Bill Sharkey: Live Cover Songs

Without Her (Harry Nilsson, 1967; Herb Alpert, 1969). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-08-05. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Without Her," written by Harry Nilsson, was a minor solo hit for Herb Alpert (without the Tijuana Brass) in 1969 stalling at the no. 63 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Whitburn, 2013). Nilsson's own recording of the song is found on his 2nd album "Pandemonium Shadow Show" (1967), and a wonderful version was recorded by Blood Sweat & Tears for their 1st album "Child Is Father of the Man" (1968). 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: I spend the night in a chair thinking she'll be there But she never comes And then I wake up and wipe the sleep from my eyes And I rise to face another day Without her Doo doo, doo doo doo, doo doo doo It's just no good anymore when you walk through the door Of an empty room And you go inside and set a table for one, it's no fun When you spend a day Without her Doo doo, doo doo doo, doo doo doo We burst the pretty balloon, took us to the moon It's such a beautiful thing But it's ended now And it sounds like a lie If I said I'd rather die, than live without her Doo doo, doo doo doo, doo doo doo Love is a beautiful thing when it knows how to swing And it grooves like a clock But the hands on the clock tell the lovers to part And it's breaking my heart To have to spend another day without her Doo doo, doo doo doo, doo doo doo I spend the night in a chair thinking she'll be there But she never comes And then I wake up and wipe the sleep from my eyes And I rise to face another day Without her Doo doo, doo doo doo Can't go on without her Doo doo, doo doo doo There's no song without her It's all wrong without her Can't go on without her

Indiana Wants Me (R. Dean Taylor, 1970). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-07-31. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Indiana Wants Me," written by Richard Dean Taylor, was Taylor's only top 40 hit rising to the no. 5 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970 (Whitburn, 2013). Taylor explained how he came to write the song. "I was living in a fleabag hotel and one night I heard these sirens and somebody was breaking in a store below . . . I looked out and police had surrounded this store and I turned my tape-recorder on. I saw Bonnie and Clyde a couple of times and with those two things that's how I came to write 'Indiana" (Melody Maker, Jul. 6, 1974). The original release of "Indiana Wants Me" had a police siren during the intro of the song, which at the time sounded extremely realistic. It was reported that when the song would come on driver's car radios, many would pull over to the side of the road thinking the police were behind them. Because of this, a number of radio stations would not play the song. So, Rare Earth records, the label that distributed the song, released a second version without the siren in the intro (songfacts, 2023). 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: Indiana wants me But, I can't go back there Indiana wants me But, I can't go back there I wish I had you To talk to If a man ever needed dyin', he did No one had the right to say what he said About you And it's so cold and lonely here without you Out there the law's a-comin' I'm scared and so tired of runnin' Indiana wants me But, I can't go back there Indiana wants me But, I can't go back there I wish I had you to talk to It hurts to see the man that I've become And to know I'll never see the morning sun shine on the land I'll never see your smilin' face or touch your hand If just once more I could see You, our home, and our little baby Indiana wants me But, I can't go back there Indiana wants me But, I can't go back there I wish I had you to talk to I hope this letter finds its way to you Forgive me, love, for the shame I put you through And all the tears Hang on, love, to the memories of those happy years Red lights are flashin' around me Yeah, love, it looks like they found me Indiana wants me But, I can't go back there Indiana wants me But, I can't go back there I wish I had you to talk to But, I can't go back there

Leaves That Are Green (Simon & Garfunkel, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-07-27. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" To view all my music videos click here: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey "Leaves That Are Green," written by Paul Simon, was the "B" side of their hit song "Homeward Bound" and is found on their 'Sounds of Silence' LP, which was released in 1966; Paul Simon did record the song a year earlier for his 'Paul Simon Songbook' LP (Whitburn, 2006). 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song I’m twenty-two now, but I won’t be for long Time hurries on And the leaves that are green turn to brown And they whither with the wind And they crumble in your hand Once my heart was filled with love of a girl I held her close, but she faded in the night Like a poem I meant to write And the leaves that are green turn to brown And they wither with the wind And they crumble in your hand I threw a pebble in a brook And watched the ripples run away And they never made a sound And the leaves that are green turn to brown And they wither with the wind And they crumble in your hand Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello Good-bye, Good-bye Good-bye, Good-bye That’s all there is And the leaves that are green turn to brown

