Lucky Man (Emerson, Lake & Palmer song)
Lucky Man is a song by British rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer, which first appeared in 1970 on the album Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The piece contained one of the earliest examples of a Moog synthesizer solos. It is one of the most famous track in the group.
Background
The song was written by twelve -year-old Greg Lake. It is about a man who has everything, goes to war and dies there. In an interview, Lake said:
" I did write Lucky Man When I Was 12 My mum bought me a guitar ... and I learned the first four chords thatwere D, G, A minor and E minor and with Those chords I wrote Lucky Man "
"I've Lucky Man wrote when I was twelve. My mother bought me a guitar ... and I learned the first four chords, D, G, A minor and E minor and with these chords I wrote Lucky Man. "
In contrast to the other pieces on the album Lucky Man is a ballad, which is dominated by the acoustic guitar, with a Moog synthesizer solo by Keith Emerson at the end of the song.
Lucky Man was released as a single in 1970 and reached the Top 20 in the Netherlands and the charts in Canada and the United States, where it ranked number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 reached. Also a re-release in 1973 entered the U.S. charts.
Musicians of the original recording
- Keith Emerson: Piano, Synthesizer
- Greg Lake: guitar, bass, percussion, vocals
- Carl Palmer: percussion, drums