Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Lay Down Sally (Eric Clapton, 1977). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-04-17. "Keeping the Oldies Alive"
Released in the winter of 1977, "Lay Down Sally" was Eric Clapton' fourth top 40 hit landing at the #3 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978. The song was written by Clapton, Marcy Leven, and George Terry (Whitburn, 2013). The song was also Clapton's first entry onto the Billboard Top Country Singles chart rising to #26 (Whitburn, 1993). Clapton was born Eric Patrick Clapp in 1945 and was a member of various noteworthy groups: The Roosters, The Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Blind Faith (Whitburn, 1993). "Lay Down Sally" is performed in J. J. Cale style (last.fm, 2021) , whom was one of Clapton's highly respected influencers (guitarworld.com, 2021). As a side note, for those named Sally, since the release of the first Billboard Hot 100 on August 4, 1958 (Whitburn, 2013), there have been 14 "Sally" songs that reached the top 100 and two hit the top 10: The Jaynetts' "Sally, Go 'Round the Roses" (#2) and Eric Clapton's "Lay Down Sally" (#3); (note: Paul McCartney & Wings' "Junior's Farm" rose to #3 while the "B" side of the single, "Sally G," rose to #17) (X. Zellner, billboard.com, 03-28-2019; Whitburn, 2013).
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Lyrics:
There is nothing that is wrong
In wanting you to stay here with me
I know you've got somewhere to go,
But won't you make yourself at home and stay with me?
And don't you ever leave
Lay down, Sally, and rest you in my arms
Don't you think you want someone to talk to?
Lay down, Sally, no need to leave so soon
I've been trying all night long just to talk to you
The sun ain't nearly on the rise
And we still got the moon and stars above
Underneath the velvet skies,
Love is all that matters Won't you stay with me?
And don't you ever leave
Lay down, Sally, and rest you in my arms
Don't you think you want someone to talk to?
Lay down, Sally, no need to leave so soon
I've been trying all night long just to talk to you
I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily
So don't you go and say goodbye,
You can lay your worries down and stay with me
And don't you ever leave
Lay down, Sally, and rest you in my arms
Don't you think you want someone to talk to?
Lay down, Sally, no need to leave so soon
I've been trying all night long just to talk to you
Lay down, Sally, and rest you in my arms
Don't you think you want someone to talk to?
Lay down, Sally, no need to leave so soon
I've been trying all night long just to talk to you
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By the Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
By the Time I Get To Phoenix (Glen Campbell, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Courtyard, Kahala, HI. 2023-03-29. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"By the Time I Get To Phoenix," written by Jimmy Webb, was Glen Campbell's top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart rising to no. 26 in 1967 (Whitburn, 2013) and his first top ten on the Top Country Singles' chart the same year hitting the no. 2 position (Whitburn, 1994). Campbell won the Grammys for Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male for his rendition of the song (songfacts, 2023). According to songfacts (2023), "like 'MacArthur Park,' 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' was written by Jimmy Webb about a love affair he had with Suzy Horton, whom he began dating when they were high school students in Colton, California. She caused him considerable anguish when she ran off to Lake Tahoe to work as a dancer; it got worse when she married another guy, inspiring Webb to write 'Worst That Could Happen,' a hit for the Brooklyn Bridge in 1969. That marriage failed, and in 1993, Horton became Suzy Ronstadt when she married Linda Ronstadt's cousin, Bobby.
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Lyrics:
By the time I get to Phoenix she'll be rising
She'll find the note I left hangin' on her door
She'll laugh when she reads the part that says I'm leavin'
'Cause I've left that girl so many times before.
By the time I make Albuquerque she'll be working
She'll probably stop at lunch and give me a call
But she'll just hear that phone keep on ringin'
Off the wall, that's all.
By the time I make Oklahoma she'll be sleepin'
She'll turn softly and call my name out low
And she'll cry just to think I'd really leave her
Tho' time and time I try to tell her so
She just didn't know I would really go.
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I've Gotta Get A Message To You - Bee Gees, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
I've Gotta Get A Message To You (Bee Gees, The, 1968). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill, Kahala, HI. 2023-03-01. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"I've Gotta Get A Message To You" is the Bee Gee's first top 10 hit in the US and their 6th top 40 US hit in just over a year; the song landed at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968 (Whitburn, 2008).
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Lyrics:
The preacher talked to me and he smiled
Said, "Come and walk with me, come and walk one more mile
Now for once in your life you're alone
But you ain't got a dime, there's no time for the phone"
I've just got to get a message to you, hold on, hold on
One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on
I told him I'm in no hurry
But if I broke her heart, won't you tell her I'm sorry
And for once in my life I'm alone,
And I've got to let her know just in time before I go
I've just go to get a message to you, hold on, hold on
One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on
Well I laughed but that didn't hurt
And it's only her love that keeps me wearing this dirt
Now I'm crying but deep down inside
Well I did it to him, now it's my turn to die
I've just got to get a message to you, hold on, hold on
One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on
Hold on
One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on
I've just got to get a message to her, hold on, hold on
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Carrie-Anne - Hollies, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Carrie-Anne (Hollies, The, 1967). Live performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Courtyard, Kahala, HI. 2023-03-01."Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
Aloha Everyone: I'm continuing my oldies/classics revival during the month of April at Puka's Bar Courtyard every Wednesday night 5:30-7:30pm and now also every Friday afternoon (12 noon - 2pm) as well! Beginning this Friday. Come out and enjoy the outdoor venue, food and drinks, and sing along to the songs of the '50s, '60s, '70s, 80s and '90s at Puka's Bar Courtyard, Kahala Mall, in front of Whole Foods. Hope to see you there.
