FIRST time SEEING Supertramp - Take The Long Way Home !! WHOA

[@Makai77]

A listen to "Goodbye Stranger" will continue to confirm the greatness of Supertramp.

[@BilboBagginsWPG]

Another excellent song!

[@donaldduck2139]

some they will and some they won't, and some it's just as well 😅

[@shelq3814]

My favorite Supertramp song is Goodbye Stranger!

[@laurenpeck3609]

Me too!!

[@gwenivere73]

Absolute favorite by Supertramp.

[@MusicFan1977]

Musically we were truly spoiled in the 70s with the amount of talent we got to see.

[@johncarpenter3751]

As a child born in 82 and growing up hearing everything from the 60’s- 90’s I have to agree that the 70’s had the best music. My favorite bands are Pantera and TOOL but my favorite bands were inspired by undeniable greatness

[@Teresia12]

Yes we were. I was so happy to share my music w my 80s babies.

[@rustywater3219]

Yeah, but had to filter out the disco. Otherwise, good music.

[@MikeytheGeek7711]

There was a great album coming out every week! You can look at the Top 40 chart for any week in the 70s and it's filled with great songs! Now you're lucky if even the Grammy Song of the Year is a great song.

[@hd9700]

@@rustywater3219 hey it gave us The Bee Gees!

[@vidpie]

"what you could have been... what you might have been... If you would have more time" To me, this reflects that by the time you figure out who you really are, what matters to you, and how life works much of your life has already passed.

[@seansavage4766]

Yes. Its great and scary and sad. Esp when you can't explain it to your kids so they don't do the same.

[@BettyBicepGirls]

Exactly!

[@steveullrich7737]

Great comment, we all second guess what might have been, the road not taken, but there's no turning back time.

[@crafts73]

2 great kids raised and both finished college. Husbands passed, but the one thing I reminded him was "You can't get back time with them. They need your time, your presence and to know that they're top on your list. We had our time as kids, now it's their turn."

[@peakayharris8707]

Yeah that is pretty much it. I also interpret it to mean that people -- in this case a man -- always to look back on how great you think your life is when everything is going when you are on your own and all you look forward to is the adulation. Then you decide to include others in your orbit and expect them to give you that same adulation. Until you realize that real life don't work like that. And some men start second guessing themselves (taking the long way home) and are forced to decide what it really is they want their life to be about. Meaning you could either be Barry Gibb or be Jerry Lee Lewis.

[@loiskondo8349]

Putting your family first is the most important thing you can ever do. Your wife and daughters will be there with you for the long haul, fans will not. You made the choice that will bring you and your family joy!😊

[@Maggster54]

What I was going to say but said better than I. As someone looking at the end, no matter how much money you make or don't make, the thing you regret at the end is the time not spent with families and friends and things not said.

[@jans724]

Roger Hodgson left Supertramp because (he said) he had to learn how to become a father. Then he didn't tour at all for many years as his kids grew up. Being a parent is not just your first duty and honour, it's also the highest reward.

[@heidikz69]

If you always take the long way home to avoid issues, you aren't growing as a human, spouse, or as a parent. And maybe when you are ready, you find everyone has moved on and your alone. There are bumps in every relationship, and having a newborn is exciting, tiring, and mentally exhausting. You know you will get through it. You did it before. Compromise is huge and necessary. Wishing you both the best!

[@bkniker]

You can't listen to enough Supertramp, every songs a story.

[@lisas292]

So true. One of their albums that is my favorite is Even in the Quietest Moments. So beautiful!

