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- SCOTT MORGAN: FULL OF FIRE
- TRACY CHAPMAN: GIVE ME ONE REASON/FAST CAR
- THE LOOK OF LOVE... DUSTY SPRINGFIELD/BRASIL '66
- RETROKIMMER: THE INCOMPARABLE DIONNE WARWICK
| Posted: 20 May 2011 01:42 PM PDT  Scott Morgan vocals/rhythm guitar John Burke drums Manny Alvarez lead guitar Jubei Hughes Bass/vocals From Scott: Full of Fire was originally covered by Al Green on his Best Of Al Green album. FOF was written by M Hodges W Mitchell and Al Green. We aleady knew Al Green because The Rationals backed him up at the Roostertail Supper Club in Detroit. He showed up at one of the Rationals shows and asked to sit in. I told him that we like your music but we don't know how to play it. Al suggested we do some standard R&B tunes. So we did. Much later I bought the single Full of Fire when it came out. So my band friends wanted to do an Al Green song and I said I got one, Full of Fire. We went to Los Angeles and then on to the Brothers Records/Studio to record. We were there for a couple of days and recorded 2 songs. Radio Hollywood and Pop Poppies. So while we were there a guy told us that we were actually in the Beach Boys Rehearsal Studio in Santa Monica. They did their demos there. After we finished we went back home. A few months later we went back to LA and recorded Full of Fire and Endless Summer which was never released. Here is our version of Full of Fire. I really liked Al's version of this song but we changed it a little. We stripped it down to the basic song. Took all the frills out of it and made it straight ahead. Al Green's version  |
| TRACY CHAPMAN: GIVE ME ONE REASON/FAST CAR Posted: 20 May 2011 04:38 AM PDT  Oh how I love love "Give Me One Reason" Check out the lyrics. I first heard this song while I was driving. My car turned itself into the nearest record shop. Tracy Chapman burst on the scene with that smoky voice and her imagery is undeniable. Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around Because I don't want leave you lonely But you got to make me change my mind Baby I got your number and I know that you got mine But you know that I called you I called too many times You can call me baby you can call me anytime But you got to call me Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around Because I don't want leave you lonely But you got to make me change my mind I don't want no one to squeeze me - they might take away my life I don't want no one to squeeze me - they might take away my life I just want someone to hold me and rock me through the night This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need But I'm too old to go chasing you around Wasting my precious energy Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around Because I don't want leave you lonely But you got to make me change my mind Baby just give me one reason - Give me just one reason why Baby just give me one reason - Give me just one reason why I should stay Because I told you that I loved you And there ain't no more to say  Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her singles "Fast Car", "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Give Me One Reason" and "Telling Stories". She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning artist. Tracy Chapman's Website You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Anyplace is better Starting from zero got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make something But me myself I got nothing to prove You got a fast car And I got a plan to get us out of here I been working at the convenience store Managed to save just a little bit of money We won't have to drive too far Just 'cross the border and into the city You and I can both get jobs And finally see what it means to be living You see my old man's got a problem He live with the bottle that's the way it is He says his body's too old for working I say his body's too young to look like his My mama went off and left him She wanted more from life than he could give I said somebody's got to take care of him So I quit school and that's what I did You got a fast car But is it fast enough so we can fly away We gotta make a decision We leave tonight or live and die this way I remember we were driving driving in your car The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You got a fast car And we go cruising to entertain ourselves You still ain't got a job And I work in a market as a checkout girl I know things will get better You'll find work and I'll get promoted We'll move out of the shelter Buy a big house and live in the suburbs You got a fast car And I got a job that pays all our bills You stay out drinking late at the bar See more of your friends than you do of your kids I'd always hoped for better Thought maybe together you and me would find it I got no plans I ain't going nowhere So take your fast car and keep on driving You got a fast car But is it fast enough so you can fly away You gotta make a decision You leave tonight or live and die this way  |
| THE LOOK OF LOVE... DUSTY SPRINGFIELD/BRASIL '66 Posted: 20 May 2011 04:15 AM PDT  One of my absolute favorite 1960's songs is "The Look of Love". "The Look of Love" was a pop song composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and sung by Dusty Springfield, and which appeared in the 1967 spoof James Bond film Casino Royale. The music was written by Burt Bacharach, and was originally intended to be an instrumental. But later Hal David added the lyrics, and the song was published in 1967. According to Bacharach, the melody was inspired by watching Ursula Andress in an early cut of the film. Sérgio Mendes' hit rendition on the Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 album Look Around reached #4 on the pop charts after their performance in the Academy Awards telecast in March 1968. The lead vocal on this single was handled by Janis Hansen, not Lani Hall, a rarity in the early Brasil '66 canon.  Dusty Springfield My favorite version is Sergio Mendes/Brasil '66. It is more up tempo and I like the percussion so much. It adds spice. Dusty Springfield's cover is totally pop iconic for the 1960's. Dusty is my favorite of all the British pop singers.  |
| RETROKIMMER: THE INCOMPARABLE DIONNE WARWICK Posted: 20 May 2011 03:25 AM PDT  To me the best talent to come out of the 1960's was Miss Dionne Warwick. Was there ever another signature woman's voice? Dionne's voice connects right to my soul. Always has. She completely envelopes every lyric. Dionne becomes the song not just performs it. I loved her even in the age of rock I wore out at least 4 copies of her greatest hits. Today it dawns on me that I need to get another copy.. Legendary becomes Miss Dionne Warwick... My top three favorite Dionne Warwick/Bacharach/David songs are below The Theme from the Valley of the Dolls talks about a woman who has lost her way. But finds a way to free herself from the madness. Message to Michael has always always reminded of one of my true loves. No matter where I was in the world Michael was always there. Sadly I lost him at a young age but he is in my heart always. Promises Promises has always meant a lot to me. When you have finally had enough empty promises and move on. The woman is strong and not passive. She does get the nerve and walks out. She looks at herself and is proud.  |
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