Today, Friday, March 31st (12noon - 2pm)
April 5th (5:30 - 7:30 pm); April 7th (12noon - 2pm)
April 12th (5:30 - 7:30 pm); April 14th (12noon - 2pm)
April 19th (5:30 - 7:30 pm); April 21st (12noon - 2pm)
April 16th (5:30 - 7:30 pm); April 28th (12noon - 2pm)
"Carrie-Anne," written by Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Grahm Nash, was the Hollies' third top 10 hit landing at the no. 9 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967 and no. 3 in the UK (officialcharts, 2023; Whitburn, 2013). The song was written about Marianne Faithful, ex-girlfriend of Mick Jagger and also Allan Clarke; her name was changed to Carrie-Anne to avoid the clear identification of Faithfull (songfacts, 2023). "Carrie-Anne" was the first pop song to include a steelpan in the instrumentation (panonthenet, 2023).
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Lyrics:
Hey, Carrie Anne
Hey, Carrie Anne
When we were at school, our games were simple
I played a janitor, you played a monitor
Then you played with older boys and prefects
What's the attraction in what they're doing
Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now
Can anybody play
Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now
Can anybody play
You were always something special to me
quite independent, never caring
You lost your charm as you were aging
Where is your magic disappearing
Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now
Can anybody play
Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now
Can anybody play
You're so, so like a woman to me
(So like a woman to me)
So, so like a woman to me
(Like a woman to me)
Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now
Can anybody play
Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now
Can anybody play
People live and learn but you're still learning
You use my mind and I'll be your teacher
When the lesson's over, you'll be with me
Then I'll hear the other people saying
Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now
Can anybody play
Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now
Can anybody play
Carrie Anne, Carrie Anne, Carrie Anne
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Anytime At All - Bill Sharkey
Anytime At All (Bill Sharkey, 2021). Live performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Courtyard, Kahala, HI. 2023-03-22.
© 2021 W. F. Sharkey (BMI)
"Anytime At All," written by W. F. Sharkey, was released on my "Longing" album, which was published in 2021. This is a minus 2 performance; here I perform live guitar and lead vocal with backing recording. "Anytime At All" is a song that focuses on someone who has engaged in a relational transgression against a loved one, who has lost this individual, and is asking for forgiveness. This person is craving for reconciliation. I hope you enjoy it.
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Lyrics:
Every morning I wake up
Wanting you by my side
But you were nowhere at all
I understand; your departure was justified
I want you all the time
What I did was a crime
My acts led to my downfall
Please pick up the phone and call
Anytime at all, anytime at all
Anytime at all please call . . .
Nights are so lonely without you
I'm always alone
Days feeling longer and longer
I want to atone
I ask for clemency
For my deficiency
I've confessed to my role
Please forgive me and call
Anytime at all, anytime at all . . .
Anytime at all please call
You're lovely and beautiful
You've always dissolved me with your charms
But losing you, I never considered
Fear I'll never hold you in my arms again
I want you all the time
What I did was a terrible crime
I'm on my knees and in a freefall
Please pick up the phone and call me
Anytime at all, anytime at all . . .
Anytime at all please call
Please call, anytime at all
Please forgive me, anytime at all
I should have known better, anytime at all
There is no excuse, anytime at all
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Young World - Rick Nelson (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Young World (Rick Nelson, 1962). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-23. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Young World," written by Jerry Fuller, was Rick Nelson's 15th top 10 hit rising to the no. 5 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1962 (Whitburn, 2013). The musicians who performed on the record for Nelson included Glen Campbell, James Burton, Joe Osborn, Ritchie Frost, and Jim Pierce (Wikipedia, 2023). Six months or so before the release of "Young World," Nelson decided to change his performing name from Ricky to Rick (Whitburn, 2013). Although "Young World" was a major hit for Nelson, it was only released as a single and did not appear on any of his initial album releases (Whitburn, 2006); it was finally included on his 2000 Legacy and 2005 Greatest Hits albums (allmusic, 2023).
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Lyrics:
It's a young world
When you're in love, you're in a young world
So take my hand and let me show you
Just how true young love can be
And whoa-uh-oh
It's a young world
And if you'll tell me you're my one girl
You'll make my whole life worth livin'
Just by givin' your love to me
All of the world is a treasure
When you have someone to care
Promise me your love forever
We'll have the whole world to share
And it's a young world
When you're in love, you' re in a young world
If you believe what I've told you
Let me hold you, say you love me
All of the world is a treasure
When you have someone to care
Promise me your love forever
We'll have the whole world to share
And it's a young world
When you're in love, you' re in a young world
If you believe what I've told you
Let me hold you, say you love me
It's a young world, whoa-oh-oh
It's a young world, whoa-oh-oh
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I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song (Jim Croce, 1974). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-21. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song," written by Jim Croce, was Croce's last top 10 hit hitting the no. 9 position in 1974 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Whitburn, 2013) and no 67 on the Billboard Top Country Singles' chart (Whitburn, 1994). Croce died in a plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana, September 20, 1973 (biography, 2020); "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song" was released posthumously, seven months after his death (songfacts, 2023). How the song came to be was explained by Jim's wife, Ingrid. "After a year and a half of his working so very hard on the road, we were barely making ends meet, but Jim wouldn't talk about it. He hated questions as much as he hated confrontation, especially about money. He stormed out of our bedroom and went down to the kitchen table to brood. The next morning he woke me gently by singing his new song. 'Every time I tried to tell you the words just came out wrong. So I'll have to say I love you, in a song'" (I. Croce, Thyme In A Bottle, 1996).
