Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Mrs. Robinson (Simon & Garfunkel, 1968). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2024-02-19. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Mrs. Robinson," written by Paul Simon, was Simon & Garfunkel's second no. 1 release and 9th top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, landing at the top position in 1968 (Whitburn, 2013). The song was featured in the film "The Graduate" staring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. The song received two Grammys in 1968 for Record Of The Year and Best Contemporary Pop Performance — Duo Or Group (T. McPhate, grammy, May 15, 2017). Originally, the song was titled "Mrs. Roosevelt," but Simon changed it to "Mrs. Robinson" when he was asked to write a song for the movie (songfacts, 2024). One of the most unusual lyrics in the song was the Joe DiMaggio reference. Simon said "The Joe DiMaggio line was written right away in the beginning. And I don't know why or where it came from. It seems so strange, like it didn't belong in that song and then, I don't know, it was so interesting to us that we just kept it. So it's one of the most well-known lines that I've ever written" (SongTalk magazine, 1990).
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Lyrics:
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know
Wo wo wo
God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
Hey hey hey, hey hey hey
We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files
We'd like to help you learn to help yourself
Look around you all you see are sympathetic eyes
Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson,
Jesus loves you more than you will know
Wo wo wo
God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hide it in the hiding place where no one ever goes
Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes
It's a little secret just the Robinson's affair
Most of all you've got to hide it from the kids
Koo-koo-ka-choo, Mrs. Robinson,
Jesus loves you more than you will know
Wo wo wo
God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
Hey, hey, hey hey, hey, hey
Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
Going to the candidates' debate
Laugh about it, shout about it
When you've got to choose
Every way you look at this you lose
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio
Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you
Wu wu wu
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson
Jolting Joe has left and gone away
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
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Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - B. J. Thomas (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (B. J. Thomas, 1969-1970). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2024-02-13. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head," written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, was B. J. Thomas' first no. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing on top in 1969-1970 (Whitburn, 2013). The song, which was penned for the film "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid," won two oscars for Bacharach and David in 1970: Music (original score - for a motion picture) and Music (Song - Original for the picture) (oscars, 2024). B. J. Thomas was not the first choice for the writers, Bacharach said that he originally wanted Ray Stevens to sing it, but Stevens turned him down due to a prior recording engagement with Kris Kristofferson (D. Liebenson, vanityfair, Sep. 25, 2019). Thomas, who was struggling with laryngitis was hesitant, but agreed to record the song. After hearing the recording, with his slightly raspy voice, he said that “there’s maybe only two or three times in my career when I felt like I’d recorded a hit record, no doubt, and that was one of them” (L. Hutchinson, performingsongwriter, May 12, 2013). According to Thomas, the song is "about freedom. . . Here, we have these outlaws [Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid] that have finally found a little respite there out in the woods. They have a place to kind of relax. It’s kind of an American song. The rain falls on everybody, but as long as you are free, everything is okay" (bjthomas, Mar. 5, 2021).
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Lyrics:
Raindrops keep falling on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
Nothin' seems to fit
Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep falling
So I just did me some talkin' to the sun
And I said I didn't like the way he' got things done
Sleepin' on the job
Those raindrops are falling on my, head they keep falling
But there's one thing i know
The blues he sends to meet me won't defeat me
It won't be long 'till happiness steps up to greet me
Raindrops keep falling on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Crying's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothing's worrying me.
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Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Fly Me To The Moon (Frank Sinatra, 1964). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2024-02-09. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Fly Me To The Moon," written by Bart Howard, was first recorded by Kaye Ballard in 1954 but with the title "In Other Words" and as a waltz 3/4 timing. In 1960, Peggy Lee recorded the song, and her performance on the Ed Sullivan Show made it quite popular. Meanwhile, people began calling the song "Fly Me To the Moon." In 1962, Joe Harnell and his orchestra scored an instrumental bossa nova hit with "Fly Me To the Moon," which rose to no. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Whitburn, 2013), and won a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance (songfacts, 2024). Later in 1963, Peggy Lee convinced Howard to officially change the name from "In Other Words" to "Fly Me To The Moon," which he did. However, it was in 1964 when the song became a classic with Frank Sinatra's version. He changed it to a 4/4 swing beat. Although his version never made it onto the Billboard chart, his version has been associated with the song and was unofficially connected to NASA's Apollo moon space program and was played in space on both Apollo 10 and Apollo 11 (see songfacts, 2024). In fact, when "the Apollo 11 lunar lander touched down at Tranquility Base on 20 July 1969 – when [Neil] Armstrong uttered the famous words 'the Eagle has landed' . . . Buzz Aldrin . . . reached back and grabbed a cassette of 'Fly Me to the Moon'" and played it. Hence, "Sinatra’s song was the first music ever heard [played] on the moon" (M. Chilton, independent, Jul. 18, 2019).
