WCSX Classic Cuts : Give a Little Bit
WCSX Classic Cuts
Supertramp: “Give a Little Bit”
The Hook: Oh that — it’s just a little ditty I wrote years ago.
Album: Even in the Quietest Moments…
Year: 1977
Writers: Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson
Stats: Peaked at number-15 on the Billboard Hot 100
The Background: Former Supertramp co-frontman Roger Hodgson says he’s never really known which of his songs would wind up being hits. In the case of “Give a Little Bit,” which he wrote around 1970, but didn’t record until the second half of that decade, what happened was an a bigger surprise.
Former Supertamp co-frontman Roger Hodgson on not knowing which of his songs had hit potential, especially in the case of “Give a Little Bit.” OC:…a song. :14
“I didn’t know ‘Breakfast in America’ or ‘Dreamer’ or ‘The Logical Song’ would become hits later, I didn’t have a clue. ‘Give a Little Bit,” I didn’t even play that for anyone. When I formed Supertramp, I didn’t even play it for the band because it was too simple a song.“