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Lyrics:
Well, I know it's kind of late
I hope I didn't wake you
But what I got to say can't wait
I know you'd understand
Every time I tried to tell you
The words just came out wrong
So I'll have to say I love you in a song
Yeah, I know it's kind of strange
Every time I'm near you
I just run out of things to say
I know you'd understand
Every time I tried to tell you
The words just came out wrong
So I'll have to say I love you in a song
Every time the time was right
All the words just came out wrong
So I'll have to say I love you in a song
Yeah, I know it's kind of late
I hope I didn't wake you
But there's something that I just got to say
I know you'd understand
Every time I tried to tell you
The words just came out wrong
So I"ll have to say I love you in a song
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Bend Me Shape Me - American Breed, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Bend Me Shape Me (American Breed, The, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-18 "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Bend Me Shape Me," written by Scott English and Larry Weiss, was The American Breed's only top 10 hit rising to no. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967 (Whitburn, 2013). Larry Weiss later penned the song "Rhinestone Cowboy," which became a hit for Glen Campbell (songfacts, 2023); and Scott English co-wrote the song "Brandy," which was Barry Manilow's first hit single, although Manilow changed the title to "Mandy" so as not to be confused with the song "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by the Looking Glass (songfacts, 2023).
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Lyrics:
You are all the woman I need,
And baby you know it
You can make this beggar a king,
A clown, or a poet
I'll give you all that I own.
You got me standing in line
Out in the cold,
Pay me some mind.
Bend me, shape me
Anyway you want me,
Long as you love me, it's all right
Bend me, shape me
Anyway you want me,
You got the power to turn on the light.
Everybody tells me I'm wrong
To want you so badly,
But there's a force driving me on,
I follow it gladly.
So let them laugh I don't care,
'Cause I got nothing to hide,
All that I want is you by my side
Bend me, shape me
Anyway you want me,
Long as you love me, it's all right
Bend me, shape me
Anyway you want me,
You got the power to turn on the light.
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It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
It Never Rains In Southern California (Albert Hammond, 1972). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-16. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"It Never Rains In Southern California," written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, was Hammond's only top ten hit rising to the no. 5 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1972 (Whitburn, 2013). "It Never Rains In Southern California" was an autobiographical description of Hammond's trials and tribulations trying to make it in the music business and moving from Morocco, to Los Angeles; the song was written in London when Hammond was broke and tried to bum money for food and transportation to get to America but didn't want his father to find out. However, while bumming for money at a London train station, one of his cousins saw him but Hammond said "I didn't even know it was him... I just asked him for some money, too. And he said 'you should be ashamed, I'm gonna tell your father,' and I said 'please, don't tell him, he'll go crazy and stop me doing this!' . . . he did tell my father, you know. All these things like 'will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it' and all that stuff came from that era of my life when I was struggling, trying to make it, trying to get from Morocco to Spain, from Spain to England, from England to America... That struggle you go through, that's It never rains in Southern California, the story of my life" (songfacts, 2023).
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Lyrics:
Got on board a westbound seven forty-seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
Ooh, that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California, but girl, don't they warn ya?
It pours, man, it pours
I'm out of work, I'm out of my head
Out of self respect, I'm out of bread
I'm underloved, I'm underfed, I want to go home
It never rains in California, but girl, don't they warn ya?
It pours, man, it pours
Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it?
Had offers but didn't know which one to take
Please don't tell 'em how you found me
Don't tell 'em how you found me
Gimme a break, give me a break
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California, but girl, don't they warn ya?
It pours, man, it pours
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Amazing Grace - Various Artists (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Amazing Grace (Various Artists). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-14. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Amazing Grace," words written by British Anglican clergyman John Newton and published in 1779, was put to music numerous times; however, in 1835 composter William Walker joined Newton's lyrics to the melody of "New Britain," which is the song we have come to know (Lyrics, 2023; B. Piper, americansongwriter, 2020). The song has since been performed, according to historians per Piper (americansongwriter, 2020), more that ten million times. The verse beginning with "When we've been there ten thousand years . . ." was not written by Newton; it was added by "African American communities [who] borrowed it from a song titled 'Jerusalem, My Happy Home'" in the late 1700s (songfacts, 2023). The song has found it's way onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart a couple of times; Judy Collins' version rose to the no. 15 position in 1971 and no. 5 in the UK remaining on the UK chart for a remarkable 67 weeks and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards' instrumental version reached no. 11 in 1972 and no. 1 in the UK (Kutner & Leigh, 2005; songfacts, 2023). Whitburn, 2023).
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Lyrics:
Amazing grace, How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost, but now I am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come,
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home.
When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun.
