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Jackson Brown: "The Load-Out" (1977)

2012-06-21T16:18:00.001-07:00

"The Load-Out" is a song by Jackson Browne from his 1977 album Running on Empty. It is a tribute to his roadies and fans. The song was recorded live at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.

According to wikipedia, "The Load-Out" describes the daily practices of a band and its road crew on a concert tour, and the emotions evoked throughout such an endeavor. The first three verses of the song consists of Browne singing and playing piano with David Lindley playing steel guitar. They are later joined by a synthesizer, followed by the rest of the band. Eventually "The Load-Out" segues into a fitting interpretation of Maurice Williams' 1960 hit "Stay," sung by Browne, Rosemary Butler, and Lindley.

Many radio stations played "The Load-Out" and "Stay" together as a medley and although it wasn't released as a single, "The Load-Out" charted as a tag-along to "Stay" on the singles charts based on airplay.

- Lyrics:

Songwriters: BROWNE, JACKSON / GAROFALO, BRYAN
(by Jackson Browne & Bryan Garofalo)
Now the seats are all empty
Let the roadies take the stage
Pack it up and tear it down
They're the first to come and last to leave
Working for that minimum wage
They'll set it up in another town
Tonight the people were so fine
They waited there in line
And when they got up on their feet they made the show
And that was sweet--
But I can hear the sound
Of slamming doors and folding chairs
And that's a sound they'll never know
Now roll them cases out and lift them amps
Haul them trusses down and get'em up them ramps
'Cause when it comes to moving me
You guys are the champs
But when that last guitar's been packed away
You know that I still want to play
So just make sure you got it all set to go
Before you come for my piano
But the band's on the bus
And they're waiting to go
We've got to drive all night and do a show in Chicago
Or Detroit, I don't know
We do so many shows in a row
And these towns all look the same
We just pass the time in our hotel rooms
And wander 'round backstage
Till those lights come up and we hear that crowd
And we remember why we came
Now we got country and western on the bus
R and B, we got disco in eight tracks and cassettes in stereo
We've got rural scenes & magazines
We've got truckers on the CB
We've got Richard Pryor on the video
We got time to think of the ones we love
While the miles roll away
But the only time that seems too short
Is the time that we get to play
People you've got the power over what we do
You can sit there and wait
Or you can pull us through
Come along, sing the song
You know you can't go wrong
'Cause when that morning sun comes beating down
You're going to wake up in your town
But we'll be scheduled to appear
A thousand miles away from here

(c) 1977 SWALLOW TURN MUSIC & GIANNI MUSIC
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/jackson+browne/the+load+out_20068514.html ]
The Load-Out lyrics © Jackson Browne/Swallow Turn Music/Night Kitchen Music/Open Window Music

The World According To John Coltrane

2012-06-18T14:17:00.000-07:00

John William Coltrane (also known as "Trane"; September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967[1]) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz.

He organized at least fifty recording sessions as a leader during his recording career, and appeared as a sideman on many other albums, notably with trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk.

As his career progressed, Coltrane and his music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension. His second wife was pianist Alice Coltrane, and their son Ravi Coltrane is also a saxophonist. Coltrane influenced innumerable musicians, and remains one of the most significant tenor saxophonists in jazz history.

According to wikipedia; he received many posthumous awards and recognitions, including canonization by the African Orthodox Church as Saint John William Coltrane. In 2007, Coltrane was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his "masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the history of jazz."

Whitney Houston: "I Will Always Love You'" (RIP)

2012-03-09T10:23:00.000-08:00

Unkle Bob: "Put A Record On" (2007)

2011-09-10T10:26:00.000-07:00

Unkle Bob is a band based in the UK, formed in and around Glasgow University. Led by singer/songwriter Rick Webster, Unkle Bob have variously been compared to acts as diverse as R.E.M., Prefab Sprout and Radiohead.

Their debut album Sugar & Spite was released on October 16, 2006 on Friendly Sounds / Mother City – a label set up by James guitarist/violinist Saul Davies and Aaron Moore (Ministry of Sound/EMI). They released a double single entitled "Satellite/Bad Dream" on April 5, 2009.

Unkle Bob toured with The Feeling, February 2007 (Germany), The Proclaimers, September 2007 (UK/Ireland), and North America with James in September/October 2008. They embarked on another tour in autumn 2009 with British vocal quartet The Vagabond Trills. They toured with Goo Goo Dolls, Fall 2010 (United Kingdom).

Unkle Bob released their second album, Shockwaves, in 2010. It includes 3 tracks produced by Ken Nelson.

- Lyrics:

I put a record on
Put it on and sing along with you
Sing along with you
And that's okay by me
That's okay 'cause in a way I'm free
In a way I am free

And you don't have to sympathize
I will try and dry my eyes

And I'm okay if we're drinking
Grab a beer and disappear with me
Disappear with me
And you don't, you don't have to sympathize
I will try and dry my eyes

And I put a record on
Put it on and get it on with you
Get it on with you

This time you'll find some other gonna mess your mind
It's too late or too soon
Some other gonna come too soon

Put it on
I will try and dry my eyes
Put it on
Am I something you despise?
Put it on
I will try to dry my eyes

I put a record on
I put a record on
I put a record on
Too soon

Put it on
And I will try and dry my eyes
Put it on
But am I something you despise?
Put it on
I will try to dry my eyes, my love

Sinead O'Connor & Terry Hall: "All Kinds of Everything" (1998)

2011-09-02T11:01:00.000-07:00

"All Kinds of Everything" is a song written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith which as performed by Dana won the Eurovision Song Contest 1970. "All Kinds of Everything" represented a return to the ballad form from the more energetic performances which had dominated Eurovision the previous years. Dana sings about all the things which remind her of her sweetheart, with the admission at the end of every verse that "all kinds of everything remind me of you". The recording by Dana became an international hit.

