Bill Sharkey: Live Cover Songs

You Got What It Takes (Bobby Parker, 1958; Mark Johnson, 1959; Dave Clark Five, The, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-10-16. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "You Got What It Takes," written by Tyran Carlo Davis, Gwen Fuqua Gordy and Berry Gordy Jr., was Marv Johnson's 2nd top 40 hit rising to the no. 10 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1959, while the Dave Clark Five's version was their last top 10 hit landing at the no. 7 position in 1967 (disc dog, 2022; Whitburn, 2013). There is a bit of a controversy about who actually wrote the song, although Tyran Carlo Davis, Gwen Fuqua Gordy and Berry Gordy Jr are listed as the writers of the song on the original Marv Johnson release (1958), the Dave Clark Five's version (1967) and Showaddywaddy's version (1977) and others, Bobby Parker's original recording of the song, one year earlier in 1958 on Vee-Jay Records (VJ 279), lists Bobby Parker as the writer of the song (archive, 2022; discogs, 2022; globaldogproductions, 2022). In fact, in an interview with Forgotten Hits, Parker said: "I wrote 'You've Got What It Takes,' that was MY song. . . . Berry Gordy just stole it out from under me, just put his name on it. And what could I do? I was just trying to make a living, playing guitar and singing, how was I going to go on and fight Berry Gordy, big as he was, and Motown Records? There wasn't really nothing I could do about it - it was just too big and I didn't have any way to fight them" (songfests, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: Ow! You don't drive a big fat car, no You don't look a-like a movie star And on your money we won't get far But baby, you got what it takes, Oh! to satisfy You got what it takes to set my soul on fire But oh, oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh whoa-oh-oh yeah You got what it takes for me Ow! You don't live in a beautiful place And you don't dress in the best of taste Oh! Nature didn't give you such a beautiful face But baby, you got what it takes, Oh! to satisfy You got what it takes to set my soul on fire But oh, oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh whoa-oh-oh yeah You got what it takes for me Now when you're near me, ooo-wee My head goes around and around And when you kiss me, a-little girl My love comes tumblin' down, you send me You don't live in a beautiful place Oh, you don't dress in the best of taste And nature didn't give you such a beautiful face But baby, you got what it takes, Oh! to satisfy You got what it takes to set my soul on fire But oh, oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh whoa-oh-oh yeah You got what it takes for me Now when you're near me, mmm-mmm My head goes around and around and around and around And when you kiss me, a-little girl My love comes tumblin' down, you send me You don't live in a beautiful place, no You don't dress in the best of taste And nature didn't give you such a beautiful face But baby, you got what it takes Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, you got what it takes Baby, I'm tellin' you You got what it takes

Listen People (Herman's Hermits, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-10-14. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Listen People," written by Graham Gouldman (formally of 10cc and Wax), was Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits' 8th consecutive top 10 hit in the USA hitting no. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966 (Whitburn, 2013). The main theme of the song's melody is based on the Christian song "Jesus Let Us Come to Know You" (lyrics, 2022). Herman's Hermits were a part of the British Invasion beginning in 1964 (S. Montpelier, thedolphinlmc, Feb. 4, 2016). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: Listen people to what I say I say everybody's got to have their day And don't you know that Everybody's got to love somebody sometime Everybody's got to win a heart Everybody's got to love somebody sometime When you do, I hope you never part I once found love, found love just like you But then he came, he might come to you And don't you know that Everybody's got to lose somebody sometime But everybody can part Everybody's got to lose somebody sometime So take care that you don't lose your heart Take my advice and you'll always find You'll be happy all of the time Take my advice and you will see You'll be happy as you can be Listen people to what I say I say everybody's got to have their day And don't you know that Everybody's got to love somebody sometime Everybody's got to win a heart Everybody's got to love somebody sometime When you do, I hope you never part You never part Listen people Listen people