Amazing grace, How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost, but now I am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
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Tell Laura I Love Her - Pay Peterson / Ricky Valance (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Tell Laura I Love Her (Ray Peterson, 1960; Ricky Valance, 1960). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-11. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Tell Laura I Love Her," written by Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh, was Ray Peterson's first top 10 and highest ranked hit on the Billboard Hot 100 hitting the no. 7 position in 1960 (Whitburn, 2013), while Ricky Valance's version hit the no. 1 position the same year in the UK (Kutner & Leigh, 2005). What is interesting, is that the BBC and a number of radio stations in the US originally banned the song for fear that it would encourage some listeners to commit suicide (C. Weston, hitc, 2021; songfacts, 2023). "Decca Records in England picked up the original [Peterson] recording and broadcast a sample on the BBC. An apparent moral panic ensued and Decca executives decided the record could not be released, saying it was 'too tasteless and vulgar for the English sensibility.' 25,000 copies had already been pressed, and were all destroyed. EMI-Columbia promptly recruited Valence, a Welsh RAF veteran recently signed to the label, to cover the song. The BBC immediately banned it, citing a recent series of fatal road accidents" even so, it rose to the no. 1 position in the UK (songfacts, 2023).
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Lyrics:
Laura and Tommy were lovers
He wanted to give her everything
Flowers, presents and most of all, a wedding ring
He saw a sign for a stock car race
A thousand dollar prize it read
He couldn't get Laura on the phone
So to her mother Tommy said
Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura I may be late
I've something to do that cannot wait
He drove his car to the racing grounds
He was the youngest driver there
The crowd roared as they started the race
'Round the track they drove at a deadly pace
No one knows what happened that day
How his car overturned in flames
But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck
With his dying breath, they heard him say
Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die
And in the chapel where Laura prays
For her Tommy who passed away
It was just for Laura he lived and died
Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry
Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die
Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her
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Dear Abby - John Prine (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Dear Abby (John Prine, 197 Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-08. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Dear Abby," written by John Prine, was released on this third album "Sweet Revenge" (1973) and then released on "Prime Prine - The Best of John Prine" (1977) (Whitburn, 2006). Prine explained where the idea for the song came from: "I was in Europe and my first wife and I stopped in Rome for the day. I wanted a newspaper and all they had was the International Herald Tribune which is all the tragic news in the world crammed into six pages with no sports results and no comics. And yet here's 'Dear Abby.' She was the only relief in the whole paper. and that's where I wrote most of the song - in Rome, Italy that is" (L. Hutchinson, performingsongwriter., Apr. 8, 2020). Prine's "Dear Abby" recording was recorded during a live gig at New York's State University (songfacts, 2023).
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Lyrics:
Dear Abby, dear Abby
My feet are too long
My hair's falling out and my rights are all wrong
My friends they all tell me that I've no friends at all
Won't you write me a letter, won't you give me a call
Signed bewildered
Bewildered, bewildered
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood
Dear Abby, dear Abby
My fountain pen leaks
My wife hollers at me and my kids are all freaks
Every side I get up on is the wrong side of bed
If it weren't so expensive I'd wish I were dead
Signed unhappy
Unhappy, unhappy
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood
Dear Abby, dear Abby
Dear Abby, dear Abby
Dear Abby, dear Abby
You won't believe this
But my stomach makes noises whenever I kiss
My girlfriend tells me it's all in my head
But my stomach tells me to write you instead
Signed noise-maker
Noise-maker, noise-maker
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood
Dear Abby, dear Abby
Well I never thought
That me and my girlfriend would ever get caught
We were sitting in the back seat just shooting the breeze
With her hair up in curlers and her pants to her knees
Signed just married
Just married just married
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood
Signed dear Abby
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Spooky - Dennis Yost & Classics IV (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Spooky (Dennis Yost & Classics IV, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-04. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
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"Spooky," written by Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb, Harry Middlebrooks and Mike Sharpiro, was the Classics IV's first top 10 hit, rising to no. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in at the winter of 1967 (Whitburn, 2013). The song was originally recorded by saxophonist Mike Sharpe as an instrumental track, which landed at no. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967; The Atlanta Rhythm Section (ARS) also charted with their version hitting no. 17 on the chart in 1979 (Whitburn, 2013). The ARS recording sounds a lot like the Classic IV's recording, which most likely happened because three of the Classic IV's members formed the ARS (songfacts, 2023).
Lyrics:
In the cool of the evening when ev'rything is gettin' kind of groovy,
I call you up and ask you if you want to go and meet and see a movie,
First you say no, you've got some plans for the night,
And then you stop, and say, "All right."
Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you.
You always keep me guessin', I never seem to know what you are thinkin'.
When every fella looks at you, I'm sure your little eye'll be a-winkin'.
I get confused, 'cause I don't know where I stand,
And then you smile, and hold my hand.
Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you.
Spooky!
If you decide someday to stop this little game that you are playin',
I'm gonna tell you all the things my heart's been a-dyin' to be sayin'.
Just like a ghost, you've been a-hauntin' my dreams,
So I'll propose... on Halloween.
Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you.
Spooky,
Spooky,
All right
I said Spooky,
Ahwwww
Yeah Yeah
I said Spooky!
Yeah Yeah
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I Saw the Light - Todd Rundgren (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
I Saw the Light (Todd Rundgren, 1972). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-02. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"I Saw the Light," written by Todd Rundgren, was Rundgren's first solo top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at no. 16 in 1972 (Whitburn, 2013); although his band "Runt," which was in essence a solo project, had Rundgren's very first top 20 hit with "We Gotta Get You A Woman," (no. 20 on the Billboard chart) (allmusic, 2023). Of writing the song, Rundgren explained "I wrote this song in 15 minutes from start to finish. It was one of the reason that caused me to change my style of writing. It doesn't matter how clever a song is - if it's written in 15 minutes, it is such a string of clichés that it just doesn't have lasting impact for me. And for me, the greatest disappointment in the world is not being able to listen to my own music and enjoy it" (songfests, 2023).