Sinéad O'Connor and Terry Hall recorded "All Kinds of Everything" for the 1998 album A Song For Eurotrash; the track was also featured on O'Connor's 2005 release Collaborations.

- Lyrics:

Snowdrops And Daffodils,
butterflies And Bees,
sailboats And Fishermen,
things Of The Sea,
wishing Wells And Wedding Bells,
early Morning Dew,
all Kinds Of Everything
remind Me Of You.

seagulls And Aeroplanes,
things Of The Sky,
winds That Go Howling,
breezes That Sigh,
city Sight, Neon Lights,
grey Skies Or Blue,
all Kinds Of Everything
remind Me Of You.

summer Time, Winter Time,
spring And Autumn Too,
monday, Tuesday, Everyday,
i Think Of You.

dances, Romances,
things Of The Night,
sunshine And Holidays,
postcards To Write.

parting Trees, Autumn Leaves,
snowflake Or Two,
all Kinds Of Everything
remind Me Of You.

summer Time, Winter Time,
spring And Autumn Too,
seasons Will Never Change
the Way That I Love You.

dances, Romances,
things Of The Night.

sunshine And Holidays,
postcards To Write,
parting Trees, Autumn Leaves,
a Snowflake Or Two.

all Kinds Of Everything
remind Me Of You.

all Kinds Of Everything
remind Me Of You.

Playing For Change: "Don't Worry" (2008)

2011-09-02T10:52:00.000-07:00

"Don't Worry" is the first original Song Around the World featured by Playing For Change. It was written by Pierre Minetti in Barcelona - Spain, and speaks of the unity we all share on this planet.

As the song states: "Let's don't worry my brother, in this world we are all the same, we must find peace..." This video features over 20 musicians from 4 continents who had never met in person, but are connected through the message and the music.

- Lyrics:

Let's don't worry my brother
in this world we are all the same
we must find peace
we must find it together
is not far away from your heart
you've got the good vibration

let your heart follow the rhythm
when the voice give you emotion
you have fulfill peace

When the butterfly dances in the sky
When you want to sing what you like
you've got the good sensation
you've got the good sensation
you've got the good vibration

you've got the good vibration

lets don't worry my brother
in this world we are all the same
we must find peace
we must find it together
is not far away from your heart
you've got the good vibration
you've got the good vibration
you've got the good vibration

Doris Day: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" (1956)

2011-09-02T10:39:00.000-07:00

"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)", first published in 1956, is a popular song which was written by the Jay Livingston and Ray Evans songwriting team.

The song was introduced in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), starring Doris Day and James Stewart in the lead roles.

Day's recording of the song for Columbia Records (catalog number 40704) was a hit in both the United States— where it made it to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 — and number one in the UK Singles Chart. From 1968 to 1973, it was the theme song for the situation comedy The Doris Day Show, becoming her signature song.

It reached the Billboard magazine charts in July 1956. The song received the 1956 Academy Award for Best Original Song with the alternative title "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)". It was the third Oscar in this category for Livingston and Evans, who previously won in 1948 and 1950. The title sequence of the Hitchcock film gives the song title as Whatever Will Be. It was a #1 hit in Australia for pop singer Normie Rowe in September 1965.

- Lyrics:

When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother what will I be
Will I be pretty will I be rich
Here's what she said to me

Que Sera Sera
Whatever will be will be
The future's not ours to see
Que Sera Sera
What will be will be

When I grew up and fell in love
I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows day after day
Here's what my sweetheart said

Que Sera Sera
Whatever will be will be
The future's not ours to see
Que Sera Sera
What will be will be

Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother what will I be
Will I be handsome will I be rich
I tell them tenderly

Que Sera Sera
Whatever will be will be
The future's not ours to see
Que Sera Sera
What will be will be
Que Sera Sera

Brotherhood Of Man: "Save Your Kisses For Me" (1976)

2011-09-02T10:25:00.000-07:00

"Save Your Kisses for Me" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, performed for the United Kingdom by Brotherhood of Man in The Hague, Netherlands. The lyrics and music were written by Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden, and Martin Lee, the latter two being members of the band. This was the third consecutive occasion on which a group had won the contest.

"Save Your Kisses for Me" was originally written by member Lee Sheriden in August 1974. On bringing the song in to the next songwriting session, others thought that the title was clumsy and reworked it into "Oceans of Love". Sheriden was unhappy with the changes and the song was shelved. A year later when it came to coming up with songs for the next album, they discovered that they needed one more song and Sheriden again put forth "Save Your Kisses for Me". This time it was accepted, as he later recalled:

"I'd had a year to think about it, I knew exactly what I wanted to do on the arrangement, the glockenspiel on the beginning and the big 12-string acoustic guitar and the strings, and then came the day to record the song...It was about midnight and I sang it and it went well. I could see everyone behind the glass panel getting excited and I thought great, they all really like the song, and as I finished I was waiting for them to press the button so they could speak to me and say 'great, we've got a hit' or whatever, and the person pressing it said: 'Lee, we think Martin should sing this song'. But I didn't mind because Martin came in and sung it to perfection."

