Traffic Reaction - The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys ( MIND BLOWN !!)

[@fastnbulbouss]

Everyone got up and started dancing the moment that song came out in clubs....the dance floor was packed solid.

[@joyfulzero853]

Really? This is for chilling in smoky rooms!

[@glennburch1081]

I was 15 vears old when I first heard traffic. Listened to an underground radio station that used to play hip stuff like this, but this song........man, this song was ahead of its time and I fell in love with it instantly. I NEVER get tired of listening to this song. Have seen Steve Winwood twice in concert.........I AM VERY GRATEFUL to have gotten to see such an iconic musician who exceeded all expectations. Fantastic reaction guys, TY.

[@leighanndufrene1216]

One of my favorite songs of all time, thanks for the memory

[@BluesJammer69]

a bag of sound...enter the cool zone grove!

[@Racingbro1986]

It has been said that 64 to 74 was the peak of the musicality in pop music

[@ramonalfaro3252]

One of my all-time favorite jams ever. Can't find my way home is an amazing jam too!!!

[@jamesrunnels2399]

Bless you both. Long life and wisdom and openness!!

[@chipurBillWhite]

What a great song - so many layers. You guys did a great job with it. Ty...

[@Ayla72109]

I’m 60 now , I had this album when I was 14 ~ probably had a 100 by then . Took the British to bring the Blues back to America ~ where it originated in the first place .

[@jtherieau678]

Uncle Ted! Thank you. Keeping it alive.

[@jeffmartin1026]

Listening to this 50 years later and it's still as fresh as the first time.

[@riverhermit1620]

First time watching reaction.. hope you all are doing well!!.. Uncle has it goin’ on! He got the groove! And the joy from hearing this again!.. I’m from back then and you still can’t get across to the youngsters we went across all genres ( and black, white, Latino,etc ) knowing good music is good music.. now I hear a reference to Madman across the Water , !!! Lol fun!

[@mikeokeeffe6163]

Beautiful.

[@aafjeyakubu5124]

I've suggested this song on a few other channels . . . crickets. Thanks for doing this one.

[@alleneh]

1971... 49 years ago. I was 23 years old. Steve Winwood is a musical prodigy. He was only 15 when he did "I'm A Man" with The Spencer Davis Group. You should check out "Night Train" off his album Arc Of A Diver where he not only wrote all the music, produced it, engineered it and recorded it in his home studio on his farm... but he also plays every instrument you hear. Amazing talent

[@Tone-def]

"Thankyou" both for your reaction. in england we called those type of shoes 'platforms shoes' they were handy for kicking soccer balls at great distances too

[@hmsljj]

Very nice. Thank you.

[@brendamilloy2557]

Thank you uncle Ted! Steve Winwood has talent and genius oozing out of himself. Such a cool cat.

[@robbysguitars8223]

Love the song pick. You guys rock!

[@nuts45150]

uncle im with this in my groove point and i was born after this song came out love winwood and traffic

[@StaciaAmnaber]

My FAVORITE 70s song!!

[@robertacolarette1594]

Steve Winwood is a genius. He was a child prodigy in music. This Traffic song apparently is about the pressure from record companies asking him to conform and make pop music like what was currently be produced out of England at the time. Just brilliant.

[@jkocol]

Mott the Hoople was a glam rock band on the same label as Traffic and they were upset that Traffic had a better deal than them. This is Traffic's response, a song filled with artistic genius.

[@ronjm945]

Respect to Uncle Ted, listen to his wisdom.. The Seventies were the richest decade of music in all genres!!

[@nononobutyeah]

This was a wonderful watch.

[@Bar-l7w]

Your uncle is fantastic. I love this song

[@Fuphyter]

I grew up in the 70s too! I was 13 in1970. Music is my oxygen and has been since I was about 8!! So much incredibly talented people back then. Every band had it's own sound so I grew up getting in to lots of artists. Late 60s and 70s!! ✌ Oh and the guy singing, Steve Winwood, was in Blind Faith and had a solo career as well. This song and his voice....perfection. Mr Fantasy is another great Traffic song.

[@kdnp529]

Yes Uncle Ted. I’m 6’3” and even I had platform shoes. AND of course elephant bell bottom trousers. That and my flowered shirt and the long hair? My old man was kinda worried, lol😂 We all thought we looked cool back then. Damn I loved the seventies! 👍

[@AlFreund-pj9dh]

Uncle Ted I’m with you in the groove!

[@dkee7310]

back in 1972 was when I first was turned on to this. We use to pour some cheap perfume into an ashtray, light it on fire and then light up a joint. So many stories about what the song means...most were about MLK and JFK. The song and the time had it's own mystic. I'm 66 now and the vib still gives me chills

[@johnmusser8925]

66 also seen traffic open for the Dead in 94 awesome

[@ComfyNumb]

High heeled boys is street slang for Heroin (boy) and Cocaine (girl) mixed to make a Highball. “Low spark” refers to the feeling after injecting the mixture. Every word relates to drug culture in one way or another. Btw, he was only 16 or 17 when he wrote the song.

