Bill Sharkey: Live Cover Songs

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

Soul Deep (Box Tops, The, 1969). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-06. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Soul Deep," written by Wayne Carson Thompsons (an American country musician, songwriter, and record producer), was the Box Tops' seventh and last top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at the no. 18 position in 1969 (Whitburn, 2013). Of interest is the fact that Thompson wrote three of the Box Tops' hits (i.e., The Letter, Neon Rainbow & Soul Deep) (Last.fm, 2022). In 1970, Eddy Arnold released his country version of the song, which rose to no. 22 on Billboard's Country Top Singles' chart (Whitburn, 1994). 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: Darlin' I don't know much I know I love you so much My life depends on your touch And my love is a river runnin' soul deep Way down inside me it's a-soul deep It's too big to hide and it can't be deni-ie-ed My love is a river runnin' soul de-ee-ee-ep I work myself to death for ya Just to show I adore ya Nothing I wouldn't do for ya Cause my love is a river runnin' soul deep Way down inside me it's a-soul deep It's too big to hide and it can't be deni-ie-ed My love is a river runnin' soul de-ee-ee-ep All I ever ever hope to be Depends on your love for me Baby believe me, if you should leave me I'd be nothing but an empty shell I know darn well, I can tell now I don't know much But I know I love you so much My life depends on your touch And my love is a river runnin' soul deep Way down inside me it's a-soul deep It's too big to hide and it can't be deni-ie-ed My love is a river runnin' soul de-ee-ee-ep My love is a river runnin' soul deep Way down inside me it's a-soul deep My love is a river runnin' soul deep Way down inside me it's a-soul deep

God Only Knows (Beach Boys, The, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-02. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "God Only Knows," written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, was the Beach Boys' 21st top 40 single landing at the no. 39 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966 (Whitburn, 2013). It was the "B" side of "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (rateyourmusic, 2022). "God Only Knows" comes from the Beach Boys' album "Pet Sounds," which Rolling Stone magazine ranked 2nd behind the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" LP and was the "inspiration for the Beatles' [album]" (Levy, 2005). "God Only Knows" "was the first popular song to include God in the title since 'God Save the Queen' (British national anthem)" (M. Zontine, allmusic, 2021); indeed, the group members were concerned that the title would be interpreted as a religious song and not get much air play (J. Sanburn, entertainment.time, Oct. 21, 2011). Even so, Paul McCartney claimed that "God Only Knows" was "The greatest song ever written" (songfacts, 2022), TIME magazine included the song in their ALL-TIME 100 songs (TIME staff, 2011), and Rolling Stone magazine ranked "God Only Knows" 11th on their "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" (rollingstone, 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: I may not always love you But long as there are stars above you You never need to doubt it I'll make you so sure about it God only knows what I'd be without you If you should ever leave me Though life would still go on, believe me The world could show nothing to me So what good would livin' do me God only knows what I'd be without you God only knows what I'd be without you If you should ever leave me Though life would still go on, believe me The world could show nothing to me So what good would livin' do me God only knows what I'd be without you God only knows what I'd be without you

Handle With Care (Traveling Wilburys, 1988). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-03. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Handle With Care," written by Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty, was the Wilburys' first and highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart stalling at the no. 45 position in 1988 and no. 2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart; shortly after it's release, sadly, Roy Orbison passed away due to a heart attack Dec. 06,1988 at the age of 52 (rock.fandom, 2022; Whitburn, 2013); "Handle With Care" was Orbison's last recording (rock.fandom, 2022). Harrison grabbed the title of the song from a cardboard box in Dylan's studio as they were writing the song (songfacts, 2022). Jim Keltner provided the drumming for the song (B. Eder, 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 #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals Lyrics: Been beat up and battered 'round Been sent up, and I've been shot down You're the best thing that I've ever found Handle me with care Reputations changeable Situations tolerable Baby, you're adorable Handle me with care I'm so tired of being lonely I still have some love to give Won't you show me that you really care? Everybody's got somebody to lean on Put your body next to mine, and dream on I've been fobbed off, and I've been fooled I've been robbed and ridiculed In daycare centers and night schools Handle me with care Been stuck in airports, terrorized Sent to meetings, hypnotized Overexposed, commercialized Handle me with care I'm so tired of being lonely I still have some love to give Won't you show me that you really care? Everybody's got somebody to lean on Put your body next to mine, and dream on I've been uptight and made a mess But I'll clean it up myself, I guess Oh, the sweet smell of success Handle me with care