Soon after, manager Tony Hiller was keen for the group to try for Eurovision, now that the qualifying rounds had changed in the UK. Up till now, a singer was nominated to perform, but for 1976 it was opened up to different singers to enter their own songs. Brotherhood of Man put forward "Save Your Kisses for Me" and it was accepted as one of the 12 finalists. It won A Song for Europe on 25 February 1976, beating second-placed Co-Co by just two points. The song was released as a single and reached number one in the UK Charts two weeks before the Eurovision final, due to be held on 3 April.

- Lyrics:

Though it hurts to go away
It's impossible to stay
But there's one thing I must say before I go
I love You --you know
I'll be thinking of You in most everything I do
Now the time is moving on
And I really should be gone
But You keep me hanging on for one more smile
I love You --all the while
With your cute little way
Will You promise that you'll save your

Kisses for me
Save all your kisses for me
Bye bye baby
bye bye
Don't cry honey don't cry
Gonna walk out the door
But I'll soon be back for more

Kisses for me
Save all your kisses for me
So long honey so long
Hang on baby hang on
Don't You dare me to stay
Cause You know I'll have to say

That I've got to work each day
And that's why I go away
But I count the seconds till I'm home with You
I love You --it's true
You're so cute honey -gee
Won't You save them up for me -your

Kisses for me
Save all your kisses for me
Bye bye baby bye bye
Don't cry honey don't cry
Gonna walk out the door
But I'll soon be back for more

Kisses for me
Save all your kisses for me
So long honey so long
Hang on baby hang on
Don't you dare me to stay
Cause you know
You've got to save your

Kisses for me
Save all your kisses for me
Bye bye baby bye bye
Don't cry honey don't cry
Won't You save them for me
Even though you're only three...

Dionne Warwick: "Walk On By" (Pebble Mill 1984)

2011-09-02T02:08:00.000-07:00

The original version of "Walk On By" was recorded at the same December 1963 session that yielded "Anyone Who Had a Heart", which, in 1964, became Warwick's second Top Ten hit. Released in April of that year, "Walk on By" became a landmark single, reaching number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number one hit Cashbox's R&B chart. (Billboard did not print rhythm and blues charts during 1964, the year of the song's peak performance.) The song also reached the top 10 in a brief run on Billboard's easy listening survey.

Warwick also recorded a German version of the song, entitled "Geh Vorbei".

- Lyrics:

If you see me walkin' down the street
And I start to cry each time we meet
Walk on by, walk on by

Make believe that you don't see the tears
Just let me grieve in private 'cause each time I see
I break down and cry, I cry
Walk on by

I just can't get over losin' you
And so if I seem, broken and blue
Walk on by, walk on by

Foolish pride, that's all that I have left
So let me hide the tears and the sadness you gave me
When you said goodbye
Walk on by

If you see me walkin' down the street
And I start to cry each time we meet
Walk on by, walk on by

Make believe that you don't see the tears
Just let me grieve in private 'cause each time I see
I break down and cry, I cry
Walk on by

I just can't get over losin' you
And so if I seem, broken and blue
Walk on by, walk on by

Foolish pride, that's all that I have left
So let me hide the tears and the sadness you gave me
When you said goodbye
Walk on by, Walk on by

Brick & Lace: "Love Is Wicked" (2007)

2011-09-02T01:49:00.000-07:00

Brick and Lace are a Jamaican R&B reggae fusion musical duo consisting of sisters Nyanda and Nailah Thorbourne. Originally Brick & Lace consisted of three sisters Nyanda,Nailah, and Tasha Thorbourne. Tasha left the group, but she continues to work behind the scenes and co-write songs for her sisters.

"Love Is Wicked" is the debut album by Brick & Lace. It had an initial release date of August 21, 2007, then it got moved to December 4, 2007 but has now been pushed back further to 2008. It was eventually released in the UK and France. The album was released also in other countries (such as Belgium) in September 2007. It has since then leaked onto the internet on various blog sites. Love Is Wicked is a mix of R&B and pop music with hip hop and reggae-dancehall elements.

- Lyrics:

Intro 1:
Yeah
Brick And Lace, Inna De Place
Ya Love Is Wicked Wicked Wicked
Kill 'um

Couplet 1:
Running around I Can't Get Through My Day (Ya Feel Me)
Thoughts Of You Just Keep Consuming Me (Inna Me Head Inna Me Head oh yeah)
(Cause I) Thought I Could Do It But Now I See
That You're Not Mine, And I Was Wrong To Think You'd Change Yeah

Intro 2:
I Wish You Could Stay With Me Another Day (Day)
I Wish I Could Change Your Mind And Make You Stay (Stay)
(Cause I) I'd Give Anything To Hear You Say (Sayayay)
I'll Be Lovin You Eternally

Refrain:
(Your Love Is Wicked)
Tears On Ma Pillow Ca Yo Love Is Wicked
Cry Me A River Ca Yo Love Is Wicked
(Your Love Is Wicked)
Friends Come Around Say Your Love Is Wicked
By The Kisses Wa U Give Don't U Know It's Wicked
(Your Love Is Wicked)
Wait Fa Ya Call Caz Yo Love Is Wicked
Can't Sleep At All Ca Yo Love Is Wicked
(Your Love Is Wicked)
Pain In My Heart Ca Yo Love Is Wicked
By The Lovin Wa U Give Don't U Know It's Wicked

