Bill Sharkey: Live Cover Songs

You and Me (Alice Cooper, 1977). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-05-28. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "You and Me ," written by Alice Cooper and Dick Wagner, was Alice Cooper's second top 10 hit climbing to the no. 9 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977(Whitburn, 2013). Cooper has been considered the Grandfather of Goth; however, this song, as well as "I Never Cry" and "Only Women Bleed," were a shift from Cooper's darker rocking songs. He has described this genre as "heavy metal housewife rock" (songfacts, 2023). Others would consider the song an easy listening ballad (alicecooper, 2023). 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #coversongs #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: When I get home from work, I want to wrap myself around you. I want to take you and squeeze you till the passion starts to rise. I want to take you to heaven. That would make my day complete. But you and me ain't no movie stars. What we are is what we are. We share a bed, some lovin', and TV, yeah. And that's enough for a workin' man. What I am is what I am. And I tell you, babe, well that's enough for me. Sometimes when you're asleep and I'm just starin' at the ceiling, I want to reach out and touch you, but you just go on dreamin'. If I could take you to heaven, that would make my day complete. But you and me ain't no movie stars. What we are is what we are. We share a bed, some lovin', and TV, yeah. That's enough for a workin' man. What I am is what I am. And I tell you, sweetheart that's just enough for me. You and me ain't no super stars. What we are is what we are. We share a bed, some popcorn, and TV, yeah. And that's enough for a workin' man. What I am is what I am. And I tell you, babe, you're just enough for me. When I get home from work, I want to wrap myself around you. I like to hold you squeeze you till the passion starts to rise. I want to take you to heaven. That would make my day complete. You and me ain't no movie stars. What we are is what we are. We share a bed, of lovin', and TV, yeah. And that's enough for a workin' man. What I am well that's what I am. I tell you, baby, that's just enough for me.

Mellow Yellow (Donovan, 1966). Live performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's, Kahala, HI. 2023-05-24. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Mellow Yellow," written by Donovan Leitch, was Donovan's second release to hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart rising to the no. 2 position in 1966 (Whitburn, 2013). A rumor at the time was that the song was about getting high on banana skins by cooking them and inhaling the fumes, which wasn't the case; actually, Donovan stated that generally the song was about being laid back and cool. He also said that he and John Lennon "used to look in the back of newspapers and pull out funny things and they'd end up in songs. So it's [also] about . . . the electrical bananas that were appearing on the scene - which were ladies vibrators" (songfacts, 2023). 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 #billsharkeylive #music #hawaii #honolulu #vocal #vocals #guitar #acousticguitar #popmusic #easylistening #adultcontemporary #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #classicsongs #classicrock #folk #coversongs #folkmusic #livemusic #Oahumusic Lyrics: I'm just mad about Saffron Saffron's mad about me I'm just mad about Saffron She's just mad about me They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow I'm just mad about Fourteen Fourteen's mad about me I'm just mad about Fourteen She's just mad about me They call me mellow yellow They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow Born high forever to fly Wind velocity nil Wanna high forever to fly If you want your cup our fill They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow (So mellow, he's so yellow) Electrical banana Is gonna be a sudden craze Electrical banana Is bound to be the very next phase They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow Saffron, yeah I'm just mad about her I'm just mad about Saffron She's just mad about me They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow (Quite rightly) They call me mellow yellow (Oh so yellow, oh so mellow)

99 Miles From L.A. (Albert Hammond, 1975). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-05-21. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "99 Miles From L.A.," written by Albert Hammond and Hal David, was Hammond's last entry onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart stalling at no. 91 in 1975 (Whitburn, 2013); however, his song rose to the top no. 1 position on Billbaord's Adult Contemporary chart that year (Wikipedia, 2023). The song has been covered my a number of artists including Art Garfunkel, Nancy Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Dionne Warwick and Julio Iglesias (secondhandsongs, 2023). In the song "a man is desperate to meet this woman and while driving to their date, he imagines and perhaps hallucinates of what they could have together" (songfacts, 2023). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: Keeping my eyes on the road I see you, Keeping my hands on the wheel I hold you, Ninety-nine miles from L.A. I kiss you, I miss you, Please be there. Passing a white sandy beach we're sailing, Turning the radio on we're dancing, Ninety-nine miles from L.A. I want you, I need you, Please be there. The windshield is covered with rain, I'm crying, Pressing my foot on the gas, I'm flying. Counting the telephone poles, I phone you, Reading the signs on the road, I write you, Ninety-nine miles from L.A. we're laughing, we're loving, Please be there. We're laughing, we're loving, Please be there.