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Lyrics:
Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like on
A-Jupiter and Mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby, kiss me
Fill my heart with song
Let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words, I love you
Fill my heart with song
Let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for,
All I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words
In other words
I love you
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Morning of My Life - Bee Gees, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Morning of My Life (Bee Gees, The, 1966, 1970 ,1971, 1973). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2024-02-05. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Morning of My Life," written by Barry Gibb, although recorded in 1966 as "In the Morning," was not available on a Bee Gees' record until the release of the album "Inception/Nostalgia" in 1970. It was later rerecorded in 1970 and included on the soundtrack album for the film "Melody" in 1971. This version finally appeared on a Bee Gees' album, the Best of Bee Gees Vol. 2 album in 1973. Esther & Abi Ofarim recorded a version of the song in 1967 and released their single in the UK, but it was only a hit in Germany and Austria (see wikipedia, 2024).
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Lyrics:
In the morning when the moon is at it's rest
You will find me at the time I love the best
Watching rainbows play on sunlight
Pools of water iced from cold night
In the morning
'Tis the morning of my life
In the daytime I will meet you as before
You will find me waiting by the ocean floor
Building castles in the shifting sands
In a world that no one understands
In the morning
'Tis the morning of my life
'Tis the morning of my life
In the morning of my life
The minutes take so long to drift away
Please be patient with your life
It's only morning and you're still to live your day
In the evening I will fly you to the moon
To the top right hand corner of the ceiling in my room
Where we'll stay until the sun shines
Another day to swing on clothes lines
May I be yawning
'Tis the morning of my life
'Tis the morning of my life
In the morning
In the morning
In the morning
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I Wouldn't Have Missed It For the World - Ronnie Milsap (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
I Wouldn't Have Missed It For the World (Ronnie Milsap, 1981-1982).Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2024-02-01. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"I Wouldn't Have Missed It For the World," written by Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan and Charles Quills, was Ronnie Milsap's 19th no. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles' chart rising to that position at the beginning of 1982 (Wikipedia, 2024) while hitting the no. 20 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Whitburn, 2013).
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Lyrics:
Our paths may never cross again
Maybe my heart will never mend
But I'm glad for all the good times
Cause you've brought me so much sunshine
And love was the best it's ever been
I wouldn't have missed it for the world
Wouldn't have missed loving you girl
You've made my whole life worth while, with your smile
I wouldn't trade one memory
Cause you mean too much to me
Even though I lost you girl
I wouldn't have missed it for the world
They say that all good things must end
Loves comes and goes just like the wind
You've got your dreams to follow
But if I had the chance tomorrow
You know I'd do it all again
I wouldn't have missed it for the world
Wouldn't have missed loving you girl
You've made my whole life worth while, with your smile
I wouldn't trade one memory
Cause you mean too much to me
Even though I lost you girl
I wouldn't have missed it for the world
Oh I wouldn't trade one memory
Cause you mean too much to me
Even though I lost you girl
I wouldn't have missed it for the world
I wouldn't have missed it for the world
Wouldn't have missed loving you girl
You've made my whole life worth while, with your smile
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Different Drum - Stone Poneys (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Different Drum (Stone Poneys, 1967-1968). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2024-01-29. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Different Drum," written by Mike Nesmith, was Stone Poneys' (feat. Linda Ronstadt) only top 40 release hitting the no. 13 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967-1968 (Whitburn, 2013). A slower folk version of the song was fist recorded by the Greenbriar Boys in 1966 and found on their 4th album "Better Late Than Never" (discogs, 2024). The song was originally meant for a male singer; however, Ronstadt changed the sex of the two individuals in the song, but she kept the line "I ain't sayin' you ain't pretty" as originally composed by Nesmith (songfacts, 2024). "In 1998, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, which honors recordings that have 'qualitative or historical significance' (M. Mullins, oldtimemusic, Oct. 12, 2023).
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Lyrics:
You and I travel to the beat of a diff'rent drum.
Oh, can't you tell by the way I run
Every time you make eyes at me. Wo oh.
You cry and you moan and say it will work out.
But honey child I've got my doubts.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Oh, don't get me wrong. It's not that I'm knockin'.
It's just that I'm not in the market
For a girl who wants to love only me.
Yes, and I ain't sayin' you ain't pretty.
All I'm sayin's I'm not ready for any person,
Place or thing to try and pull the reins in on me.
So Goodbye, I'll be leavin'.
I see no sense in the cryin' and grievin'.
We'll both live a lot longer if you live without me.
Oh, don't get me wrong. It's not that I'm knockin'.
It's just that I'm not in the market
For a girl who wants to love only me.
Yes, and I ain't sayin' you ain't pretty.
All I'm sayin's I'm not ready for any person,
Place or thing to try and pull the reins in on me.
So Goodbye, I'll be leavin'.
I see no sense in the cryin' and grievin'.
We'll both live a lot longer if you live without me.