[@MRichK]

Well Jim Capaldi wrote this song and he has said it is about the music industry. The gun making no noise is a drug reference.

[@peterkoulouris8900]

Saw Traffic on Jan 23, 1973 at Winterland. Low Spark was their encore song. It was AMAZING!!!

[@joelong7448]

Uncle Ted, I guarantee we'd have hung out and got high as hell listening to this and much more. I would've blown your mind on the Rock & Roll music I learned from my older siblings. They had everything covered from Allman Bros to Zappa. And they were playing it as teenagers while I was getting exposed to it at 6&7 years old because basically I had no choice! lol I knew the words from reading the albums by the time my friends my age were just discovering Rock.

[@thehouseofnanking]

Dude...your uncle is a gift. :)

[@davidflanagan831]

RESPECT UNC!!!!!

[@stretchgilbert]

Uncle Ted Is a very smart man. You best be picking up the jewels he's droppin. ✌ #OuttaSite

[@tekay44]

atta go unc, you and I are the same age, love this stuff.

[@Shawney-jf6kc]

Jazzy, blues and rock...all rolled into one! Great song!

[@Fuphyter]

70s girl here too! So much incredible music then and all very different...Allman Bros, Steely Dan, Zeppelin, Stones and J Geils...on an on. Just an astounding number. Love this song too!!!!

[@donaldshaw9284]

You should always listen to your Uncle Ted. Uncle Ted knows.

[@kianpa1]

Oh Man, Dad. Thank you! So Cool.

[@71tmwsiy]

Traffic are fantastic. Check out blind faith. It’s winwood with Eric Clapton.

[@revkwfurrcgm]

you gotta waatch this live!

[@iambecomepaul]

Dude! You gotta put Uncle on full time. What a great character! Dig it.

[@jeffreymazzoli9814]

Steve winwood also funded a band called blind Faith I bet Uncle Ted knows the song can't find my way home I think you'll dig it

[@joelliebler5690]

Jeffrey Mazzoli Eric Clapton And Duane Allman played on that one album!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@lisarainbow9703]

Blind Faith is pure soul...

[@MrPetrion]

i was in basic training. got me a cassette. played the hell out of it. glad you like it.

[@kirstenspencer3630]

And the man in the suit just brought a new car on the profit he made from YOUR DREAMS.

[@anthonytermini3267]

am 68 year old and once the Rap Generation goes down that rabbit hole there's no coming back ... ...

[@custardflan]

"If you had just a minute to breathe. And they granted you one final wish, would you ask for something like a second chance."

[@annnonymous952]

Ha! Its good to know black people get really stoned too. :) Love this LP.

[@tonyrichards254]

All the guys in Traffic are/were so talented, but the one singing is Steve Winwood, who is simply amazing. A musical prodigy-- he plays keys and guitar, even played background keys on tracks for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Also, he had 80s pop hits- "Bring Me A Higher Love", IDK of you remember that one. He's had a 55 year career and can still very much deliver live.

[@lorin6673]

Uncle Ted knows what he's talking about. Try Empty Pages next!

[@jeffmurray1681]

Haunting song.

[@mariabetancourt6797]

Love to see you you both....

[@jp89110]

thanx for sharing, the love of beautiful music is timeless and endearing.

[@robbysguitars8223]

Steve Winwood used to sing for the Spencer Davis group. He's got soul.

[@ciceroribeiro3248]

Ho,ho,ho my boys This is traffic, Kaleidoscope in music

[@MarshaMcDougall]

Best song to ever smoke hash to

[@MarshaMcDougall]

I was just getting ready to type that when I saw I did 3 years ago!

[@SASD209]

that's some good shit right there.. the Unc knows whats up

[@mariabetancourt6797]

Love this song

[@loisr3970]

Ahhhhhh just such a wonderful song!! Ine of my fav's!!!!

[@dragonfly1153]

Yay Uncle Ted!!!

[@jamesveryzer5833]

Great Song

[@sidstewart7399]

Great reaction...how about Sun Ra...Space Is The Place...unreal!

[@fairchild645]

Such an AWESOME TUNE !!! I was born in ‘64.

[@dannyharris2041]

I'm 66 now and remember this album well. Welcome to the canteen was a great one too!

[@benjaminjohnson2828]

The singer keyboard player was in a few bands including blind faith and Spencer Davis band he was widely considered one of the best blues rock organ players with a soulful voice, his last big hit was in the 80s with a song called roll with it.