Earth Angel (Penguins, The, 1954; Crew Cuts, The, 1955). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-05-16. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)," written by Jesse Belvin & Curtis Williams, was the Penguins' first entry onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1954 rising to the no. 8 position; while the Crew Cuts' version followed hitting the no. 3 position the following year (Whitburn, 2013). Other artists also hit the Billboard chart with the song: Gloria Mann (1955 no. 18), Johnny Tillotson (1960 no. 57), the Vogues (1969 no. 42) and New Edition (1986 no 21) (Whitburn, 2013). "Counting up every version of this song, you arrive at over 30 million copies sold, making it the top R&B record of all time in terms of continuous popularity" (songfacts, 2023). It was the second doo-wop song to hit the Billboard top 10, the first being the Chords' "Sh-Boom" in 1954 (songfacts, 2023). It is interesting to note that "Earth Angel" was not the "A" side but the "B" side of the record; “Hey Senorita” was the "A" side of the Penguins' DooTone records' release, but the DJs like "Earth Angel" more and started to put it in rotation making it a huge hit (C. O’Dell, loc, 2023). The song was added to the National Registry in 2004 in the R&B genre (Library of Congress, 2023). Finally, the song had a bit of a resurgence in 1985 when Marty Fly and Marvin Berry and the Starlighters performed the song at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance in the film "Back To the Future." It was during this performance that Marty's future parents first kissed, which eventually secured the birth of Marty, his sister and his brother (backtothefuturefandom, 2023). 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 #coversongs #doowop Lyrics: Ohhhh . . . Earth angel, earth angel, Will you be mine? My darling dear, love you all the time. I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you. Earth angel, earth angel, The one I adore. Love you forever, and evermore. I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you. I fell for you, and I knew the vision of your love's loveliness. I hope and I pray that someday, I'll be the vision of your happiness. Earth angel, earth angel, Please be mine. My darling dear, love you all the time. I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you. I fell for you, and I knew the vision of your love's loveliness. I hope and I pray that someday, I'll be the vision of your happiness. Earth angel, earth angel, Please be mine. My darling dear, love you all the time. I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you

Hello Goodbye -(Beatles, The, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill, Kahala, HI. 2023-04-21. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Hello Goodbye," written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, was the Beatles' 15th no. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967 (Whitburn, 2013) and hitting the no. 1 position in multiple countries (Wikipedia, 2023). Actually written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon has been quoted as saying that it is "three minutes of contradictions and meaningless juxtapositions;” he hated the song (T. Breihan, stereogum, 25 Oct 2018). According to McCartney "His friend Alistair Taylor, who was visiting McCartney, asked Paul one day how he wrote his many songs, and how he came up with his ideas. Paul took him into his dining room. . . As an experiment, Paul asked Taylor to shout out the opposite of whatever he sang, such as black and white, yes and no, hello and goodbye, etc. From this, the song was born" (songfacts, 2023). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: You say yes, I say no You say stop and I say go go go, oh no You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello I say high, you say low You say why and I say I don't know, oh no You say goodbye and I say hello (Hello goodbye hello goodbye) Hello hello (Hello goodbye) I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello (Hello goodbye hello goodbye) Hello hello (Hello goodbye) I don't know why you say goodbye (Hello goodbye) I say hello/goodbye Why why why why why why do you say goodbye goodbye, oh no? You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello You say yes (I say yes) I say no (But I may mean no) You say stop (I can stay) and I say go go go (Till it's time to go), oh Oh no You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello hello Hela heba helloa Hela heba helloa, cha cha cha Hela heba helloa, wooo Hela heba helloa, hela Hela heba helloa, cha cha cha Hela heba helloa, wooo Hela heba helloa, cha cha cha

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie (Louis Jordan, 1946). Live performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill, Kahala, HI. 2023-04-26. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie," written by Vaughn Horton, Denver Darling, and Milt Gabler (who were country and western song writers), was one of Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five's biggest cross-over hits rising to no. 7 in 1946 on the national chart and hit the no. 1 position on the R&B chart and remained on that chart for 18 weeks (Lyrics, 2023; Whitburn, 1986). The song has been covered by a variety of artists: Manhattan Transfer, John Denver, Asleep at the Wheel, Joe Jackson, B. B. King, Foghat, Bill Haley & the Comets, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and many more. "The song summed up the feelings of excitement followed by disillusionment felt by many who were returning from serving in the Second World War" (Wikipedia, 2023). Bandcamp Web Site: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey #billsharkey #swing #R&B #wwii Lyrics: Heading for the station with a pack on my back I'm tired of transportation in the back of a hack I love to hear the rhythm of the clickity-clack And hear the lonesome whistle, see the smoke from the stack And pal around with democratic fellows named Mac So, take me right back to the track, Jack! Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie! Woo woo, ooh ooh, ch'boogie! Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie! Take me right back to the track, Jack! You reach your destination, but alas and alack! You need some compensation to get back in the black You take your morning paper from the top of the stack And read the situation from the front to the back The only job that's open needs a man with a knack So put it right back in the rack, Jack! Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie! Woo woo, ooh ooh, ch'boogie! Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie! Take me right back to the track, Jack! Gonna settle down by the railroad track Live the life of Riley in the beaten-down shack So when I hear a whistle I can peek through the crack And watch the train a-rolling when it's balling the jack I just love the rhythm of the clickity clack So, take me right back to the track, Jack! Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie! Woo woo, ooh ooh, ch'boogie! Choo choo, choo choo, ch'boogie! Take me right back to the track, Jack! Take me right back to the track