Intro 1

Couplet 2:
Baby I Loved You From The Very Start, yea Yeah
Even Though I Knew That You Would Break My Heart
And I, Couldn't Resist The Way You Touched Me Baby
Was I, A Fool, To Think I'd Play nothin but 2 (two)

Intro 2:
I Wish You Could Stay With Me Another Day (Day)
I Wish I Could Change Your Mind And Make You Stay (Stay)
(Cause I) I'd Give Anything To Hear You Say (Sayayay)
I'll Be Lovin You Eternally

Refrain

Couplet 3:
Wa Mih A Go Do?
Fi Get Ova You?
Anybody Have A Remedy Or A Cure?
Someone Call De Doctor Or Emergency Crew
Ca Mih Carry Feelins Fih U Fih U Fih You
[Repeat]

Conclusion:
Ya Kissin, Ya Huggin, Ya Luvin, Ya Sexin Uh Uh Uh
Oh My Baby I Am Missin U

[Chorus:]
(Your Love Is Wicked)
Tears On Ma Pillow Ca Yo Love Is Wicked
Cry Me A River Ca Yo Love Is Wicked
(Your Love Is Wicked)
Friends Come Around Say Your Love Is Wicked
By The Kisses Wa U Give Don't U Know It's Wicked
(Your Love Is Wicked)
Wait Fa Ya Call Caz Yo Love Is Wicked
Can't Sleep At All Ca Yo Love Is Wicked
(Your Love Is Wicked)
Pain In My Heart Ca Yo Love Is Wicked
By The Lovin Wa U Give Don't U Know It's Wicked

Your love is wicked x4

Conclusion

Refrain[beginning but cut by end of music]

Maggie Reilly: "Everytime We Touch" (Live 2009)

2011-09-02T01:42:00.000-07:00

Maggie Reilly (born 15 September 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish singer best known for her collaborations with the composer and instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. Most notably, she performed the vocals on the song Moonlight Shadow, which was an international hit in 1983.

"Everytime We Touch" is a song recorded in 1992 for the album "Echoes". The song was produced by Armand Volker and recorded under the label of Mambo Musik. It was a major hit in Europe in the 1990s, reaching #1 chart position in Norway and helped increase her profile as an independent artist.

- Lyrics:

I still hear your voice, when you sleep next to me.
I still feel your touch in my dreams.
Forgive me my weakness, but I don't know why.
Without you it's hard to survive.

[Refrain] :
Cause everytime we touch, I get this feeling.
And everytime we kiss I swear I can fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.
Cause everytime we touch, I feel this static.
And everytime we kiss, I reach for the sky.
Can't you hear my heart beat so.
I can't let you go.
Want you in my life.

Your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky.
They wipe away tears that I cry.
The good and the bad times, we've been through them all.
You make me rise when I fall.

[Refrain]

Cause everytime we touch, I get this feeling.
And everytime we kiss I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side

The Romantics: "What I Like About You" (1980)

2011-09-02T01:32:00.000-07:00

"What I Like About You" is a song by American rock band The Romantics. The song, written by Romantics members Wally Palmar, Mike Skill and Jimmy Marinos is featured on the band's self-titled 1980 debut album, and was also released as a single. Marinos, the band's drummer, is the lead vocalist on the song. The band filmed a music video for the song that appeared frequently on MTV during the early 1980s.

- Lyrics:

Hey, uh huh huh
Hey, uh huh huh

What I like about you, you hold me tight
Tell me I'm the only one, wanna come over tonight, yeah

You're whispering in my ear
Tell me all the things that I wanna to hear, 'cause that's true
That's what I like about you

What I like about you, you really know how to dance
When you go up, down, jump around, think about true romance, yeah

You're whispering in my ear
Tell me all the things that I wanna to hear, 'cause that's true
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you

Wahh!

Hey!

What I like about you, you keep me warm at night
Never wanna' let you go, know you make me feel alright, yeah

You're whispering in my ear
Tell me all the things that I wanna to hear, 'cause that's true
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you (whispered)
That's what I like about you (whispered)
That's what I like about you (whispered)
That's what I like about you (whispered)

Hey, uh huh huh, hey hey hey
Hey, uh huh huh, brrr
Hey, uh huh huh, hey

Dave Stewart ft. Joss Stone: "Gypsy Girl & Me" (2011)

2011-09-02T01:23:00.000-07:00

* First Video: Dave Stewart ft. Joss Stone: "Gypsy Girl and Me" - The Blackbird Diaries Album

* Second Video: Dave Stewart: "The Blackbird Diaries Movie - Trailer"

David Allan Stewart (born 9 September 1952), often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".

