Bill Sharkey: Live Cover Songs

Yellow River (Christie, 1970). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-28. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Yellow River," written by Jeff Christie, was the only hit for the group hitting no. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1970 and remained on the chart for 23 weeks (Whitburn, 2013). In an interview with Song Writing Magazine, Christie recalled his writing of the song. “I was always fascinated with the American Civil War and when I heard Glen Campbell’s Galveston, written by Jimmy Webb, it lit the spark that inspired me to write my own Galveston. . . . The concept was loosely about a confederate soldier’s relief and feelings on surviving the civil war, going home and hoping to find everything as it was and still in its place and if ‘the girl that he knew’ had stayed true and remained faithful" (songwritingmagazine, Jun. 16, 2020). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs #civilwar Lyrics: So long boy you can take my place, got my papers I've got my pay So pack my bags and I'll be on my way to yellow river Put my guns down the war is won Fill my glass high the time has come I'm going back to the place that I love yellow river Yellow river, yellow river is in my mind and in my eyes Yellow river, yellow river is in my blood, it's the place I love Got no time for explanations, got no time to lose Tomorrow night you'll find me Sleeping underneath the moon at yellow river Cannon fire lingers in my mind, I'm so glad that I'm still alive And I've been gone for such a long time from yellow river I remember the nights were cool I can still see the water pool And I remember the girl that I knew from yellow river Yellow river, yellow river is in my mind and in my eyes Yellow river, yellow river is in my blood it's the place I love Got no time for explanations, got no time to lose Tomorrow night you'll find me Sleeping underneath the moon at yellow river Yellow river, yellow river is in my mind and in my eyes Yellow river, yellow river is in my blood it's the place I love

Queen Of the Hop (Bobby Darin, 1958). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-28. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Queen Of the Hop," written by Woody Harris, was Bobby Darin's second top 10 hit landing at the #9 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958 (Whitburn, 2013). Born Walden Robert Cassotto in 1966 (imdb, 2022), was nicknamed Bobby growing up and chose his pseudonym last name by adapting actor Darren McGavin's name (E. Linn, Saturday Evening Post, May 6, 1961). As a youngster, Darin had to deal with a number of bouts of rheumatic fever that negatively affected his heart; which eventually led to his early death, at 37, on December 20, 1973 while having open heart surgery (biography, 2017). He donated his body to the University of California for research (New York Times, Dec. 21, 1973, p. 38). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: Well, you can talk about your Julie and your Peggy Sue You can keep your Miss Molly and your Mary Lou When it comes to the chicken or doin' the bop? I got a girl they call the queen of the hop Oh well I love my queen Do you know who I mean? Sweet little sixteen Yes, that's my queen Well, she wears short shorts and a rock 'n roll shoes You ought to see her dance to the yellow dog blues She's my sugar time baby, I'm her lollipop, An' everybody knows I love my queen of de hop Oh well I love my queen Do you know who I mean? Sweet little sixteen Yes, that's my queen Oh well she tunes in to Bandstand every day To watch the kids dancin' 'cross the USA She don't care 'bout a thing 'ceptin rock 'n roll My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll yeah Well she tunes in to Bandstand every day To watch the kids dancin' 'cross the USA She don't care 'bout a thing 'ceptin' rock and roll My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll Oh well I love my queen Do you know who I mean? Sweet little sixteen Yes, that's my queen Well, that's my queen Yes, that's my queen Oh, well that's my queen Yes, that's my queen

Downtown (Petula Clark, 1964). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-26. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Downtown," written by Tony Hatch, was Petula Clark's first entry onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart; the song rose to the no. 1 position in 1964/1965 (Whitburn, 2013) and no. 2 in the UK; it also received the 1965 Grammy for Best Rock & Roll Recording and was nominated for Best New Artist and Record of the Year; additionally, she was nominated the following year (1966) for Best Vocal Performance (female) for her performance of "Downtown" (imdb, 2022). Writer Hatch has stated that Tony Hatch, the song was inspired during his first trip to New York while walking down Broadway (songfacts, 2022). "On the surface, this song is about having a delightful time during a trip downtown. But what happens when the night is over and the singer returns to her everyday life? After all, the trip into the city is merely an escape;" during an interview with Songfacts, Clark claimed: "I've always thought there was this loneliness and there's even a slight feeling of desperation in [the song]" (2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: When you're alone, and life is making you lonely You can always go Downtown When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry Seems to help, I know Downtown Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty How can you lose? The lights are much brighter there You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares So go downtown, things'll be great when you're Downtown, no finer place for sure Downtown everything's waiting for you Downtown Don't hang around and let your problems surround you There are movie shows Downtown Maybe you know some little places to go to Where they never close Downtown Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova You'll be dancing with him too before the night is over Happy again The lights are much brighter there You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares So go downtown, where all the lights are bright Downtown, waiting for you tonight Downtown, you're gonna be alright now Downtown, downtown Downtown Downtown And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to Guide them along So maybe I'll see you there We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares So go downtown, things'll be great when you're Downtown, don't wait a minute for Downtown, everything's waiting for you Downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown Downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown