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Jennifer Juniper - Donovan (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Jennifer Juniper (Donovan, 1968). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2024-01-26. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Jennifer Juniper," written by Donovan Leitch, was Donovan's 7th top 40 hit ascending to #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968 (Whitburn, 2013). According to songfacts.com (2021), "Jennifer Juniper" was in reference to George Harrison's sister-in-law, at the time, Jennifer Boyd, and her boutique, which she managed; Jennifer Boyd eventually married Mick Fleetwood. Jennifer, in an interview with Paul Zollo (americansongwriter, 2020), stated that Donovan wrote the song in an effort to court her; his endeavor did not materialize . . . though she and he stayed good friends (songfacts, 2023). From the album "The Hurdy Gurdy Man," Donovan sang the last verse in "French;" however, during an interview with songfacts, Donovan said "after I tried it, I asked my French pals what they thought of my French verse. They said, 'What French verse?' My accent wasn't right. So, it was a trial. I don't sing in other languages" (G. Prato, songfacts, Aug. 10, 2016). I didn't not attempt it with my version since I don't speak French.
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Lyrics:
Jennifer Juniper, lives upon the hill
Jennifer Juniper, sitting very still
Is she sleeping? I don't think so
Is she breathing? Yes, very low
Whatcha doing, Jennifer, my love?
Jennifer Juniper, rides a dappled mare
Jennifer Juniper, lilacs in her hair
Is she dreaming? Yes, I think so
Is she pretty? Yes, ever so
Whatcha doing, Jennifer, my love?
I'm thinking of what it would be like if she loved me
You know just lately this happy song, it came along
And I like to somehow try and tell you
Jennifer Juniper, hair of golden flax
Jennifer Juniper, longs for what she lacks
Do you like her? Yes, I do, sir
Would you love her? Yes, I would, sir
Whatcha doing, Jennifer, my love?
Jennifer Juniper
Jennifer Juniper
Jennifer Juniper
Jennifer Juniper, lives upon a hill
Jennifer Juniper, sitting very still
Is she sleeping? I don't think so
Is she breathing? Yes, very low
Whatcha doing, Jennifer, my love?
Jennifer Juniper
Jennifer Juniper
Jennifer Juniper
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East West - Herman's Hermits (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
East West (Herman's Hermits, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2024-01-22. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"East West," written by Graham Gouldman, was Herman's Hermits 13th consecutive top 40 hit in the US rising to no. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966 (Whitburn, 2013). Gouldman wrote a few hit songs for the Hermits: "No Milk Today," "Listen People" and "East West." Peter Noone (aka Herman) explained the history of the Hermits' relationship with Gouldman. "Graham Gouldman's songs came to us because our manager was his brother-in-law. He was a friend. . . . We used to play this place, and our friend [Gouldman] was in the Mockingbirds, which eventually became 10cc . . . My manager married one of the sisters and Graham married another one of the sisters. . . So we got every Graham Gouldman song first. Every one of them. We did 'Bus Stop' [The Hollies] first, we did 'For Your Love' [The Yardbirds] first, we did 'Listen People' first" (R. Catlin, songfacts, Dec. 7, 2016).
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Lyrics:
East west over the ocean
Perpetual motion, traveling around
No rest, singing and playing
Night out and day in, doing the rounds
What a great life it must seem
Swell joints, everything classy
Nothing that's passé, only the best
Lush girls ogling and eyeing
Crying and sighing, this is success
What a great life it must seem
But when I hear young voices singing out
The bells at home come ringing out
When I think all alone
When I think of my home
Mom, dad all round the fire
In festive attire, keeping the day
Aunts, kids, all the relations
Congratulations, this is success
What a great life it must seem
But when I hear young voices singing out
The bells at home come ringing out
When I feel all alone
Then I long for my home
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Revolution - Beatles, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Revolution (Beatles, The, 1968). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2024-01-19. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Revolution," written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, was the Beatles' 31st top 20 hit landing at the no. 12 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968. The Beatles provided multiple version of "Revolution," the single version ("B" side of "Hey Jude"), the White Album version, multiple outtake versions, the Esher Demo version, and so on. Here is a combo version mostly aligned with the single version. "There are so many versions of this song because Paul McCartney didn't like it. Lennon really wanted this song to be the 'A' side of the single instead of 'Hey Jude,' and kept changing it around to come up with something that would make Paul see it his way. He basically wrote the song because he felt like he was being pulled in so many directions by different people, all of whom wanted his backing, politically. It was also him questioning his own belief in the revolution that was going on... whether he was 'out' or 'in.' In truth, he was writing about a revolution of the mind rather than a physical 'in the streets' revolution. He truly believed that revolution comes from inner change rather than social violence" (songfacts, 2024).
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Lyrics:
You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
You tell me that it's evolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
But when you talk about destruction
Don't you know that you can count me out
Don't you know it's gonna be
Alright
Alright
Alright
You say you got a real solution
Well, you know
We'd all love to see the plan
You ask me for a contribution
Well, you know
We're all doing what we can
But if you want money for people with minds that hate
All I can tell you is, brother, you have to wait
Don't you know it's gonna be
Alright
Alright
Alright
Al
You say you'll change the Constitution
Well, you know
We all want to change your head
You tell me it's the institution
Well, you know
You'd better free your mind instead
But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow
Don't you know know it's gonna be
Alright
Alright
Alright
Alright, alright
Alright, alright
Alright, alright
Alright, alright
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Good Lovin' - Young Rascals, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Good Lovin' (Young Rascals, The, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill Courtyard, Kahala Mall, Kahala, HI. 2024-01-10. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Good Lovin' ," written by Rudy Clark and Artie Resnick, was the Young Rascals' first top 40 hit rising to the no. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966, the first of three no. 1 hits for the group (Whitburn, 2013). The year prior, The Olympics' had a minor hit with a slower version of the song, which stalled at no. 81 on the Billboard chart (Whitburn, 2013). Organist and vocalist Felix Cavaliere did not like the final recording stating, "We weren't too pleased with our performance. It was a shock to us when it went to the top of the charts" (songfacts, 2024). "The 'One! Two! Three!' count-in was recored with a different band member vocalizing each number. "Cavaliere told Songfacts that the order was: Eddie Brigati, Gene Cornish, then Felix" (songfacts, 2024).
