Dear Mr. Fantasy

Album: Mr. Fantasy (1967)
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  • Dear Mister Fantasy play us a tune
    Something to make us all happy
    Do anything take us out of this gloom
    Sing a song, play guitar
    Make it snappy
    You are the one who can make us all laugh
    But doing that you break out in tears
    Please don't be sad if it was a straight mind you had
    We wouldn't have known you all these years Writer/s: Chris Wood, Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • AnonymousGreat narrative! Thank you
  • Jjjimbo from KentHeard the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young version first and it's a Stephen Stills tour de force. I think it just edges it. Bit like Hendrix version of All along the Watchtower being the definitive version of a Dylan song, pretty rare! CSN&Y version is longer and has a great moody guitar. It also really rocks out at the end. One of my all time favourites. Having said all that saw Steve Windwood perform it with Clapton at Hyde Park a few years back and it was brilliant!
  • Auxide from Wisconsin, UsaFor being a 54 year old song, it sounds out of this world and can be mistaken slightly as music from a more recent time, such as the late 80s to early 90s period where you'd find more sollem songs.

    Even though the song outdates me by about 3 decades, it's one of my favorites that i've mistaken for being more recent, much like "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath.

    If you're reading this comment, you've already heard the song. Sing it, Play it, make it snappy.
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