One Of Us (Joan Osborne, 1995). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-24. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "One Of Us," written by Hoosters' Eric Baziliam, was Osborne's one and only Billboard Hot 100 entry (one-hit-wonder), and in 1995 it rose to no. 4 on the chart and remained on the chart for 22 weeks (Whitburn, 2013). Bazilliam stated: "For me, the song was more about what happens to you when you look at something that has completely changed your world view, which could be meeting God, it could be meeting an alien, it could be a near-death experience, it could be anything like that. Just how everything you know is wrong, or everything you know is right, and you didn't know it" (songfacts, 2022). The song was nominated for a number of Grammy's: Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal (wardsandwinners, 1995). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: If God had a name what would it be? And would you call it to his face? If you were faced with Him in all His glory What would you ask if you had just one question? And yeah, yeah, God is great Yeah, yeah, God is good And yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah What if God was one of us? Just a slob like one of us Just a stranger on the bus Tryin' to make his way home? If God had a face what would it look like? And would you want to see if, seeing meant That you would have to believe in things like heaven And in Jesus and the saints, and all the prophets? And yeah, yeah, God is great Yeah, yeah, God is good And yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah What if God was one of us? Just a slob like one of us Just a stranger on the bus Tryin' to make his way home? Just tryin' to make his way home Like back up to heaven all alone Nobody callin' on the phone 'Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome And yeah, yeah, God is great Yeah, yeah, God is good And yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah What if God was one of us? Just a slob like one of us Just a stranger on the bus Tryin' to make his way home? Just tryin' to make his way home Like a holy rolling stone Back up to heaven all alone Just tryin' to make his way home Nobody callin' on the phone 'Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome

Image of a Girl (Safaris, The, 1960). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-21. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Image of a Girl," written by band mates Richard Clasky and Marvin Rosenberg, belongs to the one-hit-wonders the Safaris, who hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1960 landing at the no. 6 position on the chart (Whitburn, 2013). This was the Safaris' debut release, and although the band released a number of other singles in 1960 and 1961, only one other cracked the Billboard Hot 100, "The Girl With the Story In Her Eyes" that stalled at no. 85 in 1960 (A. Hamilton, allmusic, 2022; Whitburn, 2013). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: As I lie awake resting from the day I can hear the clock passing time away Oh, I couldn't sleep for on my mind Was the image of the girl I hope to find Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh I look straight up at the ceiling above Thinking of the girl whom I will love Oh, would it be soon when she exists? The image of the girl I've always wished Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh I twisted and I turned, ooh, trying to sleep But all I could do was only to weep For I haven't found that image yet Of all the girls that I have met And now the clock is still passing time And I know someday that she will be mine I know she'll always bring me love For she's the image of the girl I love Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh (image of a girl)

Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody (David Lee Roth, 1985; Louis Prima, 1956). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-15. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody," written by Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci, Roger Graham and Spencer Williams, was David Lee Roth's second solo release, which rose to the no. 11 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1985 (Whitburn, 2013). "Just a Gigolo" was a hit for Ted Lewis in 1931 rising to the no. 1 position on the charts, followed by Ben Bernie the same year hitting the no. 3 position, followed by crooner Bing Crosby in 1931, in fact, it was Crosby's very first release; it rose to no. 12 on the charts, and then Leo Reisman the same year hitting the no. 15 position (Whitburn, 1986). Marion Harris was the first to record the song "I Ain't Go Nobody" in 1917, and her version hit the no. 5 position on the charts (Whitburn, 1986). However, in 1956, Louie Prima brought the two songs together and recorded the medley for his album "The Wildest!" as the opening track (allmusic, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: I'm just a gigolo and ev'rywhere I go People know the bar I'm playing Pay for every dance selling each romance Ooh, I could say There would come a day When news will pass away What could they say about me When the end comes I know There were just the gigolos Right, 'cause I'm without me I'm just a gigolo everywhere I go People know the part it's playing Pay for every dance selling each romance Ooh, I could say There would come a day When news will pass away What could they say about me When the end comes I know There were just the gigolos Right, 'cause I'm without me 'Cause I ain't got nobody Nobody cares for me, nobody Nobody cares for me I'm so sad and lonely Sad and lonely, sad and lonely Won't some sweet mama come And take a chance with me 'Cause I ain't so bad Sad and lonesome all of the time Even on the beat, on the, on the beat I ain't got nobody Nobody cares for me, nobody, nobody I, I, I, ain't got nobody Nobody, nobody cares for me Nobody, nobody I'm so sad and lonely, sad and lonely Won't some sweet mama come And take a chance with me 'Cause I ain't so bad Really want that soul Little loving soul all of the time Even on the beat, cherry, cherry on the beat Need a long tall darling, mama Feeling sick, got nobody No, nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody, no one, no one Loopey loop, darling, darling Getting serious, got to see the walls Over there, nobody, got no one, nobody Nobody, nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody cares for me