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Lyrics:
1-2-3-
(Good lovin' . . .)
(Good lovin' . . .)
(Good lovin' . . .)
I was feelin' . . . so bad,
I asked my family doctor just what I had,
I said, "Doctor, . . .
(Doctor . . .)
Mr. M.D., . . .
(Doctor . . .)
Now can you tell me, tell me, tell me,
What's ailin' me?"
(Doctor . . .)
He said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yes, indeed, all you really need . . .
(Is good lovin')
Gimme that good, good lovin . . .
(Good lovin')
All I need is lovin' . . .
(Good lovin')
Good lovin', baby.
Baby please, squeeze me tight . . . (Squeeze me tight)
Now don't you want your baby to feel alright? (Feel alright)
I said Baby . . . (Baby) . . . now it's for sure . . . (it's for sure)
I got the fever, Baby, Baby, but you've got the cure
(You've got the cure)
I said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yes, indeed, all I really need . . .
(Is good lovin')
Gimme that good, good lovin . . .
(Good lovin')
All I need is lovin' . . .
(Good lovin')
Good lovin', baby.
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I'd Love To Change the World - Ten Years After (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
I'd Love To Change the World (Ten Years After, 1971). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2024-01-14. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
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"I'd Love To Change the World," written by Alvin Lee, was Ten Years After's only top 40 hit stalling at the no. 40 position in 1971, remaining on the chart for 12 weeks (Whitburn, 2013). Lee said "I'm just saying the world does need changing, . . . I'd love to do it, but I haven't got the talent. I don't think I'm a world changer" (songfacts, 2024). The lyrics focused on the cultural aspects of the 1960s and 1970 but seems very much a reflection of the world today; Lee was very appreciative of the reception of the song saying “I am so glad that I wrote a song that people still remember and still want to listen to, 30 years later” C. Platt, oldtimemusic, Oct. 24, 2023).
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Lyrics:
Everywhere there's freaks and hairies
Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity
Tax the rich, feed the poor
'Til there are no rich no more?
I'd love to change the world
But I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you
Population keeps on breeding
Nation bleeding, still more feeding economy
Life is funny, skies are sunny
Bees make honey, who needs money, Monopoly
I'd love to change the world
But I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you
World pollution, there's no solution
Institution, electrocution
Just black and white, rich or poor
Them and us, stop the war
I'd love to change the world
But I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you
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Babe - Styx (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Babe (Styx, 1979). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2024-01-11. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Babe," written by Dennis DeYoung, was Styx's fourth top 20 hit and only release to hit the no. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, landing there in 1979 (Whitburn, 2013). DeYoung wrote the song specifically for his wife, not anticipating that it would actually be released. The song was recorded "as a demo to play for his wife with bass player Chuck Panozzo and drummer John Panozzo. It sounded so good that when they decided to put it on the album, that demo recording was what they used, with just a Tommy Shaw guitar solo added on. All of the vocals are DeYoung, who recorded himself to create the harmonies" (songfacts, 2024). When Styx and DeYoung parted ways, Styx removed "Babe" from their live performances. The bad's guitarist, James “JY” Young, said: “We don’t play ‘Babe’ because that’s kind of Dennis DeYoung’s ode to his wife. And that song was a little too Barry Manilow for my tastes” (C. E. Burch, tucson, Jul 28, 2019). Fun fact, "Styx" was a river in Hates, according to Greek mythology (britannica, 2024).
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Lyrics:
Babe I'm leaving
I must be on my way
The time is drawing near
My train is going
I see it in your eyes
The love, the need, your tears
But I'll be lonely without you
And I'll need your love to see me through
So please believe me
My heart is in your hands
And I'll be missing you
'Cause you know it's you babe
Whenever I get weary
And I've had enough
Feel like giving up
You know it's you babe
Giving me the courage
And the strength I need
Please believe that it's true
Babe, I love you
You know it's you babe
Whenever I get weary
And I've had enough
Feel like giving up
You know it's you babe
Giving me the courage
And the strength I need
Please believe that it's true
Babe, I love you
Babe, I'm leaving
I'll say it once again
And somehow try to smile
I know the feeling we're trying to forget
If only for a while
'Cause I'll be lonely without you
And I'll need your love to see me through
Please believe me
My heart is in your hands
'Cause I'll be missing you
Babe, I love you
Babe, I love you
Ooh, babe
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Cupid - Sam Cooke (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Cupid (Sam Cooke, 1961). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2024-01-07. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Cupid," written by Sam Cooke, was Cooke's 6th top 20 hit rising to the no. 17 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961; it also is listed as no. 458 on the Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" (Whitburn, 2013). At the urging of Cooke's producers, Sam wrote the song about a girl who was shown on the Perry Como show who looked at Como with yearning eyes (songfacts, 2024). Others who recorded and charted on the Billboard chart with "Cupid" include: Tony Orlando & Dawn (1976, no. 22), Johnny Nash (1970, no. 39), Johnny Rivers, 1965, no. 76), and The Spinners (1980, no. 4).
