I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)

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About I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)

"I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" is a 1973 hit single by the English progressive rock band the Moody Blues. It was first released in 1972 as the final track on the album Seventh Sojourn. "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" was later released as a single in 1973, with "For My Lady" on the B-side. It was the second single released from Seventh Sojourn, with the first being "Isn't Life Strange" (also written by John Lodge). "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" was the final single by the Moody Blues to feature the use of the Chamberlin (which had recently replaced the similar instrument, the Mellotron). The Chamberlin would later be replaced by a more modern keyboard synthesizer. A promotional music-video was filmed for "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)". This video showed the band's flautist Ray Thomas playing a baritone saxophone; however, according to keyboardist Mike Pinder, the saxophone was used just for effect in the video and the saxophone sound was produced by the Chamberlin."I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U. S., becoming one of their highest-charting hits in that country, but fared less well in their native UK, where it managed #36. It was also the final single released by the Moody Blues prior to their five-year hiatus, which was agreed upon so each of the band members could pursue their own solo careers. Their next single would not be until 1978, with "Steppin' in a Slide Zone." 


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I'm just a wandering on the face of this earth
Meeting so many people
Who are trying to be free
And while I'm traveling I hear so many words
Language barriers broken
Now we've found the key

And if you want the wind of change
To blow about you
And you're the only other person to know, don't tell me
I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band.

A thousand pictures can be drawn from one word
Only who is the artist
We got to agree
A thousand miles can lead so many ways
Just to know who is driving
What a help it would be

So if you want this world of yours
To turn about you
And you can see exactly what to do
Please tell me
I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band.

How can we understand
Riots by the people for the people
Who are only destroying themselves
And when you see a frightened
Person who is frightened by the
People who are scorching this earth.
Scorching this earth

I'm just a wandering on the face of this earth
Meeting so many people
Who are trying to be free
And while I'm traveling I hear so many words
Language barriers broken
Now we've found the key

And if you want the wind of change
To blow about you
And you're the only other person to know, don't tell me
I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band.

I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band

How can we understand
Riots by the people for the people
Who are only destroying themselves
And when you see a frightened
Person who is frightened by the
People who are scorching this earth.
Scorching this earth

Music is the traveler crossing our world
Meeting so many people bridging the seas
I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band
I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band

Music is the traveler crossing our world
Meeting so many people bridging the seas
I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band.
We're just the singers in a rock and roll band.
I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band...

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Written by: JOHN CHARLES LODGE

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12 facts about this song

Song Background
"I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" is a song by the British rock band, The Moody Blues, which was released in 1973.
Authorship
The song was written by the band's member John Lodge.
Success on the Charts
The song reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of the band's biggest hits in the United States.
Album Appearance
The song was a part of the album "Seventh Sojourn," which was The Moody Blues' eighth album.
Live Performance
"I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" is one of the band's songs that was frequently performed live.
Theme of the Song
The lyrics of the song portray the humility of the rock and roll band acknowledging that they're just performers despite achieving fame and success.
Musical Style
The song is noted for its strong rock and roll feel, marking a departure from the band's usual symphonic rock style.
Significance
The song is considered one of the band's classics and is a staple of classic rock radio stations.
Cover Versions
"I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" has been covered by numerous artists including failure.
Instrumentation
The song notably features heavy use of the mellotron, a keyboard instrument that uses a series of magnetic tapes to reproduce sounds. This instrument was a signature aspect of The Moody Blues' sound.
Use in Popular Culture
The song has been used in several films and television shows further adding to its cultural significance.
Record Label
The song was released under the Threshold record label, a label founded by The Moody Blues themselves.

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