Elenore (Turtles, The, 1968). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-16. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Elenore," written by the band's John Barbata, Howard Kaylan, Al Nichol, Jim Pons, and Mark Volman, was the group's 4th top 10 hit and settled into the no. 6 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968 (Whitburn, 2013). Curiosity, lead singer Howard Kaylan stated that "Elenore was a parody of [their first no. 1 hit] 'Happy Together.' It was never intended to be a straight-forward song. It was meant as an anti-love letter to White Whale (their record company), who were constantly on our backs to bring them another 'Happy Together.' So I gave them a very skewed version. Not only with the chords changed, but with all these bizarre words. It was my feeling that they would listen to how strange and stupid the song was and leave us alone. But they didn't get the joke. They thought it sounded good. Truthfully, though, the production on 'Elenore' WAS so damn good. Lyrically or not, the sound of the thing was so positive that it worked. It certainly surprised me" (songfacts, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals Lyrics: You got a thing about you I just can't live without you I really want you Elenore near me Your looks intoxicate me Even though your folks hate me There's no one like you Elenore really Elenore gee I think you're swell And you really do me well You're my pride and joy et cetera Elenore can I take the time To ask you to speak your mind Tell me that you love me better I really think you're groovy Let's go out to a movie What do ya say now, Elenore can we? They'll turn the lights way down low Maybe we won't watch the show I think I love you, Elenore, love me Elenore, gee I think you're swell And you really do me well You're my pride and joy, et cetera Elenore, can I take the time To ask you to speak your mind? Tell me that you love me better One more time! Elenore, gee I think you're swell, ah-hah Elenore, gee I think you're swell, ah-hah-hah

Once In A While (Chimes, The, 1960-1961; Tommy Dorsey Orch., 1937). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-13. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Once In A While," written by Michael Edwards and Bud Green, was first recorded by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra back in 1937; his version rose to the no. 1 position on the charts, which the Chimes doo-wop version was released in 1960 and hit the no. 11 position in 1961 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (secondhandsongs, 2022; Whitburn, 1986, 2013). Other artists who charted with the song include: Hoarce Heidt (1937 #2), Louis Armstrong (1938 #15), and Patti Page (1952 #9) (Whitburn, 1986). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs #doowop #bigband Lyrics: Once in awhile will you try to give one little thought to me Though someone else maybe nearer your heart Once in awhile will you dream of the moments I shared with you Moments before we two drifted apart In love's smoldering ember one spark may remain If love still can remember, the spark may burn again a-a-a-a-and I know that I'll be contented with yesterday's mem-ory, Knowing you'll think of me once in awhile.

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Buckinghams, The, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-09. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," music by Joe Zawinul and lyrics by Gail [Fisher] Levy and Vincent Levy, was the Buckinghams' third and last top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart hitting the no. 5 position in 1967 (secondhandsongs, 2022; Whitburn, 2013). An instrumental version of the song by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was released the same year and rose to the no. 11 position on the Billboard chart (Whitburn, 2013). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals Lyrics: My baby she may not a-look Like one of those bunnies out of a Playboy Club But she got somethin' much greater than gold Crazy 'bout that girl 'cause she got so much soul I said she got the kind of lovin' Kissin' and a-huggin' Sure is mellow Glad that I'm her fellow and I know That she knocks me off my feet Have mercy on me Cause she knocks me off my feet There is no girl in the whole world That can love me like you do My baby when she walks by All the fellows go, oh, and I know why It's simply 'cause that girl she looks so fine And if she ever leaves me I would lose my mind I said she got the kind of lovin' Kissin' and a-huggin' Sure is mellow Glad that I'm her fellow and I know That she knocks me off my feet Have mercy on me Cause she knocks me off my feet There is no girl in the whole world That can love me like you do Yeah, everybody in the neighborhood Will testify that my girl she looks so good And she's so fine She'd give eyesight to the blind And if she ever leaves me I would lose my mind I said she got the kind of lovin' Kissin' and a-huggin' Sure is mellow Glad that I'm her fellow and I know That she knocks me off my feet Have mercy on me Cause she knocks me off my feet There is no girl in the whole world That can love me like you do

Diggin' Up Bones (Randy Travis, 1986). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-11. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Diggin' Up Bones," written by Paul Overstreet, Nat Stuckey and Al Gore, was Randy Travis' 4th release and second no. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Singles chart rising to the top position in 1986, no. 1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks, and was certified Gold as a digital download for 500,000 downloads in 2021 (songfacts, 2022; Whitburn, 1994). Nat Stuckey received co-credit because "Diggin' Up Bones" used the melody from Stuckey's song "Sun Comin' Up" (youtube, 2009). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs #countrymusic Lyrics: Last night I dug your picture out from our old dresser drawer. I set it on the table and I talked to it till four. I read some old love letters right up to the break of dawn. Yeah, I've been sittin' alone, diggin' up bones. Then I went through the jewelry and I found our wedding rings. I put mine on my finger and I gave yours a fling Across this lonely bedroom of our recent broken home. Yeah, tonight I'm sittin' alone, diggin' up bones. I'm diggin' up bones, I'm diggin' up bones, Exhuming things that's better left alone. And I'm resurrecting mem'ries of a love that's dead and gone. Yeah, tonight I'm sittin' alone, diggin' up bones. And I went through the closet and I found some things in there, Like that pretty lingerie that I bought you to wear. And I recalled how good you looked each time you had it on. Yeah, tonight I'm sittin' alone, diggin' up bones. I'm diggin' up bones, I'm diggin' up bones, Exhuming things that's better left alone. And I'm resurrecting mem'ries of a love that's dead and gone. Yeah, tonight I'm sittin' alone, diggin' up bones.

Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins, The, 1983). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-28. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Hold Me Now," written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway, was the Thompson Twins' highest charting single rising to the no. 3 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1983 (Whitburn, 2013) and no. 4 on the UK Singles chart (Lyrics, 2016). According to Bailey during an interview with songfacts (2014), Bailey and Currie "'wrote the song after a heated argument that they had resolved. 'We actually decided, well, this is an interesting emotional subject, . . . What it feels like to get back together again after separation and the kind of ideas that come up and the way that emotion and physicality somehow are brought together.'" The groups' name came from two incompetent investigator characters in "The Adventures of Tintin" cartoon, Thomson and Thompson (identical doubles not twin brothers) (M. Donelson, allmusic, 2022; Wikipedia, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals Lyrics: I have a picture, Pinned to my wall. An image of you and of me and we're laughing and loving it all. Look at our life now, tattered and torn. We fuss and we fight and delight in the tears that we cry until dawn Hold me now, warm my heart Stay with me, let loving start (let loving start) You say I'm a dreamer, we're two of a kind Both of us searching for some perfect world we know we'll never find So perhaps I should leave here, yeah yeah go far away But you know that there's no where that I'd rather be than with you here today Hold me now, warm my heart Stay with me, let loving start (let loving start) You ask if I love you, well what can I say? You know that I do and if this is just one of those games that we play So I'll sing you a new song, please don't cry anymore And then I'll ask your forgiveness, though I don't know just what I'm Asking it for Hold me now, warm my heart Stay with me, let loving start (let loving start)

The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) (Jan & Dean, 1964). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-04. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)," written by Don Altfeld and Roger Christian, was Jan & Dean's last top 10 single rising to the no. 3 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964 (Whitburn, 2013). "Jan & Dean are justifiably thought of as the best vocal surf/hot rod act besides the Beach Boys" (R. Unterberger, allmusic, 2022).In fact, they sounded so much alike people often confused the two groups recordings. It's not surprising that both groups influenced each other's early recordings; they were friends and they actually performed on some of each other's tracks (e.g., Dean Torrence and Brian Wilson both sang lead on the Beach Boys' cover of the Regents' "Barbara Ann," they covered each other's songs, Brian Wilson wrote Jan & Dean's only no. 1 song "Surf City" (T. Lohr, spinditty, 19 Oct., 2021). According to Frank Mastropolo (medium, 20 Jul., 2021), "Don Altfeld was cruising in his Corvette down LA’s Colorado Boulevard towards Pasadena. . . . and had a vision that night of an elderly grandmother tooling down the strip in a yellow 1932 Ford coupe. . . . The next day he’s sitting in Bacteriology class. He scribbles down ‘The Little Old Lady from Pasadena’ as a song idea and starts writing lyrics in the margins of his notes. Don calls [his] friend and lyricist Roger Christian [who gets together with Don] and they collaborate on the ‘Little Old Lady’ idea. In about three days they have a complete version of the song.” Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #surfmusic #harmonies Lyrics: It's the little old lady from Pasadena The little old lady from Pasadena (Go granny, go granny, go granny, go) Has a pretty little flowerbed of white gardenias (Go granny, go granny, go granny, go) But parked in a rickety old garage There's a brand new shiny super-stocked Dodge And everybody's sayin' that there's nobody meaner than The little old lady from Pasadena She drives real fast and she drives real hard She's the terror of Colorado boulevard It's the little old lady from Pasadena If you see her on the strip, don't try to choose her (Go granny, go granny, go granny, go) You might drive a go-er, but you'll never lose her (Go granny, go granny, go granny, go) Well, she's gonna get a ticket now, sooner or later 'Cause she can't keep her foot off the accelerator And everybody's sayin' that there's nobody meaner than The Little Old Lady From Pasadena She drives real fast and she drives real hard She's the terror of Colorado Boulevard It's the little old lady from Pasadena You can catch her all the time, just gettin' her kicks now (Go granny, go granny, go granny, go) With her four speed stick and a four-two-six now (Go granny, go granny, go granny, go) The guys come to race her from miles around But she'll give 'em a length, then she'll shut 'em down And everybody's sayin' that there's nobody meaner than The little old lady from Pasadena She drives real fast and she drives real hard She's the terror of Colorado boulevard It's the little old lady from Pasadena Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go)

Respectable (Outsiders, The, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-28. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Respectable," written by O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley, was the Outsiders' second top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at no. 15 in 1966; it would be the last time the group scored a top 20 hit (Whitburn, 2013). Bruce Eder of allmusic.com (2022) argued that "the Outsiders will never be considered for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Bands with just two big hits ("Time Won't Let Me," "Respectable") and a history mostly confined to AM radio in the '60s don't seem to rate that kind of recognition. But if any two-hit, dance-oriented band from the '60s ever deserved a crack at being voted in, the Outsiders do, simply based on the quality of their work over three years and four albums." I could not agree more. Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals Lyrics: What kind of girl is this? She's never ever been kissed. Rubbidy rub dub dub, She's never ever been in love. She's never been in the moonlight Watchin' the stars above. What kind of girl is this? She's never been out on a date. What kind of girl is this? She's never ever come home late. But I begged her on my knees to please go out with me. And she did. Did ya love her? (No, no, no, no!) Did ya hug her? (No, no no no no!) Did ya squeeze her? (No, no, no, no!) Did ya kiss her? (No, no no no no!) What kind of girl is this? She's never ever been kissed. What kind of girl is this? Let me tell you, She's the kind you can't resist. But I lover her, can't you see? She's the kind of girl for me. She's so respectable! (repeat and fade)