- Lyrics:

Oh we were playing in the Roman ruins
In the town of Arles
She said “Parlez-vous Francais?”
I said “Oui, je parle”
She asked me for some cigarettes
I gave her my per diem
Well then she bought a pack of Gauloises
And we headed to the Coliseum
Oh gypsy girl (ooh ooh)
Oh gypsy girl (ooh ooh)
Oooh, gypsy girl

Well the night was hot and dangerous
Like a forest fire
The stage was lit in blood red lights
The band sang like a choir
Then later on we all hung out
At Van Gogh’s Cafe De Nuit
Well we drank ‘til no one was left
Just a gypsy girl and me

Oh gypsy girl (ooh ooh)
Oh gypsy girl (ooh ooh)
Oooh, gypsy girl and me

She didn’t speak a word of English
Not even yes or no
But she followed me to the Grand Hotel
Hand in hand real slow
She kissed me with her eyes tight shut
I couldn’t help but stare
Because her face was like a Renoir
She even had red hair

Oh gypsy girl (ooh ooh)
Oh gypsy girl (ooh ooh)
Oh gypsy girl (ooh ooh)
Oooh, gypsy girl and me

Well we stayed in each other’s arms
Tumblin’ through the night
Her delicate skin like porcelain
Lit by the pale moonlight
We made love in every way
Yes we set each other free
Well we didn’t stop ‘til the morning come
The gypsy girl and m

Oh gypsy girl (ooh ooh)
Oh gypsy girl (ooh ooh)
Oh gypsy girl (ooh ooh)
Oooh, gypsy girl and me

Then I told her that I had to leave
We were playing in Marseille
She smiled and kissed me once Then she said “Aley”
I lay by the window
Trying to catch some air
The room was thick with sparkling dust
From the village square
The sun was slowly rising
Casting shadows from the trees
I could hear the cowboys talking
About the gypsy girl and me

She brought a friend to see the show
She was a gypsy too
We laughed together all night long
She showed me her tattoo
It covered her from head to toe
In religious imagery
And on her back in an angel’s arms
Was the gypsy girl and me

Interview: Van Morrison (Feb. 2009)

2011-08-31T23:50:00.000-07:00

Paul Anka: "Hold Me Till The Morning Comes" (Live from Japan 1983)

2011-08-30T05:36:00.000-07:00

Paul Albert Anka, OC (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.

Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder". He went on to write such well-known music as the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and one of Tom Jones's biggest hits, "She's a Lady", and the English lyrics for Frank Sinatra's signature song, "My Way" (originally French song "Comme d'habitude").

In 1983, he co-wrote with Michael Jackson the song "I Never Heard", which was retitled and released in 2009 under the name "This Is It". An additional song that Jackson co-wrote with Anka from this 1983 session, "Love Never Felt So Good", has since been discovered, and will be released in the near future. The song was also released by Johnny Mathis in 1984.

Anka became a naturalized US citizen in 1990. His final Top-40 hit in the U.S. to date was Hold Me Til The Mornin' Comes that debuted in the summer of 1983, which included backing vocals from then-Chicago frontman Peter Cetera.

- Lyrics:

Two broken hearts
Neither one knows what to say
Both falling for love
But not quite all the way

Look at us now
Reaching back to yesterday
Longing to know
If they are the ones to stay

After all I'm the one who said we're through
Now I can't live without anymore
Out there lost is the dream that can't come true
Is it worth the reaching for
Don't you want me anymore, darling

Hold me till the morning comes
Until I see your smile
Take all the sadness from your eyes
Hold me till the morning sun
Let me stay we've just begun

oooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh

Where shall we start
Tender words that we can share
Different believes
In time we will get there

Look at us now
Wanting more than words can say
Both falling for love
But distant all the way

Out there lost are the words I still love you
But they worth the reaching for
Do you love me anymore, darling

(chorus)

Hold me till the morning comes
Until I see your smile
Take all the sadness from your eyes
Hold me till the morning sun
Let me stay we've just begun
I wanna stay with you

(instrumental)

(chorus)

Would you love me in the morning
We used to be there in the morning
Would you leave without a warning
Say you love me too

(3 times fade out)

Weezer: "Island In The Sun" (2001)

2011-08-30T05:26:00.000-07:00

"Island in the Sun" is a song by American alternative rock band Weezer. It is the second single from the band's album, Weezer (The Green Album). "Island in the Sun" was not originally planned to be on the album, yet producer Ric Ocasek fought for the song and it ended up on the final product. It was a successful radio single and perhaps the band's biggest hit ever outside of the United States, reaching the Top 40 in the UK at number 31, the Top 20 in France at number 17, and Triple J Hottest 100 in Australia at number 7. "Island in the Sun" is also the most-licensed track in the Weezer catalog. Pitchfork Media named it the 495th greatest song of the 2000s.

In late 2001, the band reworked the song's solo for their live show. In 2005, Rivers Cuomo would often open the band's encore by playing "Island in the Sun" alone on an acoustic guitar in the back of the venue they were playing. On some nights, he would crowd surf back up the stage.

This song is much lighter than their previous, darker single "Hash Pipe"

- Lyrics:

hip hip
hip hip
hip hip
hip hip

When you’re on a holiday
You can’t find the words to say
All the things that come to you
And I wanna feel it too

On an island in the sun
We’ll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can’t control my brain

hip hip
hip hip

When you’re on a golden sea
You don’t need no memory
Just a place to call your own
As we drift into the zone

On an island in the sun
We’ll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can’t control my brain

We’ll run away together
We’ll spend some time forever
We’ll never feel bad anymore

hip hip
hip hip
hip hip

On an island in the sun
We’ll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can’t control my brain

We’ll run away together
We’ll spend some time forever
We’ll never feel bad anymore

Hip Hip

(hip hip)
We’ll never feel bad anymore
(hip hip)
no no
(hip hip)
We'll never feel bad anymore
(hip hip)
no no
(hip hip)
We'll never feel bad anymore
(hip hip)
(hip hip)
No No
(hip hip)
We'll never feel bad anymore

(hip hip)
No No

no no

Sam Cooke: "Twistin' the Night Away" (1962)

2011-08-30T04:51:00.000-07:00

"Twistin' the Night Away" is a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke. It was released as a single in 1962 and became very popular, charting in the top ten of both the Billboard Hot 100 (#9) and Billboard's R&B chart (#1),. "Twistin' the Night Away" was successful overseas as well, peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart.

