Here’s a little classic tune from the famous Glasgow Duo Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly. The Humblebums play their song I Can’t stop now from their album New Humblebums.
I can’t stop Now by The Humblebums
I can’t stop Now Lyrics;
Every time I’m away I think about you
I wish that you were near me
Gets so bad at times I talk to myself
I wish that you could hear me
I get to thinking how it all started out, and I know, oh I know
It may not last forever
But in the meantime when the goin’ is good, I know, oh I know
That we should be together
You gave me everything and then some more
When I was cold you opened up the door
Don’t want to stop I couldn’t anyhow
You know I’m in too deep and I can’t stop now
When I come home I know I don’t ever have much to say
I’m just glad to be there
You ask about the people I’ve met and the places I’ve been
You ask me what I see there
I see you, I see you everywhere I go
I see you all around me
On a ship, on a train, on a plane, no matter where I am
I feel your love surround me
Who were the Humblebums?
The Humblebums were Originally formed by Folk musician Tam Harvey, Gerry Rafferty and Future Stand Up comedian Billy Connolly . They’re were initially formed in ,2965 by Tam Harvey and Billy Connolly, playing the folk circuit around Glasgow. They were a regular act in places like ‘The Old Scottie bar’ in Glasgow and the Scotia. The duo were also famous for backing the legendary Glaswegian folk singer and songwriter Matt McGinn. Billy would play Banjo and crack the jokes while Tam, an accomplished Bluegrass Musician would play guitar.
The Humblebums released their First album First ‘Collection of Merry Melodies’ in February 1969. It was soon after this that Singer, Songwriter and Musician Gerry Rafferty joined the Duo and the group toured as a Trio for a little while. Rafferty brought with him his own Influence and style which appealed to Bully Connolly. But this wasn’t to Tam Harvey’s taste. He was more into playing folk music rather than the new Rock n Roll style the Humblebums seemed to be adopting. He soon after left the group to pursue a career in acting.
New Humblebums
Connolly and Rafferty continued as a duo, playing new material with a more Rock n Roll then to them whilst maintaining an element of Bluegrass and folk. This new carnation of the Humblebums released a new album in 1970. The album sleeve featured artwork from John Byrne whom Rafferty would go on to work with throughout the Seventies.
New Humblebums had some good tracks including the 1970 hit single Shoeshine boy which became a big hit in Holland. It also featured this track. The Duo released another Album “Open Up the Door in 1972 and the pair broke up soon after. Rafferty went on to release the classic Hit ‘Baker Street’ and a string of albums a solo artist.
Billy Connolly however, pursued a career in comedy, always having been the funny guy of the group. He eventually rose to worldwide fame and was knighted ‘Sir Billy Connolly and also received a Bafta award in 2022. Gerry Rafferty passed away aged 73 ‘on January the 4th, 2021. On the 17th of February,2022 Tam Harvey died.
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