good lovin'

The Young Rascals had the fever and found the cure with their first hit. Written by Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick, the song had been recorded by two different artists the year before. Limmie B. Good recorded it first, and then the Olympics; but neither version was a hit. Then one fine morning, Felix Cavaliere heard a the song on a New York station and decided to add it to their live act. They recorded their own sped up version for Atlantic Records; but were not happy with the sound. Producer Tom Dowd loved the rawness of it and released it as a single. The band was completely surprised when it reached the top of the charts.









http://www.young-rascals.com/

1-2-3-

(Good lovin' )

(Good lovin' )

(Good lovin' )

I was feelin' so bad,

I asked my family doctor just what I had,

I said, "Doctor,

(Doctor )

Mr. M.D.,

(Doctor )

Now can you tell me, tell me, tell me,

What's ailin' me?"

(Doctor )

He said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Yes, indeed, all you really need

(Is good lovin')

Gimme that good, good lovin

(Good lovin')

All I need is lovin'

(Good lovin')

Good lovin', baby.

Baby please, squeeze me tight (Squeeze me tight)

Now don't you want your baby to feel alright? (Feel alright)

I said Baby (Baby) now it's for sure (it's for sure)

I got the fever, Baby, Baby, but you've got the cure

(You've got the cure)

l.a. woman

The Doors rode the storm, sang a lonely song, and dug deep into our blue blue blues to come up with their swan song. After releasing five albums (The Doors and Strange Days in 1967, Waiting for the Sun in 1968, The Soft Parade in 1969, and Morrison Hotel in 1970) in four years, the band's music had became increasingly complex even as they embraced a more down and dirty rootsy sound; and Morrison's voice was more raspy due to the ravages of his excesses. Their long time producer Paul Rothschild had quit and their engineer Bruce Botnick took over. They decided to record very quickly with as few overdubs as possible. It all combined to a critical mass of earnest poetry and gutsy rock and roll that shows the strengths of the entire band.

Robby Krieger reveals: “We were pretty far down. People were saying we were over. We couldn’t play anywhere. Morrison Hotel hadn’t done much. Jim was getting fat. Nothing really seemed to be happening, and we didn’t have much material when we started the sessions. Before we even started recording, our producer walked out on us...I think we came up with an album so loose and cool that it has stood up for 40 years because there was no pressure. We figured we were screwed, so we started having fun again. We were so far gone that it was like a weight was lifted when Paul left. He was a great producer, and you can’t argue with the stuff we did with him, but he was always a very difficult guy to work for. He was a perfectionist, and we were looking forward to having the dictator off our back and just having some fun recording for once, which is exactly what happened." 

'L.A. Woman' went to number thirty-two in Germany, twenty-eight in the UK, fifteen in Norway, eleven in Canada, nine in the US, and number one in the Netherlands.

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The title track is the centerpiece to the album; a definitive statement of the contradictions of celebrity and desperation in the city of angels. Mr. Mojo Risin' is an anagram of "Jim Morrison". The reverb of the vocal comes from recording it in the bathroom at The Doors Workshop in West Hollywood.

"I see your hair is burnin'
Hills are filled with fire
If they say I never loved you
You know they are a liar"

Robby Krieger came up with album's shimmering pop moment in 'Love Her Madly'

"All your love is gone
So sing a lonely song
Of a deep blue dream
Seven horses seem to be on the mark"








'The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)'

"Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance
Others, mean and rueful of the Western dream
I love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raft 

We have constructed pyramids in honor of our escaping "









'Riders On The Storm' ends out the Doors' recording career in an understated opus that speaks of a transitional journey through an absurd life toward the inevitable end. 

"Into this house we're born
Into this world we're thrown
Like a dog without a bone
An actor out alone "

'L.A. Woman' 

full album:

Side A

1. "The Changeling"   Jim Morrison 4:21

2. "Love Her Madly"   Robby Krieger 3:20

3. "Been Down So Long"   Jim Morrison 4:41

4. "Cars Hiss by My Window"   Jim Morrison 4:12

5. "L.A. Woman"   Jim Morrison 7:49

Side B

6. "L'America"   Jim Morrison 4:37

7. "Hyacinth House"   Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison 3:11

8. "Crawling King Snake"   Anon, arr John Lee Hooker 5:00

9. "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)"   Jim Morrison 4:16

10. "Riders on the Storm"   Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore 7:09

fastlove

George Michael raced to the top of the charts and found more than enough inspiration, affirmation, and peace of mind with this tribute to a love affair in Kazakhstan. It was the second consecutive number one single from 'Older'. Bananarama's Siobhan Fahey sings the 'Forget Me Nots' outro to the song. Peaking at number eight,'Fastlove' was been his last top forty hit in the US.

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Looking for some inspiration

Made my way into the night

All that bullshit conversation

Well baby can’t you read the signs?

I won’t bore you with the details baby

I don’t even want to waste your time

Let’s just say that maybe

You could help to ease my mind

Baby, I ain’t Mr. Right

Chorus:

But if you’re looking for fastlove

If that’s love in your eyes

It’s more than enough

Had some bad luck

So fastlove is all that I’ve got on my mind

What’s there to think about baby?

