1. |
BB Sings The Blues
03:11
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WHEN BB SINGS THE BLUES, THE MOUNTAINS SHAKE
WHEN BB PLAYS GUITAR, YOU FEEL THE EARTH QUAKE
WHEN BB SINGS THE BLUES, WHEN BB PLAYS THE BLUES
WHEN BB SINGS THE BLUES, WHEN BB PLAYS THE BLUES
BORN IN MISSISSIPPI, TO THE GOSPEL CROWD
HE WOULD STAND ON A STREET CORNER, PLAY THE BLUES OUT LOUD
HE WORKED AS A BOY, HELD THE REINS OF A MULE
A COTTON PICKER WORKING IN THE FIELDS
AT THE AGE OF NINE HE WOULD SING THE HOLLER
AN OLD SLAVE CHANT, THAT COULD EARN HIM A DOLLAR
HE MADE HIS FIRST GUITAR. WITH COTTON BALE WIRE
USED AN OLD BROOM, DREAMS OF GOING FAR
MISTER FLAKE CARTLEDGE, BIG BOSS MAN
LENT HIM FIFTEEN DOLLARS, BOUGHT HIS FIRST GUITAR
SATURDAY NIGHTS, HE'D LEAVE THE FIELDS FOR TOWN
GO LISTEN TO BASIE, PARKER, WHEN THEY'RE AROUND
YOUNG RILEY KING, PLAYED FOR THE LADIES, THEY SAY
SWIVEL OF THE WRIST, CALLED THE BUTTERFLY SOUND
A FIRE STARTED AT A JUKE JOINT GIG
A KEROSENE CONTAINER, THE CROWD ALL FLED
BB REALISED HIS GUITAR WAS IN THERE
LUCILLE WAS BORN, HE COULD HAVE BEEN DEAD
THREE HUNDRED SHOWS, EVERY YEAR
HEALING PEOPLE WITH THE BLUES, EVERYWHERE
ON THE ROAD, ON A BUS, IN A BOAT, IN THE AIR
WHEN BB PLAYS THE BLUES, YOU SHOULD BE THERE
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2. |
Bobby's World
04:54
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THE WIND BLOWS ON THE PRAIRIE,
HANK WILLIAMS IS ON THE RADIO
THIS MINNESOTA KID, HAS LEFT COFFEE HOUSE GIGS,
NEW YORK CITY, HE HAD TO GO
NINETEEN FIFTY NINE WAS THE TEDDY BOY SCENE
ROCK AND ROLL JUKE BOX, BRANDO, JAMES DEAN
GUITAR ON HIS BACK AND A POCKETFUL OF DREAMS BOB DYLAN'S OUT TO MEET HIS WORLD
WHEN BOBBY SINGS THE AMERICAN DREAM
WORDS JUMP OUT LIKE A HOLLYWOOD SCENE
HURRICANE'S BLOWING, AT THE END OF THE LINE
AND ALWAYS A GIRL, THAT HAD NO TIME, FOR BOBBY'S WORLD, BOBBY'S WORLD
ROLLING, FREEWHEELING IN THE CITY HEAT,
DIGGING THE COOL NEW CROWD
HE GOT A GIG DOWN ON BLEEKER STREET, ALONG WITH ALL THE JAZZ IN TOWN
SUCKING UP LIKE A VACUUM CLEANER, TUMBLING AND ROLLING EACH NEW LINE
KHRUSCHEV AND CASTRO EMBRACED EACH OTHER, BOBBY WAS BIDING HIS TIME
IN SIXTY FIVE, HE BROKE THE MOULD, WITH HIS NINE PIECE ELECTRIC BAND
JUDAS THEY CALLED HIM, PROTEST SONGS HAD GONE
HIS FAME HAD SPREAD THOUGH OUT THE LAND
B-57 BOMBERS LET GO IN VIETNAM, STEVE MCQUEEN PLAYED THE CINCINATTI KID
THIS ROLLING STONE, ALONG WITH UNCLE SAM, CROSSED THE ATLANTIC, YES HE DID
HE'S GOT A THIN MOUSTACHE AND WEARS A STETSON HAT
NEVER SHORT OF A POINT OF VIEW
COUNTRY BLUES WITH ROCK AND ROLL VIEWS
ON THE ROAD EVERY YEAR JUST FOR YOU
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3. |
O Christina
03:42
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A TELEPHONE OPERATOR IN 1922
TWELVE POUNDS A WEEK, BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA
HE LISTENED IN ON CONVERSATIONS, INFORMATION WAS GOLD
WITH GOOD FORTUNE HE BOUGHT THE CHRISTINA
ARISTOTLE YOU SEDUCED THEM ALL
THE FAMOUS, POWERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL
DOM PERIGNON, CAVIAR, GREEK ISLAND MOONLIT SHORE
THEY CAME WITH INTRIGUE TO EXPLORE
SAIL O CHRISTINA, AROUND THE WORLD