Good Riddance (Time of your life) (Green Day, 1997). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-10-09 "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Good Riddance (Time of your life)," written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Pritchard and Frank Wright, was Green Day's 7th top 40 hit landing on the no. 11 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1997 and stayed on the chart for 43 weeks (Whitburn, 2013). "Lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong wrote this song when his girlfriend moved to Ecuador to live with her family and continue her schooling. He tried to be levelheaded about it, but to show his anger, he named the song "Good Riddance" and made "Time Of Your Life" the subtitle" (songfacts, 2022). "The line 'tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial' relates to a tattoo Billie Joe Armstrong had of the girl he wrote the song about . . . . When she moved away, he had it covered up" (songfacts, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: Another turning point A fork stuck in the road Time grabs you by the wrist Directs you where to go So make the best of this test And don't ask why It's not a question, But a lesson learned in time It's something unpredictable, But in the end it's right I hope you had the time of your life So take the photographs And still-frames in your mind Hang it on a shelf And good health and good time Tattoo's of memories And dead skin on trial, go For what it's worth It was worth all the while It's something unpredictable, But in the end it's right I hope you had the time of your life It's something unpredictable, But in the end it's right I hope you had the time of your life It's something unpredictable, But in the end it's right I hope you had the time of your life

Truckin' (Grateful Dead, The, 1971). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2021-11-11. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Truckin'" was the Grateful Dead's second entree onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart hitting the #64 position in 1971 (Whitburn, 2013). The song was a group project with Garcia, Weir, and Lesh providing the music, while Hunter provided the lyrics (D. Dodd, dead.net, Oct. 24, 2013). The song closed out the "American Beauty" album, which was released the previous year (Whitburn, 2009). The album cut was quite a bit longer than the single version performed here with a number of additional verses clocking in at 5:05 (allmusic.com, 2021; deaddisc.com, 2021). Truckin'" is an autobiographical picture painted by the band about their touring experiences (songfacts.com, 2021). “'Truckin’' was first performed on August 18, 1970, at the Fillmore West. The show opened with an acoustic set, and 'Truckin’" was their opening song (D. Dodd, dead.net, Oct. 24, 2013). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey #billsharkey Lyrics: Truckin', got my chips cashed in Keep truckin', like the do-dah man Together, more or less in line Just keep truckin' on Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street Your typical city involved in a typical daydream Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings Dallas, got a soft machine Houston, too close to New Orleans New York got the ways and means But just won't let you be What in the world ever became of sweet Jane? She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine All a friend can say is, "Ain't it a shame?" Truckin', up to Buffalo Been thinkin', you got to mellow slow It takes time, you pick a place to go And just keep truckin' on You're sick of hangin' around and you'd like to travel Get tired of travelin', you want to settle down I guess they can't revoke your soul for tryin' Get out of the door and light out and look all around Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me Other times, I can barely see Lately, it occurs to me What a long, strange trip it's been Truckin', I'm a goin' home Whoa, whoa, baby, back where I belong Back home, sit down and patch my bones And get back truckin' on

I'll Be There For You (Rembrandts, The, 1995). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar Courtyard, Kahala, HI. 2022-09-21. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "I'll Be There For You," written by David Crane, Marta Kauffman, Michael Skloff, Phil Solem, Dany Wilde and Allee Willes, was the Rembrandts' second top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at the no. 17 position and hit the no. 1 position on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart in 1995 as well as no. 1 in Canada and no. 3 in the UK; it was also the theme song for the hit TV comedy series "Friend" (officialcharts, 2022; rhino, 2022; Whitburn, 2013). According to Allee Willis (one of the song writers), "It was never, ever to this day released as a single. It was just DJs who made a cassette of the song and just started playing it. And it became the #1 airplay record of the year" (songfacts.com, 2020). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: So no one told you life was gonna be this way Your job's a joke, you're broke Your love life's D.O.A It's like you're always stuck in second gear When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month Or even your year, but I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour) I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before) I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too) You're still in bed at ten And work began at eight You've burned your breakfast, so far Things are going great Your mother warned you there'd be days like these But she didn't tell you when the world has brought You down to your knees and I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour) I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before) I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too) No one could ever know me No one could ever see me Seems you're the only one who knows What it's like to be me Someone to face the day with Make it through all the rest with Someone I'll always laugh with Even at my worst, I'm best with you, yeah It's like you're always stuck in second gear When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month Or even your year I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour) I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before) I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too) I'll be there for you I'll be there for you I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too)

Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite - (Spaniels, The, 1954). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar Courtyard, Kahala, HI. 2022-10-05. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite," written by Calvin Carter and James Hudson, was the Spaniels' only top 40 hit rising to no. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1954 and no. 5 on the Billboard R&B chart (allmusic, 2022; Whitburn, 1986, 2013). Jame "Pookie" Hudson was the lead singer for the group and was the first artist to sign to the Vee-Jay record label (wbssmedia, 2022). The Spaniels were a doo-wop group hailing from Gary, IN (allmusic, 2022). Other notable versions of the song that charted include: The McGuire sisters (no. 7, 1954) and Sunny Fall (no. 26, 1954) (Whitburn, 1986). The TV series "Sha Na Na," featuring the group of the same name, used the song to end each of their episodes (1977-1980) (imdb, 2022). I use the song as well to end each of my live performances. Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: Goodnite, sweetheart, well it's time to go, Goodnite, sweetheart, well it's time to go, I hate to leave you, but I really must say, Goodnite, sweetheart, goodnite. Goodnite, sweetheart, well it's time to go, Goodnite, sweetheart, well it's time to go, I hate to leave you, but I really must say, Goodnite, sweetheart, goodnite. Well, it's three o'clock in the morning Baby, I just can't treat you right, Well, I hate to leave you, babe, Don't mean maybe, because I love you so. Goodnite, sweetheart, well it's time to go, I hate to leave you, but I really must say, Goodnite, sweetheart, goodnight. Goodnite, sweetheart, well it's time to go, Goodnite, sweetheart, well it's time to go, I hate to leave you, but I really must say, Goodnite, sweetheart, goodnite. Now, my mother and my father, Might hear if I stay here too long, One kiss and we'll part, And I'll be going, You know I hate to see you go. Goodnite, sweetheart, well it's time to go, Goodnite, sweetheart, well it's time to go, I hate to leave you, but I really must say, Goodnite, sweetheart, goodnite.

Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) (Tom Waits, 1976). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-10-03. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)," written by Tom Waits, was released in 1976 and was the first track on his third album "Small Change" (Whitburn, 2006). According to Waits, Tom Traubert "was a friend of a friend of mine... who lived in Denver, and died in jail. He's a real guy. So, . . . it's about going on the loose, being on the road, chasing your dream" (songfacts, 2022). Waits wrote this song after visiting skid row in Los Angeles, drinking a pint of rye whiskey and throwing up (songfacts, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: Wasted and wounded, it ain't what the moon did I got what I paid for now See ya tomorrow, hey Frank can I borrow A couple of bucks from you To go waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda, you'll go waltzing Matilda with me I'm an innocent victim of a blinded alley And I'm tired of all these soldiers here No one speaks English, and everything's broken And my Stacys are soaking wet To go waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda, you'll go waltzing Matilda with me Now the dogs are barking And the taxicabs parking A lot they can do for me I begged you to stab me You tore my shirt open And I'm down on my knees tonight Old Bushmills I staggered You buried the dagger in Your silhouette window light To go waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda, you'll go waltzing Matilda with me Now I've lost my St. Christopher Now that I've kissed her and the And the one-armed bandit knows And the maverick Chinaman, and the cold-blooded signs And the girls down by the strip tease shows go Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda, you'll go waltzing Matilda with me No, I don't want your sympathy The fugitives say that the streets aren't for dreaming now Manslaughter dragnets and the ghosts that sell memories They want a piece of the action anyhow Go waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda, you'll go waltzing Matilda with me And you can ask any sailor And the keys from the jailer And the old men in wheelchairs know That Matilda's the defendant, she killed about a hundred And she follows wherever you may go Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda, you'll go waltzing Matilda with me And it's a battered old suitcase To a hotel someplace And a wound that will never heal No prima donna, the perfume is on An old shirt that is stained with blood and whiskey And goodnight to the street sweepers The night watchman flame keepers And goodnight Matilda, too

Morning Has Broken (Cat Stevens, 1971). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-09-20. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Morning Has Broken," lyrics written by Eleanor Farjeon in 1931, while Cat Stevens and Rick Wakeman provided the musical arrangements, was Steven's highest charting single, along with "Another Saturday Night," both hitting the no 6 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1972 and 1974 respectively (E. Hogan, Allmusic, 2022; Whitburn, 2013). According to Stevens, "I accidentally fell upon the song when I was going through a slightly dry period and I needed another song or two for Teaser And The Firecat. I came across this hymn book, found this one song, and thought, this is good. I put the chords to it and then it started becoming associated with me" (dianaleaghmatthews, 2017). As a studio musician, in his pre-Yes days, Rick Wakeman was asked to help arrange the piano parts for the song and performed on the recording (songfacts, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkey... #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: Morning has broken like the first morning Blackbird has spoken like the first bird Praise for the singing Praise for the morning Praise for them springing fresh from the world Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven Like the first dewfall on the first grass Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden Sprung in completeness where his feet pass Mine is the sunlight Mine is the morning Born of the one light Eden saw play Praise with elation, praise ev'ry morning God's recreation of the new day Morning has broken like the first morning Blackbird has spoken like the first bird Praise for the singing Praise for the morning Praise for them springing fresh from the world