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Lyrics:
Cupid draw back your bow
And let your arrow go
Straight to my lover's heart for me, for me
Cupid please hear my cry
And let your arrow fly
Straight to my lover's heart for me
Now I don't mean to bother you but I'm in distress
There's danger of me losing all of my happiness
For I love a girl who doesn't know I exist
And this you can fix
So, cupid draw back your bow
And let your arrow go
Straight to my lover's heart for me
Nobody but me
Cupid please hear my cry
And let your arrow fly
Straight to my lover's heart for me
Now, cupid if your arrow make a love storm for me
I promise I will lover her until eternity
I know between the two of us her heart we can steal
Help me if you will
So, cupid draw back your bow
And let your arrow go
Straight to my lover's heart for me
Nobody but me
Cupid please hear my cry
And let your arrow fly
Straight to my lover's heart for me
Now, cupid, don't you hear me
Calling you, I need ya
Cupid help me, I need ya
Cupid, don't fail me
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Ophelia - Band, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Ophelia (Band, The, 1976). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2024-01-04. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Ophelia," written by Robbie Robertson, was the Band's last entry onto the Billboar Hot 100 chart landing at no. 62 in 1976 (Whitburn, 2013). Robertson stated: "'I was always fascinated by that girl's name,' he told Melody Maker in 1976. 'I always like the mystery factor. I may be writing a song and the music may imply a certain lyric, or vice versa. It's not that deliberate, or an intellectual exercise. It just comes out naturally'" (songfacts, 2024).
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Lyrics:
Boards on the window
Mail by the door
What would anybody leave so quickly for?
Ophelia
Where have you gone?
The old neighborhood just ain't the same
Nobody knows just what became of
Ophelia
Tell me, what went wrong
Was it something that somebody said?
Mama, I know we broke the rules
Was somebody up against the law?
Honey, you know I'd die for you
Ashes of laughter
The ghost is clear
Why do the best things always disappear
Like Ophelia
Please darken my door
Was it something that somebody said?
Mama, I know we broke the rules
Was somebody up against the law?
Honey, you know I'd die for you
They got your number
Scared and running
But I'm still waiting for the second coming
Of Ophelia
Come back home
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Spotlight on Creedence Clearwater Revival (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Spotlight on Creedence Clearwater Revival. Live cover performances by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill, Kahala, HI. 2023-11-08. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
On Nov. 8, 2023, I provided a spotlight on Creedence Clearwater Revival's music. Here is a compilation of the songs I performed that evening. I Hope you enjoy them:
Listed is the year the song peaked and its highest position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Whitburn, 2013).
1. Green River (1969 no. 2)
2. Lodi (1969 no. 52)
3. Who'll Stop the Rain (1970 no. 2)
4. Have You Ever Seen the Rain (1971 no. 8)
5. Down On the Corner (1969 no. 3)
6. Bad Moon Rising (1969 no. 2)
7. Up Around the Bend(1970 no. 4)
8. Travelin' And (1970 no. 2)
9. Proud Mary (1969 no. 2)
10. Long As I Can See the Light (1970 no. 2)
11. Lookin' Out My Back Door (1970 no. 2)
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Shooting Star - Bad Company (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Shooting Star (Bad Company, 1975). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-12-28 "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Shooting Star," written by Paul Rodgers, was released on Bad Company's sophomore album in 1975, "Straight Shooter," and became a staple of FM rock stations (allmusic, 2023; wikipedia, 2023). Rodgers "wrote 'Shooting Star' as a cautionary tale inspired by the untimely deaths of rock legends" (L. Tanos, grunge, May 14, 2021). In an interview with Redbeard, Rogers explained the spark for the song: "I had seen the way certain people had gone, and it seemed a shame to me that . . . it had to be ah it shouldn't have to be that way . . . It shouldn't have to be in order to be a successful and happy musician you had to burn yourself out to do so. It didn't seem that ah, it seemed ashamed that Hendrix and Janis Joplin and even Paul Kossoff, yeah, it just went through my mind and I just started to sing 'Johnny was a schoolboy' and the whole thing just laid itself out for me; almost wrote itself actually" (Redbeard, inthestudio, 2015). Drummer Simon Kirke added "It was a sort of homage to the pitfalls of being in the rock world. You can let the success go to your head and you can get strung out and you can die. It's very, very simple. And, unfortunately, it's happening with alarming frequency to this day. Addiction will always be with us. But 'Shooting Star' was based on a composite of musicians" (songfacts, 2023).
