FLAKE - This Wheel's on Fire

SYDNEY ROCK BAND, "FLAKE", FORMED IN 1968. THEY RELEASED THIS RECORD IN 1970 AND IT BECAME A HUGE HIT.

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Music

Tags:

• Australian
• pop
• Aussie
• rock
• 70's
• Flake
• Dylan

[davidjallen]

No, sorry, great song, I'll do a video this year some time.

[davidjallen]

It's a mind blow you still remember this!

[alanbstard4]

@davidjallen how could we forget it!  It's brilliant and I remember this & " Life is getting better" Exellent stuff

[davidjallen]

@alanbstard4 Thanks Alan, the band did some great covers, no doubt. I think one of the talents of the band was to find good, and sometimes not known songs to cover and make a decent versions of them. I think that is better than so much original material artists feel compelled to dish up these days which is just rubbish.

[alanbstard4]

@davidjallen Hello David, I appreciate the reply. Sharon Sims had a great voice. I think the band did a better version than Brian Auger, and I say that with due respects to him

As I get older "Reflections in my life" is looming large " ( grin )

[davidjallen]

@alanbstard4 Thanks Alan, that's a huge call, Sharon's voice was brilliant, no doubt, I'm honoured to have played a part.. Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll were so big in those days, it's amazing so many folks preferred our version. Reflections, Silent Tree, You Got me Thinking, so many good numbers, great memories for me too.

[fasterbludger]

is there a video for "Under the silent tree?"

[garyjknight]

My God what a mind blow - I used to love this song (especially the Flake version) as i did with their version of Reflections Of My Life which i played the arse off as a kid and still love the song to peices.

[davidjallen]

That's very kind of you to remember us with such fondness. They were great times.

[bigjen45]

Thank you for posting this- I was looking for the song for ages, and actually spoke to Marty Erdman on the phone,who sent the cd out to me! Great band,great music!