19th Nervous Breakdown (Rolling Stones, The, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-07-22. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "19th Nervous Breakdown," written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, was the band's 6th top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart rising to the no. 2 position in 1966 (Whitburn, 2013) and no. 2 in the UK as well (officialcharts, 2023). In a 1965 interview with Rolling Stone Monthly, Mick Jagger explained how the song came about. "We had just done five weeks hectic work in the States and I said, 'Dunno about you blokes, but I feel about ready for my nineteenth nervous breakdown.' We seized on it at once as a likely song title. Then Keith [Richards] and I worked on the number at intervals during the rest of the tour." December 5th, 1965, the band ended their US tour in Los Angeles. They entered the RCA studios in LA to record their next album "Aftermath." It was during the three day session that "19th Nervous Breakdown" and ten other songs were recored (S. Harper, udiscovermusic, Feb. 4, 2023). 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: You're the kind of person you meet at certain dismal dull affairs. Center of a crowd, talking much too loud running up and down the stairs. Well, it seems to me that you have seen too much in too few years. And though you've tried you just can't hide your eyes are edged with tears. You better stop, look around, Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes. Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown. When you were a child you were treated kind But you were never brought up right. You were always spoiled with a thousand toys but still you cried all night. Your mother who neglected you owes a million dollars tax. And your father's still perfecting ways of making sealing wax. You better stop, look around, Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes. Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown. Oh, who's to blame, that girl's just insane. Well nothing I do don't seem to work, It only seems to make matters worse. Oh please. You were still in school when you had that fool who really messed your mind. And after that you turned your back on treating people kind. On our first trip I tried so hard to rearrange your mind. But after a while I realized you were disarranging mine. You better stop, look around, Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes. Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown. Oh, who's to blame, that girl's just insane. Well nothing I do don't seem to work, It only seems to make matters worse. Oh please. When you were a child you were treated kind But you were never brought up right. You were always spoiled with a thousand toys but still you cried all night. Your mother who neglected you owes a million dollars tax. And your father's still perfecting ways of making sealing wax. You better stop, look around, Here it comes Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown. Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown. Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown. Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown. Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown. Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.

Shapes of Things (Yardbirds, The, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-07-20. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" To view all my music videos click here: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey "Shapes of Things," written by band members Jim McCarty, Keith Relf and Paul Smawell-Smith, was the Yardbirds' fourth release in the USA and their fourth top 20 hit landing at the no. 11 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966 (Whitburn, 2013). Originally, I assumed that "Shapes of Things" was an environmental song; however, according to Yardbirds' drummer Jim McCarty, the song "was very much about the state of the situation in the country with the Vietnam War, so it was sort of an anti-war song" (songfacts, 2023). Jeff Beck provided the guitar licks during the song, and because of his contribution, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith believed that Beck should have received co-credit for writing the song, which he did not receive (Clayson, 2002). 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: Shapes of things before my eyes, Just teach me to despise. Will time make men more wise? Here within my lonely frame, my eyes just heard my brain. But will it seem the same? (Come Tomorrow) Will I be older? (Come Tomorrow) May be a soldier. (Come Tomorrow) May I be bolder than today? Now the trees are almost green. But will they still be seen? When time and tide have been. Fall into your passing hands. Please don't destroy these lands. Don't make them desert sands. (Come Tomorrow) Will I be older? (Come Tomorrow) May be a soldier. (Come Tomorrow) May I be bolder than today? Soon I hope that I will find, Thoughts deep within my mind. That won't displace my kind.

Love Potion No. 9 (Clovers, The, 1959; Searchers, The, 1964). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-07-17. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Love Potion No. 9," written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, was first recorded by The Clovers, from Washington DC, in 1959; their version rose to the no. 23 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Then, the Liverpool England group The Searchers recorded the song and had a major hit with their take, which hit the no. 3 position on the Billboard chart the winter of 1964 into 1965 (Whitburn, 2013). The Coasters also had a minor hit with their version of the song that stalled at no. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1971 (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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: I took my troubles down to Madame Rue You know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth She's got a pad down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine Sellin' little bottles of Love Potion Number Nine I told her that I was a flop with chicks I've been this way since 1956 She looked at my palm and she made a magic sign She said "What you need is Love Potion Number Nine" She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink She said "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink" It smelled like turpentine, it looked like India ink I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink I didn't know if it was day or night I started kissin' everything in sight But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink I didn't know if it was day or night I started kissin' everything in sight But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine Love Potion Number Nine Love Potion Number Nine Love Potion Number Nine

Lonely Days (Bee Gees, 1970). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-07-13. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Lonely Days," written by Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, was the Bee Gees' 8th top 20 hit and their highest charting single to this point, rising to the no. 3 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970 (Whitburn, 2013). The song was written at the same time as the Gibb brothers wrote their next single "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart," which turned out to be their first no. 1 it in the USA (songfacts, 2023; 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: Good morning, mister sunshine You brighten up my day Come sit beside me In your way I see you every morning Outside the restaurants The music plays so nonchalant Lonely days, lonely nights Where would I be without my woman Lonely days, lonely nights Where would I be without my woman Lonely days, lonely nights Where would I be without my woman Lonely days, lonely nights Where would I be without my woman Lonely days, lonely nights Where would I be without my woman Good morning, mister sunshine You brighten up my day Come sit beside me in your way Lonely days, lonely nights Where would I be without my woman Lonely days, lonely nights Where would I be without my woman Lonely days, lonely nights Where would I be without my woman Lonely days, lonely nights Here would I be without my woman Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Lonely days, lonely nights