Aloha Everyone: I'm continuing my oldies/classics revival during the month of May at Puka's Bar Courtyard every Wednesday night 5:30-7:30pm and this Friday May 5th 12noon-2pm. Come out and enjoy the outdoor venue, food and drinks, and sing along to the songs of the '50s, '60s, '70s, and 80s at Puka's Bar Courtyard, Kahala Mall, in front of Whole Foods. Hope to see you there. Wednesday May 3rd (5:30-7:30pm), Friday May 5th (12noon-2pm) Wednesdays (5:30-7:30pm) May 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st . Helpless (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 1970). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill, Kahala, HI. 2023-04-19. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Helpless," written by Neil Young, is found on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's 1970 album "Déjà Vu" (Whitburn, 2006). "This song is about the town of Omemee in Ontario. In 1949, Neil's parents moved there with him when he was just four years old. Young describes it as "a nice little town. Sleepy little place... Life was real basic and simple in that town. Walk to school, walk back. Everybody knew who you were. Everybody knew everybody" (songfacts, 2023). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: There is a town in North Ontario Dream comfort memory to spare And in my mind I still need a place to go All my changes were there Blue, blue windows behind the stars Yellow moon on the rise Big birds flying across the sky Throwing shadows on our eyes Leave us Helpless, helpless, helpless, helpless Babe, can you hear me now? The chains are locked and tied across the door Baby, sing with me somehow Blue, blue windows behind the stars Yellow moon on the rise Big birds flying across the sky Throwing shadows on our eyes Leave us Helpless, helpless, helpless, helpless

Things I'd Like To Say (New Colony Six, The, 1968). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-04-21. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" Although, "Things I'd Like To Say," written by band members Les Kummel and Ronnie Rice, was the New Colony Six's only top 20 hit rising to the no. 16 position on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1968, they did chart 10 singles from 1966 though 1971 (Whitburn, 2013). The New Colony Six was a group based in Chicago, IL and is headed by lead singer Raymond Graffia, who is still touring in 2023 with new bandmates dressed in Revolutionary War or Civil War garb (newcolonysix, 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 #coversongs Lyrics: Baby, is he looking after you? Is he showing you the same love, the warm love, just like we knew? Baby baby, it's you I'm thinking of In the morning when I wake up, in the evening; It's you that I dream of. Sometimes love hurts and sometimes love's unkind And sometimes you might feel blue, But remember now darling, If his words are real, This will never, never happen to you. Baby baby, these things I'd like to say. I was hoping that with our love, We would get married someday. Baby baby, it's you I'm thinking of In the morning when I wake up, In the evening, it's you that I dream of. Sometimes love hurts and sometimes love's unkind And sometimes you might feel blue, But remember now baby, If his words are real, This will never, never happen to you. Baby baby, thse things I'd like to say. I was hoping that with our love, We would get married someday.

Sentimental Lady (Bob Welch, 1977). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill, Kahala, HI. 2023-04-19. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Sentimental Lady," written by Bob Welch, was Welch's first entry onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart and landed at the no. 8 position on the chart; it was Welch's only top 10 hit (Whitburn, 2013). Welch was a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1971-1974 before going solo (songfacts, 2023). On writing the song, Welch said that "The lyric was probably referencing my first wife (at the time) Nancy. The original placeholder/dummy lyrics for the chorus (before I had 'real' lyrics) were, 'my legs are sticks and my feet are stones" (songfacts, 2023). In 2012, Welch had spinal surgery from which he believed would leave him an invalid; three months later he committed suicide (C. Couch, hollywoodreporter, Jun 8, 2012). In his note to his wife he said “I’m not going to do this to you,” referring to the fact that she would need to take care of him as his mother needed to care for his father who was an invalid (M. Fleeman, People, Jun 8, 2012). So sad. 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 #coversongs Lyrics: You are here and warm But I could look away and you'd be gone Cause we live in a time When meaning falls in splinters from our lives And that's why I've traveled far 'Cause I come so together where you are And all of the things that I said that I wanted Come rushing by in my head when I'm with you Fourteen joys and a will to be merry And all of the things that we say are very Sentimental gentle wind Blowing through my life again Sentimental lady, gentle one (All I need is you) Sentimental gentle wind Blowing through my life again Sentimental lady, gentle one Sentimental lady Yeah all of the things that I said that I wanted Come rushing by in my head when I'm with you Fourteen joys and a will to be merry And all of the things that we say are very Sentimental gentle wind Blowing through my life again Sentimental lady, gentle one (All I need is you) Sentimental gentle wind Blowing through my life again Sentimental lady, gentle one (All I need is you) All of the things that I said that I wanted Come rushing by in my head when I'm with you Fourteen joys and a will to be merry And all of the things that we say are very (all I need is you) All of the things that I said that I wanted Come rushing by in my head when I'm with you Fourteen joys and a will to be merry And all of the things that we say are very