Ebony Eyes (Bob Welch, 1978). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-02. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Ebony Eyes," written by John Henning and Bob Welch, was Welch's sophomore release that rose to no. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978 (Whitburn, 2013). Background vocals were provided by Juice Newton (fleetwoodmac fandom, 2022). Welch was a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1971-1974 before going solo; he was replaced by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks (imdb, 2022). Welsh died June 7th, 2012 of a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the chest; he was 66 years old (A. Duke, cnn, 8 Jun., 2012). "Bart Herbison, executive director of the Nashville Songwriters Association, quoted [Welch's] wife Wendy as saying Welch had spinal surgery three months ago and doctors told him he would not get better. He did not want her to have to care for an invalid" (imdb, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals Lyrics: Well have you seen that girl in the corner I'd like to take her out of her chains 'Cause if I have my way with you baby I would be changing your life today Your eyes got me dreamin Your eyes got me blind Your eyes got me hopin That I'll be holding you close tonight Your eyes got me dreamin Your eyes got me blind Your eyes got me hopin That I'll be holding you close tonight She was the same as a hundred ladies But when my eyes looked at her I learned That she was keepin a secret fire And if I got real close I'd burn So it looked like I had to move slowly Like a cat at night in the trees 'Cause I was waiting for her to show me The way that she like her love to feel Your eyes got me dreamin Your eyes got me blind Your eyes got me hopin That I'll be holding you close tonight Your eyes got me dreamin Your eyes got me blind Your eyes got me hopin That I'll be holding you close tonight Ebony eyes, ebony eyes Ebony eyes, ebony eyes Your eyes got me dreamin Your eyes got me blind Your eyes got me hopin That I'll be holding you close tonight Your eyes got me dreamin Your eyes got me blind Your eyes got me hopin That I'll be holding you close tonight

Margarita (Israel Kamakawiwoʻole [aka Bruddah Iz], 1990). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-30. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Margarita," written by Justin B Fawsitt, was recorded by Brudda Iz for his 1990 solo debut album "Ka ʻAnoʻi" (Fawsitt, 2022). Fawsitt eventually recorded the song himself in 2020 for his "Living on the Moon" LP (last, 2022). Israel Kamakawiwoʻole began his singing career with "The Mākaha Sons of Ni‘ihau” in 1976. The group was formed on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu by Jerome Koko, Louis "Moon" Kauakahi, Sam Gray, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole and his brother Skippy (upaupatahiti, 2020). In 1993, Bruddah Iz left "The Mākaha Sons of Ni‘ihau” and put together a backup trio with his cousin Mel Amina and Roland “Bozo” Cazimero; this trio was the beginning of Iz moving toward a solo career (hawaiinewsnow, 14 Nov., 2018). He then released his second album "Facing Future," which is the all-time best-selling album by a Hawaiian artist; and in 2005, the album reached platinum status "selling more then one million copies, the only Hawaiian music album to do so" (izhawaii, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals Lyrics: On a hilltop in Tahiti as we gazed across the bay At the island of Moorea, standing in the day And my lovely Margarita serving cool Hinano beer I'll be a fool in paradise if I'm a fool out here Yo orana, can you stand the heat Yo orana, dancing in bare feet Yo orana, when you laugh at me Yo orana, said I... I'm in ecstacy Her name is Margarita and the salt upon your lips Tell me lemon and tequila is the flavor of your kiss All the magic and the beauty and the humor of this Isle Is captured like a goldfish in the sparkle of your Smile Yo orana, can you stand the heat Yo orana, dancing in bare feet Yo orana, when you laugh at me Yo orana, said I... I'm in ecstacy The sunshine warms your mountain and it paints you Golden brown These waters lap around you where I only hope to drown The coconut plantation, the sea and sky are blue The south pacific islands they are all caressing you Yo orana, can you stand the heat Yo orana, dancing in bare feet Yo orana, when you laugh at me Yo orana, said I... I'm in ecstacy The crimson dress you're wearing, with nothing Underneath The flower there behind your ear, the grass beneath Your feet Margarita, Margarita please dance with me tonight We will dance together where the stars are shining Bright Yo orana, can you stand the heat Yo orana, dancing in bare feet Yo orana, when you laugh at me Yo orana, said I... I'm in ecstacy Margarita, Margarita I come from far away Let's go take a dive down in Makawai Bay Margarita, Margarita, we pokin Hinalea We go in the dark and we don't need a spear Yo orana, can you stand the heat Yo orana, dancing in bare feet Yo orana, when you laugh at me Yo orana, said I... I'm in ecstacy