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Lyrics:
It was late last night
I was feeling something wasn't right
There was not another soul in sight
Only you, only you
So we walked along,
Though I knew there was something wrong
And the feeling hit me oh so strong about you
Then you gazed up at me and the answer was plain to see
'Cause I saw the light in your eyes
Though we had our fling
I just never would suspect a thing
'Til that little bell began to ring in my head
In my head
But I tried to run,
Though I knew it wouldn't help me none
'Cause I couldn't ever love no one, or so I said
But my feelings for you
Were just something I never knew
'Til I saw the light in your eyes
But I love you best
It's not something that I say in jest
'Cause you're different, girl, from all the rest
In my eyes
And I ran out before but I won't do it anymore
Can't you see the light in my eyes
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Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Aloha Everyone: I'm continuing my oldies/classics revival during the month of March at Puka's Bar Courtyard every Wednesday night 5:30-7:30pm. Come out and enjoy the outdoor venue, food and drinks, and sing along to the songs of the '50s, '60s, '70s, 80s and '90s at Puka's Bar Courtyard, Kahala Mall, in front of Whole Foods. Hope to see you there.
March 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th
Chantilly Lace (Big Bopper, 1958). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-02-28. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Chantilly Lace," written by J. P. Richardson (The Bib Bopper), was Richardson's debut single and his highest charting song rising to no. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and remained on the chart for 25 weeks; however, Richardson died, along with Richie Valens and Buddy Holly, less than a year after the release of this song (Feb. 3, 1959) (Whitburn, 2013). One interesting note is that Richardson produced three music videos during 1958, "Chantilly Lace," "Big Bopper's Wedding" and "Little Red Riding Hood," all written by Richardson (songfacts, 2023). Richardson referred to these videos as "rock videos." . . . According to Bill Griggs, editor of the "Rockin' 50s" music magazine, the Big Bopper was convinced that video was the wave of the future and, at the time of his death, he was preparing to start production on music videos for TV and a specially designed jukebox that would play videos (songfacts, 2023). Way ahead of his time, pre Beatles and MTV.
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Lyrics:
Hello, baby
Yeah, this is the Big Bopper speakin'
Ha ha ha ha ha, oh you sweet thing
Do I what?
Will I what?
Oh baby, you know what I like
Chantilly lace and a pretty face
And a pony tail a-hangin' down
That wiggle in the walk
And giggle in the talk
Makes the world go 'round
There ain't nothin' in the world
Like a big-eyed girl
That makes me act so funny
Make me spend my money
Make me feel real loose, like a long necked goose
Like a girl, oh baby, that's what I like
What's that baby, but, but?
Oh honey
But?
Oh baby, you know what I like
Chantilly lace and a pretty face
And a pony tail a-hangin' down
That wiggle in the walk
And giggle in the talk
Makes the world go 'round
There ain't nothin' in the world
Like a big-eyed girl
That makes me act so funny
Make me spend my money
Make me feel real loose, like a long necked goose
Like a girl, oh baby, that's what I like
What's that, honey?
Pick you up at eight and don't be late?
But, baby, I ain't got no money, honey
Ha ha ha ha ha
Oh, all right, baby, you know what I like
Chantilly lace and a pretty face
And a pony tail a-hangin' down
That wiggle in the walk
And giggle in the talk
Makes the world go 'round
There ain't nothin' in the world
Like a big-eyed girl
That makes me act so funny
Make me spend my money
Make me feel real loose, like a long necked goose
Like a girl, oh baby, that's what I like
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Meet Me On the Corner - Lindisfarne (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Meet Me On the Corner (Lindisfarne, 1972). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-02-23. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Meet Me On the Corner," written by the group's bassist Rod Clements, was Lindisfarne's first charting single in the UK and rose to the no. 5 position there; however, the song did not chart in the US (Larkin, 1997; officialcharts, 2023; Whitburn 2013). The song is the opening track to the band's second album "Fog On the Tyne," which hit the no. 1 position in the UK in 1971 (Larkin, 1997). According to Clements, "I wrote the song over two nights. It just came together. The guitar part took me about half-an-hour to put together. Then the following night I came up with the lyrics - again in about half an hour" (D. Morton, chroniclelive, 1 Mar 2022).
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Lyrics:
Hey mister dream seller
Where have you been.
Tell me have you dreams I can see?
I came along, just to bring you this song,
Can you spare one dream for me?
You won't have met me,
And you'll soon forget.
So don't mind me tugging at your sleeve.
I'm asking you,
If I can fix a rendezvous,
For your dreams are all I believe.
Meet me on the corner,
When the lights are coming on,
And I'll be there.
I promise I'll be there.
Down the empty streets,
We'll disappear into the dawn,
If you have dreams enough to share.
Lay down your bundles,
Of rags and reminders,
And spread your wears on the ground.
Well I've got time,
If you're dealing mine,
I'm just hanging around.
Meet me on the corner,
When the lights are coming on,
And I'll be there.
I promise I'll be there.
Down the empty streets,
We'll disappear into the dawn,
If you have dreams enough to share.
Hey mister dream seller,
Where have you been.
Tell me have you dreams I can see?
I came along, just to bring you this song,
Can you spare one dream for me?