What's Your Name (Don & Juan, 1962). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-05-31. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "What's Your Name," written by the duo's Claude Johnson (aka Juan) who was originally in the Genies, was the duo's only top 40 hit rising to no. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1962 (Whitburn, 2013). They are officially classified as a "one-hit-wonder," although they did chart with their second release "Magic Wand" (no. 91 on the chart) (Whitburn, 2013). "Don" was Roland Trone, who met Johnson in Long Island, NY while both were painters in an apartment building (mentalitch, 2022). "What's Your Name" is to this day one of the great Doo-Wop hits from the '50s and '60s. 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's your name? I have seen you before What's your name? May I walk you to your door? It's so hard to find a personality with charms like your's for me Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ee What's your name? Is it Mary or Sue? What's your name? Do I stand a chance with you? It's so hard to find a personality with charms like yours for me Ooh-ee, ooh-ee, ooh-ee I stood on this corner waiting for you to come along So my heart could feel satisf-i-ied So please let me be your number one Under the moon, under the stars, and under the sun Oh-oh, what's your name? (what's your name?) Is it Mary or Sue? What's your name? Do I stand a chance with you? It's so hard to find a personality with charms like yours for me Ooh-ee, ooh-ee, ooh-ee What's your name? What's your name? Shooby-doo-bop-bah-dah!!

I Can't Control Myself (Troggs, The, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-05-29. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "I Can't Control Myself," written by Reg Presley, was the Troggs' third entry onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart stalling at no. 43 in 1966 (Whitburn, 2013). Because of the suggestive lyrics, the song's airplay was curtailed in the US, which kept the song from rising higher on the charts (allmusic, 2022). According to Presley, he was in East Anglia "and this girl stood in front of me and she had pillar-box red jeans cut so low you could see her pubic hair. I'm lookin' at her and I'm a bricklayer, not very world wise at that point, and I'm goin', Wa! In the car home it comes to me, (sings) 'I can't stand still 'cos she got me going/Her slacks are low and her hips are showing . . . I never met her, but she designed the song" (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: Oh no! Baba bababa baba ba ba Baba bababa baba baba I can't stand still 'cos you've got me goin' Baba ba ba ba ba ba ba Your slacks are low and your hips are shown' Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba I take you girl as you're standing there Your low cut slacks and your long black hair Don't want you goin' round with no one else 'Cause when I'm with you I can't control myself Defense is down and you've got me shakin' Baba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba You've got me so that my nerves are breakin' Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba If you knew me like I know you girl Your knees would bend and your hair would curl You make me move yeah like no one else And when I'm with you I can't control myself I've got this feeling that's inside of me It makes me think of how things used to be It makes me feel allright When I'm with you at night And we love-and we love Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba You fill me so with this big temptation Baba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba This kind of feeling could move a nation Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba But I'm okay when I'm here with you I do the things that you want me to I do these things for no one else But when I'm with you I can't control myself Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

When Will I Be Loved (Linda Ronstadt, 1975; Everly Brothers, The, 1960). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-05-26. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "When Will I Be Loved," written by Phil Everly, was a major hit for both The Everly Brothers in 1960 and Linda Ronstadt in 1975 rising to the no. 8 and no. 2 positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart respectively (Whitburn, 2013). This was also Ronstadt's first no. 1 hit on Billboard's Country Top Singles chart the same year (Whitburn, 1994). According to songfacts (2022), "Phil Everly wrote this in his car, parked outside an A&W root beer stand. He took inspiration from his on-again, off-again romance with Jackie Ertel-Bleyer, the stepdaughter of Cadence Records founder, Archie Bleyer." 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've been cheated Been mistreated When will I be loved I've been pushed down I've been pushed 'round When will I be loved When I find a new girl That I want for mine She always breaks my heart in two It happens every time I've been made blue I've been lied to When will I be loved When I find a new girl That I want for mine She always breaks my heart in two It happens every time Oh, I've been cheated Been mistreated When will I be loved When will I be loved Tell me, when will I be loved