Since I Fell For You (Lenny Welsh, 1963). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-07-08. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Since I Fell For You," written by Buddy Johnson, was Lenny Welsh's only top 10 hit rising to the no. 4 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963 (Whitburn, 2013). Although Johnson's song has been recorded my many artists, Welsh's version is the highest charting version and is considered a classic. The first recording of the song was by Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra back in 1945 with his sister Ella Johnson singing the lead (secondhandsongs, 2023). In 1947, Annie Laurie with Paul Gayten and His Trio had a no. 20 hit with the song on the Billboard chart (Whitburn, 1986). 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: When you just give love, and never get love you'd better let love depart I know it's so, and yet I know I can't get you out of my heart You made me leave my happy home You took my love, and now you've gone since I fell for you Love brings such misery and pain I guess I'll never be the same since I fell for you Well it's too bad, and it's too sad but I'm in love with you You love me, then you snub me But what can I do, I'm still in love with you Well, I guess I'll never see the light I get the blues most every night since I fell for you Since I fell for you

Beatles Night. Live cover performances by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill Courtyard, Kahala, HI, HI. 2023-06-28. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" June 28th, 2023 was The Beatles Night at Puka's. I performed songs recorded by the Beatles, solo recordings by John Paul George and Ringo, and songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney but recorded by other artists. This video is a compilation of all the songs I performed that night: Hello Goodbye - Beatles, The A Hard Day's Night - Beatles, The Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - Beatles, The Nowhere Man - Beatles, The Come and Get It - Badfinger (written by Paul McCartney) Can't Buy Me Love - Beatles, The Eleanor Rigby - Beatles, The A World Without Love - Peter & Gordon (written by Lennon & McCartney) Photograph - Starr, Ringo Do You Want To Know A Secret - Beatles, The Every Night - McCartney, Paul From Me To You - Beatles, The I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles, The Isn't It A Pity - Harrison, George 'Till There Was You - Beatles, The Penny Lane - Beatles, The Just Like Starting Over - Lennon, John Hey Jude - Beatles, The I Want To Hold Your Hand - Beatles, The Help! - Beatles, The My Love - McCartney, Paul & Wings If I Fell - Beatles, The Revolution - Beatles, The Here, There and Everywhere - Beatles, The Two Of Us - Beatles, The P. S. I Love You - Beatles, The In My Life - Beatles, The Stand By Me - Lennon, John All You Need Is Love - Beatles, The While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Beatles, The With A Little Help From My Friends - Beatles, The You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - Silkie, The (written by Lennon & McCartney) All Those Years Ago - Harrison, George Free As A Bird - Beatles, The You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful and You're Mine) - Starr, Ringo Yesterday - Beatles, The Lady Madonna - Beatles, The Ticket To Ride - Beatles, The Eight Days A Week - Beatles, The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill, The - Beatles, The I Should Have Known Better - Beatles, The Let It Be - Beatles, The Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) - Beatles, The (encore) Roll Over Beethoven - Beatles, The 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic #beatles #beatlescovers

New York State of Mind (Billy Joel, 1976). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, "New York State of Mind," written by Billy Joel, was never released as a single; it is found on his 3rd solo album "Turnstiles," which was released in 1976; the song is considered a classic (Whitburn, 2006). However, Joel did release the song on a single as a duet with Tony Bennett in 2001 (discdogs, 2023). In 2002, this recording was nominated for a Grammy in the "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals" category (Sony, 2002). During an interview with Howard Stern in 2010, Joel explained how he came to write the song. "He said that he wrote the song on the day he moved back from California to New York. He really was taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line - he was on his way home to Highland Falls, New York when he started writing the song in a notebook. As soon as he got home, he went to the piano and finished the words and lyrics in about an hour" (songfacts, 2023).. 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic #billyjoel Lyrics: Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to Hollywood But I'm taking a Greyhound On the Hudson River Line I'm in a New York state of mind I've seen all the movie stars In their fancy cars and their limousines Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens But I know what I'm needing And I don't want to waste more time I'm in a New York state of mind It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, The Daily News It comes down to reality And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside I don't have any reasons I've left them all behind I'm in a New York state of mind It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, The Daily News It comes down to reality And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside I don't have any reasons I've left them all behind I'm in a New York state of mind I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line 'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind

Everything I Own (Bread, 1972). ive cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-06-22. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Everything I Own," written by David Gates, was Bread's 7th consecutive top 40 hit rising to the no. 5 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1972 (Whitburn, 2013). But in Britain, two cover versions of Gates' song rose to the no. 1 position: Ken Boothe (1974, no. 1) and Boy George (1987, no. 1) (Kutner & Leigh, 2005). The inspiration for the song came from an unusual place -- David Gates' father's funeral. "A friend took David aside and said, 'Your dad was so proud of what you were doing.' David agreed by replying, 'My success would have been so special to him as he was my greatest influence. So I decided to write and record Everything I Own about him. If you listen to the words, 'You sheltered me from harm, kept me warm, gave my life to me, set me free,' it says it all'" (Kutner & Leigh, 2005, p. 204) 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: You sheltered me from harm Kept me warm, kept me warm You gave my life to me Set me free, set me free The finest years I ever knew, Were all the years I had with you And I would give anything I own I'd give up my life, my heart, my home I would give everything I own, Just to have you back again You taught me how to love What it's of, what it's of You never said too much, But still you showed the way And I knew from watching you Nobody else could ever know, The part of me that can't let go And I would give anything I own, I'd give up my life, my heart, my home I would give everything I own, Just to have you back again Is there someone you know, Your loving them so, But taking them all for granted? You may lose them one day Someone takes them away, And they don't hear the words you long to say I would give anything I own, I'd give up my life, my heart, my home I would give everything I own, Just to have you back again Just to touch you once again

I Won't Back Down (Tom Petty, 1989). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-06-19. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "I Won't Back Down," written by Jeff Lynn and Tom Petty, was Tom Petty's first hit as a solo artist landing at the no. 12 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1989 (Whitburn, 2013). This song is found on Petty's first solo album "Full Moon Fever." Although members of his band the Heartbreakers did contribute to the album and this song, they were not credited as the album's artist (songfacts, 2023). The song was written in response to an arsonist who burnt down Petty's home; "'I Won't Back Down' was his way of reclaiming his life and getting past the torment" (songfacts, 2023). 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: Well, I won't back down No I won't back down You could stand me up at the gates of Hell But I won't back down No I'll stand my ground Won't be turned around And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down Gonna stand my ground And I won't back down (I won't back down) Hey baby There ain't no easy way out (I won't back down) Hey I will stand my ground And I won't back down Well, I know what's right I got just one life In a world that keeps on pushin' me around But I'll stand my ground And I won't back down (I won't back down) Hey baby There ain't no easy way out (I won't back down) Hey I will stand my ground (I won't back down) And I won't back down (I won't back down) Hey baby There ain't no easy way out (I won't back down) Hey I won't back down (I won't back down) Hey baby There ain't no easy way out (I won't back down) Hey I will stand my ground (I won't back down) And I won't back down (I won't back down) No I won't back down

Make the World Go Away (Eddy Arnold, 1965; Timi Yuro, 1963). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-06-16. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" To view all my music videos click here: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey "Make the World Go Away," written by Hank Cochran, was first recorded by Ray Price in 1963, whose version rose to no. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart (Whitburn, 1994); however, it was both Timi Yuro and then Eddy Arnold who charted highly on the Billboard Hot 100 charts with Yuro having a no. 24 hit in 1963 and then Arnold's version topping off at no. 6 on the Hot 100 chart and no. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1965 (Whitburn, 1994, 2013). Other versions that charted include: Donny & Marie Osmond (1975, no. 44 on the Hot 100 chart, no. 71 on the Hot Country Songs chart) and Charly McClain (1977, no. 73 on the Hot Country Songs chart) (Whitburn, 1994, 2013). Hank Cochran is also known as the writer of Patsy Cline's recordings of "She's Got You" and "I Fall To Pieces" (co-written with Harlan Howard) (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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic #countrymusic #country Lyrics: Make the world go away And get it off my shoulders Say the things you used to say And make the world go away Do you remember when you loved me Before the world took me astray If you do, then forgive me And make the world go away Make the world go away And get it off my shoulders Say the things you used to say And make the world go away I'm sorry if I hurt you I'll make it up day by day Just say you love me like you used to And make the world go away Make the world go away And get it off my shoulders Say the things you used to say And make the world go away Say the things you used to say And make the world go away "I Can See For Miles," written by Pete Townshend, was The Who's only top 10 hit in the US landing at the no. 9 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967 (Whitburn, 2013). In his book "Who Am I," (2012) Townshend wrote "On one of The Who's many trips away I began imagining that my fabulous new girlfriend Karen was deceiving me. . . It was this kind of paranoid, unhinged thinking that spurred me to write "I Can See for Miles" (p. 93). In one of the band's first performance of the song, they were booked on to "The Smothers Brothers' Comedy Hour." Their drummer, Keith Moon, decided to plant an "oversized theatrical charge of gun power, blowing up the entire band. . . My hair caught fire and my hearing was never the same. Keith was such a twat sometimes" (Townshend, 2012, p. 129). 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic #country #countrymusic Lyrics: I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah If you think that I don't know about the little tricks you've played And never see you when deliberately you put things in my way Well, here's a poke at you You're gonna choke on it too You're gonna lose that smile Because all the while I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah You took advantage of my trust in you when I was so far away I saw you holding lots of other guys and now you've got the nerve to say That you still want me Well that's as may be But you gotta stand trial Because all the while I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah The Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal are mine to see on clear days You thought that I would need a crystal ball to see right through the haze Well here's a poke at you You're gonna choke on it too You're gonna lose that smile Because all the while I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles

I Can See For Miles (Who, The, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-06-12. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "I Can See For Miles," written by Pete Townshend, was The Who's only top 10 hit in the US landing at the no. 9 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967 (Whitburn, 2013). In his book "Who Am I," (2012) Townshend wrote "On one of The Who's many trips away I began imagining that my fabulous new girlfriend Karen was deceiving me. . . It was this kind of paranoid, unhinged thinking that spurred me to write "I Can See for Miles" (p. 93). In one of the band's first performance of the song, they were booked on to "The Smothers Brothers' Comedy Hour." Their drummer, Keith Moon, decided to plant an "oversized theatrical charge of gun power, blowing up the entire band. . . My hair caught fire and my hearing was never the same. Keith was such a twat sometimes" (Townshend, 2012, p. 129). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah If you think that I don't know about the little tricks you've played And never see you when deliberately you put things in my way Well, here's a poke at you You're gonna choke on it too You're gonna lose that smile Because all the while I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah You took advantage of my trust in you when I was so far away I saw you holding lots of other guys and now you've got the nerve to say That you still want me Well that's as may be But you gotta stand trial Because all the while I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah The Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal are mine to see on clear days You thought that I would need a crystal ball to see right through the haze Well here's a poke at you You're gonna choke on it too You're gonna lose that smile Because all the while I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles

Lady Jane (Rolling Stones, The, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-06-08. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Lady Jane," written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, was the Rolling Stone's 12th top 40 hit rising to the no 24 position in 1966, while being the "B" side to "Mother's Little Helper" (Whitburn, 2013). According to Jagger "'Lady Jane' is a complete sort of very weird song. I don't really know what that's all about myself. All the names are historical but it was really unconscious that they should fit together from the same period" (songfacts, 2023). According to Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon in their book "The Rolling Stones - All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track" (2016), "The identity of the heroine of “Lady Jane” has given rise to much speculation. For some, she is Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII of England, who died twelve days after giving birth to the future Edward VI. According to this version, the song was inspired by a letter addressed by Henry VIII to Jane in which he assures her of his love and reveals his decision not to delay in executing of his second wife, Anne Boleyn, by decapitation. For others, the song is about Jane Ormsby-Gore, the daughter of David Ormsby-Gore (the fifth Baron Harlech) and, most importantly, the emblematic designer of Swinging London, with whom the Stones’ singer had an affair. Or again, perhaps the name of the heroine should be seen as another example of the licentious double entendre of which the singer of the Rolling Stones was so fond." 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #folk #coversongs #folkmusic #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: My sweet lady Jane When I see you again Your servant am I And will humbly remain Just heed this plea, my love On bended knees my love I pledge myself to lady Jane My dear lady Anne I've done what I can I must take my leave For promised I am This play is run, my love Your time has come, my love I pledge my troth to lady Jane Oh, my sweet Marie I wait at your ease The sands have run out For your lady and me Wedlock is nigh my love Her station's right my love Life is secure with Lady Jane

Cotton Fields (Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1969). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-06-08. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Cotton Fields," written by Huddie Ledbetter (aka Lead Belly), was originally released by Lead Belly in 1940. Since then many artists have recorded the song. Although their version did not reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Creedence Clearwater Revival's (CCR) version, which was released in 1969 on their Willie and the Poorboys LP, did rise to the no. 1 position on the Billboard's Hits of the World chart in Mexico in 1970 (Bukkbiardm 2022; Whitburn, 2006). CCR's version removed a second verse from the song ("It may sound a little funny, but you didn't make very much money. In them old cotton fields at home") and simply repeated the first verse three times. The Highwaymen's version in 1961 rose to the no. 13 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Whitburn, 2013). And although the Beach Boys' 1969 version did not chart in the USA, "It was number 1 in Australia, South Africa, Sweden and Norway, number 2 in Denmark, number 3 in Ireland, similarly top 5 in the United Kingdom, Japan, Spain and Rhodesia; number 12 in the Netherlands, number 13 in New Zealand and number 29 in Germany" (the-paulmccartney-project., 2016). Interesting that Ledbetter's lyric “It was down in Louisiana, just a mile from Texarkana” and other artists' lyric “just ABOUT a mile from Texarkana” is geographically incorrect. Texarkana is about 30 miles north of Louisiana in Arkansas (googlemaps, 2023; howderfamily, 2011). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: When I was a little bitty baby My mama would rock me in the cradle, In them old cotton fields back home; It was down in Louisiana, Just about a mile from Texarkana, In them old cotton fields back home. Oh, when them cotton bolls get rotten You can't pick very much cotton, In them old cotton fields back home. It was down in Louisiana, Just about a mile from Texarkana, In them old cotton fields back home. When I was a little bitty baby My mama would rock me in the cradle, In them old cotton fields back home; It was down in Louisiana, Just about a mile from Texarkana, In them old cotton fields back home. Oh, when them cotton bolls get rotten You can't pick very much cotton, In them old cotton fields back home. It was down in Louisiana, Just about a mile from Texarkana, In them old cotton fields back home. When I was a little bitty baby My mama would rock me in the cradle, In them old cotton fields back home;