[@stephenstrudwick8095]

Songwriter Roger Hodgson of Supertramp (vocals, keyboards and guitars) explained that the song "Take The Long Way Home" is about a guy who thinks he's really cool ("So you think you're a romeo, playing a part in a picture show"), but it seems that he's the only one who thinks that. This implies that our hero avoids getting home because when he's on the road he has a few more moments of being alone with his dreams, and in his dreams he's a superstar. "When he's up on the stage, it's so unbelievable, unforgettable, how they adore him. And then his wife seems to think he's losing his sanity... Does it feel that you life's become a catastrophe? Oh, it has to be for you to grow, boy." - This is the phase of our lives when we accept the fact that we'll never be what we wanted and become ordinary, we take it very hard, but we grow into it." "He looks through the years and see what he could have been, what might have been, if he'd had more time." - Time is always to blame when we want to do something, but don't. This guy always wanted to be someone, but he got stuck taking the long way home so now it's even difficult for him being ordinary: "So, when the day comes to settle down, Who's to blame if you're not around? You took the long way home." Hodgson added that the song operates on two levels: "Talking about not wanting to go home to the wife, take the long way home to the wife because she treats you like part of the furniture, but there's a deeper level to the song, too. We all want to find our home, find that place in us where we feel at home. Home is in the heart and that is really, when we are in touch with our heart and we're living our life from our heart, then we do feel like we found our home." "It was another angle on the question that ran deep inside me, which is, 'Where's my home? Where's peace?' It felt like I was taking a long way to find it."

[@kmach1000]

👏👏👏

[@curtisbrack3398]

Really good examination of the song. I have always interpreted this song as maybe the wife or other family / friends saying "Take the long way home". As if the singer has become a big-headed obnoxious jerk and the OTHER people in his life don't want him around. That's why his wife treats him like the furniture. But as the song goes on, he realizes what he's become and wants to change, but he's stuck in that showbiz life and the money people don't want him to leave.

[@susanwoodcarver]

Excellent! A true interpretation!

[@heatheranderson4107]

That was beautifully and brilliantly well put... Thank you !👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@sherrylynn270]

I see someone dissatisfied with the way their life is going. Rhay had imagined life different. Taking the longway to avoid the reality

[@garyfallows1123]

I was born in 65, I'm glad to have grown up through a time when there were real musicians playing real instruments making great records 🇬🇧

[@kenwilmarth68]

66 for me

[@Lisa-dn2gx]

65 for me too! B day yesterday, can't believe I'm 59!! Don't feel like it & thank God I don't look it either!! The 70's was the BEST decade of music & I share your sentiment!! I made sure that my kids, all grown men now, were brought up with the music I grew up with as well as music my parents grew up with also!! My response to those who say music today is great "if the music is so great now why is it that the music I grew up with is popular & known by the current generations, that doesn't happen by accident"!?

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

Roger Hodgson the iconic voice and genius lyricist of Supertramp! Breakfast In America was a great album. I still have the vinyl in my collection.

[@GrafindeKlevemark]

Me too and it has never paled.

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

@@GrafindeKlevemark .. Nice!

[@KevinPierce-pu4bd]

Child of Visions instrumentation is the bomb

[@leemiracle6840]

His solo album Eye Of The Storm is freaking incredible!!!

[@jans724]

Well to be fair there's two iconic voices and lyricists, with Rick Davies. Roger is the more dreamy, airy, philosophical.., Rick is the more blues-grounded, cynical, darker. The combination is Super....

[@claimguy]

"When you look through the years and see what you could have been" "Oh, what you might have been" "If you would have more time" It scares all of us, Bro. Right in the feels. Every. Damn. Time.

[@rk41gator]

We are ALL taking the long way home. We just don't know it yet. And it will be alright. If we grow.

[@robertlaw9141]

The entire Breakfast in America album was a staple in the early 70's.

[@kevinfarrell3121]

I’m not gonna lie, I am 57 years old and listened to this hundreds or thousands of times, and this is the first time I ever “LISTENED” to it! So deep!

[@hklinker]

Well, I’m 63….and saw these guys play this live in August ‘79. And yeah, I’ve never really dissected the lyrics. Heard it plenty of times but I’m always a music-first guy.

[@troydruckenmiller1751]

Oh my goodness! I am a Christian and a headbanger. I have been blessed to build outdoor stages,post concert teardowns and pack ups,and other roadie work. I also was a professional photographer for years. So I was blessed for years and became friends with many bands. I have seen these struggles with so many band members that didn't bring their families with them. So many temptations. It is difficult. Supertramp issued this warning. Thanks for this video.

