Sunshine of Your Love
"Sunshine of Your Love"
Bask in Cream's iconic 1967 rock masterpiece, "Sunshine of Your Love"! Driven by one of history's most legendary guitar riffs, this track blends heavy blues rock, hard rock power, and psychedelic textures into an unforgettable anthem, a perfect heavy cruisin' classic.
- TITLE: Sunshine of Your Love
- BAND: Cream
- GENRE: Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock
- OTHER: Cruisin Classic
- RELEASEDAY: December 23
- YEAR: 1967
A massive international hit single from their landmark 1967 album Disraeli Gears, "Sunshine of Your Love" defined Cream's groundbreaking sound. Featuring Eric Clapton's fiery guitar, Jack Bruce's driving bass and lead vocals, and Ginger Baker's powerful drumming, it became a cornerstone of psychedelic hard rock.
This influential 1967 track remains instantly recognizable from its opening notes. Its fusion of blues rock structure, hard rock intensity, and psychedelic atmosphere, coupled with Clapton's signature solo, makes "Sunshine of Your Love" an essential cruisin' classic and a benchmark of 60s rock.
SONG MEANING: Inspired after the band attended a Jimi Hendrix concert, the lyrics express anticipation and longing while waiting for a lover as dawn approaches ("It's getting near dawn," "I've been waiting so long"). The singer looks forward to being enveloped in the warmth and presence – the metaphorical "sunshine" – of the person they love.
"Cream"
- TITLE: Cream
- ACTIVE: 1966–1968 (1966), 1993, 2005
- BAND: Cream
"White Room"
- TITLE: White Room
- BAND: Cream
- GENRE: Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock
- OTHER: Cruisin Classic
- RELEASEDAY: September 21
- YEAR: 1968
