Steve Miller ~ Fly Like An Eagle 1976 Extended Meow Mix

"Fly Like An Eagle" is a song I turn to for inspiration when things are goin' to hell and I want to rise above all the turmoil which lately seems to be all day every day 24/7. Right from the start of this one, I get taken away by the synthesizer sweeps and then that unmistakable Miller guitar riff that heralds the message of caution and hope in the midst of all this chaos. The synths here give the song an atmospheric feel, like I'm rising up and at the end, I have entered space. I never realized how funky this tune was, and how socially aware the lyrics are. That "time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping into the future" is an earworm! Miller's call to action could not have been more attractively packaged. Steve was born October 5, 1943 and got his first guitar lesson from Les Paul, the original guitar hero. Moving to San Francisco in 1966, he formed the Steve Miller Band, began backing Chuck Berry and ended up with a gig in the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Signed to Capitol Records, his first release "Children Of The Future" in 1968 gave him his first pop hit the #94 "Living In The USA". He then did not make the American Top 40 until "The Joker" hit #1 in 1974. He took two years to finish his next release, "Fly Like An Eagle" and was rewarded in spades. "Rock'n Me" hit #1 pop, "Take The Money And Run" peaked at #11 and then "Fly Like An Eagle" perched at #2 for two weeks while Barbra Streisand held down the peak position with "Evergreen". It also peaked at a respectable #20 on the R&B chart. "Jet Airliner" was his last top 10 pop hit until he again hit #1 with "Abracadabra" in 1982. Seal covered "Fly Like An Eagle" for the soundtrack of "Space Jam" and was rewarded with a #10 single. The Neville Brothers released their cover on their 1992 "Family Groove" album.

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