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Lyrics:
Johnny was a school boy when he heard his first Beatles song
Love Me Do, I think it was and from there it didn't take him long
Got himself a guitar, used to play every night
Now he's in a rock & roll outfit, and everything's all right
Don't you know?
Johnny told his Momma, Hey Momma I'm goin' away
I'm gonna hit the big time, gonna be a big star someday
Momma came to the door with a tear drop in her eye
Johnny said, Don't cry Momma smile & wave goodbye
Don't you know, yeah, yeah
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you know, don't you know
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are
Johnny made a record, went straight up to number one
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing the song
Watching the world go by, surprisin' it goes so fast
Johnny looked around him and said
Well, I made the big time at last
Don't you know, don't you know
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you know, woah yeah
Don't you know that you are a shooting star, yeah
And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are, a shooting star
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you know, ahhh
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are
Johnny died one night, died in his bed
Bottle of whiskey, sleepin' tablets by his head
Johnny's life passed him by like a warm summer day
If you listen to the wind, you can still hear him play
Woah...
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you know, don't you know
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you know
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you know
Don't you know you are a shooting star
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Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Jingle Bell Rock (Bobby Helms, 1957). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-12-21. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Jingle Bell Rock," written by Joseph Beal and James Boothe (although Bobby Helms and Hank Garland claimed that they wrote the song), was Helm's third top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 rising to no. 6 on the chart in 1957 (songfacts, 2023); Whitburn, 2013). In a 1986 interview, Helms said "I wrote the music, but I didn't get the credit . . . 'Jingle Bell Rock' didn't have no bridge in it. So, I changed that. They said you just sing it however you want to. Change it, 'cause I got the publishing. You just change it however you want to. It don't matter about that" (G. James, classicbands, 1986).
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Lyrics:
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air
What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet
That's the jingle bell rock
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bell chime in jingle bell time
Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air
What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet
That's the jingle bell
That's the jingle bell
That's the jingle bell rock
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Friday On My Mind - Easybeats, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Friday On My Mind (Easybeats, The, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-12-17. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Friday On My Mind," written by Harry Vanda and George Young, was the Easybeats' only charting recording reaching no. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967 (Whitburn, 2013). Young, The Easybeats' guitarist, was the older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC, who also co-produced seven AC/DC albums along with Vanda, died in 2017. The Easybeats were one of the most popular 1960s artists coming out of Australia on the tails of the British invasion bands (D, Kreps, rollingstone, Oct. 23, 2017). The song was a huge hit in Australia, where it hit the no. 1 position on their charts and was a big hit in the US and UK (songfacts, 2023). In 2001, the song was voted the no. 1 release in 75 years on the Australasian Performing Right Association's Ten Best Australian Songs list (apraamcos, 2023). Unfortunately, "the group was not able to capitalize [on the hit single], falling victim to drug abuse, management struggles, and internal strife. It was six month before their next single, "Who'll Be The One" (songfacts, 2023).
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Lyrics:
Monday mornin' feels so bad
Ev'rybody seems to nag me
Comin' Tuesday I feel better
Even my old man looks good
Wed'sday just don't go
Thursday goes too slow
I've got Friday on my mind
Gonna have fun in the city
Be with my girl, she's so pretty
She looks fine tonight
She is out of sight to me
Tonight I'll spend my bread, tonight
I'll lose my head, tonight
I've got to get to night
Monday I'll have Friday on my mind
Do the five day grind once more
I know of nothin' else that bugs me
More than workin' for the rich man
Hey! I'll change that scene one day
Today I might be mad, tomorrow I'll be glad
'Cause I'll have Friday on my mind
Gonna have fun in the city
Be with my girl, she's so pretty
She looks fine tonight.
She is out of sight to me
Tonight I'll spend my bread, tonight
I'll lose my head, tonight
I've got to get to night
Monday I'll have Friday on my mind
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The More I See You - Chris Montez (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
The More I See You (Chris Montez, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-12-15. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"The More I See You," written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon, was Chris Montez' second top 20 hit peaking at no. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966 (Whitburn, 2013). Herb Alpert signed Montez to record on A&M records and produces his future recordings. He suggested that Chris change his focus from rock 'n roll (e.g., "Let's Dance") to more middle-of-the-road pop songs and chose "The More I See You," which was first recorded first by Buddy DiVito with the Harry James Orchestra and then Dick Haymes with the Victor Young Orchestra; both were hits in 1945 (songfacts, 2023; Whitburn, 1986). Montez' recording was more upbeat than the other two recordings and added a slight latin feel.
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Lyrics:
The more I see you, the more I want you
Somehow this feeling just grows and grows
With every sigh I become more mad about you
More lost without you and so it goes
Can you imagine how much I love you?
The more I see you as years go by
I know the only one for me can only be you
My arms won't free you, and my heart won't try
Can you imagine how much I love you?