[@lilamuzik3385]

Here's my reading for you. These band members couple up really early. Girls everywhere. Can take their pick. Babies start coming. SHE knows who you really are. You are on the road. You understand what is facing you when you come home. The disinterest because SHE is mad. Easy for you to leave and go be somebody's Superstar. Wash , rinse, repeat until both of you have worn out the relationship....such as it is. You split. You stay on the path of the band life....being around all the " carnival" people who hand around bands....until that starts to sour. You get older. You go home now to no one. Maybe FB pictures of HER new life. You are envious of her choice of family and connectedness that she has. And then you begin to wonder, if you had perhaps made better choices. Less bought into your own inflated superstar status. Tended to your loved ones a bit better. For me Black Pegasus, you grew up and made better choices, so you won't have to look back and wonder " what might have been".

[@donaldlampert331]

The only meaning that matters, is what it says to you! Thank you! I am always impressed, by your insights, knowledge, intellect, and willingness to be real with us!! 👌🥂

[@ThistleAndSea]

My favorite Supertramp song! Love that harmonica. And the lyrics, make you think, right? You are in the thick of it now in your life, but it sounds like you're doing the things you need to do. You are doing right by your family. I'm 64 now, retired, and finally in the calm waters. It feels good! You will get there too. Thanks for sharing this one. 🙂

[@firedoc5]

Mine too.

[@morthnadic1]

The singer Roger Hodgson quit the band to raise his family in 1983. He also performed solo at the Concert for Princess Diana memorial concert at Wembley Stadium with the Royal Family in attendance. He has been performing/touring over the last couple decades with his own band. 👋☺️❤️

[@toddstevens13]

"School" is Supertramp's Opus, and then they put the sequel to it "Bloody Well Right" right after it creating 10 minutes of magnificence.

[@FinallyTuned]

“How did I live without Supertramp?” …Exactly my reaction after hearing them. Sometime when you have a road trip, listen to the entire album “Breakfast in America”.

[@keymack2477]

Good on you for choosing the priorities in your life that you did! Your children are lucky to have a father like you!!

[@Lisa-dn2gx]

Your reaction at 8:03 WAS THE BEST, cause everyone can relate looking back over your life, the different decisions you made at the time but the meaning from that point on of "you took the long way home" for me is the choices you make to sidestep or avoid certain things because you want "some time for yourself", the entire point of the song, the story it tells graduates as life does sort of a different way of saying "Cat's in the Cradle" for those old enough or musically attuned to understand that comparison!? Supertramp was definitely one of a kind, once in a lifetime group/band, like so many during the 70's!! I wish we would have realized at the time just how spectacular, how talented & how diverse the music was as well as the many different instruments used in songs!! It continued through most of the 80's but started dying in the 90's & now so much sounds alike, the line has been blurred/limited with genres & raw talent has been replaced by auto tune & so much more!! I'm so glad to see you & others enjoying & understanding WHY we as older folks will still rock out to the iconic bands of the 70's, there's just no comparison!!

[@randyblauvelt1759]

Enjoy the journey. When it resonates like this, you are over your personal target.

[@fripso]

Oh the memories. I LOVE this song. ❤

[@randallshuck2976]

As for family treating you like furniture, Billy Joel said in an interview that he was walking down the street with one of his teenage kids and he was humming a tune that he was working on and he noticed that she had dropped behind him and she told him it was embarrassing. He said "You do realize that people pay to listen to this, right?" Everyone has their own thing that they excel in that their family don't realize. That's just life.

[@Kairon111161]

Your interpretation is perfect -- it means just what you thought. And it's sort of a sad, mournful song, full of regret and remorse -- as beautiful as it is -- which in a way really affirms the life-choices that YOU have made.

