"Here It Comes" is a song and 1972 single by the English band Strawbs. It did not appear on any of their studio albums, but it was included on two compilation albums: Strawbs by Choice (1974) and Halcyon Days (1997). Written by bandleader Dave Cousins, "Here It Comes" shows definite pop influences and a more commercial view to song-writing, a trait that would extend to the next single, "Lay Down".

"Here It Comes"
Single by Strawbs
B-side"Tomorrow"
ReleasedApril 1972 (1972-04)
StudioMorgan Studios,
GenreProgressive folk, progressive rock
Length2:42
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Dave Cousins
Producer(s)Strawbs
Strawbs singles chronology
"Benedictus"
(1971)
"Here It Comes"
(1972)
"Lay Down"
(1972)
Official audio
"Here It Comes" on YouTube

The song was recorded, in middle of the band's early 1972 tour, at Morgan Studios in Willesden, north-west London.[1]

Reviewing the song in 2021, for Louder the War, Ian Canty said: "For me The Strawbs are seldom heard better than on the intoxicating groove of "Here It Comes", a fine amalgam of Bo Diddley beat and "Magic Bus" with added warm organ sounds and crashing guitar breaks."[2]

B-Side

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The B-side track "Tomorrow" is taken from the 1972 Grave New World album and is a band composition, although the main lyrical idea is Dave Cousins's and stems from the feelings Cousins had at the decision taken by Rick Wakeman to leave the band at the end of recording the previous album From the Witchwood (1971).

Personnel

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Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom April 1972 (1972-04) A&M 7" single AMS 7002
Germany A&M 7" single 12155 AT
Italy A&M 7" single 45032 AT
South Africa 1972 (1972) A&M 7" single AMRS 1020
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References

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  1. ^ "STRAWBS ALBUMS". www.strawbsweb.co.uk.
  2. ^ Canty, Ian (May 25, 2021). "Various: Beyond The Pale Horizon - album review".