The more I see you as years go by
I know the only one for me can only be you
My arms won't free you, and my heart won't try
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You Are My Sunshine - Pine Ridge Boys, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
You Are My Sunshine (Pine Ridge Boys, The, 1939). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-12-11. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
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"You Are My Sunshine," although no one is 100% sure who wrote the song, some believe that Oliver Hood originally wrote the song in the early '30s, but Paul Rice claimed that he wrote the song in 1937; however, in 1939 Rice's wife was in the hospital, and they needed cash to pay the hospital bills. So, Rice sold the song to Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell for $35. "It was copyrighted by Davis and Mitchell and published by Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. of New York" (americansongwriter, 2023; D. Sparkman, wideopencountry, Apr. 7, 2021). Today, "the records in the United States Copyright Archives state the copyright belonging to “Charles Mitchell (A); 2Feb67; R403742” (americansongwriter, 2023). Many versions of the song have been recorded, but the Pine Ridge Boys' version was the first August 22 1939 (greatoldies, 2023). After Jimmie Davis' and Bob Atcher and Bonnie Blue Eyes versions became hits in 1940, the Pine Ridge Boys version caught on, and their version rose to no. 4 on the charts (wikipedia, 2023). Nevertheless, Gene Autry's version from 1941 seems to be the most popular; it topped the Billboard Top Hillbilly Recordings chart and remained on the chart for 50 weeks (wikipedia, 2023).
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Lyrics:
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms
But when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
Then I hung my head and I cried
You are my sunshine, my only only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away
You told me once, dear, you really loved me
And nothing else could come between
But now you've left me for another
And you shattered all of my dreams
You are my sunshine, my only only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away
I'll always love you and make you happy
If you only say the same
But if you leave me for another
You'll regret it all some day
You are my sunshine, my only only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away
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Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-12-09 "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Secret Agent Man," written by Steve Barri and P. F. Sloan, was Johnny Rivers' fourth top 10 song rising to no. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966 (Whitburn, 2013). The song was the theme song for the TV series "Secret Agent," which ran from 1964–1967 staring Patrick McGoohan as a special operative for M9 (imdb, 2023). CBS was looking for a new 15 second theme song for the show to replace the original theme song "High Wire" (imdb, 2023; songfeacts, 2023). Sloan stated that "Somebody thought I should do a full length instrumental of the song. So I did. Meanwhile the song was picked by CBS and Johnny Rivers recorded the quick 15-second song for the TV show. The Ventures . . . heard the demo and recorded and released the song way before Rivers even had [the] finished song [the Ventures' version stalled at no. 54 on the Billboard chart in '66] (Whitburn, 2013)]. The publishers asked me to finish the song, Rivers recorded it, not one of his favorite songs back then, but he's happier with it now" (songfacts, 2023).
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Lyrics:
There's a man who leads a life of danger
To everyone he meets he stays a stranger
With every move he makes another chance he takes
Odds are he won't live to see tomorrow
Secret agent man, secret agent man
They've given you a number, I know they've take away your name
Beware of pretty faces that you find
A pretty face can hide an evil mind
Ah, be careful what you say
Or you'll give yourself away
Odds are you won't live to see tomorrow
Secret agent man, secret agent man
They've given you a number, I know they've take away your name
Secret agent man, secret agent man
They've given you a number, oh they've taken away your name
Swingin' on the Riviera one day
And then layin' in the Bombay alley next day
Oh, don't you let you let the wrong word slip
While kissing persuasive lips
Odds are you won't live to see tomorrow
Secret agent man, secret agent man
They've given you a number, oh they've take away your name
Secret agent man
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Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Behind Closed Doors (Charlie Rich, 1973). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-12-05. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Behind Closed Doors," written by Kenny O'Dell, was Charlie Rich's third top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973 stalling at no. 15 and his second top 10 hit on the Billboard Country Singles chart on which the song was his first no. 1 release (Whitburn, 2013). According to Kenny O'Dell, "The song was written during the Watergate scandal and the lyrics were inspired by how the Congressional Committee, that was investigating Watergate at the time, had a number of non-public sessions . . . 'They're always talking about no one know[sic] what goes on behind closed doors. Having the sessions, another session, behind closed doors. And I'm thinking, I like the title, 'Behind Closed Doors' '" (songfacts, 2023). Interesting that in 1973 the lyrics were a bit too racy for some radio stations; so some refused to play the song initially (D. Davis, texarkanagazette, May 4, 2023). Regardless, the "song won both Single of the Year and Song of the Year from both the CMA and ACM Awards. It won the Grammy for Best Country Song, and Best Country Vocal Performance for a Male. Rich also won Best Male Vocalist from the CMAs in 1973, and the album Behind Closed Doors won for Album of the Year" (savingcountrymusic, 2022).
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Lyrics:
My baby makes me proud, Lord don't she make me proud
She never makes a scene by hanging all over me in a crowd
'Cause people like to talk, Lord, how they love to talk
But when they turn out the lights,
I know she'll be leaving with me
And when we get behind closed doors
Then she lets her hair hang down
And she makes me glad that I'm a man
Oh no one knows what goes on behind closed doors.
My baby makes me smile, Lord don't she make me smile
She's never too far away or too tired to say I want you
She's always a lady, just like a lady should be
But when they turn out the lights,
She's still a baby to me.