[@sandrafazackerley9526]

Somedays the music chooses you for whatever reason. That's part of the beauty of it. Hug your wife when you get home. Cheers & Peace Out ✌️

[@laurarominger2073]

As an almost 60 year old mom, let me share something. I taught elementary which allowed me to spend summers and long vacations with my kids. That was everything to me. As much as I enjoyed teaching nothing can compare to raising children. Their childhoods go by so fast. My daughter is now 19 and my 24-year-old lives over 1000 miles away. One day you’ll see that this was so much more important. And your music reactions are awesome. You are really good at it. I’ve watched a ton of different reactors, and you are my fav. I know it’s hard to in the moment, but appreciate these times with your baby and daughter. You being around will mean more to them than you being famous. ❤

[@johnnyd5285]

This group is so musically talented it’s insane! Great musicians, great lyrics. What more could you ask!

[@ogmike7302]

Supertramps first album Crime of the Century was a banger. Our go to for my homeboys back in the day. School, Bloody well Right and especially Hide In Your shell. Amazing tracks…. Just an OG’s thoughts… Thank you for reacting to them. Great unappreciated group.

[@stephenstrudwick8095]

"Crime of the Century" is an amazing album and was actually the third album for the band (go check out the cover of their second album "Indelibly Stamped" 😵‍💫). Crime of the Century was the group's commercial breakthrough in many countries. This album has much more of a progressive rock vibe than "Breakfast In America", and is basiclly a concept album telling the story of Rudy, a guy that’s against the system and, over his life, gets a lot of crap thrown at him. Definitely worth a listen. 🤓

[@WendyBecker-t3q]

Supertramp's Crime of the Century entire album is one good, long listen. A keeper😊

[@DeniseNicarry]

I love that a song from 45 yrs ago can still speak to people today & be a thought provoker. I took this great music for granted growing up with it so you are making me appreciate it even more.

[@maryl1785]

"Who's to blame when you're not around" that's the message. You took the long road home.

[@Cchan53]

Much respect for sacrificing some of your dreams for your children...they do need you. I feel so sorry for the kids that get put in day care at infancy....terrible they need to connect wither their Mother! And Dad needs to be in the picture as well.

[@KC-gy5xw]

Still in love with Roger Hodgson, 45/50 years later. LOVE that man.

[@shellefishgirl]

Absolutely!

[@johnmason9708]

SUPERTRAMP was one of my favorite bands back in the day and to see that you crasp the story is awesome. It's so wonderful to see you enjoying them I think is just amazing, very happy your a fan.

[@carmeladeplacido5266]

Pegasus, I feel truly blessed to have been a teenager in the 70s , the music was amazing and deep with lyrics, everyone should try listen to some of the 70s bands.... ❤

[@nighthawkde4522]

Supertramp was so underrated. They were amazing. Listen to School, Bloody Well Right , or Dreamer from way back in 1974. Genius.

[@rhaddon66]

Supertramp has layers. Roger often sings out of his longing for love, meaning and belonging. What is the meaning of life? Who am I? Out of this longing he wrote his music. Uplifting. Deep.

[@DerGeek]

Very cool introspective and reaction. Thank you for sharing.

[@jonstiner3424]

This album, "Breakfast In America" is OUTSTANDING! I recommend listening to ii in it's entirety.

[@wheredidthetimego8087]

When you get much older and have your loving family around you. That’s a beautiful long way home to heaven.

[@fancystitch6478]

I’m 68 years old. We have many times in our lifetime to make choices. It doesn’t matter how rich or famous a person is. Everyone has responsibilities, problems and illness. Family is everything, having a good heart is everything. Enjoy being a dad and a spouse. Enjoy being a caring, compassionate, human being.

[@apsaraa8209]

well said...and so true. Being 69 rocks.

[@yogibear8405]

Dude you were right on in your interpretation ! Love Supertramp. Breakfeast in America album is a must for all music lovers. Played this album so many times growing up and brings back such wonderful memories. I am 61 now and listening to this song just brings back so many memories and how blessed I was to grow up in that era of music.

[@ge0rgeharris218]

Along way home is a long way back! You can't have one without the other.

[@JaneWalters-ni7se]

They are, like Steely Dan, a musician's band. Impeccable. Always. Genius and beautiful. Deep and stays with you for a lifetime. ❤. Believe me, I know. I adore this band. One of the G.O.A.T. gang. 😊

[@elizabethirving9873]

Logical Song is one of my all time favorites also by Supertramp.

