70年代著名的新浪潮樂隊(duì)Supertramp成立于1969年,是由樂隊(duì)主唱兼keyboard手Rick Davies的一個(gè)億萬(wàn)富翁的朋友出錢支持成立的,由于不用考慮商業(yè)效益,所以前期他們基本都沉醉于過份的SOLO中,動(dòng)輒8、9分鐘的作品比比皆是,完全不顧主流市場(chǎng)的作法及天馬行空的浪漫風(fēng)格盡管擁有了部分鐵桿FANS,但更多的是受到主流音樂評(píng)論家的刻薄批評(píng),在74年的《Crime of the Century》的發(fā)行后更是達(dá)到登峰造極的地步,盡管這張專輯在今天看來是多么的唯美。后來億萬(wàn)富翁撤出了支持使得樂隊(duì)不得不為自己的生存問題考慮起來不得不趨向于主流,并在1979年發(fā)行了他們最成功的一張專輯《Breakfast in America 》,這張全球賣出1800萬(wàn)的唱片不僅使Supertramp名聲大震,里面的'take the Long Way Home', 'the Logical Song' 和 'goodbye Stranger'都曾挺進(jìn)過Single 10內(nèi),但也用光了他們所有的靈感,在這張專輯后他們也曾經(jīng)嘗試不同風(fēng)格比如R&B、Blues等,但都未達(dá)到79年的高度,在進(jìn)行了幾場(chǎng)巡演后,樂隊(duì)于84年解散。
Take a look at my girlfriend
Shes the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo across the water
Like to see america
See the girls in california
Im hoping its going to come true
But theres not a lot I can do
Could we have kippers for breakfast
Mummy dear, mummy dear
They got to have em in texas
Cos everyones a millionaire
Im a winner, Im a sinner
Do you want my autograph
Im a loser, what a joker
Im playing my jokes upon you
While theres nothing better to do
Dont you look at my girlfriend
Shes the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo cross the water
Like to see america
See the girls in california
Im hoping its going to come true
But theres not a lot I can do