The Shins titled their third album Wincing the Night Away in an apparent reference to the song.

The song was also covered by the famous Motown group, the Marvelettes. Their version of the song appeared on the 1962 album, The Marvelettes Sing Smash Hits of 1962.

This song was covered by Hutti Heita as a dark psytrance track in 2009.

Cooke's version also appeared in the 1978 classic Animal House, the 1987 film Innerspace, and the 2011 film The Green Hornet.

- Lyrics:

Let me tell ya 'bout a place
Somewhere up a New York way
Where the People are so gay
Twistin the night away

Here they have a lot of fun
Puttin' trouble on the run
Man you find the old and young
Twistin' the night away

Twistin, twistin, twistin the night away
Everybody's feeling great
They are Twistin' twistin'
Twistin the night away

Here's a Man in evenening clothes
How he got here I don't know, but
man, you oughtta see him go
Twistin' the Night away

He's dancing with the chick in slacks
She's a-moving up and back
Oh Man, there ain't nothing like
Twistin the night away

They're twistin. twistin, twistin,
Everybody's feeling great
They're twistin, twistin
They're twistin the night away

Let's twist a while, Feet up, feet back
Watusi, now fly, now twist
They're twistin the Night away

Here's a feller in blue jeans
dancing with the older queen
who's dolled up in a diamand rings
Twistin' the night away

Man you oughtta see her go
Twistin' to the Rock and Roll
Man you find the old and young
Twistin' the night away

Let's twist a while, feet up, feet back
Watusi, ? no twist..

Bruce Channel: "Hey! Baby" (1961)

2011-08-30T04:48:00.000-07:00

"Hey! Baby" is a song written by Margaret Cobb and Bruce Channel, who recorded the song in 1961. Channel co-produced the song with Major Bill Smith and released it on Mercury Records' Smash label. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, starting the week ending March 10, 1962.

The song features a prominent riff from well-known harmonica player Delbert McClinton. According to a CNN article from 2002, "while touring the U.K. in 1962 with a little known group called The Beatles, harmonica player Delbert McClinton met John Lennon and gave him some harmonica tips. Lennon put the lessons to use right away on "Love Me Do" and later "Please Please Me". Lennon included the song in his jukebox, and it is also featured on the related

- Lyrics:

Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl
Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl

When I saw you walking down the street
I said that's a kind of girl I'd like to meet
She's so pretty, Lord she's fine
I'm gonna make her mine all mine

Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl

When you turned and walked away
That's when I want to say
C'mon baby, give me a whirl
I want to know if you'll be my girl

Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl

When you turned and walked away
That's when I want to say
C'mon baby, give me a whirl
I want to know if you'll be my girl

Hey, hey hey baby!
I want to know if you'll be my girl
Hey, hey hey hey hey, baby
C'mon, baby now.....

Free: "All Right Now" (1970)

2011-08-30T04:40:00.000-07:00

"All Right Now" is a rock single by the English rock band "Free". The song, released in mid-1970, hit #2 on the UK singles chart and #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. "All Right Now" originally appeared on the album Fire And Water, which Free recorded on the Island Records label, formed by Chris Blackwell. In 1991, the song was remixed and re-released, reaching #8 on the UK singles chart.

"All Right Now" was a #1 hit in over 20 territories and was recognised by ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) in 1990 for garnering 1,000,000 plus radio plays in the U.S. by late 1989. In 2006 the BMI London awards included a Million Air award for 3 million air plays of All Right Now in the USA. The song has recently found a home as part of the encore set for Queen + Paul Rodgers. Before "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions", it offers the fans one more chance to sing along. One of the engineers during the recordings of "All Right Now" was Roy Thomas Baker, who would later become Queen's producer (he mixed "Killer Queen", "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Don't Stop Me Now" among others).

According to drummer Simon Kirke, "All Right Now" was written by bassist Andy Fraser and singer Paul Rodgers in the Durham Students' Union building, Dunelm House. However, Paul Rodgers stated whilst performing with Queen that he wrote the lyric of "All Right Now". This remark can be heard on the Queen + Paul Rodgers CD, Return of the Champions, when "All Right Now" starts.