[@Tclbmx_]

Thats the beauty of art, it have a unique meaning for every single person. When songs talks to you so personally its magical.

[@daveking9393]

The whole breakfast in America album is fantastic. I hope you get a chance to listen to it. Even the not so popular songs are fun

[@cindydegraaff5083]

So glad you’re discovering the bands some of us have been enjoying since our teens. And lyrics that have been making us think that long, too.

[@threekidzmom04]

Also what a great reaction. I love it!

[@jefffroschauer5339]

Supertramp's my all time favorite band - hands down. Have been since seeing them live in 1977 after their Even in the Quietest Moments album was released. As to this song, it makes me reflect on the regular M-F, 8-5'er, who has lost his drive and starts taking the long way home and maybe hitting a karoake (sp?) bar more snd more. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@msamelienp]

Yes there are two meanings in this song. Look up Roger Hodgson, who wrote this song, on KZbin. He quit Supertramp in 1983 and basically stopped touring so he could raise his two little kids. He said in an interview "I couldn't do both well". But he never stopped writing & singing and as he wrote most of the Supertramp songs, after 20 years or so, he started touring again with a new bunch of different musicians and has been playing all of his songs plus some of his new ones. He's been touring in his 70s! So you still have time!! Checkout "Even in the Quietest Moments" (Song, from the album of the same name). Also look for "Don't Leave me now" You'll hear where he's coming from (Straight from his heart).

[@martinarscott3524]

Sleep deprivation is rough, when our daughter was born she screamed non stop all night, every night for 12 weeks. I'd take her out for a drive at 2am to give my wife a break from it, and other times I'd go for a night time drive on my own just to calm my nerves, it's a passing phase but it does strain a relationship! Do your best to try and work together...I wouldn't swap the life I've had with my kids growing up for any amount of fame personally

[@lisaharrigan1370]

I love how some of the older bands incorporated "not usual" instruments in their songs! It really added to their unique sounds. As long as you put your family first, you can't go wrong! I agree that this song has 2 meanings, longing for the fame and knowing your family is more important than all of that. Enimem stop touring at the peak of his career to be with his daughter and his albums still sell wildly, he didn't really miss out on anything by putting his family first. He can still make music, sell his albums and still be with his family!

[@inheritmyshoes9559]

I cant believe youre doing Supertramp. It is my entire childhood.

[@CathyW-m5k]

Supertramp is one of a kind. Saw them in 1979 in Milwaukee, and they were unforgettable. It's gratifying to see later generations experience and appreciate their greatness!

[@sgrabtune3950]

Supertramp is one of my favorite groups you need to react to (Bloody Well Right) & the song (School)..... you should try reacting to Rodger Hodgson (aka the singer) his solo song (Had A Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy)) from his first solo album you'll be blown away by the video for this song & the sound of the song.

[@jjr007]

Bloody Well Right, Dreamer, Goodbye Stranger, and many more, stay with it!

[@janefones5505]

BP you are on the right track in life..FAMILY FIRST

[@kevinwalsh9788]

Breakfast in America is one of best Albums from the 70's.

[@traciemack6168]

Thank you, wonderful reaction as usual. Love how my old faves still resonate with the next generation!

[@kbrewski1]

Supertramp has a ton of great songs in the 70s. Even in the Quietest Moments.... Lady A Soapbox Opera School Crime of the Century Give a Little Bit Babaji Lover Boy Child of Vision etc

[@scipio7837]

Just the sheer talent of this group. My Supertramp vinyls live with my Cat Stevens and Queen albums. What an age.

[@lengenco6763]

Supertramp is one of my all-time favorite artist. As I have grown Through The Years this song has shifted meanings in my life, it's extremely well written

[@antifax8434]

Supertramp was truly a Super band, with musicians who were all multi-instrumentalists. His music has been used for films, advertising, etc. More than half of the songs they composed are considered masterpieces. I don't know what else I can say, their music is like that of The Beatles, it never gets old. Greetings.