[@williamfenton8043]

Saw Steve with the dan incredible look into the rock and soul review it was a hidden return incredible as most fans came out to see the dan great times

[@7outproductions95]

This truly made my day. Love this song. Thank you!

[@827dusty]

Such an iconic song, with one of "classic rock's most iconic artists, in Steve Winwood. He plays about 20 different instruments, and has such a great voice as well. This is what Classic Rock is all about. Thanks for playing this song.

[@charsibaba6960]

Uncle Ted is hip as it gets .

[@bobglover949]

I just found your channel great stuff man. I have so many picks for you, but you seem to have a handle on this so far. LOL.

[@donkunes8630]

John Barley Corn. Is a great Traffic album

[@wayneguess7946]

I'm a music lover (consider myself to have a wide taste of music), who graduated high schooling 1976, but I've never heard this one!

[@wayneguess7946]

I like it!

[@aafjeyakubu5124]

Where I grew up, this usually came on the radio while the third shift was working.

[@no-whereman1257]

You are cool uncle Ted!! I will love to hang with both of you because we are of the same age group.

[@1nelsondj]

I'm really liking Uncle Ted, passing along his knowledge and wisdom about music. You won't get that from any internet poll. Traffic is a great group, mixture of English folk, r&b, jazz, psychedelic. Listen to the title track from their album "John Barleycorn".

[@malbug]

Love watching Uncle Ted groovin to some Traffic!

[@bradphipps7630]

Dear Mr. Fantasy.... trust it.

[@lisacostello5214]

Go Uncle Ted!

[@fairchild645]

This tune is LEGEND!! Love your Reaction !! 👍💓🎼

[@patrickwilson7318]

Blue Eyed soul by 23 year old author Stevie Winwood. Later live version has the great Muscle Shoals, Alabama musicians David Hood on Bass and Roger Hawkins the drummer. Amazing stuff.

[@gerhardbraatz6305]

Uncle Ted has great taste in music.

[@Shawney-jf6kc]

Uncle Ted has hands like a pro football player.

[@josephcisek8886]

Ride on Babe. Thanks.

[@byronmitchell3784]

Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. In my Top Ten of All Time... great reaction to another 1970's Classic by Steve Winwood & Traffic! ✌

[@dianedavies8291]

Traffic was my first concert I went to in 1974 at age14. I’m still a big fan.

[@joelong7448]

No way Diane! I thought I was the coolest. I went to my first concert in 1974 (if you don't include Bluegrass festivals) and saw Jackson Brown and Phoebe Snow. It was awesome but I think you win, but only by a hair! lol

[@dianedavies8291]

@@joelong7448 Led Zeppelin was my second show.

[@joelong7448]

I forgot to mention that I was 14 too. Good memory. I will guess but too many to keep track of, but if I had to guess, my 2nd show was probably Poco. They were amazing.

[@yvetteadshead4212]

I'm with you , flares and platforms, 70's rule ok 👌. I want to hang out with uncle Ted 🙂

[@davidfinnell1660]

Your uncle is right you need to listen to us old folks! We know where the GROOVE is! Great reaction!

[@dmc4426]

john barleycorn must die album was Traffics 4th albums. Do that maybe. Uncle Ted rocks!

[@williamfenton8043]

You guys are a trip was winwood like 16

[@stevenwasserman9729]

Please check out: Can't find my way home, John Barleycorn, Sad and Deep as you, Talking Back To the Night and Arc Of A Diver.

[@827dusty]

This song was written about the giant record companies screwing the bands with horrible contracts.

[@vlada]

A timeless topic since this has been going on forever...

[@TexasPride62]

It's always great jamming with Uncle Ted. Try Steve Winwood's Can't Find My Way Home when he teamed up with Clapton in Blind Fsith.

[@augustwest7876]

Don't forget Medicated Goo, too!

[@stevenhecht8275]

Excellent song, Uncle has good taste in music! He must be Pretty close to my Age. Now you need to listen to John barleycorn must die, If you pay attention to the lyrics You'll learn how to brew beer!Keep the uncle around!

[@mikebassy]

Madman across the water ! Elton! Recorded at the same studio in as Ziggy Stardust

[@charlesmarkley220]

Props uncle.

[@ingridstrickland8768]

Whoa................you Uncle Ted.

[@andrewhoran7088]

If it wasn't Frank Zappa's hundreds and hundreds of contributions this is 1

[@richardsokolis7314]

Its not about shoes. Its about the record executives robbing bands. The profits he made on your dreams.

[@1bigrowdy]

Steve Winwood wrote I'm A Man and performed with The Spencer Davis Group when he was like 17

[@1bigrowdy]

Uncle taking nephew to school. AWESOME

[@lisarainbow9703]

Much like people say they always remember where they were, and the exact moment they heard Sgt. Peppers for the first time-- I think many of us older souls remember where we were, and the exact moment we heard Low Spark for the first time--