THIS LUXURY YACHT FOR ALL THOSE ABOARD
HAPPINESS THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF LIFE
THOSE STAR STUDDED PARTIES THAT YOU COULD AFFORD
ARISTOTLE ONASSIS HE SAW IT ALL
CHURCHILL, GARBO, SINATRA, MONROE
WALKED DOWN A SILVER STAIRCASE TO YOUR MARBLE POOL
FINE DINING, GREAT COMPANY, ATTENTION ALL YOURS
REMEMBER, YOU ONCE, HAD NOTHING AT ALL
SAIL O CHRISTINA, AROUND THE WORLD
THIS LUXURY YACHT FOR ALL THOSE ABOARD
HAPPINESS THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF LIFE
THOSE STAR STUDDED PARTIES THAT YOU COULD AFFORD
ARISTOTLE ONASSIS HE SAW IT ALL
TAYLOR, BURTON, GRACE KELLY, KING FAROUK
ALL INDULGING IN YOUR HOSPITALITY
MARIA CALLAS, SHE PUT AN ARROW THROUGH YOUR HEART
YOU RETURNED THE FAVOUR WHEN YOU MET JACKIE KENNEDY
SAIL O CHRISTINA, AROUND THE WORLD
THIS LUXURY YACHT FOR ALL THOSE ABOARD
HAPPINESS THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF LIFE
THOSE STAR STUDDED PARTIES THAT YOU COULD AFFORD
ARISTOTLE ONASSIS HE SAW IT ALL
HEADLINE NEWS SAID JACKIE "HOW COULD YOU"
A FALLEN WOMAN, A VICTIM OF HER OWN GREED
BUT DID SHE LOVE THIS GREEK TYCOON
AND DID HE, FULFIL HER EVERY NEED
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4. |
His Masters Voice
03:48
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THE YEARS HAVE ALL ROLLED BY,
THE VOICE IN THE MAN STILL CRIES
POURING OUT HIS HEART TO US ALL, TO US ALL
THERE'S A SPIRIT THAT IS CLEAR,
SO MAY THE SHOW GO ON AND ON
A MANDOLIN SOUNDS ON A WARM SUMMER'S BREEZE
THE PEOPLE SING ALONG TO HIS SONGS
THERE'S HISTORY IN EVERY TUNE,
IT'S UP TO YOU TO MAKE A CHOICE
FOR NO-ONE CAN DENY HIS MASTER'S VOICE
BAGPIPES WARM UP THE CROWD,
THE INTRODUCTION IS SHORT AND SWEET
A MIC STAND FLIES THROUGH THE AIR,
PEOPLE ARE ON THEIR FEET
WITH BALLADS, SOUL, MOTOWN, ROCK AND ROLL,
THE PRINCIPAL KICKS OFF THE SHOW
HE'S DONE IT ALL A MILLION TIMES BEFORE
AND THE CROWD ALWAYS WANT MORE AND MORE
MAGGIE DID YOU EVER WAKE UP GIRL,
OR WERE YOU JUST ONE OF THE BOYS
FOR NO-ONE CAN DENY HIS MASTER'S VOICE
THERE'S HISTORY IN EVERY TUNE,
IT'S UP TO YOU TO MAKE A CHOICE
FOR NO-ONE CAN DENY HIS MASTER'S VOICE
SING IT AGAIN, SING IT AGAIN
THERE'S HISTORY IN EVERY TUNE,
IT'S UP TO YOU TO MAKE A CHOICE
FOR NO-ONE CAN DENY HIS MASTER'S VOICE
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Tulsa Sound
03:21
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HE’S GOT A DUSTY PORCH, HE’S GOT AN OLD BROOM
HE’S GOT A COOL AND EASY WAY OF PLAYING A TUNE
MIDNIGHT HOUR IS CLOSING IN JJ PLAYS GUITAR THAT TULSA SOUND
HE WAS BORN IN THIRTY EIGHT, OKLAHOMA WAS HIS STATE
PLAYED IN A SWING BAND IN FIFTY NINE
HE SOUNDS LIKE A SUMMER BREEZE
OR THE WIND AROUND THE TELEPHONE LINE
MIDNIGHT HOUR IS CLOSING IN, JJ PLAYS GUITAR THAT TULSA SOUND
HE LIVED IN A TRAILER A RECLUSE FOR YEARS
HIS MUSIC WAS SOFT AND GENTLE LIKE A RIVER OF TEARS
A LITTLE BIT OF COUNTRY A LITTLE BIT OF BLUES
NEVER LOOKING FOR LIMELIGHT, OR HEADLINE NEWS
MIDNIGHT HOUR IS CLOSING IN, JJ PLAYS GUITAR THAT TULSA SOUND
HE WORKED WITH LEON RUSSELL, BOBBY KEYS ON SAXOPHONE
JIM GORDON PLAYED THE DRUMS AND E C STRUMMED ALONG
HE SAID “DID YOU KNOW MY MUSIC HAS BECOME MORE FAMOUS THAN ME?"