Baby Love (Supremes, The, 1964). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill Courtyard, Kahala, HI. 2023-04-07. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Baby Love," written by Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland, was the Supremes second no. 1 charting single, after "Where Did Our Love Go," on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Whitburn, 2013) and the Supremes' only no.1 hit -- and first all-girl group -- to top the UK chart (Kutner & Leigh, 2005). Additionally, The Supremes were the first Motown act to have two no. 1 hit singles in the USA (songfacts, 2023). Dozier said "Baby Love" was about his "first love who[m he] never really got over" (songfacts, 2023). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: Baby love, my baby love, I need you oh how I need you But all you do is treat me bad Break my heart and leave me sad Tell me what did I do wrong to make you stay away so long 'Cause baby love, my baby love, been missing ya, miss kissing ya Instead of breaking up Let's start some kissing and making up Don't throw our love away In my arms why don't you stay? Need ya, need ya, baby love, my baby love Baby love, my baby love, why must we separate my love? All of my whole life through I never love no one but you Why you do me like you do, I guess it's me Ooh, need to hold you once again my love, feel your warm embrace my love Don't throw our love away, please don't do me this way Not happy like I used to be, loneliness has got the best of me my love My baby love, I need ya oh how I need ya Why you do me like you do After I've been true to you So deep in love with you Baby, baby ooh 'Til it hurt me, 'til it hurt me Ooh baby love Don't throw our love away Don't throw our love away

Lay Down Sally (Eric Clapton, 1977). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-04-17. "Keeping the Oldies Alive" Released in the winter of 1977, "Lay Down Sally" was Eric Clapton' fourth top 40 hit landing at the #3 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978. The song was written by Clapton, Marcy Leven, and George Terry (Whitburn, 2013). The song was also Clapton's first entry onto the Billboard Top Country Singles chart rising to #26 (Whitburn, 1993). Clapton was born Eric Patrick Clapp in 1945 and was a member of various noteworthy groups: The Roosters, The Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Blind Faith (Whitburn, 1993). "Lay Down Sally" is performed in J. J. Cale style (last.fm, 2021) , whom was one of Clapton's highly respected influencers (guitarworld.com, 2021). As a side note, for those named Sally, since the release of the first Billboard Hot 100 on August 4, 1958 (Whitburn, 2013), there have been 14 "Sally" songs that reached the top 100 and two hit the top 10: The Jaynetts' "Sally, Go 'Round the Roses" (#2) and Eric Clapton's "Lay Down Sally" (#3); (note: Paul McCartney & Wings' "Junior's Farm" rose to #3 while the "B" side of the single, "Sally G," rose to #17) (X. Zellner, billboard.com, 03-28-2019; Whitburn, 2013). Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/BillSharkey Bandcamp Channel: https://billsharkey.bandcamp.com Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/billsharkey #billsharkey Lyrics: There is nothing that is wrong In wanting you to stay here with me I know you've got somewhere to go, But won't you make yourself at home and stay with me? And don't you ever leave Lay down, Sally, and rest you in my arms Don't you think you want someone to talk to? Lay down, Sally, no need to leave so soon I've been trying all night long just to talk to you The sun ain't nearly on the rise And we still got the moon and stars above Underneath the velvet skies, Love is all that matters Won't you stay with me? And don't you ever leave Lay down, Sally, and rest you in my arms Don't you think you want someone to talk to? Lay down, Sally, no need to leave so soon I've been trying all night long just to talk to you I long to see the morning light Coloring your face so dreamily So don't you go and say goodbye, You can lay your worries down and stay with me And don't you ever leave Lay down, Sally, and rest you in my arms Don't you think you want someone to talk to? Lay down, Sally, no need to leave so soon I've been trying all night long just to talk to you Lay down, Sally, and rest you in my arms Don't you think you want someone to talk to? Lay down, Sally, no need to leave so soon I've been trying all night long just to talk to you

By the Time I Get To Phoenix (Glen Campbell, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Courtyard, Kahala, HI. 2023-03-29. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "By the Time I Get To Phoenix," written by Jimmy Webb, was Glen Campbell's top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart rising to no. 26 in 1967 (Whitburn, 2013) and his first top ten on the Top Country Singles' chart the same year hitting the no. 2 position (Whitburn, 1994). Campbell won the Grammys for Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male for his rendition of the song (songfacts, 2023). According to songfacts (2023), "like 'MacArthur Park,' 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' was written by Jimmy Webb about a love affair he had with Suzy Horton, whom he began dating when they were high school students in Colton, California. She caused him considerable anguish when she ran off to Lake Tahoe to work as a dancer; it got worse when she married another guy, inspiring Webb to write 'Worst That Could Happen,' a hit for the Brooklyn Bridge in 1969. That marriage failed, and in 1993, Horton became Suzy Ronstadt when she married Linda Ronstadt's cousin, Bobby. 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 #coversongs #countrymusic Lyrics: By the time I get to Phoenix she'll be rising She'll find the note I left hangin' on her door She'll laugh when she reads the part that says I'm leavin' 'Cause I've left that girl so many times before. By the time I make Albuquerque she'll be working She'll probably stop at lunch and give me a call But she'll just hear that phone keep on ringin' Off the wall, that's all. By the time I make Oklahoma she'll be sleepin' She'll turn softly and call my name out low And she'll cry just to think I'd really leave her Tho' time and time I try to tell her so She just didn't know I would really go.