- Lyrics:

There she stood in the street
Smiling from her head to her feet
I said "Hey, what is this"
Now baby, maybe she's in need of a kiss
I said " Hey, what's your name baby"
maybe we can see things the same
Now don't you wait or hesitate
Let's move before they raise the parking rent

All right now baby, it's all right now
All right now baby, it's all right now

I took her home to my place
Watching ev'ry move on her face
She said " Look, what's your game baby
are you tryin' to put me in shame?"
I said " slow don't go so fast,
don't you think that love can last?"
She said " Love, Lord above,
now you're tryin' to trick me in love"

All right now baby, it's all right now
all right now baby, it's all right now

That's all for now, take care and I'll
be back with more in a few days

Norman Greenbaum: "Spirit In the Sky" (1969)

2011-08-30T04:37:00.000-07:00

"Spirit in the Sky" is a song written and originally recorded by Norman Greenbaum and released in 1969. The single sold two million copies in 1969 and 1970 and reached number three in the U.S. Billboard chart, as well as number one on the UK, Australian and Canadian charts in 1970. Rolling Stone ranked "Spirit in the Sky" #333 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song was featured on the 1969 album of the same name. Cover versions by Doctor and the Medics and Gareth Gates have also made the number 1 spot in the UK.

- Lyrics:

When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best
When I lay me down to die
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best

Prepare yourself you know it's a must
Gotta have a friend in Jesus
So you know that when you die
He's gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky
Gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky
That's where you're gonna go when you die
When you die and they lay you to rest
You're gonna go to the place that's the best

Never been a sinner I never sinned
I got a friend in Jesus
So you know that when I die
He's gonna set me up with
The spirit in the sky
Oh set me up with the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best
Go to the place that's the best

Tom Jones: "She's a Lady" (1971)

2011-08-30T04:31:00.000-07:00

"She's a Lady" is a song written by Paul Anka and performed by Tom Jones, and released in 1971. It is his highest charting U.S. release, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is one of Tom Jones's most famous recordings. The song reached #4 on Billboard's Easy Listening survey and spawned a hit album. The "B" side of this single was "My Way", which was also penned by Paul Anka

Lead guitar on the track was played by Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page

The song featured on the soundtrack to the 1995 film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar and was re-released in Europe in 1995. The single included remixes by US DJ Junior Vasquez.

- Lyrics:

Well she's all you'd ever want,
She's the kind they'd like to flaunt and take to dinner.
Well she always knows her place.
She's got style, she's got grace, She's a winner.
She's a Lady. Whoa whoa whoa, She's a Lady.
Talkin' about that little lady, and the lady is mine.
Well she's never in the way
Always something nice to say, Oh what a blessing.
I can leave her on her own
Knowing she's okay alone, and there's no messing.
She's a lady. Whoa, whoa, whoa. She's a lady.
Talkin' about that little lady, and the lady is mine.
Well she never asks for very much and I don't refuse her.
Always treat her with respect, I never would abuse her.
What she's got is hard to find, and I don't want to lose her
Help me build a mountain from my little pile of clay. Hey, hey, hey.
Well she knows what I'm about,
She can take what I dish out, and that's not easy,
Well she knows me through and through,
She knows just what to do, and how to please me.
She's a lady. Whoa, whoa, whoa. She's a lady.
Talkin' about that little lady and the lady is mine.
Yeah yeah yeah She's a Lady
Listen to me baby, She's a Lady
Whoa whoa whoa, She's a Lady
And the Lady is mine
Yeah yeah yeah She's a Lady
Talkin about this little lady
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa and the lady is mine
Yeah yeah She's a Lady
And the Lady is mine.

Pink Martini: "Una Notte a Napoli" (2004)

2011-08-30T03:39:00.000-07:00

"Una Notte a Napoli" from "Hang On Little Tomato", the second full-length album from the band Pink Martini. Seven years after their debut album, it was released on October 19, 2004 by Pink Martini's own record label, Heinz Records. It has sold over 550,000 copies, reached #1 on Amazon.com, and gone Gold in France, Canada, Greece, and Turkey.

- Lyrics:

Una notte a Napoli
Con la luna e il mare
Ho incontrato un angelo
Che non poteva piu volar
Una notte Napoli
Delle stelle is scordo
E anche senza ali
In cielo mi porto

Con lui volando lontano dalla terra
Dimenticando le tristezze delmla serra
In paradision, otre le nuvole
Pazza d'amore come le lucciole

Quanto tempo puo duare ?
quante notti da sognare ?
quante ore, quanti giorni
E carezze infinite
quando ami da morire
chuidi gli occhi e non pensare
Il tempo passa,l'amore scompare
E la danza finira !

una note a Napoli
Con la luna e il mare
Ho incontrato un angelo
Che non poteva piu volar
Una notte a Napoli
Delle stelle is scordo
E anche senza ali
In cielo mi porto

tristamente tutto deve finire
Ma quando il cuore mi spezzato
Ed in cielo mi ha abbandonato
adesso sulla terra son tornata
mai piu amare mi sono rassegnata
Ma guardo su !

Eros Ramazotti: "Una Storia Importante" (1985)

2011-08-30T03:34:00.000-07:00

Eros Luciano Walter Ramazzotti (born October 28, 1963), known simply as Eros Ramazzotti, is an Italian singer and songwriter. Ramazzotti is enormously popular in Italy, and is well known in most non-English-speaking European countries and in the Spanish-speaking world, as he has released most of his albums in both Italian and Spanish.

Since 1984, he has released 11 studio albums, one EP, three compilation albums, three live albums, and 37 singles, all of which have charted noticeably high in many European countries as well as in South and Central America. Ramazzotti has sold over 50 million records in his 25-year career. His repertory includes duets with numerous well-known artists such as Cher, Tina Turner, Andrea Bocelli, Patsy Kensit, Anastacia, Joe Cocker, Luciano Pavarotti, Laura Pausini, and Ricky Martin.

