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Character from the song "Dear Mr. Fantasy" by group Traffic, released on their 1967 album ''Mr. Fantasy''. | Character from the song "Dear Mr. Fantasy" by group Traffic, released on their 1967 album ''Mr. Fantasy''. | ||
| − | <blockquote>Dear Mister Fantasy play us a tune<br /> | + | <blockquote> |
| − | + | Dear Mister Fantasy play us a tune<br /> | |
| − | Something to make us all happy</blockquote> | + | Something to make us all happy |
| + | </blockquote> | ||
He's a Pagliacci-type figure: | He's a Pagliacci-type figure: | ||
| − | <blockquote>You are the one who can make us all laugh<br /> | + | <blockquote> |
| − | + | You are the one who can make us all laugh<br /> | |
| − | But doing that you break out in tears</blockquote> | + | But doing that you break out in tears |
| + | </blockquote> | ||
Traffic member Jim Capaldi had "...drawn this character playing a guitar, with puppet hands instead of his own hands." Under it, Capaldi had written "Dear Mr. Fantasy, play us a tune, something to make us all happy," as though someone was writing a letter to the character. | Traffic member Jim Capaldi had "...drawn this character playing a guitar, with puppet hands instead of his own hands." Under it, Capaldi had written "Dear Mr. Fantasy, play us a tune, something to make us all happy," as though someone was writing a letter to the character. | ||
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Capaldi later woke up from a nap and "...found that they'd written a song around the words and drawing I'd done." | Capaldi later woke up from a nap and "...found that they'd written a song around the words and drawing I'd done." | ||
| − | + | ==External links== | |
| − | ==External | + | * https://ultimateclassicrock.com/traffic-dear-mr-fantasy/ |
| − | *https://ultimateclassicrock.com/traffic-dear-mr-fantasy/ | + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Mr._Fantasy |
| − | *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Mr._Fantasy | + | * https://www.discogs.com/Traffic-Traffic-Avec-Stevie-Winwood/master/69029 |
| − | *https://www.discogs.com/Traffic-Traffic-Avec-Stevie-Winwood/master/69029 | + | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS_eHdqcrM8 |
| − | *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS_eHdqcrM8 | + | : {{#ev:youtube|sS_eHdqcrM8}} |
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| − | {{#ev:youtube|sS_eHdqcrM8}} | ||
[[Category:1967|Fantasy, Mr.]] | [[Category:1967|Fantasy, Mr.]] | ||
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[[Category:Fictional singers|Fantasy, Mr.]] | [[Category:Fictional singers|Fantasy, Mr.]] | ||
[[Category:Fictional guitarists|Fantasy, Mr.]] | [[Category:Fictional guitarists|Fantasy, Mr.]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Podcast Ep. 65|Fantasy, Mr.]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:34, 16 June 2025
Character from the song "Dear Mr. Fantasy" by group Traffic, released on their 1967 album Mr. Fantasy.
Dear Mister Fantasy play us a tune
Something to make us all happy
He's a Pagliacci-type figure:
You are the one who can make us all laugh
But doing that you break out in tears
Traffic member Jim Capaldi had "...drawn this character playing a guitar, with puppet hands instead of his own hands." Under it, Capaldi had written "Dear Mr. Fantasy, play us a tune, something to make us all happy," as though someone was writing a letter to the character.
Capaldi later woke up from a nap and "...found that they'd written a song around the words and drawing I'd done."
External links
- https://ultimateclassicrock.com/traffic-dear-mr-fantasy/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Mr._Fantasy
- https://www.discogs.com/Traffic-Traffic-Avec-Stevie-Winwood/master/69029
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS_eHdqcrM8