I've Gotta Get A Message To You (Bee Gees, The, 1968). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill, Kahala, HI. 2023-03-01. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "I've Gotta Get A Message To You" is the Bee Gee's first top 10 hit in the US and their 6th top 40 US hit in just over a year; the song landed at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968 (Whitburn, 2008). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: The preacher talked to me and he smiled Said, "Come and walk with me, come and walk one more mile Now for once in your life you're alone But you ain't got a dime, there's no time for the phone" I've just got to get a message to you, hold on, hold on One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on I told him I'm in no hurry But if I broke her heart, won't you tell her I'm sorry And for once in my life I'm alone, And I've got to let her know just in time before I go I've just go to get a message to you, hold on, hold on One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on Well I laughed but that didn't hurt And it's only her love that keeps me wearing this dirt Now I'm crying but deep down inside Well I did it to him, now it's my turn to die I've just got to get a message to you, hold on, hold on One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on Hold on One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on I've just got to get a message to her, hold on, hold on

Carrie-Anne (Hollies, The, 1967). Live performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Courtyard, Kahala, HI. 2023-03-01."Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" Aloha Everyone: I'm continuing my oldies/classics revival during the month of April at Puka's Bar Courtyard every Wednesday night 5:30-7:30pm and now also every Friday afternoon (12 noon - 2pm) as well! Beginning this Friday. Come out and enjoy the outdoor venue, food and drinks, and sing along to the songs of the '50s, '60s, '70s, 80s and '90s at Puka's Bar Courtyard, Kahala Mall, in front of Whole Foods. Hope to see you there. Today, Friday, March 31st (12noon - 2pm) April 5th (5:30 - 7:30 pm); April 7th (12noon - 2pm) April 12th (5:30 - 7:30 pm); April 14th (12noon - 2pm) April 19th (5:30 - 7:30 pm); April 21st (12noon - 2pm) April 16th (5:30 - 7:30 pm); April 28th (12noon - 2pm) "Carrie-Anne," written by Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Grahm Nash, was the Hollies' third top 10 hit landing at the no. 9 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967 and no. 3 in the UK (officialcharts, 2023; Whitburn, 2013). The song was written about Marianne Faithful, ex-girlfriend of Mick Jagger and also Allan Clarke; her name was changed to Carrie-Anne to avoid the clear identification of Faithfull (songfacts, 2023). "Carrie-Anne" was the first pop song to include a steelpan in the instrumentation (panonthenet, 2023). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: Hey, Carrie Anne Hey, Carrie Anne When we were at school, our games were simple I played a janitor, you played a monitor Then you played with older boys and prefects What's the attraction in what they're doing Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now Can anybody play Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now Can anybody play You were always something special to me quite independent, never caring You lost your charm as you were aging Where is your magic disappearing Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now Can anybody play Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now Can anybody play You're so, so like a woman to me (So like a woman to me) So, so like a woman to me (Like a woman to me) Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now Can anybody play Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now Can anybody play People live and learn but you're still learning You use my mind and I'll be your teacher When the lesson's over, you'll be with me Then I'll hear the other people saying Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now Can anybody play Hey, Carrie Anne, what's your game now Can anybody play Carrie Anne, Carrie Anne, Carrie Anne

Anytime At All (Bill Sharkey, 2021). Live performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Courtyard, Kahala, HI. 2023-03-22. © 2021 W. F. Sharkey (BMI) "Anytime At All," written by W. F. Sharkey, was released on my "Longing" album, which was published in 2021. This is a minus 2 performance; here I perform live guitar and lead vocal with backing recording. "Anytime At All" is a song that focuses on someone who has engaged in a relational transgression against a loved one, who has lost this individual, and is asking for forgiveness. This person is craving for reconciliation. I hope you enjoy it. 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 #coversongs Lyrics: Every morning I wake up Wanting you by my side But you were nowhere at all I understand; your departure was justified I want you all the time What I did was a crime My acts led to my downfall Please pick up the phone and call Anytime at all, anytime at all Anytime at all please call . . . Nights are so lonely without you I'm always alone Days feeling longer and longer I want to atone I ask for clemency For my deficiency I've confessed to my role Please forgive me and call Anytime at all, anytime at all . . . Anytime at all please call You're lovely and beautiful You've always dissolved me with your charms But losing you, I never considered Fear I'll never hold you in my arms again I want you all the time What I did was a terrible crime I'm on my knees and in a freefall Please pick up the phone and call me Anytime at all, anytime at all . . . Anytime at all please call Please call, anytime at all Please forgive me, anytime at all I should have known better, anytime at all There is no excuse, anytime at all

Young World (Rick Nelson, 1962). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-23. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Young World," written by Jerry Fuller, was Rick Nelson's 15th top 10 hit rising to the no. 5 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1962 (Whitburn, 2013). The musicians who performed on the record for Nelson included Glen Campbell, James Burton, Joe Osborn, Ritchie Frost, and Jim Pierce (Wikipedia, 2023). Six months or so before the release of "Young World," Nelson decided to change his performing name from Ricky to Rick (Whitburn, 2013). Although "Young World" was a major hit for Nelson, it was only released as a single and did not appear on any of his initial album releases (Whitburn, 2006); it was finally included on his 2000 Legacy and 2005 Greatest Hits albums (allmusic, 2023). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: It's a young world When you're in love, you're in a young world So take my hand and let me show you Just how true young love can be And whoa-uh-oh It's a young world And if you'll tell me you're my one girl You'll make my whole life worth livin' Just by givin' your love to me All of the world is a treasure When you have someone to care Promise me your love forever We'll have the whole world to share And it's a young world When you're in love, you' re in a young world If you believe what I've told you Let me hold you, say you love me All of the world is a treasure When you have someone to care Promise me your love forever We'll have the whole world to share And it's a young world When you're in love, you' re in a young world If you believe what I've told you Let me hold you, say you love me It's a young world, whoa-oh-oh It's a young world, whoa-oh-oh

