Blood, Sweat & Tears - "Spinning Wheel," an acoustic guitar cover.

Butch gives "Spinning Wheel" a spin. This 1969 hit by Blood, Sweat & Tears was written by band member and vocalist David Clayton-Thomas and appears on their self-titled album.

Released as a single in 1969, "Spinning Wheel" peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in July of that year, remaining in the runner-up position for three weeks. In August of that year, the song rose to #1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, where it would spend two weeks at the summit. In addition, the song reached #45 on the US R&B chart.

"Spinning Wheel" was nominated for three Grammy Awards at the 1970 ceremony, winning in the category Best Instrumental Arrangement. The arranger for the song was band member and saxophonist Fred Lipsius. It was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year; the album won the Grammy for Album of the Year.

Clayton-Thomas was quoted as describing the song as being "written in an age when psychedelic imagery was all over lyrics...it was my way of saying, 'Don't get too caught up, because everything comes full circle'."

The song ends with the 1815 Austrian tune "O Du Lieber Augustin" ("The More We Get Together" or "Did You Ever See A Lassie?").

Lyrics:

What goes up must come down
spinning wheel got to go round
Talking about your troubles it's a crying sin
Ride a painted pony
Let the spinning wheel spin

You got no money, and you, you got no home
Spinning wheel all alone
Talking about your troubles and you, you never learn
Ride a painted pony
let the spinning wheel turn

Did you find a directing sign
on the straight and narrow highway?
Would you mind a reflecting sign
Just let it shine within your mind
And show you the colours that are real

Someone is waiting just for you
spinning wheel is spinning true
Drop all your troubles, by the river side
Catch a painted pony
On the spinning wheel ride

Someone is waiting just for you
spinning wheel is spinning true
Drop all your troubles, by the river side
Ride a painted pony
Let the spinning wheel fly

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Butch
• lacy
• alternative
• country
• motown
• folk
• rock
• acoustic
• guitar
• cover
• blood
• sweat
• and
• tears
• 1969
• with
• lyrics
• solo
• vocals

[tims52gigs]

Wild



[songwriters2]

Real nice job! Man do I hear the cords :) What the world needs is a new BS&T's band! Hay, I'm ready with all the new music! Love you style!

[songwriters2]

Real nice job! I hear the cords!

[rogeralexander7]

Very cool man

[adheretomutiny]

fuck yeah dude that was great!!

[roby62gtr]

Great cover, Butch!!!

Happy to have discovered your channel!

[starvinfolkartist]

I'm checking out the B, Sw & T  covers uploaded to utube.

They're 1 of my faves... not bad.

[rowiton]

nice job!

[Yuropian]

nice job!!

[Thepurpleful]

you rule!!!rock on