| "Tin Soldier" (Marriott and Lane) [3:20] |
| Recorded at Olympic Studios. |
| Released 1 December 1967 as Immediate IM062; Charts 6 December 1967; UK #9. |
| The Small Faces: Steve Marriott (guitar and lead vocal), Ronnie Lane (bass and backing vocals), Kenney Jones (drums), Ian McLagan (keyboards and backing vocals). PP Arnold, backing vocals. |
| Produced by Marriott and Lane with Glyn Johns. |
| Small Faces. 1988. Greatest Hits [7]. London: Castle Classics [CLACD146]. |
| Notes and Quotes |
| Section | Time | Meas. | Description | Text | |
| intro | part 1 | 0:00 | 4 | Piano and electric piano. [Listen for the count in (1, 2, 3, 4) cuing second piano track.] Chords: E, G, D, A | — |
| part 2 | 0: | 4 | Add organ, drum taps, acoustic guitar. | — | |
| part 3 | : | 4 | Add electric guitar track. | — | |
| part 4 | : | 4 | Drummer
opens up kit with cymbals, snare, and bass drum. Add bass. |
— | |
| part 5 | : | 4 | Organ sustains. [0:42 of build up] | — | |
| verse | part 1 | : | 8 | Ensemble drops back to level 3 introduction behind solo vocal. | a |
| part 2 | : | 6 | New music; ensemble at level 4 organization | b | |
| refrain | : | 8 | Soloist and chorus in unison. | c | |
| bridge | part 1 | : | 4 | Variation on the Who's "Can't Explain" chord sequence. | — |
| part 2 | : | 8 | Solo vocal beginning low and quiet and building. | d | |
| refrain | 8 | As in refrain above. | c | ||
| verse | part 1 | 8 | As in Verse part 1 above. (Ensemble drops volume and intensity.) | e | |
| part 2 | 6 | As in Verse part 2 above | f | ||
| refrain | 8 | As in refrains above. | c | ||
| refrain | ext. | 4 | Singer improvises over extension of refrain material. | — | |
| coda | 6 | Rising chromatic (A, B, C, D, [A] E) sequence of major chords to climax. | g |
| Text | |
| I
am a little tin soldier that wants to jump into your fire. You are a look in your eye; a dream passing by in the sky. |
a |
| What
I don't understand, When all I need is treat my like a man. Cause I ain't no child. Take me like I am. |
b |
| I've
got some love that belongs to you. I'll do anything that you want me to. I'll sing any song that you want me to sing to you. |
c |
| I
don't need no aggrivation. I've just got to make you; yes, you got to
listen. I've just got to make you; yes I've got to . . . . |
d |
| All
I need is your whispered hello, smiles melting snow left and burnt. Your eyes, they're deeper than time, I see a love that won't rhyme without words. |
e |
| So
now bless my way. I need help to show me things to say. Just give me your love. Before it breaks away. |
f |
| I
just want some reaction; someone to give me satisfaction. All I want to do is sit with you, 'cause I love you. |
g |
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| 19-Mar-2012 | ||