This is a 2 part blog < part 1 here > This is the second part of a blog about 10cc's 3 part epics. 10cc were (I think any way) one of the most under-rated bands of the mid to late 1970s and into the 1980s. I have written a little about them from this fan's perspective elsewhere on this site <click here if you are interested>. Although 10cc released some great 3-5 minute pop songs, this one epic is from 1977, after Godley and Creme had left to pursue other things, leaving Stewart and Gouldman performing as 10cc. At about 11 and a half minutes, "Feel The Benefit" is 10cc's longest track and it closes the Deceptive Bends album. Its 3 parts are: i) Reminisce And Speculation ii) A Latin Break iii) Feel The Benefit A beautiful guitar intro to Parts 1 and 3, very reminiscent of the Beatles "Dear Prudence". (I think) a great vocal from Eric Stewart in Parts 1 and 3 which works really well with the great strings arrangement. Part 2 gives us a South American interlude. Part 3's guitar solo from Eric is also special - when they performed this live, Graham Gouldman "answered" this with a brilliant bass solo. I have always liked the "abrupt" ending. This is perhaps my favourite 10cc track. "If all the people in the world lost their reason What would we see, where would we be" "If all the entertainers in the world lost their music What would they play, what could they say To pacify the crowd, to justify themselves" "You're like a cloud behind the sun Like the face behind the clown You're moving like the wrinkles in a frown And you can never look back A leaf that's borne upon the wind A cardboard suitcase in your hand The wanderer soon returns And finds the colour of the grass is just the same On the other side of the tracks, oh no" "You can ride with the Gauchos Swinging your bolas in a red bandana" "You can drink a lot of coffee in Brazil But the bill is gonna make you ill" "If all the people in the world would say together We're all black and white, we're all day and night If all the people in the world could sing together How would it sound, what would we feel We'd all feel the benefit" "Feel The Benefit" by 10cc
by Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart [i) Reminisce And Speculation] You went out on the street without your shoes on You didn't listen what your momma said She said you won't feel the benefit, won't feel the benefit And if we all went out without our shoes on Tell me where would we be, where would we be If all the people in the world lost their reason What would we see, where would we be If all the entertainers in the world lost their music What would they play, what could they say To pacify the crowd, to justify themselves Won't feel the benefit You're like a cloud behind the sun Like the face behind the clown You're moving like the wrinkles in a frown And you can never look back A leaf that's borne upon the wind A cardboard suitcase in your hand The wanderer soon returns And finds the colour of the grass is just the same On the other side of the tracks, oh no [ii) Latin Break] Ooh when you smile it's like a holiday Ooh pack your bags and we can get away We'll float on a Queen down to Rio There's no need to shave We'll be stinking like rum in a punch You can walk on the water You can dabble in the mumbo jumbo You can smoke a little ganja Float like a cloud over Rio, Rio You can ride with the Gauchos Swinging your bolas in a red bandana You can run with the devil Takin' your chances with Senorita You can drink a lot of coffee in Brazil But the bill is gonna make you ill [iii) Feel The Benefit] So, you can go out on the street and take your chances But if you do, you better do it right Or you won't feel the benefit, won't feel the benefit Spin the wheel and take your chances And your number might come up Though the odds may be in favor of the house If all the people in the world would say together We're all black and white, we're all day and night If all the people in the world could sing together How would it sound, what would we feel We'd all feel the benefit
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