I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song (Jim Croce, 1974). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-21. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song," written by Jim Croce, was Croce's last top 10 hit hitting the no. 9 position in 1974 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Whitburn, 2013) and no 67 on the Billboard Top Country Singles' chart (Whitburn, 1994). Croce died in a plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana, September 20, 1973 (biography, 2020); "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song" was released posthumously, seven months after his death (songfacts, 2023). How the song came to be was explained by Jim's wife, Ingrid. "After a year and a half of his working so very hard on the road, we were barely making ends meet, but Jim wouldn't talk about it. He hated questions as much as he hated confrontation, especially about money. He stormed out of our bedroom and went down to the kitchen table to brood. The next morning he woke me gently by singing his new song. 'Every time I tried to tell you the words just came out wrong. So I'll have to say I love you, in a song'" (I. Croce, Thyme In A Bottle, 1996). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: Well, I know it's kind of late I hope I didn't wake you But what I got to say can't wait I know you'd understand Every time I tried to tell you The words just came out wrong So I'll have to say I love you in a song Yeah, I know it's kind of strange Every time I'm near you I just run out of things to say I know you'd understand Every time I tried to tell you The words just came out wrong So I'll have to say I love you in a song Every time the time was right All the words just came out wrong So I'll have to say I love you in a song Yeah, I know it's kind of late I hope I didn't wake you But there's something that I just got to say I know you'd understand Every time I tried to tell you The words just came out wrong So I"ll have to say I love you in a song

Bend Me Shape Me (American Breed, The, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-18 "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Bend Me Shape Me," written by Scott English and Larry Weiss, was The American Breed's only top 10 hit rising to no. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967 (Whitburn, 2013). Larry Weiss later penned the song "Rhinestone Cowboy," which became a hit for Glen Campbell (songfacts, 2023); and Scott English co-wrote the song "Brandy," which was Barry Manilow's first hit single, although Manilow changed the title to "Mandy" so as not to be confused with the song "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by the Looking Glass (songfacts, 2023). 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 #coversongs #popmusic Lyrics: You are all the woman I need, And baby you know it You can make this beggar a king, A clown, or a poet I'll give you all that I own. You got me standing in line Out in the cold, Pay me some mind. Bend me, shape me Anyway you want me, Long as you love me, it's all right Bend me, shape me Anyway you want me, You got the power to turn on the light. Everybody tells me I'm wrong To want you so badly, But there's a force driving me on, I follow it gladly. So let them laugh I don't care, 'Cause I got nothing to hide, All that I want is you by my side Bend me, shape me Anyway you want me, Long as you love me, it's all right Bend me, shape me Anyway you want me, You got the power to turn on the light.

It Never Rains In Southern California (Albert Hammond, 1972). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-16. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "It Never Rains In Southern California," written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, was Hammond's only top ten hit rising to the no. 5 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1972 (Whitburn, 2013). "It Never Rains In Southern California" was an autobiographical description of Hammond's trials and tribulations trying to make it in the music business and moving from Morocco, to Los Angeles; the song was written in London when Hammond was broke and tried to bum money for food and transportation to get to America but didn't want his father to find out. However, while bumming for money at a London train station, one of his cousins saw him but Hammond said "I didn't even know it was him... I just asked him for some money, too. And he said 'you should be ashamed, I'm gonna tell your father,' and I said 'please, don't tell him, he'll go crazy and stop me doing this!' . . . he did tell my father, you know. All these things like 'will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it' and all that stuff came from that era of my life when I was struggling, trying to make it, trying to get from Morocco to Spain, from Spain to England, from England to America... That struggle you go through, that's It never rains in Southern California, the story of my life" (songfacts, 2023). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: Got on board a westbound seven forty-seven Didn't think before deciding what to do Ooh, that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies Rang true, sure rang true Seems it never rains in southern California Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before It never rains in California, but girl, don't they warn ya? It pours, man, it pours I'm out of work, I'm out of my head Out of self respect, I'm out of bread I'm underloved, I'm underfed, I want to go home It never rains in California, but girl, don't they warn ya? It pours, man, it pours Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it? Had offers but didn't know which one to take Please don't tell 'em how you found me Don't tell 'em how you found me Gimme a break, give me a break Seems it never rains in southern California Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before It never rains in California, but girl, don't they warn ya? It pours, man, it pours