'Cause when we get behind closed doors
Then she lets her hair hang down
And she makes me glad that I'm a man
Oh no one knows what goes on behind closed doors.
Behind closed doors
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Kicks - Paul Revere & the Raiders (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Kicks (Paul Revere & the Raiders, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-11-30. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
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"Kicks," written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, was Paul Revere & the Raiders' second top 20 hit rising to no. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966 (Whitburn, 2013). "Kicks" seems to be the first anti-drug rock song; Mann and Weil said that they originally wrote it hoping it would help a friend who was struggling with drugs (songfests, 2023). The song was first offered to the Animals, who turned it down. The Raiders' version was ranked no. 400 on the Rolling Stone's “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” and no. 36 on Paste Magazine’s “50 Greatest Garage Rock Songs” (genius, 2023).
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Lyrics:
Girl, you thought you found the answer
On that magic carpet ride last night
But when you wake up in the mornin'
The world still gets you uptight
Well, there's nothin' that you ain't tried
To fill the emptiness inside
When you come back down, girl
Still ain't feelin' right
And don't it seem like
Kicks just keep gettin' harder to find
And all your kicks ain't bringin' you peace of mind
Before you find out it's too late, girl
You better get straight
No, but not with kicks, you just need help, girl
Well you think you're gonna find yourself
A little piece of paradise
But it ain't happened yet, so girl, you better think twice
Don't you see no matter what you do
You'll never run away from you
And if you keep on runnin' you'll have to pay the price
And don't it seem like
Kicks just keep gettin' harder to find
And all your kicks ain't bringin' you peace of mind
Before you find out it's too late, girl
You better get straight
No, you don't need kicks
To help you face the world each day
That road goes nowhere
I'm gonna help you find yourself another way
Kicks just keep gettin' harder to find
And all your kicks ain't bringin' you peace of mind
Before you find out it's too late, girl
You better get straight
Don't it seem like
Kicks just keep gettin' harder to find
And all your kicks ain't bringin' you peace of mind
Before you find out it's too late, girl
You better get straight
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Never My Love - Association, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Never My Love (Association, The, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-11-25. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Never My Love," written by Dick and Don Addrisi, was the Association's 4th top 10 hit landing at the no. 2 position in 1967 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other artists that had a top 40 hit with the song included the 5th Dimension (1971, no. 12) and Blue Swede (1974, no. 7) (Whitburn, 2013). As a staple of Lite Rock radio, BMI, which tracks songs that are played on radio and TV, claimed that "'Never My Love' was the second-most played song on American radio and television in the 20th century, trailing only 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'' by the Righteous Brothers (songfests, 2023).
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Lyrics:
You ask me if there'll come a time
When I grow tired of you
Never my love
Never my love
You wonder if this heart of mine
Will lose its desire for you
Never my love
Never my love
What makes you think love will end
When you know that my whole life depends
On you, on you
Never my love
Never my love
You say you fear I'll change my mind
And I won't require you
Never my love
Never my love
How can you think love will end
When I've asked you to spend your whole life
With me, with me
Never my love
Never my love
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Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp) - Allan Sherman (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp) (Allan Sherman, 1963). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-11-19. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
A Monty Python quote seems to be apropos here . . . "And now for something completely different." A bit of comic relief. "Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)," written by Allan Sherman and Lou Busch, was Allan Sherman's debut release, which rose to the no. 2 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963 (Whitburn, 2013). The lyrics are sung to the melody of "Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours" and are based on Sherman's son's letters, which he sent home while at camp (S. Lewis, wrti, Aug. 5, 2019). The song received the Grammy Award for Comedy in 1964 (genius, 2023). The song was added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2020, which adds songs that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" (songfacts, 2023). Allan Sherman died of respiratory failure at the age of 48 on November 21, 1973 (New York Times, p. 40, Nov. 22, 1973). Sherman is one of many parody artists such as Weird Al Yankovic, Tom Lehrer and Tenacious D; however, parody is more historic. Mozart and Beethoven during the 18th and 19th centuries often created parodies of known operas (pianity, 2023).
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Lyrics:
Hello Muddah, hello Faddah
Here I am at Camp Grenada
Camp is very entertaining
And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining
I went hiking with Joe Spivey
He developed poison ivy
You remember Leonard Skinner
He got Ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner
All the counsellors hate the waiters
And the lake has alligators
And the head coach wants no sissies
So he reads to us from something called Ulysses
Now I don't want this should scare ya'
But my bunkmate has Malaria
You remember Jeffery Hardy
They're about to organize a searching party
Take me home, oh Muddah, Faddah
Take me home, I hate Grenada
Don't leave me out in the forest where
I might get eaten by a bear
Take me home, I promise I will
Not make noise, or mess the house with
Other boys, oh please don't make me stay
I've been here one whole day
Dearest Fadduh, Darling Muddah
How's my precious little bruddah
Let me come home if you miss me
I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me
Wait a minute, it's stopped hailing
Guys are swimming, guys are sailing
Playing baseball, gee that's bettah
Muddah, Faddah kindly disregard this letter
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