Big Girls Don't Cry (Four Seasons, The, 1962). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-24. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Big Girls Don't Cry," written by bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, was the Four Seasons' second release and second consecutive no. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1962 (Whitburn, 2013). The song was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Whitburn, 2013). According to Bob Crewe (the Four Seasons' producer and co-writer of the song) stated that the song was "inspired by a line in the 1955 western 'Tennessee's Partner,' starring John Payne, Rhonda Fleming and Ronald Reagan. When Payne's character slap[ed] the blonde bombshell played by Fleming, he ask[ed] her what she [thought] about being slapped. She [got] up, compose[d] herself, and replie[d], 'Big girls don't cry'" (songfacts, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #fourseasons #biggirlsdontcry Lyrics: Big girls don't cry Big girls don't cry Big girls don't cry-yi-yi (they don't cry) Big girls don't cry (who said they don't cry?) My girl said goodbye-yi-yi (my oh my) My girl didn't cry (I wonder why) (Silly boy) told my girl we had to break up (Silly boy) hoped that she would call my bluff (Silly boy) then she said to my surprise "Big girls don't cry" Big girls don't cry-yi-yi (they don't cry) Big girls don't cry (who said they don't cry?) (Maybe) I was cru-you-uel (I was cruel) Baby I'm a fool (I'm such a fool) (Silly girl) "Shame on you" your mama said (Silly girl) "Shame on you, you're cryin' in bed" (Silly girl) "Shame on you, you told me lies" Big girls do cry Big girls don't cr-yi-yi (they don't cry) Big girls don't cry (that's just an alibi) Big girls don't cry Big girls don't cry Big girls don't cry Big girls don't cry Big girls don't cry

Mr. Tambourine Man (Byrds, The, 1965; Bob Dylan, 1965). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-26. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Mr. Tambourine Man," written by Bob Dylan, was the Byrds' first release and climbed to the no. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965; the Byrds' recording was inducted into the Grammy: Hall of Fame as well åças the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is found at no. 79 on Rolling Stone magazines' "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" (Whitburn, 2013). This is the only Bob Dylan song to ever reach the no. 1 position on the Billboard charts in the USA (songfacts, 2022). Dylan claimed that he was inspired by folk guitarist "Bruce [Langhorne who] was playing with me on a bunch of early records. On one session, [producer] Tom Wilson had asked him to play tambourine. And he had this gigantic tambourine. It was, like, really big. It was as big as a wagon wheel. He was playing and this vision of him playing just stuck in my mind" (songfacts, 2022). The musicians on the Byrds' track included Roger McGuinn and the Wrecking Crew; Gene Clark and David Crosby supplied the background harmony vocals. At the time of the recording, McGuinn, Clark and Crosby were known at the Jet Set, "the Byrds" were not hatched yet (wikipedia, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #classicrock #Acousticguitar #Vocals #thebyrds #tambourine #coversong #coversongs Lyrics: Hey, Mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me I'm not sleepy and there ain't no place I'm going to Hey, Mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me In the jingle jangle morning, I'll come followin' you Take me for a trip upon your magic swirling ship All my senses have been stripped And my hands can't feel to grip And my toes too numb to step Wait only for my boot heels to be wandering I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade Into my own parade Cast your dancing spell my way I promise to go under it Hey, Mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me I'm not sleepy and there ain't no place I'm going to Hey, Mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me In the jingle jangle morning, I'll come followin' you

End Of The Line (Traveling Wilburys, 1989). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-22. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "End Of The Line," written by Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty, was the Wilburys' second and last entry onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart stalling at the no. 63 position in 1989 (Whitburn, 2013). Roy Orbison passed away due to a heart attack on Dec. 06,1988 at the age of 52 (rock.fandom, 2022; Whitburn, 2013). In the music video for this song, the band members decided to place Obison's picture on a table and his guitar on a rocking chair when his lead vocal comes in (youtube, 2016). Also gone are George Harrison (d: 29 November 2001) (A. Dansby, rolling stone, Nov. 30, 2001) and Tom Petty (d: 02 October 2017) (R. Ellis, cnn, Jan. 21, 2018). The songs title and hook is referent to a train's last stop, "end of the line" (songfacts, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Clasicrock #Acousticguitar #Vocals #Travelingwiburys #endoftheline #georgeharrison #royorbinson #bobdylan #tompetty #jefflynne Lyrics: Well it's all right, riding around in the breeze Well it's all right, if you live the life you please Well it's all right, doing the best you can Well it's all right, as long as you lend a hand You can sit around and wait for the phone to ring (end of the line) Waiting for someone to tell you everything (end of the line) Sit around and wonder what tomorrow will bring (end of the line) Maybe a diamond ring Well it's all right, even if they say you're wrong Well it's all right, sometimes you gotta be strong Well it's all right, as long as you got somewhere to lay Well it's all right, everyday is judgment day Maybe somewhere down the road aways (end of the line) You'll think of me, wonder where I am these days (end of the line) Maybe somewhere down the road when somebody plays (end of the line) Purple haze Well it's all right, even when push comes to shove Well it's all right, if you got someone to love Well it's all right, everything'll work out fine Well it's all right, we're going to the end of the line Don't have to be ashamed of the car I drive (end of the line) I'm just glad to be here, happy to be alive (end of the line) It don't matter if you're by my side (end of the line) I'm satisfied Well it's all right, even if you're old and grey Well it's all right, you still got something to say Well it's all right, remember to live and let live Well it's all right, the best you can do is forgive Well it's all right, riding around in the breeze Well it's all right, if you live the life you please Well it's all right, even if the sun don't shine Well it's all right, we're going to the end of the line