MIDNIGHT HOUR IS CLOSING IN, JJ PLAYS GUITAR THAT TULSA SOUND
HE LIVED IN A TRAILER A RECLUSE FOR YEARS
HIS MUSIC WAS SOFT AND GENTLE LIKE A RIVER OF TEARS
A LITTLE BIT OF COUNTRY A LITTLE BIT OF BLUES
NEVER LOOKING FOR LIMELIGHT, OR HEADLINE NEWS
JJ CALE LET IT WAIL, HAIL HAIL, JJ CALE
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6. |
Burton
03:56
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LIKE A POWERFUL MAGNET, RICHARD PLAYED ANY ROLE
HE'D MESMERIZE EVERYONE THEN TAKE CONTROL
HIS EYES PULLED YOU IN, HIS VOICE WAS PURE GOLD
THE BOY FROM THE VALLEY WHO BECAME SO WELL KNOWN
A RUGGED PERSONA WITH THE CHARM OF A GYPSY
A NEED FOR KNOWLEDGE, THE BEST DEAL EVERY TIME
WOMAN WOULD SURRENDER, FALL, UNDER HIS SPELL
WILD NIGHTS OF DRINKING, AT THE GATES OF HELL
IF HE GAVE YOU THAT LOOK,
YOU'D SWEAR A MOUNTAIN SHOOK
THERE WAS ALWAYS A QUEUE FOR THE MASTER OF THE STAGE
AS LIFE ROLLED ON AND ON ANOTHER RENDEZ-VOUS, ANOTHER CLAIM
FORTUNE AND FAME BUT A LION IN A CAGE
SUPERSONIC AROUND THE WORLD, A BOUNDLESS CAVALIER
HIS MISTRESS ALCOHOL, A SLAVE TO SHAKESPEARE
HOLLYWOOD THEY ALL LOVED HIM, EVERY PARTY A REQUEST
LADY LUCK WOULD FOLLOW, THAT HE WAS ALWAYS BLESSED
SWITZERLAND BECAME HOME, TIME TO AVOID TAX
AT NINETY TWO PENCE IN THE POUND,
ONE COULD FEEL THE AXE
STAGE ACTOR, FILM STAR A WELSHMAN HOME GROWN
THE BOY FROM THE VALLEY BECAME SO WELL KNOWN
IF HE GAVE YOU THAT LOOK, YOU'D SWEAR A MOUNTAIN SHOOK
THERE WAS ALWAYS A QUEUE FOR THE MASTER OF THE STAGE
AS LIFE ROLLED ON AND ON ANOTHER RENDEZ-VOUS, ANOTHER CLAIM
FORTUNE AND FAME BUT A LION IN A CAGE
NO GETTING OFF THE MERRY GO ROUND
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7. |
Chuck Berry
03:16
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CHUCK BROUGHT US GLAM WITH HIS CADILLAC
ALWAYS TOLD US STORIES THAT WOULD BRING YOU BACK
MISSISSIPPI, OKLAHOMA, BOSTON, TENNESSEE
COME FOR THE RIDE, ROCK AND ROLL GUARANTEED
HEY NOW CHUCK BRING YOUR SUITCASE ALONG
THEY WILL FILL IT FULL OF DOLLARS JUST TO HEAR YOUR SONG
SHOWMAN TO THE END, SMILING ALL THE WHILE
ROCK AND ROLL POET, TOOK T-BONE WALKER'S STYLE
HEAR MAYBELLINE ON THE RADIO
END OF THE FIFTIES, GO JOHNNY GO CHUCK WITH NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO
FORGOT TO PAY THE TAXMAN, WELL WOULDN'T YOU KNOW
LAID DOWN THE MAGIC, RHYTHM AND RHYME
HITS ROLLED LIKE A CAR PRODUCTION LINE
HE'D BEEN PLAYING BLUES IN HIS TEENAGE YEARS
MUDDY WATERS TOLD HIM CHESS GO BRING THEM TO TEARS
HEY NOW CHUCK, REELING AND ROCKING'S JUST FINE
MAN YOU SPENT YOUR LIFE ON A TELEPHONE LINE
REELING AND ROCKING ACROSS THE USA
ALL THE KIDS ARE RIPPING IT UP SO THEY SAY
HE WOULD TRAVEL ALONE, JUST HIMSELF AND GUITAR
PULLING SCRATCH BANDS TOGETHER
COME PLAY WITH THE STAR
IN AND OUT OF JAIL, TROUBLE FOLLOWED HIM AROUND
ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC, NEVER SAFE OR SOUND
ROLL OVER CHUCK , DO THE DUCK WALK AGAIN
HEY IS THAT YOU NADINE, STANDING IN THE RAIN