Fearless (Pink Floyd, 1971). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-06-03. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Fearless," written by Roger Waters and David Gilmour, was released on their 1971 album "Meddle" and the "B" side of their UK single "One of These Days" (genius, 2023; Wikipedia, 2023). The title of the song "is derived from a football (soccer) slang term for "awesome", which became a cliché among [Pink Floyd's] touring party" (last, 2023).. 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic #progressiverock Lyrics: You say the hill's too steep to climb, climbing You say you'd like to see me try, climbing You pick the place and I'll choose the time And I'll climb the hill in my own way Just wait a while for the right day And as I rise above the tree line and the clouds I look down hearing the sound of the things you've said today Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd, smiling Merciless the magistrate turns around, frowning And who's the fool who wears the crown No doubt in your own way And every day is the right day And as you rise above the fear lines in his brow You look down hear the sound of the faces in the crowd

Aloha Everyone: I'm continuing my oldies/classics revival during the month of June at Puka's Bar Courtyard every Wednesday night 5:30-7:30pm. Come out and enjoy the outdoor venue, food and drinks, and sing along to the songs of the '50s, '60s, '70s, and 80s at Puka's Bar Courtyard, Kahala Mall, in front of Whole Foods. Hope to see you there. Wednesdays (5:30-7:30pm) June 7th June 14th (Theme: British Invasion) June 21st June 28th (Theme: The Beatles) Hold On Tight (Electric Light Orchestra, 1981) Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar and Grill, Kahala, HI. 2023-05-31. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Hold On Tight," written by Jeff Lynne, was the Electric Light Orchestra's (ELO) last top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at the no. 10 position in 1981 (Whitburn, 2013). From ELO's album "Time," "Hold On Tight is about perseverance. In fact, the album "is a concept album about a time traveler who visits the year 2095. This song takes place on his return trip in 1981. He is inspired, and now knows that everything he needs he can find back home" (songfacts, 2023). To view all my music videos click here: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey 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 #coversongs Lyrics: Hold on tight to your dream Hold on tight to your dream When you see your ship go sailing When you feel your heart is breaking Hold on tight to your dream It's a long time to be gone Time just rolls on and on When you need a shoulder to cry on When you get so sick of trying Hold tight to your dream When you get so down that you can't get up And you want so much but you're all out of luck When you're so downhearted and misunderstood Just over and over and over you could Accroches-toi a ton rêve Accroches-toi a ton rêve Quand tu vois ton bateau partir Quand tu sens ton coeur se briser Accroches-toi a ton rêve When you get so down that you can't get up And you want so much but you're all out of luck When you're so downhearted and misunderstood Just over and over and over you could Hold on tight to your dream Hold on tight to your dream When you see the shadows falling When you hear that cold wind calling Hold on tight to your dream Hold on tight to your dream Hold on tight to your dream

You and Me (Alice Cooper, 1977). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-05-28. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "You and Me ," written by Alice Cooper and Dick Wagner, was Alice Cooper's second top 10 hit climbing to the no. 9 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977(Whitburn, 2013). Cooper has been considered the Grandfather of Goth; however, this song, as well as "I Never Cry" and "Only Women Bleed," were a shift from Cooper's darker rocking songs. He has described this genre as "heavy metal housewife rock" (songfacts, 2023). Others would consider the song an easy listening ballad (alicecooper, 2023). 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: When I get home from work, I want to wrap myself around you. I want to take you and squeeze you till the passion starts to rise. I want to take you to heaven. That would make my day complete. But you and me ain't no movie stars. What we are is what we are. We share a bed, some lovin', and TV, yeah. And that's enough for a workin' man. What I am is what I am. And I tell you, babe, well that's enough for me. Sometimes when you're asleep and I'm just starin' at the ceiling, I want to reach out and touch you, but you just go on dreamin'. If I could take you to heaven, that would make my day complete. But you and me ain't no movie stars. What we are is what we are. We share a bed, some lovin', and TV, yeah. That's enough for a workin' man. What I am is what I am. And I tell you, sweetheart that's just enough for me. You and me ain't no super stars. What we are is what we are. We share a bed, some popcorn, and TV, yeah. And that's enough for a workin' man. What I am is what I am. And I tell you, babe, you're just enough for me. When I get home from work, I want to wrap myself around you. I like to hold you squeeze you till the passion starts to rise. I want to take you to heaven. That would make my day complete. You and me ain't no movie stars. What we are is what we are. We share a bed, of lovin', and TV, yeah. And that's enough for a workin' man. What I am well that's what I am. I tell you, baby, that's just enough for me.

