"Session Man" — from Face to Face (1966). The anonymous musician for hire.
He never will forget at all
The day he played at the Albert Hall.
A million sessions ago it seems.
He is a session man,
A chord progression,
A top musician.
Rock 'n' roll or vocal star[?],
A philharmonic orchestra,
Everything comes the same to him.
He is a session man,
A chord progression,
A top musician.
He's not paid to think, just play,
A session man
A session man
A session man
Playing at a different studio every day.
He reads the dots and plays each line,
And always finishes on time.
No overtime nor favors done.
He is a session man,
A chord progression,
A top musician.
He's not paid to think, just play,
A session man
A session man
A session man
Знаете ли вы, что...
- From Face to Face (1966). The session man — the professional musician without a name, doing someone else's bidding — is an early Ray Davies observation about identity and commerce in the music world.