• Track: Bridge of Sighs
• Artist: Robin Trower
• Album: Bridge of Sighs
• Year: 1974

Lyrics:

The sun don’t shine
The moon don’t move the tides,
To wash me clean

The sun don’t shine
The moon don’t move the tides,
To wash me clean

Why so unforgiving and why so cold?
Been a long time crossing bridge of sighs

Cold wind blows
The Gods look down in anger

Cold wind blows
The Gods look down in anger,
On this poor child

Cold wind blows
And Gods look down in anger,
On this poor child

Why so unforgiving and why so cold
Been a long time crossing bridge of sighs

Get It:

Pick up your copy of Robin Trower’s Bridge of Sighs at Amazon:

If you’re interested in a best-of collection, pick up a copy of Day of the Eagle: The Best of Robin Trower:

When you look up the word “cool” in the dictionary, you’ll find a photo of Robin Trower. Okay, maybe not, but that’s just because the folks down at Webster’s are still reviewing my petition. RobinTrower is a British rock guitarist, who has been “wowing” audiences for over five decades. His early work, including his most notable album, Bridge of Sighs, was compared to the great Jimi Hendrix Experience. I was in my pre-teens when I was introduced to Trower’s moody tunes, as well as other great music from the 70’s, through a neighborhood friend who had a teenage sister whose portable blue jean pocket 8-track player we would regularly borrow without authorization only to suffer the punishment of a noogie or a slug on the shoulder later on. It was always worth the penance.

The original Robin Trower lineup consisted of Trower, bassist and vocalist James Dewar, and drummer Reg Isidore (later replaced by drummer Bill Lordan). Although they weren’t major hit recorders, the trio has released 22 studio albums, 10 live albums, and numerous compilations. Over the years, Trower has also been in cahoots with the likes of Jack Bruce (of Cream fame) and Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music) while working on several projects. And few remember that Trower got his start as a member of Procol Harum, which attained international success with the single, A Whiter Shade of Pale, in 1967.

The dark, fat, and muddy sound on the title track, Bridge of Sighs, is sure to give you the heebie jeebies with every listen, and the song Too Rolling Stoned will keep your toes tapping ’til the cows come home. Enjoy!

Video:

No official video for Bridge of Sighs was created, so we’ve included an audio track of the studio recording and a live recording from 1974:

 See Robin Trower performing Bridge of Sighs in 1974 on UK television:

And here, a somewhat older Trower performs Living Out of Time, live at the Rockpalast Crossroads Festival in 2005:

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