Roger Chapman Interview / Drowned In Wine Live, BBC Top Gear Session, 28th July 1969

Right. With me now, Roger Chapman, lead singer of The Family. Roger, after the great success of your Last album, Family Entertainment, is there a, A new one on the way? Yeah. So we, we've, we've done some demonstrations of, You know, demo tapes-Mm. Of all, the new songs we're getting together. Yeah. And, um, Just to see which way we're going, you know, And To pick out, you know, we, of-Any, any Thoughts crystallized so far on which way you're Going? No, it's f-I don't think we've, we've really Had any set idea w-whatever way we go. We just let it try and-Yeah fall, Fall into a natural thing, you know? Without naming any names, do you get the impression Some people are going too far, or not? I don't mean in the group, I mean groups- Too way out, you mean? Yeah, Well, Um, Some of the, some of the too way out People, you know, it, it's more of a musician's Thing-Yeah, sure I think. Sure. And so commercially, I don't think, As a commercial sense, they prob-they probably c- Can't make it. Mm. But They're getting through slowly to people who, who Are, who are ordinary people who wouldn't listen to It. Mm. Are picking it up very slowly. Yeah. And accepting it very slowly. Yeah. know, because now it's, it like, you go Out on this, on this coast and things, these Seaside resorts-Yeah and now the commercial thing is To hold an underground dance every week. Really? And they get thousands and thousands of People. Yeah? And it's completely commercial. Marvelous. Thank you very much. That's fantastic. Well, I'd like to hear one of these numbers That you think may well go on the, uh, Album. What about Drowned in Wine? Is that gonna be an LP track? Oh, yeah. That'll certainly be on, yeah. Then let's hear it now. Okay. After the turn, you finally learn to play Along. Your feelings are blank, so you don't really mind If it's right or wrong. Family Man. They won't let it stand on the back of The hand. Won't take a cave in the man. You see what they've done. The end's just begun to fill the inn. The end is in sight and the thought of A fight, now it's will to reign. Yourself Blank. They won't let it stand on the back of The hand. Won't take a cave in the man. I could cry for help, but I'd much sooner Think for myself. Don't wanna feel that I'm drowned in wine. Need every thought of having a falling pride. Just wanna grow, just wanna grow and share what's Yours and mine. As sure as I see, they're looking at me With guesses on. As sure as I feel, I know them for Real, never guess is wrong. Drowned in Wine. They won't let it stand on the back of The hand. Won't take a cave in the man. Don't wanna feel that I'm drowned in wine. Need every thought of having a falling pride. Just wanna grow, grow and share what's yours and Mine. You see what they've done. The end's just begun to fill the inn. The end is in sight and the thought of A fight, now it's will to reign without Sound. Drowned in wine. No, they won't let it stand, no. No, they won't it stand, no. No, they won't let it stand, no. Drowned in Wine. Another LP track preview there, The Family, Drowned in Wine.