Looking for some affirmation

Made my way into the night

My friends got their ladies

They’re all having babies

But I just want to have some fun

I won’t bore you with the details baby

I don’t even want to waste your time

Let’s just say that maybe

You could help to ease my mind

Baby, I ain’t Mr. Right

Chorus

What’s there to think about baby?

Get yourself some lessons in love

In the absence of security

I made my way into the night

Stupid cupid keeps on calling the

But I see nothing in his eyes

I miss my baby

I miss my baby, oh yeah

So why don’t we make a little room in my BMW babe

Searching for some peace of mind

Hey I’ll help you find it

I do believe that we are practicing the same religion

You really ought to get up now

Looking for some affirmation?

right back where we started from

 

 





Maxine Nightingale had a worldwide smash with this sweeping disco plea recorded in a demo session. After years doing musicals, she caught a break when producer Pierre Tubbs heard her sing background vocals for Al Matthew's song 'Fool'. Tubbs came up with the title for the song right away and invited J. Vincent Edwards to write it with him. Tubbs and Edwards wrote 'Right Back Where We Started From' on the way to the hospital where Tubbs' wife was about to give birth. The strings were arranged by Wilfred Gibson of the Electric Light Orchestra. The song made it to number two on the US pop chart and hit number one on the Cash Box and Record World charts.






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Ooo, and it's alright and it's comin' on

We got to get right back to where we started from

Love is good, love can be strong

We got to get right back to where we started from

Do you remember the day (That sunny day)

When you first came my way?

I said no one could take your place

And if you get hurt (If you get hurt)

By the little things I say

I can put that smile back on your face

Ooo, and it's alright and it's comin' on

We got to get right back to where we started from

Love is good, love can be strong

We got to get right back to where we started from

A love like ours (A love like ours)

Can never fade away

You know it's only just begun

You give me your love (Give me your love)

I just can't stay away

I know that you're the only one

Ooo, and it's alright and it's comin' on

We got to get right back to where we started from

Love is good, love can be strong

We got to get right back to where we started from

 

kiss

Prince and the Revolution showed us that you don't have to watch 'Dynasty' to have an attitude with this funky little come-on. During the recording sessions for his album 'Parade' Prince dashed off an acoustic demo of the song for Mazarati, a band formed by his former bass player Brown Mark that he had signed to his Paisley Park label. Minneapolis producer David Z worked with the band to transform it into the groovy little number we know now. When they played it for Prince he decided to take it back and put his own falsetto vocals on their backing track and add it to the album he had just finished. Although Warner didn't want to release the song as a single, it became the third number one for Prince in the states and was a top ten hit in the UK. At the Grammys, 'Kiss' won Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group and was nominated for Best R&B Song. It is one of my favorite songs to do in karaoke.

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Prince - Kiss (Video) by PhoenixMacey

U don't have 2 be beautiful

2 turn me on

I just need your body baby

From dusk till dawn

U don't need experience

2 turn me out

U just leave it all up 2 me

I'm gonna show u what it's all about

U don't have 2 be rich

2 be my girl

U don't have 2 be cool

2 rule my world

Aint no particular sign I'm more compatible with

I just want your extra time and your

Kiss

U got to not talk dirty, baby

If u wanna impress me

U can't be 2 flirty, mama

I know how 2 undress me (yeah)

I want 2 be your fantasy

Maybe u could be mine

U just leave it all up to me

We could have a good time

U don't have 2 be rich

2 be my girl

U don't have 2 be cool

2 rule my world

Aint no particular sign I'm more compatible with

I just want your extra time and your

Kiss

Yes

I think I wanna dance

Gotta, gotta

Little girl Wendy's parade

Gotta, gotta, gotta

Women not girls rule my world

I said they rule my world

Act your age, mama (not your shoe size)

Not your shoe size

Maybe we could do the twirl

U don't have 2 watch dynasty

2 have an attitude

U just leave it all up 2 me

My love will be your food

Yeah

U don't have 2 be rich

2 be my girl

U don't have 2 be cool

2 rule my world

Aint no particular sign I'm more compatible with

I just want your extra time and your

Kiss

"Kiss" - Prince by LePoint

runaway

Charles Westover and Max Crook hit the top of the charts with this song that had people wa-wa-wa-wa-wondering what instrument they were playing. Del Shannon was the stage name that Westover took and his keyboard player Crook called himself Maximilian. The unique sound of the song came from "the Musitron", a monophonic synthesizer Crook built out of a clavioline which he adapted using additional resistors, television tubes, old amplifiers, reel-to-reel tape machines, and parts from household appliances. The track was recorded in a day at Bell Studios. Producer Harry Balk sped up the recording so that the pitch went from A minor to just under B flat minor. 'Runaway' was a number one single on both sides of the pond.