[@williamgyles4015]

Dude, I can't wait to see you react to Fools Overture, you're absolutely correct, they are incredible lyricists

[@barbararobinson1208]

It's the whole juxtaposition of gaining something for yourself (whether fame, fortune, or even peace of mind) to please yourself & also losing out on so much (family) that can never be recaptured.

[@carlataliaferro4326]

I love Supertramp, too!❤ They are such wise, introspective and reflective artists. I don't think you should apologize for it being personal. Writing and music's main job is to relate to you and make you think. 🔥 Life's choices are seriously hard, no matter what people say. You got this no matter which road you take.

[@TexasMagnolia]

Supertramp - Breakfast in America is a must own album for all music lovers.

[@leonh.kalayjian6556]

Just because he’s hitting on an emotion you are feeling - it doesn’t mean he has the words of wisdom. He was just in the same place you are and he’s connecting with you. But your decision and what you have become doesn’t mean he’s right or you’re right or he’s wrong or you’re wrong. It’s just he s touching you on an emotional level

[@hokiedoo]

I think you hit the nail on the head with your interpretation on this masterpiece!

[@Blue-6773]

Love Supertramp, my sister introduced me to them with the Breakfast in America album. I haven't ever heard a bad song from the band. Goodbye Stranger is another great song off that album.

[@leannsfearcocktail9420]

Beautiful soul touching lyrics with unbelievable instruments!!! I really enjoyed hearing how you interpreted this masterpiece…

[@MarkAdolph-xz6or]

Always enjoy seeing you dig into lyrics, and I agree that Supertramp has some great ones that are worth the effort. Same feeling about the songs of Paul Simon, both solo and with Garfunkel. I've decided that Paul Simon is not a singer/songwriter; he's a poet who happens to set his poetry to great music

[@angelahendry6394]

BP you've written lyrics someone else heard and thought they were just for them. That's the beautiful thing about songs, poetry, books. And maybe 10 years from now this song will have a different meaning for you. X

[@andyjackson304]

Truthfully, to start your Supertramp journey, you need to begin with "Goodbye Stranger" and go from there. Roger Hodgson and Richard Davies are both great lyricists. I've always believed the group to be under appreciated. "Take the Long Way Home" is actually a metaphor for the journey of self-discovery and how the idealism of our youth are sometimes not the realities of our adult lives.

[@brendarose3941]

You can’t change the past obviously. But you can do your absolute best to make smart choices going forward. If you think reflection is on your mind wait until you are 60, like me. All I can make sure I do is keep on keep in’ on. Great video!

[@steffanysciacca2557]

You are on point. I think it means that instead of going for what you wanted, when you wanted it.... you wasted time and took the long way. Then you think back on what you should have/could have done..... but you can't change it.

[@julieholbrook5302]

Take the long way home means be present. Enjoy the now. It is NOT about avoiding anything. It is about living life to the fullest.

[@karensilvera6694]

BP, this song is a blend of the road not taken and don't forget your blessings. For me, it was about college at William and Mary being ripped away from me by my father when I was a Sr in HS. I listened to this song all the time then. My life went on a crazy journey including homelessness. I share that because I believe good lyrics reach down inside and pull out different things for each of us. BTW my hubby pushed me to go after my 2nd son was born. Took 20 years for my Master's. Talk about long way! LOL Meditate/pray on what this song brought up for you and you might find the answer...... Unless God is taking you the long way..... Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings in your reactions!

[@ricksurratt9034]

Awesome

[@briansummers6074]

Music is about reaching people, connecting. Supertramp does this well. This is only one of many, some deeper than this. But if theres a reaction, then it worked.

[@nanalol4fun]

I always interpreted “ The Long Way Home “ about life’s journey and the trials we go through to find ourselves and finding peace inside ourselves. It’s not a Christian song but for me finding peace was giving into to Christ when He reached out to me when I was searching for Him. On another note, one of my favorite Supertramp songs is “ Goodbye Stranger “. I agree with another comment I read about Jackson Browne’s Load Out/Stay. 😊 in the meantime, may God bless you and yours!!