Ramazzotti first gained international success in 1993, with the release of Tutte storie, which amassed six million album sales and occupied the top five in every country where he had previously released albums. This success led to a BMG International record contract in 1994. His audience appeal comes from several factors, including his unique voice, which can be described as somewhat nasal but nevertheless forceful and resonant, and his energetic delivery of catchy, melodic tunes which are often passionate mid-tempo autobiographical ballads, with instrumentation that is rich in soft-rock influence. Most of albums have been recorded in both Italian and Spanish.

- Lyrics:

Quante scuse ho inventato io
pur di fare sempre a modo mio
evitare così una storia importante
non volevo così
ritrovarmi già grande...

quanta gente ho incontrato io
quante storie, quante compagnie
ora voglio di più
una storia importante
quello che sei tu
forse sei tu...

fermati un istante
parla chiaro come non hai fatto mai
dimmi un po' chi sei

non riesco a liberarmi
questa vita mi disturba sai
come ti vorrei
quanto ti vorrei...

apro le miei mani per riceverti
(ma un pensiero mi porta via)

mentre tu le chiudi per difenderti
(la tua paura è anche un po' la mia)

forse noi dobbiamo ancora crescere
(forse è un alibi, una bugia)

se ti cerco ti nascondi poi ritorni...

fermati un istante
parla chiaro metti gli occhi dentro ai miei
come ti vorrei

non riesco a liberarmi
questa vita mi disturba sai
come ti vorrei
quanto ti vorrei...

come ti vorrei
quanto ti vorrei

come ti vorrei
quanto ti vorrei

Tina Turner: "Missing You" (1984)

2011-08-30T03:30:00.000-07:00

"Missing You" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by British musician John Waite. It was released in June 1984 as the lead single from the album No Brakes. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of September 22, 1984, and number nine on the UK Singles Chart.

John Waite re-recorded the song with country/bluegrass artist Alison Krauss which appeared on her album A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection, and released it to country music radio in 2007. The re-recording peaked at #34 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The original recording has been featured in 1997's Selena, the popular 1980s inspired video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and the second episode of the TV series Miami Vice ("Heart of Darkness" - originally aired September 28, 1984). In 2010, it was used in a series of commercial spots for Conan O'Brien's Conan on TBS.

- Lyrics:

Everytime I think of you, I always catch my breath
And I'm still standing here, and you're miles away
and I'm wondering why you left
And there's a storm that's raging
through my frozen heart tonight
I hear your name in certain circles
And it always makes me smile
I spend my time thinking about you
and it's almost driving me wild
And there's a heart that's breaking
down this long distance line tonight

I ain't missing you at all (missing you)
since you've been gone away (missing you),
I ain't missing you (missing you)
No matter what I might say (missing you)

There's a message in the wire
and I'm sending the signal tonight
You don't know how desperate I've become
and it looks like I'm losing this fight
In your world I have no meaning
though I'm trying hard to understand
and it's my heart that's breaking
down this long distance line tonight

I ain't missing you at all (missing you)
since you've been gone away (missing you),
I ain't missing you (missing you)
No matter what my friends say (missing you)

there's a message that I'm sending out
via telegraph to your soul
and if I can't breach this distance
stop this heartbreak overload

I ain't missing you at all ...ow...(missing you)
since you've been gone away (missing you),
I ain't missing you (missing you)
No matter what my friends say (missing you)
I ain't missing you
I ain't missing you.. I can't lie to myself
And there's a storm that's raging
through my frozen heart tonight
I ain't missing you at all
I ain't missing you...missing you
I ain't missing you, oh no
I ain't missing you, I ain't missing you
I ain't missing you, I ain't missing you
I ain't missing you, I ain't missing you..
Everytime I think of you, I always catch my breath.

Taylor Dayne: "Prove Your Love" (1987)

2011-08-30T03:27:00.000-07:00

"Prove Your Love" is a song recorded by dance-pop vocalist Taylor Dayne, released as the second single from her debut album in 1988. Like her previous single "Tell It to My Heart", it is a high energy dance track with aggressive vocal delivery.

The song's music video shows Dayne riding in her man's car around New York City.

"Prove Your Love" was Dayne's second U.S. Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1988, where it peaked at #7. The song spent eleven weeks in the Top 40. It also appeared on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it became Dayne's first #1 hit on that chart on April 23, 1988. Furthermore, the song was a hit overseas, going to #1 in Switzerland, #4 in Germany and #8 on the UK singles chart.

- Lyrics:

Prove your love
Got to prove your love

I hear all about what you can do
But I got to know
Is it true
Your telling me to trust
What should I believe
You promised so much
But talk is cheap
You tell me that you're serious
But I gotta know for sure
You say how much you want me
But I've heard it all before

(chorus)
Prove your love, Gotta prove your love
If you want to be with me tonite
Show your stuff , Cause words are not enough
I want to hear your body talk to mine

Boy I can feel a love is on the rise
A message revealed in your eyes
You know I can't wait
To know your passion
It's not to late
So take some action
Can you say that when you're through
I'll know what love is all about
Well, baby I've been patient, now
I'm ready to find out

(chorus)

You can tell me that your serious
But I gotta know for sure
You say that you want me
But I've heard it all before
Prove your love gotta prove your love
If you want to be with me tonight
Show your stuff, cause words
Are not enough
I want to hear your body

(Repeat)