Me and You and a Dog Named Boo (Lobo, 1971). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-20. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo," written by Lobo (born Roland Kent LaVoie), was Lobo's first release and first top 10 hit rising to the no. 5 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1971 (Whitburn, 2013). Has Lobo was writing the song, the original title and phrase was "You and Me;" however, Lobo stated: "'me and you' would have been easier, but I was trying to do it with proper grammar. I couldn't find anything to rhyme that fit what I wanted to say in the song. Finally, after I got back home to Florida, I decided to turn the phrase around to 'me and you.' I was thinking about it, sitting in a room . . . My big German shepherd dog: Boo, came running around the corner and looked in at me. I said: 'Well, now, that's kinda freaky. How about putting 'a dog named Boo' into the song?' That's literally how it came about" (songfacts, 2022). Lobo had a total of 8 top 40 hits in the 1970s with three of them reaching the top 10 "Me and You. . . ," "I'd Love You To Want Me" and "Don't expect Me To Be Your Friend" (Whitburn, 2013). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Lobo #Meandyouandadognamedboo #Vocals Lyrics: I remember to this day The bright red Georgia clay And how it stuck to the tires After the summer rain Will power made that old car go A woman's mind told me that so Oh how I wish We were back on the road again Me and you and a dog named boo Travelin' and livin' off the land Me and you and a dog named boo How I love being a free man I can still recall The wheat fields of St. Paul And the morning we got caught Robbing from an old hen Old McDonald he made us work But then he paid us for what it was worth Another tank of gas And back on the road again I'll never forget the day We motored stately into big L.A. The lights of the city put settlin' Down in my brain Though it's only been a month or so That old car's buggin' us to go We've gotta get away and get back on The road again

Neanderthal Man (Hotlegs, 1970). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-18. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Neanderthal Man," written by Lol Creme, Kevin Godley and Eric Stewart, was Hotlegs only release that hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at the no. 22 position in 1970 (Whitburn, 2013). However, the song was a no. 1 hit in Germany and Italy and rose to the no. 2 position in the UK (genius, 2022). Creme, Godley and Stewart were in the studio trying out some new recording equipment. According to Stewart, Dick Leahy, an A&R man from the Philips label, dropped by and asked "`What the hell's that you're playing?' I said, `It's a studio experiment; a percussive experiment.' He says, `It sounds like a hit record to me...' and `Can we release it?' And we said, `Yeah, okay'" (allmusic, 2022). At the time, they did not have a group name to place on the record, but they "had a girl at the studio… Kathy Gill, who had very, very nice legs and used to wear these incredible hot pants. So we called the group Hotlegs” (Genius, 2022). In 1972, they added Graham Gouldman to the group and changed their name to 10cc and had multiple hit songs (allmusic, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #coversong #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals Lyrics: I'm a neanderthal man You're a neanderthal girl Let's make neanderthal love In this neanderthal world I'm a neanderthal man You're a neanderthal girl Let's make neanderthal love In this neanderthal world I'm a neanderthal man You're a neanderthal girl Let's make neanderthal love In this neanderthal world I'm a neanderthal man You're a neanderthal girl Let's make neanderthal love In this neanderthal world Neanderthal man Neanderthal man Ahhhh. . . . I'm a neanderthal man You're a neanderthal girl Let's make neanderthal love In this neanderthal world I'm a neanderthal man You're a neanderthal girl Let's make neanderthal love In this neanderthal world I'm a neanderthal man You're a neanderthal girl Let's make neanderthal love In this neanderthal world na na na na . . .

Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin') (Johnny Rivers, 1977). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-15. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin')," written by Funky Kings' member Jack Tempchin, was released by the Funky Kings and Johnny Rivers in 1977 both charting on the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at the no. 61 and no. 10 positions, respectively (Whitburn, 2013). The song was originally titled "Slow Dancing" as recorded by the Funky Kings (allmusic, 2022) and was also a hit with this title on the Billboard Top Country Singles chart in 1979 by Johnny Duncan landing at the no. 6 position (Whitburn, 1994). Johnny Rivers also had the song released with the title "Slow Dancin'" on the Soul City label promotional copy (eBay, 2022). Tempchin said that he wrote the song in 1972 for his then girlfriend, with whom he is still with (J. Tempchin, Youtube, 2010). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals Lyrics: It's late at night and we're all alone Just the music on the radio No one's comin', no one's gonna telephone Just me and you and the lights down low And we're slow dancin', swayin' to the music Slow dancin', just me and my girl Slow dancin', swayin' to the music No one else in the whole wide world just you, girl And we just flow together when the lights are low Shadows dancin' all across the wall Music's playin' so soft and slow Rest of the world so far away and small When we're slow dancin', swayin' to the music Slow dancin', just me and my girl Slow dancin', swayin' to the music No one else in the whole wide world Hold me, oh, oh, oh, hold me No never let me go As we dance together in the dark So much love in this heart of mine You whisper to me, hold you tight You're the one I thought I'd never find Now we're slow dancin', swayin' to the music Slow dancin', just me and my girl Slow dancin', swayin' to the music No one else in the whole wide world Slow dancin', swayin' to the music Slow dancin', just me and my girl Slow dancin', swayin' to the music No one else in the whole wide world Whole wide world

