Music & Bikes

My White Bicycle - Tomorrow

"My White Bicycle" fue uno de los dos singles de debut de la banda de rock psicoldélico inglesa Tomorrow. A pesar de ser aclamados por la critica y del apoyo del famoso locutor de radio John Peel la banda no tuvo mucho éxito comercial. Fue una de las primeras bandas psicodélicas de inglaterra junto a Pink Floyd y Soft Machine. Tomorrow grabó el primer show de las famosas sessions de John Peel en la BBC Radio 1 el 21 de septiembre de 1967. La banda lanzó dos singles uno de los cuales fue "My White Bicycle", posteriormente versioneada por la banda de heavy rock escocesa Nazareth, y también por Neil el hippy (Neil Planer) de la serie de tv "The Young Ones". Según el batería John 'Twink' Alder, la canción estaba inspirada por The Dutch Provos un grupo anarquista de Amsterdam el cual instauró un programa comunitario de bicicletas "Ellos tenían bicicletas blancas en Amsterdam y las usaban para moverse por la ciudad, y si tu querias ir a cualquier sitio y necesitabas una bicicleta, simplemente cogías una  bici e ibas a donde querías y la dejabas para que otro la usase". 
La versión de Nazareth alcanzó  #14 en UK charts en 1975. Actor Nigel Planer, y su personaje  'Neil el Hippy' de los The Young Ones, alcanzó el #97 con su versión en 1984.


My white bicycle was one of the two singles of the first record of  the inglish band Tomorrow. Tomorrow (previously known as The In Crowd and before that as Four Plus One) were a 1960s psychedelic rock band. Despite critical acclaim and support from DJ John Peel who featured them on his "Perfumed Garden" radio show, the band was not a great success in commercial terms. They were among the first psychedelic bands in England along with Pink Floyd and Soft Machine. Tomorrow recorded the first ever John Peel show session on BBC Radio 1 on 21 September 1967.The band released two singles, one of which, "My White Bicycle", was later covered by heavy rock act Nazareth, and as a novelty record by Neil the Hippy (Nigel Planer) of The Young Ones TV series. According to drummer John 'Twink' Alder, the song was inspired by the Dutch Provos, an anarchist group in Amsterdam which instituted a community bicycle program: "they had white bicycles in Amsterdam and they used to leave them around the town. And if you were going somewhere and you needed to use a bike, you'd just take the bike and you'd go somewhere and just leave it. Whoever needed the bikes would take them and leave them when they were done."
The Scottish rock band Nazareth cover version,  reached #14 in the UK charts in 1975. Actor Nigel Planer, as his character 'Neil the Hippy' from TV-series The Young Ones, reached #97 with his cover in 1984.


 


The Scottish rock band Nazareth cover version.

 


Actor Nigel Planer, as his character 'Neil the Hippy' from TV-series The Young Ones.