Incense and Peppermints (Strawberry Alarm Clock, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 202209-16. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"ey "Incense and Peppermints," written by John Carter and Tim Gilbert (uncredited: Mark Weitz, Ed King), was Strawberry Alarm Clock's first entry onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart and their only top 10 hit; it rose to the top position in 1967 (songfacts, 2022; Whitburn, 2013). Interesting that the lead vocalist was not even in the band, a 16 year old Greg Munford, who was visiting the studio at the time was asked to provide the lead vocal (s. Childed, musictales.club, Dec. 20, 2020). Keyboardist Mark Weitz told songfacts (2022) how the song was written. "I came up with the idea and actual music to the [song] . . . I wrote the intro . . . , the verses, and the ending . . . while Ed King . . . co-wrote the bridge . . . and of course the lead guitar parts. . . . Our producer Frank Slay decided to send the fully mixed music track . . . to John Carter; a member of the band The Rainy Daze, who Slay also produced at the time. John Carter was solely responsible for conjuring up the lyrics and the controversial melody line extracted out of the finished musical track. Frank Slay ultimately credited that melody line solely to the writing team of John Carter and Tim Gilbert. To this day, they have received 100% of the royalties." Weitz and King were not credited with writing any of the part of the song and hence did not receive writer royalties; Weitz considered suing for writing credit but decided to not pursue the lawsuit due to the cost (songfacts, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: Good sense, innocence, cripplin' mankind Dead kings, many things I can't define Occasions, persuasions clutter your mind Incense and peppermints, the color of time Who cares what games we choose? Little to win but nothin' to lose Incense and peppermints, meaningless nouns Turn on, tune in, turn your eyes around Look at yourself, look at yourself, yeah, yeah Look at yourself, look at yourself, yeah, yeah, yeah! To divide this cockeyed world in two Throw your pride to one side, it's the least you can do Beatniks and politics, nothing is new A yardstick for lunatics, one point of view Who cares what games we choose? Little to win but nothin' to lose Good sense, innocence, cripplin' mankind Dead kings, many things I can't define Occasions, persuasions clutter your mind Incense and peppermints, the color of time Who cares what games we choose? Little to win but nothin' to lose Incense and peppermints Incense and peppermints Sha la la

Itchycoo Park (Small Faces, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-09-12. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Itchycoo Park ," written by Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott, was Small Faces' first entry and highest entry onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart rising to no. 16 in 1967 (Whitburn, 2013) and no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart (Lyrics, 1999). According to songfacts (2022), "'Itchycoo Park' is the nickname of Little Ilford Park in London. An 'Itchycoo' is slang for a flower found in the park called a 'Stinging Nettle,' which can burn the skin if touched." When the song was released it was initially banded by the BBC for the drug references, "What did you do there? - I got high" and "I feel inclined to blow my mind" (songfacts, 2022). However, "The group insisted the 'we’ll get high' references were perfectly innocent, and simply about playing truant from school (P. Sexton, udiscovermusic, Aug. 9, 2022). The song was one of the first to use phase-shifting to alter the sound of the recording. "Two synchronised tape copies of a finished recording were played simultaneously into a third master recorder, and by manually retarding the rotation of one of the two tape reels by pressing on the flanges, a skilled engineer could subtly manipulate the phase difference between the two sources, creating the lush 'swooshing' phase effect that sweeps up and down the frequency range (wikipedia, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: Over Bridge of Sighs To rest my eyes in shades of green Under dreaming spires To Itchycoo Park. That's where I've been. (What did you do there?) I got high... (What did you feel there?) Well, I cried... (But why the tears then?) Tell you why... It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful I feel inclined to blow my mind, Get hung up, feed the ducks with a bun. They all come out to groove about Be nice and have fun in the sun. I'll tell you what I'll do. I'd like to go there now with you, You can miss out school. Why go to learn the words of fools? (What did you do there?) I got high... (What did you feel there?) Well, I cried... (But why the tears then?) Tell you why... It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful I feel inclined to blow my mind, Get hung up, feed the ducks with a bun. They all come out to groove about Be nice and have fun in the sun. It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful Ha It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful

You're Sixteen (Johnny Burnette, 1960; Ringo Starr, 1973). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-08-30. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "You're Sixteen," written by brothers Richard and Robert Sherman, was Johnny Burnette's only top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart rising to no. 8 in 1960 and no. 3 in the UK; Ringo Starr recorded a cover of the song in 1973 and turned it into a no. 1 hit on the chart with Harry Nilsson on background vocals and Paul McCartney on "vocal sax solo" (songfacts, 2022; Whitburn, 2013). Burnette's version was included in the film "American Graffiti" (last, 2016). 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: Ooh, you come on like a dream Peaches and cream Lips like strawberry wine You're sixteen You're beautiful and you're mine You're all ribbons and curls Oh, what a girl! Eyes that twinkle and shine You're sixteen You're beautiful and you're mine You're my baby, you're my pet We fell in love on the night we met You touched my hand, my heart went "pop" And ooh, when we kissed we could not stop You walked out of my dream Into my arms Now you're my angel divine You're sixteen You're beautiful and you're mine You're sixteen You're beautiful and you're mine You're sixteen You're beautiful and you're mine Well,you're my baby, you're my pet We fell in love on the night we met You touched my hand, my heart went "pop" And ooh, when we kissed we could not stop You walked out of my dream Into my arms Now you're my angel divine You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine Well, you're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine

Walkin' After Midnight (Patsy Cline, 1957). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-09-04. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Walkin' After Midnight," written by Alan Block and Don Hecht, was Patsy Cline's first entry onto the charts and turned into a crossover hit landing on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at the no. 12 position in 1957 and no. 2 on the Hot Country and Western Sides' chart (songfacts, 2022; Whitburn, 1994, 2013). Cline rerecorded the song in 1961 with a more upbeat rhythm, dropping the steal guitar, adding background vocalists and adding a change in key for the last verse (allmusic, 2022; youtube, 2017). Initially, Cline did not like the song and refused to record it unless the company allowed her to record a second song of her choosing, which they agreed to (songfacts, 2022; W. Groff, wideopencountry, 2022). "Walkin' After Midnight" became a huge hit after she performed it on the popular show, "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts," and since then, Cline has been credited with opening the door for future female country/pop artists (W. Groff, wideopencountry, 2022). Tragically, "While en route to Nashville after playing a benefit concert in Kansas City, Patsy Cline died [along with her manager, country artists Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas, and the pilot] when her plane nose-dived into the Tennessee wilderness on March 5, 1963;" she was 30 years old (K. Fraga, Aug. 3, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs #coutrysongs Lyrics: I go out walkin' after midnight Out in the moonlight, just like we used to do I'm always walkin' after midnight Searchin' for you I walk for miles along the highway Well that's just my way of sayin' I love you I'm always walkin' after midnight Searchin' for you I stop to see a weepin' willow Cryin' on his pillow Maybe he's cryin' for me And as the skies turn gloomy Night winds whisper to me I'm lonesome as I can be I go out walkin' after midnight Out in the starlight, just hopin' you may be Somewhere a-walkin' after midnight Searchin' for me I stop to see a weepin' willow Cryin' on his pillow Maybe he's cryin' for me And as the skies turn gloomy Night winds whisper to me I'm lonesome as I can be I go out walkin' after midnight Out in the starlight, just hopin' you may be Somewhere a-walkin' after midnight Searchin' for me

Promises (Eric Clapton, 1978-1979). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-09-04. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Promises," written by Richard Feldman and Roger Linn, was Clapton's third top 10 hit rising to no. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978 through 1979 (Whitburn, 2013). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: I don't care if you never come home I don't mind if you just keep on rowin' away on a distant sea 'Cause I don't love you and you don't love me You cause a commotion when you come to town You give 'em a smile and they melt And your lovers and friends is all good and fine But I don't like yours and you don't like mine La la la la la la La la la la la la la la I don't care what you do at night Oh, I don't care how you get you delites We'll leave it alone and just let it be I don't love you and you don't love me I got a problem, can you relate I got a woman callin' love hate We made a vow we'd always be friends How could we know that promises end La la la la la la La la la la la la la la I tried to love for years upon years You refuse to take me for real It's time you saw what I want you to see I'd still love you if you'd just love me I got a problem, can you relate I got a woman callin' love hate We made a vow we'd always be friends How could we know that promises end 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 Wohoo, la la la la la la la

Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (Edison Lighthouse, 1970). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-08-30. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)," written by Barry Mason & Tony Macaulay, hit the no. 5 position on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 (Whitburn, 2013), while rocketing to the no. 1 position on the UK Singles' chart and remained at that position for 5 weeks (Kutner & Leigh, 2005). Writer/Producer Tony Macaulay recorded the song with session musicians, including session vocalist Tony Burrows, who was also the lead vocalist for White Plains "My Baby Loves Lovin'," The Pipkins' "Gimme Dat Ding'" and the Brotherhood Of Man's "United We Stand," all charting in 1970 and then The First Class' "Beach Baby" in 1974 (imdb, 2022; Kutner & Leigh, 2005). When the song became a hit, Macaulay put together a touring band to promote the song (songfacts, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: She ain't got no money Her clothes are kinda funny Her hair is kinda wild and free Oh, but Love grows where my Rosemary goes And nobody knows like me She talks kinda lazy And people say she she's crazy And her life's a mystery Oh, but Love grows where my Rosemary goes And nobody knows like me There's something about her hand holding mine It's a feeling that's fine And I just gotta say She's really got a magical spell And it's working so well That I can't get away I'm a lucky fella And I've just got to tell her That I love her endlessly Because Love grows where my Rosemary goes And nobody knows like me There's something about her hand holding mine It's a feeling that's fine And I just gotta say She's really got a magical spell And it's working so well That I can't get away I'm a lucky fella And I've just got to tell her That I love her endlessly Because Love grows where my Rosemary goes And nobody knows like me

Run To Me (Bee Gees, The, 1972). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-28. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Run To Me," written by Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, was the Bee Gees' 12th top 40 hit in the USA rising to the no. 16 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1972 (Whitburn, 2013) and peaked at #.9 in the UK (genius, 2022). Robin Gibb said that "We wrote this is at our manager Robert Stigwood's house in Beverly Hills. . . . Lyrically, this song chronicles the wishes of a man who longs to be noticed by a broken-hearted girl." Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs #beegees Lyrics: If ever you got rain in your heart Someone has hurt you, and torn you apart Am I unwise to open up your eyes to love me? And let it be like they said it would be Me loving you girl, and you loving me Am I unwise to open up your eyes to love me? Run to me whenever you're lonely Run to me if you need a shoulder Now and then, you need someone older So darling, you run to me And when you're out in the cold No one beside you, and no one to hold Am I unwise to open up your eyes to love me? And when you've got nothing to lose Nothing to pay for, nothing to choose Am I unwise to open up your eyes to love me Run to me whenever you're lonely Run to me if you need a shoulder Now and then you need someone older So darling, you run to me Run to me whenever you're lonely Run to me if you need a shoulder Now and then you need someone older So darling, you run to me Run to me whenever you're lonely Run to me if you need a shoulder Now and then you need someone older

If You Leave (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), 1986). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-30. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "If You Leave," written by Martin Cooper, Malcolm Holmes, Paul Humphreys and Andrew McCluskey, was OMD's only top 10 hit landing at the no. 4 position on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986; the song was written for and featured in the film "Pretty In Pink" (songfacts, 2022; Whitburn, 2013). According to Interview.com (Mar. 30, 2011), "If You Leave" is "one of the most influential, zeitgeist-capturing songs ever to be written." According to McCluskey, the original song we wrote for "Pretty In Pink" was rejected because the director changed the ending of the movie. "we [were given] 2 days to write a new track at Larabee Studios in L.A. We worked until 4 a.m. writing a rough version and sent a motorbike to Paramount. John [Hughes, director] heard it, liked it, and our manager phoned us at 8 a.m. and told us to go back in and mix it. That's how 'If You Leave' Happened! (songfacts, 2022). Bandcamp Webpage: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/billsharkey Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billsharkeylive #billsharkey #Oldies #Acousticguitar #Vocals #coversongs Lyrics: If you leave, don't leave now Please don't take my heart away Promise me just one more night Then we'll go our separate ways We've always had time on our sides But now it's fading fast Every second Every moment We've got to, we've gotta make it last I touch you once I touch you twice I won't let go at any price I need you now like I needed you then You always said we'd still be friends someday If you leave I won't cry I won't waste one single day But if you leave, don't look back I'll be running the other way Seven years went under the bridge Like time was standing still Heaven knows what happens now You've got to, you've gotta say you will I touch you once, I touch you twice I won't let go at any price I need you now like I need you then You always said we'd meet again I touch you once I touch you twice I won't let go at any price I need you now like I need you then You always said we'd still be friends I touch you once I touch you twice I won't let go at any price I need you now like I need you then You always said we'd meet again someday If you leave If you leave If you leave Don't look back Don't look back

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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