Amazing Grace (Various Artists). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-14. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Amazing Grace," words written by British Anglican clergyman John Newton and published in 1779, was put to music numerous times; however, in 1835 composter William Walker joined Newton's lyrics to the melody of "New Britain," which is the song we have come to know (Lyrics, 2023; B. Piper, americansongwriter, 2020). The song has since been performed, according to historians per Piper (americansongwriter, 2020), more that ten million times. The verse beginning with "When we've been there ten thousand years . . ." was not written by Newton; it was added by "African American communities [who] borrowed it from a song titled 'Jerusalem, My Happy Home'" in the late 1700s (songfacts, 2023). The song has found it's way onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart a couple of times; Judy Collins' version rose to the no. 15 position in 1971 and no. 5 in the UK remaining on the UK chart for a remarkable 67 weeks and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards' instrumental version reached no. 11 in 1972 and no. 1 in the UK (Kutner & Leigh, 2005; songfacts, 2023). Whitburn, 2023). 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 #coversongs #christiansongs #religious Lyrics: Amazing grace, How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I am found, Was blind, but now I see. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed. Through many dangers, toils and snares I have already come, 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far And grace will lead me home. When we've been there ten thousand years Bright shining as the sun, We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we've first begun. Amazing grace, How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I am found, Was blind, but now I see.

Tell Laura I Love Her (Ray Peterson, 1960; Ricky Valance, 1960). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-11. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Tell Laura I Love Her," written by Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh, was Ray Peterson's first top 10 and highest ranked hit on the Billboard Hot 100 hitting the no. 7 position in 1960 (Whitburn, 2013), while Ricky Valance's version hit the no. 1 position the same year in the UK (Kutner & Leigh, 2005). What is interesting, is that the BBC and a number of radio stations in the US originally banned the song for fear that it would encourage some listeners to commit suicide (C. Weston, hitc, 2021; songfacts, 2023). "Decca Records in England picked up the original [Peterson] recording and broadcast a sample on the BBC. An apparent moral panic ensued and Decca executives decided the record could not be released, saying it was 'too tasteless and vulgar for the English sensibility.' 25,000 copies had already been pressed, and were all destroyed. EMI-Columbia promptly recruited Valence, a Welsh RAF veteran recently signed to the label, to cover the song. The BBC immediately banned it, citing a recent series of fatal road accidents" even so, it rose to the no. 1 position in the UK (songfacts, 2023). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: Laura and Tommy were lovers He wanted to give her everything Flowers, presents and most of all, a wedding ring He saw a sign for a stock car race A thousand dollar prize it read He couldn't get Laura on the phone So to her mother Tommy said Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her Tell Laura I may be late I've something to do that cannot wait He drove his car to the racing grounds He was the youngest driver there The crowd roared as they started the race 'Round the track they drove at a deadly pace No one knows what happened that day How his car overturned in flames But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck With his dying breath, they heard him say Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her Tell Laura not to cry My love for her will never die And in the chapel where Laura prays For her Tommy who passed away It was just for Laura he lived and died Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her Tell Laura not to cry My love for her will never die Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her

Dear Abby (John Prine, 197 Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-08. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Dear Abby," written by John Prine, was released on this third album "Sweet Revenge" (1973) and then released on "Prime Prine - The Best of John Prine" (1977) (Whitburn, 2006). Prine explained where the idea for the song came from: "I was in Europe and my first wife and I stopped in Rome for the day. I wanted a newspaper and all they had was the International Herald Tribune which is all the tragic news in the world crammed into six pages with no sports results and no comics. And yet here's 'Dear Abby.' She was the only relief in the whole paper. and that's where I wrote most of the song - in Rome, Italy that is" (L. Hutchinson, performingsongwriter., Apr. 8, 2020). Prine's "Dear Abby" recording was recorded during a live gig at New York's State University (songfacts, 2023). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: Dear Abby, dear Abby My feet are too long My hair's falling out and my rights are all wrong My friends they all tell me that I've no friends at all Won't you write me a letter, won't you give me a call Signed bewildered Bewildered, bewildered You have no complaint You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't So listen up buster, and listen up good Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood Dear Abby, dear Abby My fountain pen leaks My wife hollers at me and my kids are all freaks Every side I get up on is the wrong side of bed If it weren't so expensive I'd wish I were dead Signed unhappy Unhappy, unhappy You have no complaint You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't So listen up buster, and listen up good Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood Dear Abby, dear Abby Dear Abby, dear Abby Dear Abby, dear Abby You won't believe this But my stomach makes noises whenever I kiss My girlfriend tells me it's all in my head But my stomach tells me to write you instead Signed noise-maker Noise-maker, noise-maker You have no complaint You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't So listen up buster, and listen up good Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood Dear Abby, dear Abby Well I never thought That me and my girlfriend would ever get caught We were sitting in the back seat just shooting the breeze With her hair up in curlers and her pants to her knees Signed just married Just married just married You have no complaint You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't So listen up buster, and listen up good Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood Signed dear Abby

