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Really don't like this song or the entire album. They did much better in previous albums. I always thought the meaning of, "take the long way home" was another way of saying, "take time to smell the roses". Don't worry about impressing others; don't worry about what your wife thinks of you; don't worry that your life's a mess; just relax and enjoy the little things in life - the things you only notice when you slow down and take the long way. That song would have amounted to a bubblegum smacking transistor radio sing along if not for the harmonica playing of Rick Davis and all those other quiet geniuses happy to be buried silent in the group. In our hearts and in love we can find home at any time.
But disagreements over management prompted them to part ways once again soon after, with both songs eventually appearing, sans Hodgson, on Supertramp's next release in 1997. 1987's Free as a Bird experimented in heavily synthesised music, such as "I'm Beggin' You", which reached number 1 on the US dance charts. The stylistic change was generally not well-received, however, and the album itself reached only no. 93 in the UK and 101 in the US, breaking a streak of seven consecutive top 100 efforts on the American charts. Alternative rock band Lazlo Bane covered the song for their 2007 cover album Guilty Pleasures.
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Yet there is something to be said for taking the long way home, you get to see a lot more along the road, and it's always interesting. The oohs and the aahs at the end are the best part. Supertramp really knows how to create a mood.
Makes me think of something that is so sad that you can't put it into words. This song takes me back to when I was young and free and had none of the responsibilities or regrets of what is now my middle age. As a single person, I can relate to the lyrics, "When the time comes to settle down, who's to blame if you're not around." This is one of my favorite all time songs.
Take the Long Way Home (Supertramp song)
Putting the song in a commercial would greatly cheapen the song and it's message, which is loved by millions of people around the world. It would be like hanging the Mona Lisa in a used car salesman's office. Roger Hodgson's debut solo DVD was titled Take the Long Way Home, Live in Montreal.
You drive home to your house in the suburbs thinking about all the dreams and aspirations you had before marriage and children. I've always assumed that this song was about him and his failed or about to fail marriage. Whatever the case, i'm sure he has drawn a lot of this from personal experiences. He has found that taking the long way home from whatever it is that he spends his day doing does give him some surcease from sorrow, when he can day dream, imagine he is living the life he had planned. And it delays finally arriving at home where facing his wife will destroy that fantasy. This is a whiny song, I don't care for the vocals or the lyrics.
Take The Long Way Homeby Supertramp
One 10-minute performance there of "All Along the Watchtower" was filmed by Haro Senft . The rehearsals had been less than productive and their initial repertoire consisted of only four songs, two of which were covers.
I guess Barry Gibb disagreed, since he wrote a song for Dionne Warwick three years later called "Take the Short Way Home." Dave Winthrop had joined the group in March 1970, just after the recording of the first record, and performed with Supertramp at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival on 27 August 1970. The group, having dubbed themselves "Daddy", after several months of rehearsal at a country house in West Hythe, Kent, flew to Munich for a series of concerts at the P.
Genesis' key-man re-examines his solo career and the early days of music video. This song is basically the soundtrack to my life....I love it! Also, Lazlo Bane does a great cover of this song. Personally, I think it's worth listening to. I'm quite sure about the meaning and it's different than the comments I saw here. I think it's about realizing what is truly important in life.
So we don’t have to take the long way, struggle for attention, success, recognition, home. With this record alone, you become one of the elite. Both tracks from the single included in this video.
The Davies-led Supertramp released Brother Where You Bound in May 1985. The album was a deliberate step away from the pop approach of their last two studio albums, and reached no. 20 in the UK charts and no. 21 in the US charts. It included the Top 30 hit single "Cannonball", along with the title track, a 16-minute exposition on Cold War themes highlighted by guitar solos from Pink Floyd's David Gilmour.
Was released in October 1982, and scored two more hits with "It's Raining Again" and "My Kind of Lady". It peaked at no. 5 in the USA and no. 6 in the UK. A search for new members brought aboard Dougie Thomson , who had done stand-in gigs with the band since Farrell's departure in February 1972.