Hey Good Lookin' (Hank Williams, 1951). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-05-26. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Hey Good Lookin'" was Hank Williams' third entry onto the Billboard chart and third consecutive no. 1 hit landing at the top in 1951 and remaining at that position for eight weeks (Whitburn, 1986, 2013). It has been recorded by many artists over the years. His own version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (country-music.fandom.com, 2022), and in 2003, Country Music Television (CMT) voted his version No. 19 on CMT's "100 Greatest Songs of Country Music" (Wikipedia, 2022). Other artists who charted with Williams' song include: Jimmy Buffet (2004, no. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and no. 8 on the Hot Country Songs chart) (Whitburn, 2013), The Mavericks hit no. 74 on the Top Country Singers chart in 1992 (Whitburn, 1994). 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: Hey, hey, good lookin', Whatcha got cookin'? How's about cookin' somethin' up with me? Hey, sweet baby, Don't you think maybe We could find us a brand new recipe? I got a hot-rod Ford and a two-dollar bill And I know a spot right over the hill. There's soda pop and the dancin's free, So if you wanna have fun come along with me. Hey, good lookin', Whatcha got cookin'? How's about cookin' somethin' up with me? I'm free and ready, So we can go steady. How's about savin' all your time for me? No more lookin', I know I've been tooken. How's about keepin' steady company? I'm gonna throw my date-book over the fence And find me one for five or ten cents. I'll keep it 'til it's covered with age 'Cause I'm writin' your name down on every page. Hey, good lookin', Whatcha got cookin'? How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?

Hot Love (T-Rex, 1971). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-05-24. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Hot Love," written by Marc Bolan, was T-Rex's first entry onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart as "T-Rex" but failed to move past the no. 72 position on the chart in 1971 (the original band Tyrannosaurus Rex's single "Ride A White Swan" was Bolan's first entry onto the chart) (Whitburn, 2013); however, the song did reach the no. 1 position on the UK Singles Chart (Larkin, 1997). The song was released as a standalone single and not included on an album until the following year when the record label released the compilation LP "Bolan Boogie" with "Hot Love" included on it (rateyourmusic, 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, she's my woman of gold And she's not very old, ah, ah, ah Well, she's my woman of gold And she's not very old, ah, ah, ah I don't mean to be bold, but may I hold your hand Well, she ain't no witch And I love the way she twitch, ah, ah, ah Well, she ain't no witch And I love the way she twitch, ah, ah, ah I'm a laborer of love in my Persian gloves, La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la la Well, she's faster than most And she lives on the coast, ah, ah, ah Well, she's faster than most And she lives on the coast, ah, ah, ah I'm her two penny prince and I give her hot love, ah, ah, ah Take your leave, mama Ow, aw Oooooo, Ahhhhhhh Well, she ain't no witch And I love the way she twitch, ah, ah, ah Well, she ain't no witch And I love the way she twitch, ah, ah, ah I'm her two penny prince and I give her hot love, ah, ah, ah La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la la Ooh La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la la Ooh, yeah La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la la Ooh

You Showed Me (Turtles, The, 1969). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-05-22. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "You Showed Me," written by The Byrds' members Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn, was the Turtles' fifth and last top 10 hit rising to no. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1969 (Whitburn, 2013). The song as originally written was an uptempo number; however, Bassist Chip "Douglas first demonstrated [the song] for The Turtles' vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman on a harmonium with a broken bellows, requiring him to play the song slowly. The slower tempo impressed Kaylan and Volman and consequently," The Turtles' recorded the slower version (liquisearch, 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 showed me how to do Exactly what you do How I fell in love with you Oh, oh, oh, it's true Oh, oh, I love you You showed me how to say Exactly what you say In that very special way Oh, oh, oh, it's true You fell for me too And when I tried it I could see you fall And I decided It's not a trip at all You taught it to me too Exactly what you do And now you love me too Oh, oh, oh, it's true We're in love we too Na na na na na na Na na na na na Na na na na na Oh oh oh oh oh We're in love we two We two You showed me how to do Exactly what you do How I fell in love with you (You...) Showed me how to say Exactly what you say In that very special way (You...) Taught it to me too Exactly what you do And now you love me too Now you love me too