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As I walk along I wonder a-what went wrong

With our love, a love that was so strong

And as I still walk on, I think of the things we've done

Together, a-while our hearts were young

I'm a-walkin' in the rain

Tears are fallin' and I feel the pain

Wishin' you were here by me

To end this misery

And I wonder

I wa-wa-wa-wa-wonder

Why

Ah-why-why-why-why-why she ran away

And I wonder where she will stay

My little runaway, run-run-run-run-runaway

I'm a-walkin' in the rain

Tears are fallin' and I feel the pain

Wishin' you were here by me

To end this misery

And I wonder

I wa-wa-wa-wa-wonder

Why

Ah-why-why-why-why-why she ran away

And I wonder where she will stay

My little runaway, run-run-run-run-runaway

A-run-run-run-run-runaway

from 'American Graffitti'

someone to watch over me

George and Ira Gershwin wrote this classic song from the Great American Songbook. It was originally composed for the musical 'Oh Kay!' which was probably inspired by Kay Swift, composer, pianist, and George's very close friend. Howard Dietz is credited with helping to write the lyrics to two of the songs from the musical during Ira's hospital stay; but not for this song, although he claimed to have come up with the title. The song was originally conceived as an uptempo number; but after playing around with it one day, the duo recognized how moving it was as a ballad. It has been covered by generations of music fans. Hopefully, you will find you favorite below.

George Gershwin

Ella Fitzgerald

Blossom Dearie

Stephane Grappelli

Frank Sinatra

Barbra Streisand

Willie Nelson

Linda Ronstadt

Sting

There’s a saying old, says that love is blind
Still we’re often told, "seek and ye shall find"
So I’m going to seek a certain lad I’ve had in mind

Looking everywhere, haven’t found him yet
He’s the big affair I cannot forget
Only man I ever think of with regret

I’d like to add his initial to my monogram
Tell me, where is the shepherd for this lost lamb?

There’s a somebody I’m longin’ to see
I hope that he, turns out to be
Someone who’ll watch over me

I’m a little lamb who’s lost in the wood
I know I could, always be good
To one who’ll watch over me

Although he may not be the man some
Girls think of as handsome
To my heart he carries the key

Won’t you tell him please to put on some speed
Follow my lead, oh, how I need
Someone to watch over me

Won’t you tell him please to put on some speed
Follow my lead, oh, how I need
Someone to watch over me

Someone to watch over me

ramones

Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, and Tommy started a punk revolution with fourteen hilarious nuggets of pure rock and roll passion. Clocking in at less than thirty minutes, these songs condense the essence of rock into four chords played at a furious pace. Drawing from the sounds of early rock and roll, doo-wop, surf and garage rock; the Ramones twisted and distorted those influences with their own deliberately offensive subject matter. They were flipping off the cerebral, self-important artists with their fast, loud, lowbrow, no nonsense style; and, in the process, inspired a generation.

Joey would consider:   "Doing an album in a week and bringing it in for $6,400 was unheard of, especially since it was an album that really changed the world. It kicked off punk rock and started the whole thing—as well as us."

http://www.ramones.com/

'Blitzkrieg Bop' compares the punk onslaught to the Nazi "lightning war". 

Hey ho, let's go! hey ho, let's go!

Hey ho, let's go! hey ho, let's go!

They're forming in straight line

They're going through a tight wind

The kids are losing their minds

The blitzkrieg bop

They're piling in the back seat

They're generating steam heat

Pulsating to the back beat

The blitzkrieg bop

Hey ho, let's go

Shoot'em in the back now

What they want, I don't know

They're all revved up and ready to go

They're forming in straight line

They're going through a tight wind

The kids are losing their minds

The blitzkrieg bop

They're piling in the back seat

They're generating steam heat

Pulsating to the back beat

The blitzkrieg bop

Hey ho, let's go

Shoot'em in the back now

What they want, I don't know

They're all revved up and ready to go

They're forming in straight line

They're going through a tight wind

The kids are losing their minds

The blitzkrieg bop

They're piling in the back seat

They're generating steam heat

Pulsating to the back beat

The blitzkrieg bop

Hey ho, let's go! hey ho, let's go!

Hey ho, let's go! hey ho, let's go!

Havana Affair / Listen To My Heart

Chainsaw

I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

'Ramones'

full album:

RAMONES FULL ALBUM from Lax River on Vimeo.


Side A
1. "Blitzkrieg Bop" Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone  2:12
2. "Beat on the Brat" Joey Ramone 2:30
3. "Judy Is a Punk" Joey Ramone Leigh, Tommy 1:30
4. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" Tommy Ramone  2:24
5. "Chain Saw" Joey Ramone  1:55
6. "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" Dee Dee Ramone 1:34
7. "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement" Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone 2:35
Side B
8. "Loudmouth" Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone 2:14
9. "Havana Affair" Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone 2:00
10. "Listen to My Heart" Dee Dee Ramone 1:56
11. "53rd & 3rd" Dee Dee Ramone 2:19
12. "Let's Dance" (Chris Montez cover) Jim Lee 1:51
13. "I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You" Dee Dee Ramone 1:43
14. "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" Dee Dee Ramone 2:09

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