2 4 6 8 Motorway - Tom Robinson 7" 45

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Led Zeppelin never won a Grammy Award; Jimmy Page and Robert Plant earned their first trophies in 2000 for "Most High," a song they wrote together that explores the role of religion in society.

Robinson came up with the tune 'trying to work out the chords to Climax Blues Band's " Couldn't Get It Right"' which he could not really remember. Robinson wrote the song between leaving Café Society in 1976 and forming the Tom Robinson Band the following year, at a time when he was performing with whichever friends were available on the night; thus, the song had to be simple enough to learn in a few minutes. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave. This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. It was released as a single in 1977 by British punk rock/ new wave group the Tom Robinson Band, and reached No.The song was performed by the Tom Robinson Band, which included Tom Robinson as lead vocalist and bass player, Danny Kustow as the guitarist, Mark Ambler on keyboards, and Dolphin Taylor as drummer. Tim Cooper has written for most national newspapers and many magazines on every subject from politics to pop culture.

Joined by singer and double-bassist Miranda Sykes in 2004, and percussionist Cormac Byrne in 2019, Show of Hands continue to perform as a duo as well as in the four-piece band format. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are.

By the time our van hit the last stretch of M1 into London the motorway sun really was coming up with the morning light. The song has subsequently appeared on numerous compilation albums, including Rising Free (1980), The Collection (1987), Last Tango, Midnight at the Fringe (1988), Winter of '89 (1992), Home from Home (1999) [8] and Tom Robinson Band The Anthology 1977–1979. But front man Tom’s fiery left-wing politics, his status as a gay man who proclaimed his sexuality in song, and his campaigning work to help found Rock Against Racism made him a welcome fellow addition to the circuit.