Another Favourite musical group - Bread

According to an advertisement folder issued in the early seventies, Bread's beginning was "an accident," described as a "chance encounter among creative musicians who got together in late 1969 to explore a new escape from the supercharged notes exploding from overjuiced amps in those electronically inspired, frenzied days of rock." Bread's music clearly defied the norms and was indicative of a change back to more interesting melodies and intricate harmonies.



They knew each other through various ways. Jimmy Griffin and David Gates each had solo careers with varying degrees of success, both as writers and artists. Larry Knechtel was a well-known studio musician, as was Mike Botts. Robb Royer, who was a founding member, had recently come from a singing group called "Pleasure Fair," whose producer was David Gates. So the raw talent was there and the desire to collaborate was there. According to David Gates, "We sat down, started singing and jamming together and the sound came out." Jimmy Griffin recalls "Because we both wanted to play, write, produce and arrange, we decided to form our own group."

In the beginning, there were just three: David, Jimmy and Robb. It was the summer of 1968 when the group approached Elektra Records....

The following is one of their best songs

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"If a picture paints a thousand words, then why can't I paint you?
The words will never show the you I've come to know.

If a face could launch a thousand ships, then where am I to go?
There's no one home but you, You're all that's left me too.

And when my love for life is running dry,
you come and pour yourself on me.

If a man could be two places at one time, I'd be with you.
Tommorrow and today, beside you all the way.

If the world should stop revolving spinning slowly down to die,
I'd spend the end with you.
And when the world was through,

Then one by one the stars would all go out,
and you and I would simply fly away"

"如果一幅畫能夠畫出千言萬語，
那麼為何我畫不出妳千言萬語，
也無法描述我所認識的妳?

如果一張容顏能使千百艘船啟航, 那我將何去何從?
在我心中，只有妳。你是唯一留在我心中的人。

當我對生命的愛日漸乾涸,
你前來將自己傾注於我心中。

如果一個人分身有術, 我願與你同在。
無論今日明日，我將永遠陪伴在你身旁。

如果世界停止轉動慢慢停下，
直到毀滅我會陪你到最後。
當世界已經結束，星子們將一顆一顆的熄滅，
你我將共效于飛………"

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