REELING AND ROCKING ACROSS THE USA
ALL THE KIDS ARE RIPPING IT UP SO THEY SAY
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8. |
Serge Gainsbourg
04:06
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A SPANISH GYPSY TAUGHT LUCIEN GUITAR
SO HE COULD BUSK ON THE STREETS WITH A JAR
GI'S LIBERATED FRANCE CHEVALIER WAS SUCH A BIG STAR
SMOKING GITANES AND DRINKING THE DREAM
HE STUDIED ART WITH THE CUBIST MACHINE
CALL UP PAPERS NOW STAND IN LINE
NATIONAL SERVICE NINETEEN FORTY NINE
SERGE GAINSBOURG WILL MAKE HIS MARK IN TIME
HIS SOUL IN JAZZ, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN AND WINE
SERGE GAINSBOURG IS ABOUT TO BLOW YOUR MIND
MUSICAL THEME
NINETEEN FIFTY SIX, CHASING FAME
SERGE GAINSBOURG, CHANGE OF NAME
A RISING PARISIAN LIGHT, PLAYING CLUB AFTER CLUB EVERY NIGHT
MIXING PORTER, GERSHWIN, AND BERLIN
HE TURNED TO THE COMPOSER WITHIN
SUCCESS WAS THE NAME OF THE GAME
WE REMEMBER THE SONG JE T'AIME
SERGE GAINSBOURG WILL MAKE HIS MARK IN TIME
HIS SOUL IN JAZZ, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN AND WINE
SERGE GAINSBOURG IS ABOUT TO BLOW YOUR MIND
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9. |
Song For Leonard
03:28
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LIFE IS A LETTER, LOVE IS A SONG
HOPE IS A QUESTION, TIME HAS NOW GONE
NEED IS A WORRY, DOUBT IS A FEAR
LAUGHTER AN ANSWER, SORROW A TEAR
I'M SO HAPPY, WHEN YOU HOLD MY HAND
POWER IS A WEAKNESS, FOR THOSE WHO COMMIT SIN
YOURS IS THE BEAUTY, THAT I SEE WITHIN
TO LOVE IS SO EASY, HATE ALWAYS FEELS WRONG
LEARN TO READ THE EYES, AND THEN SING ALONG
I'M SO HAPPY, WHEN YOU HOLD MY HAND
I'LL BE GOING NOW, I'M ON MY WAY I'LL BE OUT OF HERE,
AT THE END OF DAY
KEEP YOUR IMAGE NEAR TO MY HEART
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY
LOOK TO OUR CHILDREN,
IT'S THEIR WORLD WE LEAVE
GIVE THEM A BETTER LIFE,
WITH REASON TO BELIEVE
MY LOVE IS COMING HOME TONIGHT,
MY HEART IS FULL OF JOY
FOR SOMEBODY LOVES ME NOW, I'M SUCH A LUCKY BOY
I'M SO HAPPY, WHEN YOU HOLD MY HAND
I'LL BE GOING NOW, I'M ON MY WAY I'LL BE OUT OF HERE, BY THE END OF DAY
KEEP YOUR IMAGE NEAR TO MY HEART THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY
I'M SO HAPPY, WHEN YOU HOLD MY HAND
I'M SO HAPPY, WHEN YOU HOLD MY HAND
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10. |
Through David's Eyes
03:43
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PLAYING ZIGGY FOR SPACE CADETS
FRIENDS AMONG JUNKIES
LIFE WAS SO FUNKY
WITH MAJOR TOM ALWAYS AROUND
THE RENT STILL AT SEVEN POUNDS A WEEK
HEY MAN THERE'S BEEN A FEW CHANGES
SO MANY PEOPLE PRESUME
YOUNG DUDES WITH NO HOPE AT ALL
THROUGH DAVID'S EYES
A WORLD NEVER SEEN BEFORE
THE MASTER WILL OPEN THE DOOR
THROUGH DAVID'S EYES
WE ALL JUMPED ON A MERRY GO ROUND
BUT WE STAYED WITH THE CIRCUS AND FOLLOWED THE CLOWN
CHANGE YOUR HAIR CHANGE YOUR MIND
CHANGE YOUR LIFE ONE MORE TIME
BEHIND THE MASK YOU WILL FIND