Lyin' Eyes (Eagles, The, 1975). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-05-20. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Lyin' Eyes," written by Glenn Frey and Don Henley, was the Eagles' fifth top 20 hit landing at the no. 2 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1975 (Whitburn, 2013). "When they were a struggling band in Los Angeles, they saw a lot of beautiful women around Hollywood who were married to wealthy, successful men, and wondered if they were unhappy. One night they were drinking in a bar (their favorite watering hole: Dan Tana's) when they spotted this stunning young woman; two steps behind her was a much older, fat, rich guy. As they were half laughing at them, Glenn Frey commented, 'Look at her, she can't even hide those lyin' eyes!' Realizing they had a song title, the band members began grabbing for cocktail napkins to write down lyrics to go with that great observation" (DVD "Hell Freezes Over," 1994; 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: City girls just seem to find out early How to open doors with just a smile A rich old man And she won't have to worry She'll dress up all in lace and go in style Late at night a big old house gets lonely I guess every form of refuge has its price And it breaks her heart to think her love is only Given to a man with hands as cold as ice So she tells him she must go out for the evening To comfort an old friend who's feelin' down But he knows where she's goin' as she's leavin' She is headed for the cheatin' side of town You can't hide your lyin' eyes And your smile is a thin disguise I thought by now you'd realize There ain't no way to hide your lyin eyes On the other side of town a boy is waiting With fiery eyes and dreams no one could steal She drives on through the night anticipating 'Cause he makes her feel the way she used to feel She rushes to his arms; they fall together She whispers that it's only for awhile She swears that soon she'll be comin' back forever She pulls away and leaves him with a smile You can't hide your lyin' eyes And your smile is a thin disguise I thought by now you'd realize There ain't now way to hide your lyin' eyes She gets up and pours herself a strong one, And stares out at the stars up in the sky. Another night, it's gonna be a long one. She draws the shade and hangs her head to cry. She wonders how it ever got this crazy. She thinks about a boy she knew in school. Did she get tired or did she just get lazy? She's so far gone she feels just like a fool. My oh my, you sure know how to arrange things. You set it up so well, so carefully. Ain't it funny how your new life didn't change things? You're still the same old girl you used to be. You can't hide your lyin' eyes And your smile is a thin disguise I thought by now you'd realize There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes Honey, you can't hide your lyin' eyes

Mad World (Tears For Fears, 1982). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-05-18. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Mad World," written by Roland Orzabal, was recorded by Tears For Fears in 1982 and was included on their 1983 album "The Hurting," which rose to no. 73 on Billboards Top 200 Albums chart and remained there for 69 weeks (Whitburn, 2006). Although their recording of the song did not chart in the USA, it did rise to no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in 1982 (UK Singles Chart, 1982). However, Adam Lambert did hit the US Billboard chart in 2009 with his slower, moody version that rose to no. 19 (Whitburn, 2013), while Gary Jules had a no. 1 hit in the UK with his stripped down version of the song (songfacts, 2022). Orzabal told The Guardian that "'Mad World' hasn't dated because it's expressive of a period I call the teenage menopause, where your hormones are going crazy as you're leaving childhood. Your fingers are on the cliff and you're about to drop off, but somehow you cling on" (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: All around me are familiar faces Worn out places, worn out faces Bright and early for their daily races Going nowhere, going nowhere Their tears are filling up their glasses No expression, no expression Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow No tomorrow, no tomorrow And I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had I find it hard to tell you 'cause I find it hard to take When people run in circles it's a very, very Mad world Mad world Mad world Mad world Children waiting for the day they feel good Happy birthday, happy birthday Made to feel the way that every child should Sit and listen, sit and listen Went to school and I was very nervous No one knew me, no one knew me Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson Look right through me, look right through me And I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had I find it hard to tell you 'cause I find it hard to take When people run in circles it's a very, very Mad world Mad world Mad world Mad world And I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had I find it hard to tell you 'cause I find it hard to take When people run in circles it's a very, very Mad world Mad world