Mellow Yellow (Donovan, 1966). Live performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's, Kahala, HI. 2023-05-24. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Mellow Yellow," written by Donovan Leitch, was Donovan's second release to hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart rising to the no. 2 position in 1966 (Whitburn, 2013). A rumor at the time was that the song was about getting high on banana skins by cooking them and inhaling the fumes, which wasn't the case; actually, Donovan stated that generally the song was about being laid back and cool. He also said that he and John Lennon "used to look in the back of newspapers and pull out funny things and they'd end up in songs. So it's [also] about . . . the electrical bananas that were appearing on the scene - which were ladies vibrators" (songfacts, 2023). 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #folk #coversongs #folkmusic #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: I'm just mad about Saffron Saffron's mad about me I'm just mad about Saffron She's just mad about me They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow I'm just mad about Fourteen Fourteen's mad about me I'm just mad about Fourteen She's just mad about me They call me mellow yellow They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow Born high forever to fly Wind velocity nil Wanna high forever to fly If you want your cup our fill They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow (So mellow, he's so yellow) Electrical banana Is gonna be a sudden craze Electrical banana Is bound to be the very next phase They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow Saffron, yeah I'm just mad about her I'm just mad about Saffron She's just mad about me They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow (Oh so yellow, oh so mellow)

99 Miles From L.A. (Albert Hammond, 1975). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-05-21. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "99 Miles From L.A.," written by Albert Hammond and Hal David, was Hammond's last entry onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart stalling at no. 91 in 1975 (Whitburn, 2013); however, his song rose to the top no. 1 position on Billbaord's Adult Contemporary chart that year (Wikipedia, 2023). The song has been covered my a number of artists including Art Garfunkel, Nancy Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Dionne Warwick and Julio Iglesias (secondhandsongs, 2023). In the song "a man is desperate to meet this woman and while driving to their date, he imagines and perhaps hallucinates of what they could have together" (songfacts, 2023). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: Keeping my eyes on the road I see you, Keeping my hands on the wheel I hold you, Ninety-nine miles from L.A. I kiss you, I miss you, Please be there. Passing a white sandy beach we're sailing, Turning the radio on we're dancing, Ninety-nine miles from L.A. I want you, I need you, Please be there. The windshield is covered with rain, I'm crying, Pressing my foot on the gas, I'm flying. Counting the telephone poles, I phone you, Reading the signs on the road, I write you, Ninety-nine miles from L.A. we're laughing, we're loving, Please be there. We're laughing, we're loving, Please be there.

Earth Angel (Penguins, The, 1954; Crew Cuts, The, 1955). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-05-16. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)," written by Jesse Belvin & Curtis Williams, was the Penguins' first entry onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1954 rising to the no. 8 position; while the Crew Cuts' version followed hitting the no. 3 position the following year (Whitburn, 2013). Other artists also hit the Billboard chart with the song: Gloria Mann (1955 no. 18), Johnny Tillotson (1960 no. 57), the Vogues (1969 no. 42) and New Edition (1986 no 21) (Whitburn, 2013). "Counting up every version of this song, you arrive at over 30 million copies sold, making it the top R&B record of all time in terms of continuous popularity" (songfacts, 2023). It was the second doo-wop song to hit the Billboard top 10, the first being the Chords' "Sh-Boom" in 1954 (songfacts, 2023). It is interesting to note that "Earth Angel" was not the "A" side but the "B" side of the record; “Hey Senorita” was the "A" side of the Penguins' DooTone records' release, but the DJs like "Earth Angel" more and started to put it in rotation making it a huge hit (C. O’Dell, loc, 2023). The song was added to the National Registry in 2004 in the R&B genre (Library of Congress, 2023). Finally, the song had a bit of a resurgence in 1985 when Marty Fly and Marvin Berry and the Starlighters performed the song at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance in the film "Back To the Future." It was during this performance that Marty's future parents first kissed, which eventually secured the birth of Marty, his sister and his brother (backtothefuturefandom, 2023). 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 #coversongs #doowop Lyrics: Ohhhh . . . Earth angel, earth angel, Will you be mine? My darling dear, love you all the time. I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you. Earth angel, earth angel, The one I adore. Love you forever, and evermore. I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you. I fell for you, and I knew the vision of your love's loveliness. I hope and I pray that someday, I'll be the vision of your happiness. Earth angel, earth angel, Please be mine. My darling dear, love you all the time. I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you. I fell for you, and I knew the vision of your love's loveliness. I hope and I pray that someday, I'll be the vision of your happiness. Earth angel, earth angel, Please be mine. My darling dear, love you all the time. I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you