[@stevehamilton8824]

Supertramp is just one of those bands that made incredible music. So much talent and Roger Hodgson has an incredible voice. Keep checking them out. The song is off their incredible album BREAKFAST IN AMERICA. The song is about a guy who thinks highly of himself but he is the only one who thinks so. Everyone thinks he is a joke. He takes the long way home so he can enjoy being alone and enjoying his dreams and feeling like he is who he thinks he is and he knows that once he gets home he will no longer feel that way. How Supertramp writes this is incredible. because the visuals in your mind take you on this journey.

[@100puremustard5]

My interpretation is "you take the long way home (super-hero lifestyle) who's to blame when you're all alone..." only you. The older I get the more it confirms I made the correct decision to be a family man. Super-hero lifestyle matters less day by day. Sure it was fun in my early 20's (I'm 51), loved singing in front of people, but I wasn't really happy. Not like I am with my kids. I love my family, love being with them and there for them just like they're always here for me... in the end this is what matters. Cheers BP, you gonna be all right cause you have faith... that matters too.

[@jenniferpickering7808]

Saw them in 1977 in Calgary Canada ....awesome. Check out the rest of their music

[@DariaBilowus]

Have to listen to "School" and take a deeper dive into Supertramp. "Fool's Overture" is a masterpiece.

[@karinwolf3645]

Yes, you need to listen to the whole album many times! Deep!! 😎😎😎😎😎💋👵🐺🌵🍹

[@cheredoremi1922]

Well, my favorite Supertramp song is still Goodbye Stranger..love this one too❤️

[@AVGuyhall]

Their songs have amazing complexity and really draw you in, similar to Steely Dan. I can listen to them over and over and over...

[@RumRaspberryMocha]

Goodbye stranger live in Paris 1979 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@KevinPierce-pu4bd]

To me this song means slow down to consider what is really important, regardless of the crowd. If necessity is the mother of invention then individuality is it's father. So what if you're the joke of the neighborhood? To create a masterpiece you cannot be swayed by other people's noise.

[@Cchan53]

Thanks...love Supertramp !

[@candicelitrenta8890]

I LOVE that you caught the in order for you to grow boy part. I have a karaoke system and I have done this song in front of people but that word is not in it, it is misspelled so I overcompensate that word because it is MOST important in the context of the lyrics. Back in those days they wrote songs to inspire you and make you look inside yourself.

[@smatthews4133]

Listen to the studio recording with lyrics and see if you can look at it any differently. More clear and precise. Awesome band!

[@jeffreykeith6494]

I just turned 60. I learned something about myself, watching you watching this. Thank you. Priceless.

[@Biscuitsslamnation]

A lot of music from the 70s and 80s were very deep as well as having a great sound and ahead of its time

[@UncleCharlie111x2]

This man appreciates music!!!

[@megandavies8590]

The most important thing a father can do for his children , is to love their mother.

[@lanebrown5537]

To be a "Superhero" up on stage is temporary, to be a good Dad to your kids, Husband to your Wife is forever! Priorities bruh! We all have the moments of What if? You're doing what really matters, being a Dad/Husband. Eternal perspective.

[@timcampbell5758]

When I was younger, everyone pointed to the 60s as the time for the best music. Now a lot of radio stations advertise their 80s and 90s focus. But there is something very special about the 70s. Bands were made up of exceptional musicians, amazing lyricists, and while the record/music industry was controlling, great artists were able to push back in a way they couldn’t before or after. If you want other songs that reflect on your life in the same vein as this song, I’d recommend Pink Floyd’s Time off of their Dark Side of the Moon album. Great reaction as always BP!!!

[@7gelis]

IMO the 70s were the absolute best decade for music. Not even close in my book.

[@frankdunn6653]

Decipher.. Don't get distracted. Be like a huge freight train going through town in the middle of the night. Powerful, Slow, Steady and full of purpose. It not about destination, it's the journey. Your spirit, if you're listening, will be the perfect guide. And of course, God will provide all that's required. Cheers.