Wrapping Paper
| "Wrapping Paper" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Cat's Squirrel" |
"Wrapping Paper" is a song with music composed by Jack Bruce and lyrics by Pete Brown[3], performed by Cream and originally released as a single in 1966. It is featured on The Very Best of Cream. It is quite distinct in style, a slow jazz number in contrast to the hard blues of other early songs such "N.S.U." and the pop-style of "I Feel Free".
Ginger Baker has claimed that he and Eric Clapton disliked the song and that Bruce and Brown "went behind their backs" to release it as a single. The veracity of this statement is difficult to ascertain, however. In an interview, Baker called the song "the most appalling piece of shit I ever heard in my life.[4]"
Lyrical meaning
The lyrics to "Wrapping Paper" talk about a man who lost his love and finds himself constantly looking at a picture of himself and his love and keeps wishing to go back "to the house on the shore." The song's lyrics share common similarities with the songs "Dreaming" and "The Coffee Song."
Personnel
- Jack Bruce - Lead vocals, bass guitar, piano, cello
- Eric Clapton - Backing vocals, guitar
- Ginger Baker - Drums, Percussion
Charts
| Year | Single | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Top 40 | |||
| October 1966 |
"Wrapping Paper"/ "Cat's Squirrel" |
#34[5] | |
References
- ^ a b Strong, Martin Charles (2002). The great rock discography. The National Academies. p. 323. ISBN 9781841953120.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Clapton: the Autobiography by Eric Clapton
- ^ http://www.jackbruce.com/2008/Words/album_lyrics/lyrics_fresh_cream.htm
- ^ "Ginger Baker interview".
- ^ http://www.everyhit.com/
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