Today's The Day (America, 1976). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-14. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Today's The Day," written by member Dan Peek, was America's ninth top 40 hit landing at the no. 23 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1971 (Whitburn, 2013). It had greater success on the Billboard Top Adult Contemporary chart on which it reached the top no. 1 position (Whitburn, 2002). Peek told the story of when Rod Stewart came to his studio and he said: "I played 'Today's the Day', the song I had been working on. Rod said that he liked it and that it gave him an idea for a song. Of course after his recording of 'Tonight's the Night' came out I laughed when I remembered what he'd said. I'm sure I probably smacked my forehead and said, 'Why didn't I think of that?'" (Peek, 2004). Stewart's "Tonight's the Night" rose to no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and stayed there for eight weeks! (Whitburn, 2013). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversong Lyrics: Hold me close You turn nighttime into day And you're the most Brightest star that lights my way So come home to me now Cause it won't matter anyhow I've got this feeling that today's the day I've got this feeling today's the day Turn me out Turn me out on this fine day 'Cause all about All the people like to play So come home to me now Cause it won't matter anyhow I've got this feeling that today's the day I've got this feeling today's the day I've got this feeling that today's the day I've got this feeling today's the day Hold me close You turn nighttime into day And you're the most Brightest star that lights my way So come home to me now Cause it won't matter anyhow I've got this feeling that today's the day I've got this feeling today's the day I've got this feeling that today's the day I've got this feeling today's the day [

P.S. I Love You (Beatles, The, 1962/1964). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-12. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "P.S. I Love You," written by Paul McCartney but credited to Lennon and McCartney, was written in 1962 while the band was playing in Hamburg, Germany and was the band's first release as the "B" side of "Love me Do" in the UK (songfacts, 2022); the song was subsequently released in the USA in 1964 where it rose to the no. 10 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Whitburn, 2013). Those involved in the recording of the song were John Lennon and George Harrison on guitars and background vocals, Paul McCartney on Bass and lead vocal, Andy White on Drums (woodblock), and Ringo Starr on maracas (Pete Best played drums on a few early takes of the song before being replaced by White) (beatlesbible, 2021). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals Lyrics: As I write this letter, send my love to you Remember that I'll always be in love with you Treasure these few words till we're together Keep all my love forever P.S. I love you, you, you, you I'll be coming home again to you, love And till the day I do love P.S. I love you, you, you, you As I write this letter, send my love to you Remember that I'll always be in love with you Treasure these few words till we're together Keep all my love forever P.S. I love you, you, you, you As I write this letter (oh) Send my love to you (you know I want you to) Remember that I'll always be in love with you I'll be coming home again to you, love And till the day I do love P.S. I love you, you, you, you You, you, you I love you

We're All Alone (Boz Scaggs, 1976; Rita Coolidge, 1977). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-10. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "We're All Alone," written and recorded by Boz Scaggs for his 1976 album "Silk Degrees," was a minor hit the same year for Frankie Valli stalling at the no. 78 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while Rita Coolidge scored a no. 7 hit on the chart the following year (Whitburn, 2013). Scaggs did release a single version of the song in 1976 but as the "B" side to his two hits "Lido Shuffle" and "What Can I Say" (eBay, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals Lyrics: Outside the rain begins And it may never end So cry no more On the shore, a dream Will take us out to sea Forever more, forever more Close your eyes and dream And you can be with me 'Neath the waves Through the caves of ours Long forgotten now We're all alone, we're all alone Close the window, calm the light And it will be all right No need to bother now Let it out, let it all begin Learn how to pretend Once a story's told It can't help but grow old Roses do, lovers too So cast your seasons to the wind And hold me, dear Oh, hold me, dear Close the window, calm the light And it will be all right No need to bother now Let it out, let it all begin All's forgotten now We're all alone, oh, we're all alone Close the window, calm the light And it will be all right No need to bother now Let it out, let it all begin Owe it to the wind My love

Take It Easy (Eagles, The, 1972). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-05-20. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Take It Easy," written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, was the Eagles' very first entrance onto the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 rising to #12 on the chart (Whitburn, 2013). "A real road trip inspired this song. Jackson Browne had been working on his first album for a long time and needed a break, so he headed to Utah from Southern California via Arizona, which took him through Winslow on Route 40 . . . [while passing through Utah, his 1953 Willys Jeep] died, and he was taken in by some guys he met out there. He started writing the song in their van, then completed it with Glenn Frey when he returned to California." (songfacts, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals Lyrics: Well I'm a runnin' down the road Tryin' to loosen my load I've got seven women on my mind Four that wanna own me Two that wanna stone me One says she's a friend of mine Take it easy, take it easy Don't let the sound of your own wheels Drive you crazy Lighten up while you still can Don't even try to understand Just find a place to make your stand And take it easy Well, I'm a standin' on a corner In Winslow, Arizona Such a fine sight to see It's a girl my Lord in a flat-bed Ford Slowin' down to take a look at me Come on, baby, don't say maybe I gotta know if your sweet love Is gonna save me We may lose and we may win Though we will never be here again So open up I'm climbin' in So take it easy Well, I'm a runnin' down the road Tryin' to loosen my load Got a world of trouble on my mind Lookin' for a lover Who won't blow my cover She's so hard to find Take it easy, take it easy Don't let the sound of your own wheels Make you crazy Come on baby, don't say maybe I gotta know if your sweet love Is gonna save me Oh we got it easy We oughta take it easy