Spooky (Dennis Yost & Classics IV, 1967). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-04. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" 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 "Spooky," written by Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb, Harry Middlebrooks and Mike Sharpiro, was the Classics IV's first top 10 hit, rising to no. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in at the winter of 1967 (Whitburn, 2013). The song was originally recorded by saxophonist Mike Sharpe as an instrumental track, which landed at no. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967; The Atlanta Rhythm Section (ARS) also charted with their version hitting no. 17 on the chart in 1979 (Whitburn, 2013). The ARS recording sounds a lot like the Classic IV's recording, which most likely happened because three of the Classic IV's members formed the ARS (songfacts, 2023). Lyrics: In the cool of the evening when ev'rything is gettin' kind of groovy, I call you up and ask you if you want to go and meet and see a movie, First you say no, you've got some plans for the night, And then you stop, and say, "All right." Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you. You always keep me guessin', I never seem to know what you are thinkin'. When every fella looks at you, I'm sure your little eye'll be a-winkin'. I get confused, 'cause I don't know where I stand, And then you smile, and hold my hand. Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you. Spooky! If you decide someday to stop this little game that you are playin', I'm gonna tell you all the things my heart's been a-dyin' to be sayin'. Just like a ghost, you've been a-hauntin' my dreams, So I'll propose... on Halloween. Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you. Spooky, Spooky, All right I said Spooky, Ahwwww Yeah Yeah I said Spooky! Yeah Yeah

I Saw the Light (Todd Rundgren, 1972). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-03-02. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "I Saw the Light," written by Todd Rundgren, was Rundgren's first solo top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at no. 16 in 1972 (Whitburn, 2013); although his band "Runt," which was in essence a solo project, had Rundgren's very first top 20 hit with "We Gotta Get You A Woman," (no. 20 on the Billboard chart) (allmusic, 2023). Of writing the song, Rundgren explained "I wrote this song in 15 minutes from start to finish. It was one of the reason that caused me to change my style of writing. It doesn't matter how clever a song is - if it's written in 15 minutes, it is such a string of clichés that it just doesn't have lasting impact for me. And for me, the greatest disappointment in the world is not being able to listen to my own music and enjoy it" (songfests, 2023). 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 #coversongs Lyrics: It was late last night I was feeling something wasn't right There was not another soul in sight Only you, only you So we walked along, Though I knew there was something wrong And the feeling hit me oh so strong about you Then you gazed up at me and the answer was plain to see 'Cause I saw the light in your eyes Though we had our fling I just never would suspect a thing 'Til that little bell began to ring in my head In my head But I tried to run, Though I knew it wouldn't help me none 'Cause I couldn't ever love no one, or so I said But my feelings for you Were just something I never knew 'Til I saw the light in your eyes But I love you best It's not something that I say in jest 'Cause you're different, girl, from all the rest In my eyes And I ran out before but I won't do it anymore Can't you see the light in my eyes

Aloha Everyone: I'm continuing my oldies/classics revival during the month of March at Puka's Bar Courtyard every Wednesday night 5:30-7:30pm. Come out and enjoy the outdoor venue, food and drinks, and sing along to the songs of the '50s, '60s, '70s, 80s and '90s at Puka's Bar Courtyard, Kahala Mall, in front of Whole Foods. Hope to see you there. March 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th Chantilly Lace (Big Bopper, 1958). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2023-02-28. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive" "Chantilly Lace," written by J. P. Richardson (The Bib Bopper), was Richardson's debut single and his highest charting song rising to no. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and remained on the chart for 25 weeks; however, Richardson died, along with Richie Valens and Buddy Holly, less than a year after the release of this song (Feb. 3, 1959) (Whitburn, 2013). One interesting note is that Richardson produced three music videos during 1958, "Chantilly Lace," "Big Bopper's Wedding" and "Little Red Riding Hood," all written by Richardson (songfacts, 2023). Richardson referred to these videos as "rock videos." . . . According to Bill Griggs, editor of the "Rockin' 50s" music magazine, the Big Bopper was convinced that video was the wave of the future and, at the time of his death, he was preparing to start production on music videos for TV and a specially designed jukebox that would play videos (songfacts, 2023). Way ahead of his time, pre Beatles and MTV. 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 #coversongs Lyrics: Hello, baby Yeah, this is the Big Bopper speakin' Ha ha ha ha ha, oh you sweet thing Do I what? Will I what? Oh baby, you know what I like Chantilly lace and a pretty face And a pony tail a-hangin' down That wiggle in the walk And giggle in the talk Makes the world go 'round There ain't nothin' in the world Like a big-eyed girl That makes me act so funny Make me spend my money Make me feel real loose, like a long necked goose Like a girl, oh baby, that's what I like What's that baby, but, but? Oh honey But? Oh baby, you know what I like Chantilly lace and a pretty face And a pony tail a-hangin' down That wiggle in the walk And giggle in the talk Makes the world go 'round There ain't nothin' in the world Like a big-eyed girl That makes me act so funny Make me spend my money Make me feel real loose, like a long necked goose Like a girl, oh baby, that's what I like What's that, honey? Pick you up at eight and don't be late? But, baby, I ain't got no money, honey Ha ha ha ha ha Oh, all right, baby, you know what I like Chantilly lace and a pretty face And a pony tail a-hangin' down That wiggle in the walk And giggle in the talk Makes the world go 'round There ain't nothin' in the world Like a big-eyed girl That makes me act so funny Make me spend my money Make me feel real loose, like a long necked goose Like a girl, oh baby, that's what I like