The Creation brak nooit écht door naar het grote publiek, maar mocht Pete Townsend, Jimmy Page en Paul Weller tot haar toegewijde fans rekenen. Painter Man is hun grootste hit, in Duitsland haalden ze er in 1967 de top 10 mee. Elf jaar later scoorde de Duitse nepband Boney M een grote hit met een cover van deze song. De cover is (uiteraard, want Boney M) niet om aan te horen, maar de jongens hebben ongetwijfeld de hele weg naar de bank lopen lachen. Ron Wood begon zijn carrière in The Creation. Later zou hij uiteraard triomfen vieren in de Jeff Beck Group, the Faces en de Stones. Op deze video is Ronnie overigens niet te zien.
Went to college, studied art
To be an artist. make a start
Studied hard, gained my degree
But no one seemed to notice me
Painter Man
Painter Man
Who would be a Painter Man
Painter Man
Painter Man
Who would be a Painter Man
Tried cartoons and comic books
Dirty postcards, woman’s books
Here was where the money lay
Classic art has had its day
Painter Man
Painter Man
Do adverts for TV
Household soap and brands of tea
Labels all around the cans
Who would be a Painter Man
Painter Man
Painter Man
La la la, la la la
La la la la la la
Painter Man
Painter Man
Who would be a Painter Man
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