From their 2018 album Burn It Down. The song did not chart, but the album reached #6 on Billboard’s U.S. Heatseekers chart in 2018. Happy Halloween!
Resurrected
Stare in the mirror, lines on my face, yeah I wonder where the time has gone It’s been a long hard road out from the grave But I keep a moving on I been up, down, turned around Kicked hard to the ground Keep a coming back again
From the ashes, from the flame I’m here to light the fire again
I’m back, resurrected I’m back, resurrected
I’m a man on a mission, you better listen Ain’t nobody gonna stop the show Riding high on my horse, ass in my saddle All revved up ready to go I’ve had nine lives, every time Roll the dice, pay the price I do it all again
Another day, another dance From the dead, a second chance
From his self-titled album. The song reached #22 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart on January 24, 1981. I just heard this song for the first time. I want to thank AT40 and Casey Kasem.
From Popdiggers.com
Precious To Me was Phil Seymour’s first solo single after leaving the Dwight Twilley Band. The song, written by Seymour, managed to reach #3 in Australia and #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981.
From philseymour.org
Our hero, Phil Seymour, was an American musician who developed skillfully between the sounds of Power Pop, Rock and New Wave. Singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist (drums, guitar, bass), he left his mark on all the projects in which he participated throughout his professional career between 1974 and 1993. Phil was a brilliant “all terrain” who is well known for the songs “I’m on fire” (with the Dwight Twilley Band) or his wonderful “Precious to me”, already on his own.No doubt, Phil had a major role in the Dwight Twilley Band, a seminal group within the pop and underground world, but his solo work was, and still is, revered among the most exquisite Power Pop fans.Unfortunately, he left us in 1993, after fighting cancer that was detected in 1984.Not only is he the author of a delightful song, but he is the creator of a hymn that will be transmitted from generation to generation. Precious to me.
Precious to Me
Well baby, baby, don’t you leave me here to make it alone ‘Cause I don’t think that I could take it for a day on my own Why would you wanna hurt me When I love you, baby, can’t ya see That you’re precious to me?
(I love you so) and I can’t let you go (can’t let you go) Maybe one day you’ll see (girl can’t you see) That you’ll always be (you’ll always be) So precious to me-e-e-e-e
Why would you wanna hurt me When I love you, baby, can’t ya see That you’re precious to me?
(I love you so) and I can’t let you go (can’t let you go) Baby, one day you’ll see (girl can’t you see) That you’ll always be (you’ll always be) So precious to me-e-e-e-e
Well baby, baby ya can tell me when will we meet again If I can’t be your one and only then I’ll have to pretend Ah, that you’re still with me Girl, I love ya so affectionately ‘Cause you’re precious to me
(I love you so) and I can’t let you go (can’t let you go) Baby, one day you’ll see (girl can’t you see) That you’ll always be (you’ll always be) So precious to me-e-e-e-e, to me-e-e-e-e You’re so precious to me
(I love you so) and I can’t let you go (can’t let you go) Baby, one day you’ll see (girl can’t you see) That you’ll always be (you’ll always be) So precious to me-e-e-e-e, to me-e-e-e-e You’re so precious to me-e-e You’re precious to me-e-e
The title song from their 1973 album. I just heard it on a replay of AT40 with Casey Kasem. I barley remembered the song. The song reached #14 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart on December 22, 1973.
From udiscovermusic.com
Philadelphia soul men the Stylistics were anything but an overnight success story. Formed from members of mid-1960s groups the Percussions and the Monarchs, they first recorded locally on the independent Sebring label in 1969, but didn’t see soul chart action until 1971. What followed was five absolutely golden years on the Avco label, and then many more of continuing popularity, which sees the latter-day line-up touring to this day.
“Rockin’ Roll Baby,” an endearing tale of a toddler born in a theater and thrust into showbusiness almost before he could walk, had been a No.3 hit on Billboard’s R&B chart and reached No.14 pop. Entering the UK survey at No.29, the single landed at its No.6 peak three weeks later. It was the Stylistics’ biggest UK hit to date, but not for long: by August, they were climbing to No.2 with another of their signature ballads, “You Make Me Feel Brand New,” as their tally of Top 10 hits grew ever longer.
Rockin’ Roll Baby
Tootsie roll soul and doodle-white shoes Papa’s sure proud of his little bitty rockin’ roll baby Singin’ at the age of two He can hardly talk but he sure knows how to sing the blues
Little Joe never sings out of tune Always in key, he’s a soulful little rockin’ roll baby Papa loves the way you do Never heard a boy sing the way my little Joey do
He was born in a theater in Bluefield, West Virginia His ma and I were travelin’ on the road I worked hard all that summer as a fill-in for the drummer One-night stands weren’t easy for little Joe
Bought a new house in Beverly hills Papa made it big and he did it for his rockin’ roll baby A little bit of rhythm and blues Got a funky walk in his little orthopedic shoes
He was born in a theater in Bluefield, West Virginia His ma and I were travelin’ on the road I worked hard all that summer as a fill-in for the drummer One-night stands weren’t easy for little Joe
I came across this song last year, I barely remembered it. Even though several artists have recorded it I believe this is the best version. This was the most successful recording of the song. The song peaked at number 3 on Billboards Hot 100 chart on June 12, 1976.
From Wikipedia
“Misty Blue” is a song written by Bob Montgomery that has been recorded and made commercially successful by several music artists. Although Montgomery wrote the song for a different artist in mind, it was brought first to the attention of Wilma Burgess in 1966. It was recorded by Eddy Arnold the following year, both versions were top 5 Country Hits. A decade later, blues artist Dorothy Moore released the highest-charting version of the song and it reached the top ten in several different radio formats. Following Moore’s revival of the track, numerous artists re-covered the tune, including country artist Billie Jo Spears. Spears’s version would also go on to become a successful single release. Numerous other artists and musicians of different genres have recorded their own versions of “Misty Blue”. The song is now considered both a country music and blues standard.
