Special Edition: By Your Side
— Celebrating Peter Frampton
Three songs. Three questions. 12 minutes of being by their side.
Phones down. Volume up.
This week marks the anniversary of a turning point.
On September 16, 1972, Peter Frampton stepped on stage in New York for his first solo gig, opening for The J. Geils Band. Just two years earlier, he had left Humble Pie — a bold move that could have ended a career instead of igniting one.
We celebrate Frampton because his music wasn’t about perfection or flash. It was about presence, honesty, and trusting that sincerity could carry further than spectacle.
By Your Side is a Date Night in Stereo™ ritual built from three of his defining tracks — each one a reminder that self-belief, guidance, and gratitude are the true anchors of connection.
▶️Listen on TIDAL in lossless quality, other platforms coming soon YouTube links below
1. Peter Frampton – “All I Want to Be (Is By Your Side)” (1972) ▶️ Play on YouTube
🎵 Lyric: “I don’t care if I’m not good enough for you.”
💬 Question: Was there a moment in the past week where you felt i was truly by your side?
🌙 Why in this list: Opens the set with a defiant spirit — self-reliance and emotional clarity over outside approval.
📖 Tidbit: A powerful reimagining of the Humble Pie cut, Frampton’s solo take declared he was stepping forward as a singular artist.
2. Peter Frampton – “Show Me the Way” (1975) ▶️ Play on YouTube
🎵 Lyric: “I want you to show me the way.”
💬 Question: If there were three people you could show the way and you had unlimitied resources who would it be and why?
🌙 Why in this list: The mid-set lift — a hopeful search for clarity, whether in love or in life.
📖 Tidbit: While strong as a studio cut, it was the live Frampton Comes Alive! version — complete with talk box — that made it a global anthem.
3. Peter Frampton – “Baby, I Love Your Way” (1975) ▶️ Play on YouTube
🎵 Lyric: “Shadows grow so long before my eyes, and they’re moving across the page.”
💬 Question: When is the last time you walked by a mirror and caught yourself smiling amd why?
🌙 Why in this list: A warm closer, grounding the ritual in gratitude and presence.
📖 Tidbit: Written in the Bahamas, the song became a soft-rock classic — covered by countless artists, yet still unmistakably Frampton’s.
How to Listen
Phones away. Lights softened.
Play in order — sincerity, seeking, gratitude.
Use the questions as doors, not scripts.
Sequencing Rationale
All I Want to Be (Is By Your Side) → Defiance. Self-trust in the face of doubt.
Show Me the Way → Seeking. The courage to ask for guidance.
Baby, I Love Your Way → Gratitude. Slowing down and appreciating presence.
This playlist tells a story.
It begins with a declaration of independence: All I Want to Be (Is By Your Side) — a reminder that instinct matters more than approval.
From there, Show Me the Way reframes independence not as isolation, but as the courage to seek guidance when it matters most.
And it closes with Baby, I Love Your Way — the simple act of letting shadows stretch long while you savor the time together.
Phones Down. Volume Up.