Blood, Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel 1969

　
　ショッキングな出だしのブラスで始まるＢＳＴの大ヒット曲です。前身ともいえるブルース・プロジェクトとは似ても似つかないコマーシャル路線だったのですが、同じブラスを取り入れたシカゴほど長続きはしなかったようです。

What goes up must come down
Spinning wheel got to go round
Talking about your troubles it's a crying sin
Ride a painted pony let the spinning wheel spin

You got no money, you got no home
Spinning wheel all alone
Talking about your troubles and you never learn
Ride a painted pony let the spinning wheel turn

Did you find the directing sign
On the straight end of the highway
Would you mind the reflecting sign
Just let it shine within your mind
And show you the colors that are real

Someone is waiting just for you
Spinning wheel spinning through
Drop all your troubles by the riverside
Catch a painted pony on the spinning wheel line

Someone is waiting just for you
Spinning wheel spinning through
Drop all your troubles by the riverside
Ride a painted pony let the spinning wheel fly

What goes up must come down = 盛者必衰、諸行無常を連想します
spinnig wheel = 眠れる森の美女にでてくる糸車、メリーゴーランド、そして当時はやったカスタムバイク、
　　　　　　　　迷走して空回りする若者の生き様ともとれます