Midnight Man (James Gang, The, 1971). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-05-14. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Midnight Man," written by Joe Walsh, was the James Gang's third release to hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart stalling at no. 80 in 1971 (Whitburn, 2013). The song is found on the group's "Thirds" album, which was Joe Walsh's last album with the band (M. Greenwald, 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 #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals Lyrics: I'm the Midnight Man, I do all I can, To make sure that I am The Midnight Man. Midnight Man's on time, Everything is fine. All the words in rhyme, With everything. Midnight Man, you're pretty Midnight Man, you're fine Midnight Man, be careful, Midnight Man... Midnight man, you're mine

Baby Love (Supremes, The, 1964). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-05-15. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Baby Love," written by Dozier, Holland, and Holland was the Supremes' second of twelve no. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart rising to the top position in 1964 (Whitburn, 2013). Lamont Dozier claimed that the song referenced "my first love who I never really got over" (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: Baby love, my baby love, I need you oh how I need you But all you do is treat me bad Break my heart and leave me sad Tell me what did I do wrong to make you stay away so long 'Cause baby love, my baby love, been missing ya, miss kissing ya Instead of breaking up Let's start some kissing and making up Don't throw our love away In my arms why don't you stay? Need ya, need ya, baby love, my baby love Baby love, my baby love, why must we separate my love? All of my whole life through I never love no one but you Why you do me like you do, I guess it's me Ooh, need to hold you once again my love, feel your warm embrace my love Don't throw our love away, please don't do me this way Not happy like I used to be, loneliness has got the best of me my love My baby love, I need ya oh how I need ya Why you do me like you do After I've been true to you So deep in love with you Baby, baby ooh 'Til it hurt me, 'til it hurt me Ooh baby love Don't throw our love away Don't throw our love away

Just A Little Bit Better (Herman's Hermits, 1965). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-05-08. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Just A Little Bit Better," written by Kenny Young, was Herman's Hermits' sixth consecutive top 10 hit, all in 1965, rising to no. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Whitburn, 2013). Young also co-wrote the Grammy Hall of Fame song "Under the Boardwalk" of Drifters' fame and "Arizona," which was recorded and become a hit for ex-lead vocalist for Paul Revere & the Raiders, Mark Lindsey (groups.google.com, 2020). 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: He may send you flowers baby every single day Buy you fancy clothes from Paris And have sweet things to say But I can give you love, sweet sweet love Now ain't that just a little bit better Uh-ho-ho, uh-ho-ho, uh-ho-ho He'll take you to nightclubs in a shiny limousine Buy you furs and diamond bracelets Make you look just like a queen But I can give you love, sweet sweet love Now ain't that just a little bit better Uh-ho-ho, uh-ho-ho, uh-ho-ho Love, love, love is what I could give ya True, true love as long as I may live But I can give you love, sweet sweet love Now ain't that just a little bit better Uh-ho-ho, uh-ho-ho, uh-ho-ho Love, love, love is what I could give ya True, true love as long as I may live Well, he may want to buy a fancy mansion on a hill Will you live with him forever Baby that ain't such a thrill 'Cause I can give you love, sweet sweet love Now ain't that just a little bit better Uh-ho-ho, uh-ho-ho, uh-ho-ho

I Need You (America, 1972). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-05-03. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "I Need You," written by Gerry Beckley, was America's second release and second top 10 hit landing on the no. 9 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1972 (Whitburn, 2013). "Beckley was just 16 when he wrote the song; at the time, he was in a band called Daze with Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek, who later became his bandmates in America" (songfests.com, 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: We used to laugh, we used to cry We used to bow our heads then, wonder why And now you're gone, I guess I'll carry on And make the best of what you've left to me Left to me, left to me I need you like the flower needs the rain You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again You know I need you like the winter needs the spring You know I need you, I need you And every day, I'd laugh the hours away Just knowing you were thinking of me And then it came that I was put to blame For every story told about me About me, about me I need you like the flower needs the rain You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again You know I need you, I need you I need you like the winter needs the spring You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again You know I need you, I need you I need you like the flower needs the rain You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again You know I need you, I need you I need you like the winter needs the spring You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again You know I need you, I need you