Uno de los riff mas conocidos en la historia, voces brillantes y con varias sorpresas para quienes prestan mas oido, un coro sencillo pero efectivo y ese aire psicoanalice característico de esa época. ¿Como decirle que no a esta rola?
Leamos un poco de historia
“Sunshine Of Your Love” se grabó en los estudios de Atlantic de Nueva York enmayo de 1967. El productor fue Felix Pappalardi (The Youngbloods), de accidentada vida y trágica muerte: se quedó sordo como miembro fundador de Mountain y falleció de un disparo de su mujer (aunque fue condenada ella siempre insistió en que fue un accidente). Formó parte del segundo álbum de Cream “Disraeli Gears“, el cual se editó en Noviembre de 1967.
La línea de bajo de Jack Bruce nos acompaña toda la canción excepto en el estribillo y es la parte más reconocible de la canción, sólo oír las cuatro primeras notas y ya sabes qué canción es. Lo mejor de todo es que esta línea de bajo nació de la mano de unos de los mejores guitarristas de la historia: Jimi Hendrix. Tras ir a un concierto de Hendrix, Jack Bruce se quedó con una línea que el guitarrista había estado tocando y la desarrolló hasta convertirlo en el famoso riff que hoy conocemos. Lo curioso es que después a Jimi Hendrix le gustaba tanto “Sunshine of Your Love” que la tocó en varias ocasiones sin saber que él mismo había sido la inspiración. Menuda curiosidad!!!!.
El solo de guitarra empieza con unas notas que distinguirás claramente: corresponden a la primera frase de “Blue Moon” (“Blue moon, you saw me standing alone…“) y a partir de ahí improvisa un nuevo solo. No deja de ser curioso que como en la canción Cocaine de J.J, Cale, Clapton utilice “Blue Moon“. Además, si afinan un poco el oído os parecerá que Clapton toque en otra escala, como si estuviera desafinado: esto pasa por que toca la canción en la escala pentatónica mayor que usa “Blue Moon“, mientras que “Sunshine of Your Love” se construyó en una escala de blues. Clapton conserva este tema como uno de sus favoritos de la época de Cream, siempre ha estado presente en su setlist y lo sigue interpretando.
La actuación de la batería de esta canción es muy peculiar, inténtala seguir con las manos en la mesa o los muslos, verás que los golpes no son los típicos de la música pop y rock. El ritmo de la batería no va con la canción, otros que el ritmo es de risa, para otros es genial, la cuestión es que la batería es distinta, pero ¿qué tiene de distinta?. Normalmente las canciones Rock usan el backbeat, que enfatiza el segundo y cuarto tiempo del compás golpeando la caja, pero para añadir algo nuevo a esta canción, Baker cambió el backbeat por el downbeat, con lo que la batería nos suena sincopada, como si fuera a destiempo, remarcando los tiempos 1 y 3 de cada compás. Si se fijan, suena como una batería tribal, de los indios americanos. El final de la canción tiene un incremento de ritmo, en la cual improvisa con el acorde de La quinta.
Cabe destacar que la cancion ha sido reversionado muchisimas ocasiones, estas son unas de las bandas que homenajeraon a Cream:
- Toto.
- Santana.
- Instinto animal.
- Jimmy Hendrix.
- Ella Fitzgerald.
- Y muchos mas.
How are the hivebrothers? I hope they are super cool today. This song has a very cool scent to miss the opportunity to do a keyboard cover and improvise a solo.
One of the best known riffs in history, brilliant voices and with several surprises for those who listen more, a simple but effective chorus and that psychoanalytic air characteristic of that time. How to say no to this song?
Let's read a little bit of history
Sunshine Of Your Love" was recorded at New York's Atlantic Studios in May 1967. The producer was Felix Pappalardi (The Youngbloods), who had a chequered life and a tragic death: he went deaf as a founding member of Mountain and was shot dead by his wife (although she was convicted of it, she always insisted that it was an accident). He was part of Cream's second album "Disraeli Gears", which was released in November 1967.*
Jack Bruce's bass line accompanies the whole song except for the chorus and is the most recognizable part of the song, just hearing the first four notes and you know what the song is. Best of all, this bass line was born from the hand of one of the best guitarists in history: Jimi Hendrix. After going to a Hendrix concert, Jack Bruce took a line that the guitarist had been playing and developed it into the famous riff we know today. The funny thing is that later Jimi Hendrix liked "Sunshine of Your Love" so much that he played it several times without knowing that he himself had been the inspiration. What a curiosity!!!!.
The guitar solo begins with some notes that you will clearly distinguish: they correspond to the first phrase of "Blue Moon" ("Blue moon, you saw me standing alone...") and from there he improvises a new solo. It is curious that, as in the song Cocaine by J.J. Cale, Clapton, he uses "Blue Moon". Also, if you tune your ear a little bit, you'll think that Clapton plays in another scale, as if he were out of tune: this happens because he plays the song in the major pentatonic scale that uses "Blue Moon", while "Sunshine of Your Love" was built in a blues scale. Clapton keeps this song as one of his favorites from the Cream era, it has always been present in his setlist and he still plays it.
The performance of the drums of this song is very peculiar, try to follow it with your hands on the table or your thighs, you will see that the blows are not typical of pop and rock music. The rhythm of the drums doesn't go with the song, some people think the rhythm is funny, others think it's great, the question is that the drums are different, but what's different about it? Normally Rock songs use the backbeat, which emphasizes the second and fourth beats of the bar hitting the box, but to add something new to this song, Baker changed the backbeat for the downbeat, so the drums sound syncopated, as if they were out of time, highlighting beats 1 and 3 of each bar. If you look at it, it sounds like a tribal drum kit, from the American Indians. The end of the song has an increased rhythm, in which he improvises with the chord of A quinta.
It should be noted that the song has been reverted many times, these are some of the bands that paid homage to Cream:
- Toto.
- Santana.
- Animal instinct.
- Jimmy Hendrix.
- Ella Fitzgerald.
- And many more.
Version Original | Original Version
Letra | Lyrics
It's getting near dawn
When lights close their tired eyes
I'll soon be with you my love
Give you my dawn surprise
I'll be with you darling soon
I'll be with you when the stars start falling
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love
I'm with you my love
The light's shining through on you
Yes, I'm with you my love
It's the morning and just we two
I'll stay with you darling now
I'll stay with you 'til my seas are dried up
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love
I'm with you my love
The light's shining through on you
Yes, I'm with you my love
It's the morning and just we two
I'll stay with you darling now
I'll stay with you 'til my seas are dried up
I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love
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