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Red Red Wine - Neil Diamond / UB40 (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Red Red Wine (Neil Diamond, 1968; Vic Dana, 1970; UB40, 1982). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-02-20. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Red Red Wine," written by Neil Diamond, was a minor ballad hit for Diamond hitting the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at the no. 62 position in 1968 and Vic Dana's version stalling at no. 72 in 1970; however, it was UB40's reggae version that many people remember. Their version originally rose to the no. 1 slot on the UK chart in 1983 and no. 34 on the US Billboard chart in 1984; but they released an extended version in the US, which included a rap sequence, in 1988. This version rose to no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Kutner & Leigh, 2005; Whitburn, 2013). UB40s version was based on a 1969 reggae cover by Tony Tribe, thinking Tony Tribe's was the original version and that "N. Diamond" referred to Negus Diamond as the writer of the song (Kutner & Leigh, 2005). What is interesting is that Neil Diamond responded to a fan on Redit and stated that UB40's version is his favorite (N. Diamond, redit, 2014); in fact, Diamond performs UB40's reggae version at his live shows (Kutner & Leigh, 2005).
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Lyrics:
Red, red wine, goes to my head,
Makes me forget that I
Still need you so
Red, red wine, it's up to you
All I can do, I've done
But memories won't go
No, memories won't go
I'd have thought that with time
Thoughts of you would leave my head
I was wrong, now I find
Just one thing makes me forget
Red, red wine, stay close to me
Don't let me be alone
It's tearing apart
My blue, blue heart
I'd have thought that with time
Thoughts of you would leave my head
I was wrong, now I find
Just one thing makes me forget
Red, red wine, stay close to me
Don't let me be alone
It's tearing apart
My blue, blue heart
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Heartbeat - Buddy Holly (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Heartbeat (Buddy Holly, 1958). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-02-17. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Heartbeat," written by Bob Montgomery and Norman Petty, was Buddy Holly's first solo release without his backup band the Crickets; the song stalled at the no. 82 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958/1959 (Whitburn, 2013) but did reach no. 30 on the UK chart (officialcharts, 2023). "Heartbeat" was Holly's last single released prior to his untimely death (doyouremember, 2023), when he, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper (Jiles Perry "J.P." Richardson Jr.) were killed in a plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959; Holly was 22 years old (Dimery & MacDonald, 2007; Whitburn, 2013). An interesting side note, Buddy Holly and The Crickets were the first big-name white group to play the Apollo Theater in Harlem. They were booked there in 1957 by a promoter who assumed they were black" (songfacts, 223).
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Lyrics:
Heartbeat
Why do you miss when my baby kisses me
Heartbeat
Why does a love kiss stay in my memory
Piddly pat
I know that new love thrills me
I know that true love will be
Heartbeat
Why do you miss when my baby kisses me
Heartbeat
Why do you skip when my babies lips meet mine
Heartbeat
Why do you flip and give me a skip each sign
Piddly pat
And sing to me love's story
And bring to me love's glory
Heartbeat
Why do you miss when my baby kisses me
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Good Thing - Paul Revere & the Raiders (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Good Thing (Paul Revere & the Raiders, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-02-15. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Good Thing," written by Mark Lindsay and Terry Melcher, was the Raiders' fifth top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at the no. 4 position in 1966 (Whitburn, 2013). The song was released on the group's "The Spirit Of '67" LP and became the highest ranked song released from the album.
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Lyrics:
Shh, ahh
Seems this worlds got you down
Your feelin' bad vibrations frown
Well, open your eyes girl, look at me
I'm gonna show you how it ought to be
We're gonna' have a good thing
Such a good thing baby
And when your world don't seem just right
And life's gettin' you uptight
You can change that wrong to right
Cause I was there myself last night
Girl, I really had a good thing
Such a good thing baby
I, I, I won't have no one now
No one around, to bring you down
Well...groovy world, girl
Let me bring you to a good, good, good, good thing girl
Gotta hear me, you can't please them all, should you try
They don't care if you live or die
Cause their losers, what a shame
I'm gonna show you to a brand new game
Girl, we're gonna have a good thing
Such a good thing, baby
I won't tell you no,no, no lies
When I'm through, you'll realize
For the first time it seems right
I'm gonna stay right here tonight
Girl, we'll really have a good thing
Such a good thing, baby
Nobody, no one around, to bring you down
Well...groovy world, girl
Let me bring you to a good, good, good, good thing
Such a good thing, girl
Such a good thing, baby
Such a, such a, such a, good thing, baby
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Secretly - Jimmie Rodgers (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Secretly (Jimmie Rodgers, 1958). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-02-12. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Secretly," written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning and Mark Markwell, was Jimmie Rodgers' (not to be confused with Jimmie Rodgers & the Rainbow Ranch Boys) fourth top 10 hit landing at the no.3 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958 (Whitburn, 1994, 2013) and no. 5 on the Top Country Best Sellers'' chart (Whitburn, 1994). "In 1967 [Rodgers] was stopped by an off-duty Los Angeles police officer, and in an incident marred by conflicting reports (he said he was attacked and beaten by the police, they said he was drunk and fell down) he sustained severe injuries to his head that left him with brain and nerve damage. He sued the City of Los Angeles and, despite their claims of innocence, they settled out of court for $200,000" (imdb, 2023). Rodgers amassed 14 gold singles and 4 gold albums (imdb, 2023). He died of kidney disease on Jan. 18, 2021 at the age of 87 (Billboard, 2021).
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Lyrics:
Why must I meet you in a secret rendezvous?
Why must we steal away to steal a kiss or two?
Why must we wait to do the things we want to do?
Why, oh, why, oh, why, oh, why, oh why?