Hello Goodbye -(Beatles, The, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill, Kahala, HI. 2023-04-21. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Hello Goodbye," written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, was the Beatles' 15th no. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967 (Whitburn, 2013) and hitting the no. 1 position in multiple countries (Wikipedia, 2023). Actually written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon has been quoted as saying that it is "three minutes of contradictions and meaningless juxtapositions;” he hated the song (T. Breihan, stereogum, 25 Oct 2018). According to McCartney "His friend Alistair Taylor, who was visiting McCartney, asked Paul one day how he wrote his many songs, and how he came up with his ideas. Paul took him into his dining room. . . As an experiment, Paul asked Taylor to shout out the opposite of whatever he sang, such as black and white, yes and no, hello and goodbye, etc. From this, the song was born" (songfacts, 2023). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: You say yes, I say no You say stop and I say go go go, oh no You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello I say high, you say low You say why and I say I don't know, oh no You say goodbye and I say hello (Hello goodbye hello goodbye) Hello hello (Hello goodbye) I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello (Hello goodbye hello goodbye) Hello hello (Hello goodbye) I don't know why you say goodbye (Hello goodbye) I say hello/goodbye Why why why why why why do you say goodbye goodbye, oh no? You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello You say yes (I say yes) I say no (But I may mean no) You say stop (I can stay) and I say go go go (Till it's time to go), oh Oh no You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello hello Hela heba helloa Hela heba helloa, cha cha cha Hela heba helloa, wooo Hela heba helloa, hela Hela heba helloa, cha cha cha Hela heba helloa, wooo Hela heba helloa, cha cha cha

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie (Louis Jordan, 1946). Live performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill, Kahala, HI. 2023-04-26. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie," written by Vaughn Horton, Denver Darling, and Milt Gabler (who were country and western song writers), was one of Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five's biggest cross-over hits rising to no. 7 in 1946 on the national chart and hit the no. 1 position on the R&B chart and remained on that chart for 18 weeks (Lyrics, 2023; Whitburn, 1986). The song has been covered by a variety of artists: Manhattan Transfer, John Denver, Asleep at the Wheel, Joe Jackson, B. B. King, Foghat, Bill Haley & the Comets, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and many more. "The song summed up the feelings of excitement followed by disillusionment felt by many who were returning from serving in the Second World War" (Wikipedia, 2023). Bandcamp Web Site: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey #billsharkey #swing #R&B #wwii Lyrics: Heading for the station with a pack on my back I'm tired of transportation in the back of a hack I love to hear the rhythm of the clickity-clack And hear the lonesome whistle, see the smoke from the stack And pal around with democratic fellows named Mac So, take me right back to the track, Jack! Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie! Woo woo, ooh ooh, ch'boogie! Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie! Take me right back to the track, Jack! You reach your destination, but alas and alack! You need some compensation to get back in the black You take your morning paper from the top of the stack And read the situation from the front to the back The only job that's open needs a man with a knack So put it right back in the rack, Jack! Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie! Woo woo, ooh ooh, ch'boogie! Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie! Take me right back to the track, Jack! Gonna settle down by the railroad track Live the life of Riley in the beaten-down shack So when I hear a whistle I can peek through the crack And watch the train a-rolling when it's balling the jack I just love the rhythm of the clickity clack So, take me right back to the track, Jack! Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie! Woo woo, ooh ooh, ch'boogie! Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie! Take me right back to the track, Jack! Take me right back to the track

Aloha Everyone: I'm continuing my oldies/classics revival during the month of May at Puka's Bar Courtyard every Wednesday night 5:30-7:30pm and this Friday May 5th 12noon-2pm. Come out and enjoy the outdoor venue, food and drinks, and sing along to the songs of the '50s, '60s, '70s, and 80s at Puka's Bar Courtyard, Kahala Mall, in front of Whole Foods. Hope to see you there. Wednesday May 3rd (5:30-7:30pm), Friday May 5th (12noon-2pm) Wednesdays (5:30-7:30pm) May 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st . Helpless (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 1970). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill, Kahala, HI. 2023-04-19. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Helpless," written by Neil Young, is found on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's 1970 album "Déjà Vu" (Whitburn, 2006). "This song is about the town of Omemee in Ontario. In 1949, Neil's parents moved there with him when he was just four years old. Young describes it as "a nice little town. Sleepy little place... Life was real basic and simple in that town. Walk to school, walk back. Everybody knew who you were. Everybody knew everybody" (songfacts, 2023). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: There is a town in North Ontario Dream comfort memory to spare And in my mind I still need a place to go All my changes were there Blue, blue windows behind the stars Yellow moon on the rise Big birds flying across the sky Throwing shadows on our eyes Leave us Helpless, helpless, helpless, helpless Babe, can you hear me now? The chains are locked and tied across the door Baby, sing with me somehow Blue, blue windows behind the stars Yellow moon on the rise Big birds flying across the sky Throwing shadows on our eyes Leave us Helpless, helpless, helpless, helpless