in the U.S.A with Peter Frampton in Humble Pie. The others continued as the Faces, opting to drop the "Small" after one LP as new recruits Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood towered above their new band mates. Drummer Kenney Jones later joined The Who after the death of their drummer Keith Moon. As years went on, Marriott kept recording various lineups as Humble Pie but became somewhat of a caricature and casualty of rock excess. Tragically, Steve Marriott died in a house fire in 1991 and Ronnie Lane followed him in 1997 after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Keyboardist Ian McLagan has continued to tour and record with his own band as well as with artists like Billy Bragg, The New Barbarians ( a group composed of Ian, Ron Wood, Keith Richards, Stanley Clarke, and Billy Cobham), and The Rolling Stones. According to announcements at the shows on the New Barbarians tour, the proceeds of the live gigs were going to pay Ronnie Lane's medical expenses associated with Ronnie's struggle with Multiple Sclerosis.
The Small Faces remain one of British rock's most important legacy acts, with their membership having links to so many other acts. Amongst the many bands they influenced were The Jam, Ramones, Oasis and X.
There are a number of locations around London linked to the Small Faces, many to be found in the East End where they grew up.
The J60 Music bar in Manor Park, an instrument shop where Steve Marriott first met Ronnie Lane
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Little Ilford park, also located in Manor Park, inspired the track Itchycoo Park, Steve and other kids in the East End used to play in this park when they grew up.
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In 1968 the Small Faces recorded a video for their track Lazy Sunday, Steve sings in his native East end accent and the video was shot in the East End using Kenney Jones parents' flat in Havering Street. The video ends with a shot of the nearby Thames.
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Sorry She’s Mine
Small Faces Lyrics
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Listen boy I′m telling you
Hey hey hey (yeah)
Leave that girl your talking to
You may take her hand and think you're doing fine
But bad news fella Im sorry she′s mine
I said hey (yeah)
Hey hey hey (yeah)
And you leave her if you could
She may go around and dancing all the time
Oh but hold on fella I'm sorry she's mine sorry shes mine
She may go away from me all of the time
But she comes back home to me just to prove shes mine
Hey hey hey (yeah)
I said its no use tryin to wear my shoes
Hey hey hey (yeah)
Try to win here and you′ll lose
Find another girl and stop wasting my time
And dont fight it fella I′m sorry shes mine
Hey hey hey (yeah)
I said its no use tryin to wear my shoes
Hey hey hey (yeah)
Try to win here and you'll lose
Find another girl and stop wasting my time
And dont fight it fella I′m sorry shes mine
The song "Sorry She's Mine" by Small Faces narrates the story of a possessive lover who warns another man to leave his girlfriend alone. The lyrics are a warning to the other man that he should stay away from the girl he is talking to, as she is already taken by the singer. The singer tells the man that he might dance with her or hold her hand, but he should stop as the girl belongs to him. He continues to say that he knows the girl may go away, but she ultimately comes back to him, proving that she is his.
The lyrics are straightforward, and the message is clear. The singer talks about his girlfriend's loyalty to him and his complete ownership over her. He implies that if anyone tries to win her over or take her away, they'll lose as the girl belongs to him. The song's tone is confident and assertive, with the singer warning the other man not to waste his time trying to pursue the girl, who he claims is "sorry she's mine."
Overall, "Sorry She's Mine" is a simple yet effective song that conveys the message of possessiveness in a clear and concise way. It's a classic rock and roll song that holds up well even today, over fifty years after its initial release.
Line by Line Meaning
I said hey (yeah)
The singer is addressing someone and getting their attention
Listen boy I′m telling you
The singer is warning the boy he is addressing
Hey hey hey (yeah)
The singer is emphasizing his point
Leave that girl your talking to
The singer is asking the boy to stop talking to the girl he is talking to
You may take her hand and think you're doing fine
The singer is saying that the boy may be making progress with the girl
But bad news fella Im sorry she′s mine
The singer is telling the boy that the girl is already his and he should back off
I said hey (yeah)
The singer is repeating his warning
I that she looks real good
The singer is acknowledging the girl's beauty
Hey hey hey (yeah)
The singer is emphasizing his point
And you leave her if you could
The singer is saying that the boy should stop pursuing the girl
She may go around and dancing all the time
The singer is saying that the girl may be dancing with other people
Oh but hold on fella I'm sorry she's mine sorry shes mine
The singer is repeating that the girl belongs to him and the boy should leave her alone
She may go away from me all of the time
The singer is admitting that the girl may spend time away from him
But she comes back home to me just to prove shes mine
The singer is saying that the girl comes back to him to prove her loyalty and love for him
Hey hey hey (yeah)
The singer is emphasizing his point again
I said its no use tryin to wear my shoes
The singer is saying that the boy cannot replace him in the girl's life
Try to win here and you′ll lose
The singer is warning the boy that he will not be successful in winning the girl over
Find another girl and stop wasting my time
The singer is telling the boy to move on and find another girl
And dont fight it fella I′m sorry shes mine
The singer is once again emphasizing that the girl is already his and the boy should stop pursuing her
Hey hey hey (yeah)
The singer is once again emphasizing his point
I said its no use tryin to wear my shoes
The singer is repeating that the boy cannot replace him in the girl's life
Try to win here and you'll lose
The singer is reiterating that the boy will not be successful in winning the girl over
Find another girl and stop wasting my time
The singer is repeating his advice to the boy to find another girl and move on
And dont fight it fella I′m sorry shes mine
The singer is once again emphasizing that the girl is already his and the boy should stop pursuing her
Writer(s): Kenny Lynch
Contributed by Charlotte D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Tony England
Didn’t live in the 60s. Still the best voice ever. Steve Morriott had IT
Gordon Spence
The small faces had the tunes , the look and the attitude. . pure class ! The entipapathy of mod.. nobody came close !
Steve Dewar
One of their very best
Susy D
It's dancing time with the Small Faces...go girl!!!
Sara Sarah
im dancing all the time and
..woo hoo steve could have chatted me up and Kenney as well....all night long...
Toto Iskandar
The best group
Sara Sarah
INDEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!💜💜💜💜💜
Peter Beulke
Steve Marriot the best greatest white singer of all time
Stephanjnj
Energy put to sound.
Max Sugar
Like this Song, was the first what i heard from Small Faces. Steve ... forever.