Wish we didn't have to meet secretly
Wish we didn't have to kiss secretly
Wish we didn't have to be afraid
To show the world that we're in love
Till we have the right to meet openly
Till we have the right to kiss openly
We'll just have to be content to be in love secretly
Why, oh, why, oh, why, oh, why, oh why?
Wish we didn't have to meet secretly
Wish we didn't have to kiss secretly
Wish we didn't have to be afraid
To show the world that we're in love
Till we have the right to meet openly
Till we have the right to kiss openly
We'll just have to be content to be in love secretly
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Closing Medley - Beatles, The & Spaniels, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Closing Medley (Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) & Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar Courtyard, Kahala, HI. 202301-11. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
I close each of my live performances with this medley.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (Beatles, The, 1967), written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite (Spaniels, The, 1954; McGuire Sisters, 1954; Johnnie & Jack, 1954; Sunny Gale, 1954), written by Calvin Carter and James "Pookie" Hudson.
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Lyrics:
We're Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We hope you have enjoyed the show
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We're sorry but it's time to go
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We'd like to thank you once again
Sergeant Pepper's one and only Lonely Hearts Club Band
It's getting very near the end
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
____________________________________________________
Goodnite sweetheart, well, it's time to go
Goodnite, sweetheart, well, it's time to go
I hate to leave you, but I really must say
Oh, Goodnite, sweetheart, Goodnite
Goodnite, sweetheart, well, it's time to go
Goodnite, sweetheart, well, it's time to go
I hate to leave you, I really must say
Oh, Goodnite, sweetheart, Goodnite
Well, it's three o'clock in the morning
Baby, I just can't keep it right
Well, I hate to leave you, baby
Don't mean maybe, because I love you so
Goodnite, sweetheart, well, it's time to go
Goodnite, sweetheart, well, it's time to go
I hate to leave you, I really must say
Oh, Goodnite, sweetheart, Goodnite
Mother oh and your father
Might hear if I stay here too long
One kiss and we'll part
And I'll be going
You know I hate to go
Goodnite, sweetheart, well, it's time to go
Goodnite, sweetheart, well, it's time to go
I hate to leave you, I really must say
Oh. Goodnite, sweetheart, Goodnite
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Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Somebody's Baby (Jackson Browne, 1982). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-02-08. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Somebody's Baby," written by Jackson Browne and Danny Kortchmar, was Jackson Browne's seventh and last top 20 release and his highest charting single rising to the no. 7 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1982 (Whitburn, 2013). Kortchmar and Browne were friends with Cameron Crowe who was working on the film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and needed a song for the film. Kortchmar was already involved with the film and asked Browne to help complete a song he was working on, "Somebody's Baby." Browne was hesitant because it was not in line with his own writings; he felt it was an "unabashed pop song." He relented and the song has been his most popular recording (songfacts, 2023). "Most musicians would want their most popular songs on their albums, but Browne was OK having it on the "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" soundtrack, despite the advice of his former label boss David Geffen, who told him he was nuts for giving it up" (songfacts, 2023). "Even though the song was extremely popular, Browne declined to put it on his next album since it didn’t fit with the rest of his catalog. When he looks back, he realized t was a mistake" (L. Giantino, chaospin, Aug. 17, 2021).
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Lyrics:
Well, just, a look at that girl with the lights comin' up in her eyes.
She's got to be somebody's baby.
She must be somebody's baby.
All the guys on the corner stand back and let her walk on by.
She's got to be somebody's baby.
She must be somebody's baby.
She's got to be somebody's baby.
She's so fine.
She's probably somebody's only light.
Gonna shine tonight.
Yeah, she's probably somebody's baby, all right.
I heard her talkin' with her friend when she thought nobody else was around.
She said she's got to be somebody's baby; she must be somebody's baby.
Cause when the cars and the signs and the street lights light up the town,
She's got to be somebody's baby;
She must be somebody's baby;
She's got to be somebody's baby.
She's so
She's gonna be somebody's only light.
Gonna shine tonight.
Yeah, she's gonna be somebody's baby tonight.
I try to shut my eyes, but I can't get her outta my sight.
I know I'm gonna know her, but I gotta get over my fright.
We'll, I'm just gonna walk up to her.
I'm gonna talk to her tonight.
Yeah, she's gonna be somebody's only light.
Gonna shine tonight.
Yeah, she's gonna be somebody's baby tonight.
Gonna shine tonight, make her mine tonight.
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I Love You - People / Zombies, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
I Love You (Zombies, The, 1965; People, 1968).Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-02-04. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"I Love You," written by The Zombies bassist Chris White, was People's only entry into the Billboard Hot 100 rising to no. 14 in 1968 (Whitburn, 2013). White wrote the song in 1965, the Zombies recorded the song and originally released it as the "B" side of the song "Whenever You're Ready," however, it was not released on either of the UK and US albums "Begin Here" nor "The Zombies," respectively (Whitburn, 2006). It was eventually released on their "Early Days" compilation LP in 1969 (allmusic, 2023) and other future compilation LPs. White stated that "The thing that came first was the riff. That was the root of writing that one. In actual fact I think I nicked it off Tommy Roe (songfacts, 2023). Funny, the phrase "I Love You" is sung 33 times during the song (songfacts, 2023). The People's version of the song was more popular than the Zombies'; however, the Zombies began touring again in the 2000s and started including the song in their performances. Interestingly, Colin Blunstone (the lead singer of the Zombies) stated in an interview with songfacts.com that "People! had used our version to do a cover but they changed it slightly, and we took on board a lot of what they'd done. So, in fact, we were doing a cover of a cover of a cover" (2023).