THROUGH DAVID'S EYES
A WORLD NEVER SEEN BEFORE
THE MASTER WILL OPEN THE DOOR
THROUGH DAVID'S EYES
WE ALL JUMPED ON A MERRY GO ROUND
BUT WE STAYED WITH THE CIRCUS AND FOLLOWED THE CLOWN
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11. |
Girl With Broken Wings
03:00
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IT WAS A RAINY DAY IN HARLEM,
THE DAY SHE FELL TO EARTH
HEY! COME AND SEE, THE GIRL WITH BROKEN WINGS
THEY THOUGHT SHE WAS AN ANGEL,
AS SHE LAY THERE ON THE STREET
A STRING OF PEARLS, AND FIST OF DIAMOND RINGS
THERE WAS A SCREAM OF EMPTY BOTTLES
TRAGIC TELEPHONES AND TEARS
WHEN BILLY FOUND HER BACK, AGAINST THE WALL
SHE WAS A WRECK IN ‘47, AS SHE SANK BENEATH THE WAVES
SHE THOUGHT SHE’D DROWN, CONFOUND OLD CITY HALL
ANOTHER ROOM OF TOTAL STRANGERS,
SIPPING SORROW FROM A JAR
THEY COULDN’T SING A LOVE SONG, IF THEY TRIED
DIDN’T COME TO SEE THE SINGER
WEARING FLOWERS IN HER HAIR
THEY CAME TO DANCE
AND WATCH TWO WORLDS COLLIDE
DIDN’T COME TO SEE THE SINGER
WEARING FLOWERS IN HER HAIR
THEY CAME TO DANCE
AND WATCH TWO WORLDS COLLIDE
IT WAS A RAINY DAY IN HARLEM,
THE DAY SHE FELL TO EARTH
HEY! COME AND SEE, THE GIRL WITH BROKEN WINGS
THE GIRL WITH BROKEN DREAMS
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12. |
The Boy From Memphis
03:53
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I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME,
I HEARD HEARTBREAK HOTEL
IT WAS A HOT SUMMER’S DAY IN ENGLAND,
WHEN THE SINGER CAST HIS SPELL
I WAS STANDING BY MY WINDOW,
AND THE SONG CAME ON THE RADIO
IT WAS THE SWEETEST SOUND I’D EVER HEARD,
AN ANGEL SINGING ROCK AND ROLL
I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT, I SAID, WHO COULD IT BE
WHO’S GOT THE POWER TO BREAK THESE CHAINS,
AND SET ME FREE
THE BOY FROM MEMPHIS, SET THE WORLD ON FIRE
AND PUT A FLAME TORCH TO MY HEART
HE BOY FROM MEMPHIS, I FEEL YOUR SPIRIT IN ME
BOY FROM MEMPHIS, MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
I REMEMBER THAT SEPTEMBER, LIKE IT WAS ONLY YESTERDAY
YES AND I CAN STILL RECALL THAT MAGIC MOMENT
EVERY TIME I HEAR THE MUSIC PLAY
I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT, I SAID, WHO COULD IT BE
WHO’S GOT THE POWER TO BREAK THESE CHAINS
AND SET ME FREE
THE BOY FROM MEMPHIS, SET THE WORLD ON FIRE
AND PUT A FLAME TORCH TO MY HEART
THE BOY FROM MEMPHIS, I FEEL YOUR SPIRIT IN ME
BOY FROM MEMPHIS, MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
THE BOY FROM MEMPHIS, SET THE WORLD ON FIRE
AND PUT A FLAME TORCH TO MY HEART
THE BOY FROM MEMPHIS, I FEEL YOUR SPIRIT IN ME
BOY FROM MEMPHIS, MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
(LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE KING)
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Peter O'Donnell Hastings, UK
Nothing to prove. Been there, doing this.
Writing songs, lounge lizard crooning, thrill's never gone blues.
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