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Lyrics:
I love you, i love you, i love you
Yes i do but the words won't come
And i don't know what to say
I should tell you i love you, i do
The words should explain but the words won't come
I shouldn't hide my love deep inside
The words should explain but the words won't come
I should tell you just how i feel and i keep try-y-y-in'
But something holds me back when i try to tell you
I love you, i love you, i love you
Yes i do-o-o
I love you, i love you, i love you
Yes i do but the words won't come
And i don't know what to say
I shouldn't hide my love deep inside
The words should explain but the words won't come
If you could see what you mean to me
The words should explain but the words won't come
And oh, how hard i try to tell you i lo-o-ove you
But something holds me back when i try to tell you
I love you, i love you, i love you
Yes i do-o-o
I love you, i love you, i love you
Yes i do but the words won't come
And i don't know what to say, yeah!
I should tell you i love you, i do
The words should explain but the words won't come
I shouldn't hide my love deep inside
The words should explain but the words won't come
And oh, how hard i try to tell you i lo-o-ove you
But something holds me back when i try to tell you
I love you, i love you, i love you
Yes i do-o-o
I love you, i love you, i love you
Yes i do but the words won't come
And i don't know what to say
I love you
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Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Chattahoochee (Alan Jackson, 1993). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-02-02. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Chattahoochee," written by Alan Jackson and Jim McBride, was Jackson's first entry onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at the no. 46 position; however, 7th no. 1 charting single on the Billboard Top Country Singles chart (Whitburn, 1994, 2013). The song was awarded both the CMA (Country Music Awards) Single of the Year and Song of the Year (Whitburn 2013). According to Jim McBride " "I knew about the Chattahoochie River, because I was raised in Alabama. . . . I was sitting in my home office one day, and I had just read a book about the Chattahoochie. I started playing a little melody and then I got the first two lines of the song. . . . I went out on the road shortly after that with Alan, so I showed the song idea to him. I sang the first couple lines, and he was all over it. We stared working on it in Tallahassee and then we finished it the next afternoon in Thibodeaux, Louisiana. We finished it before sound check, and he showed it to the band. They actually worked it up in sound check and performed it that night!" (songfacts, 2023).
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Lyrics:
Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee
It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie
We laid rubber on the Georgia asphalt
We got a little crazy but we never got caught
Down by the river on a Friday night
A pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight
Talking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women
Never had a plan just a livin' for the minute
Yeah way down yonder on the Chattahoochee
Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me
But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was
A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love
Well we fogged up the windows in my old Chevy
I was willing but she wasn't ready
So I settled for a burger and a grape snow cone
Dropped her off early but I didn't go home
Down by the river on a Friday night
A pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight
Talking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women
Never had a plan just a livin' for the minute
Yeah way down yonder on the Chattahoochee
Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me
But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was
A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love
Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee
It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie
We laid rubber on the Georgia asphalt
We got a little crazy but we never got caught
Down by the river on a Friday night
A pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight
Talking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women
Never had a plan just a livin' for the minute
Yeah, way down yonder on the Chattahochee
Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me
But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was
A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love.
A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love.
That's right
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Sitting In the Park - Billy Stewart / GQ (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Sitting In the Park (Billy Stewart, 1965; GQ, 1980). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-01-30. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"
"Sitting In the Park," written by Billy Stewart, was Stewart's fourth entry onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at the no. 24 position in the summer of 1965 (Whitburn, 2013), while rising to the no. 4 position on the Billboard R&B chart (O. Alexander, blackpast, Jun. 16, 2021). Unfortunately, on January 17, 1970, at the young age of 32, Stewart died in a car crash into the Neuse River in North Carolina, which was caused by "a dislocated or cracked thread of the left adjusting sleeve in the steering control area, creating this mechanical failure" (O. Alexander, blackpast, Jun. 16, 2021). In 1980, the group GQ recorded an almost identical version of the song, which missed the Billboard Hot 100 by one spot stalling at no. 101 but rose to the no. 9 position on the Billboard R&B chart (Last, 2023; Whitburn, 2013).
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Lyrics:
Sittin' in the park,
Waitin' for hooo-hoo-hoo-hoo sha-la
Yes I'm sitting right here
Waiting for you my dear
Wondering if you ever
want to show up
I don't know you're gonna show
My darlin' I got to go
But nevertheless I staying
You got to be waiting
Sittin' in the park,
Waitin' for hooo-hoo-hoo-hoo sha-la-la
Sitting here on the bench
With my back against the fence
Wonderin'-a-if I
Have any sense
Something tells me I'm a fool
Let you treat me so cruel
But nevertheless I say again
you gotta be waiting
Sittin' in the park,
Waitin' for hoooo-hoo-hoo-hoo
Why oh, why oh, why oh,
Why oh, why oh, why oh, why
Won't you tell me why
Oh my darlin I'm sittin' right now
Oh, girl, I want to know why?
Why? sha-la-la-la
Sittin' in the park,
Waiting for hooo-hoo-hoo-hoo sha-la-la
Sittin' here on the bench
With my back against the fence
Wonderin-a-if I
Have any sense
Something tells me I'm a fool
Let you treat me so cruel
Nevertheless I say it
You gotta be waiting
Sittin' in the park,
Waiting for hooo-hoo-hoo-hoo
No I'm not gonna wait
I am tired of waiting
No longer gonna wait, girl
Any longer
I'm tired of waiting
No longer gonna wait, girl
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