Bob Montgomery originally wrote the song for Brenda Lee, recalling, “I wrote ‘Misty Blue’ in about twenty minutes. It was a gift and it was perfect for Brenda Lee, but she turned it down. Her producer Owen Bradley loved the song and as he couldn’t push her to do it.
Prior to Moore’s blues version of “Misty Blue”, fellow blues singer Joe Simon cut the song. Released in 1972, Simon’s version of the song only became a regional hit.
It was through the Joe Simon version that Malaco Records owner Tommy Couch was familiar with “Misty Blue” which Couch would record in 1973 with Dorothy Moore, a native of Jackson MS who had recorded a number of tracks at the Malaco Studios in Jackson. Moore would recall receiving a morning call at her home from Couch inviting Moore to Couch’s studio to hear a song he deemed perfect for her: (Dorothy Moore quote:)“I didn’t have a car at the time, so I took the bus to Malaco [where] I listened to the song [and] liked it…The rhythm section [was] there [so] we decided to record it. They had the lyrics typed out and [put] in front of me. And we did that record in one take. ‘Misty Blue’ was meant for me” – although Moore admits: “I recorded it just like I did any other. I didn’t say: ‘This is a hit.’ I never saw [great success] coming.”
Evidently reluctant to release the track themselves, Malaco Records shopped Moore’s “Misty Blue” to major labels without success, with the track remaining “in the can” until November 1975 when the cash-strapped Malaco Records used the last of its resources to press Moore’s “Misty Blue” which they released themselves. When Moore was advised of her recording’s belated release by Couch (Dorothy Moore quote:)“I [asked to] come in [to the studio] and add one thing to it. I had a copy of the recording [and had realized] the intro was too long – and [so] I put that ‘mmmm-ooh-a-ooh’ over the first few notes.” Also Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section veteran Jimmy Johnson overdubbed his rhythm guitar work on to the 1973 track. Malaco Records did shop the updated track to Florida-based TK Records whose owner Henry Stone passed on releasing Moore’s “Misty Blue” while agreeing for TK to act as national distributor for Malaco’s own release of the track which Stone began promoting heavily via his own independent network.
After receiving its initial airplay in Chicago and Washington DC, Moore’s single broke in the southern states in April 1976 and three months later it was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 1976 the single reached number 2 on the R&B chart and 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as number 14 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 19 song for 1976.
Misty Blue
Oh, it’s been such a long, long time Look like I’d get you off of my mind But I can’t Just the thought of you (just the thought of you) Turns my whole world misty blue (misty blue)
Oh honey, just the mention of your name (just your name) Turns the flicker to a flame Listen to me good, baby I think of the things we used to do And my whole world turns (misty blue) misty blue
Oh baby, I should forget you Heaven knows I tried (you know I tried) Baby, when I say that I’m glad we’re through Deep in my heart I know I’ve lied I’ve lied, I’ve lied (just the thought of you, misty blue)
Oh honey, it’s been such a long, long time Looks like I’d get you off of my mind But I can’t Just the thought of you (just the thought of you), my love My whole world turns misty blue (misty blue)
Oh, oh, I can’t, oh, I can’t Oh, I can’t forget you My whole world turns misty blue Oh, oh, my love My whole world turns misty blue (misty blue) Baby, baby, baby, baby Baby, I can’t forget you My whole world turns misty blue
From his 1980 album, The Innocent Age. The song peaked at #9 on Billboards Hot 100 chart on February 20, 1981.
From Songfacts.
As Fogelberg tells it on his official website, the song is totally autobiographical. He was visiting family back home in Peoria, Illinois in the mid-’70s when he ran into an old girlfriend at a convenience store.
After Fogelberg’s death from prostate cancer in 2007, the woman who he wrote the song about came forward with her story. Her name is Jill Greulich, and she and Fogelberg dated in high school when she was Jill Anderson. As she explained to the Peoria Journal Star in a December 22, 2007 article, they were part of the Woodruff High School class of 1969, but went to different colleges. After college, Jill got married and moved to Chicago, and Dan went to Colorado to pursue music. On Christmas Eve, they were…
Upon release, the song did not find commercial success but in later years, it has gone on to become a Christmas standard. It charted for the first time on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018 and has since peaked at number 16. It has also peaked at number seven on the Holiday 100 chart. The song has been covered by Mariah Carey, Michael Bublé, and U2, among others.
From Songfacts
Through the mid-’60s, Phil Spector was focused on singles, with his definition of an album being “two hits and ten pieces of junk.” He took a different approach, however, when he recorded a Christmas album in 1963, putting a great deal of effort into every track. The only original song on the album was Darlene Love’s “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” which he wrote with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. Spector issued the song as a single when the album came out, but unfortunately this was the same day US President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed. This seriously dampened the holiday mood; the single, as well as the album, were withdrawn.”Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” lay dormant throughout the ’60s and ’70s, but in the ’80s, covers and media uses helped introduce the song to a new audience, and radio stations started adding it to their holiday playlists. It eventually became a Christmas classic, but it took decades.
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
The snow’s coming down (Christmas) I’m watching it fall (Christmas) Lots of people around (Christmas) Baby please come home
The church bells in town (Christmas) All ringing in song (Christmas) Full of happy sounds (Christmas) Baby please come home
They’re singing “Deck The Halls” But it’s not like Christmas at all ‘Cause I remember when you were here And all the fun we had last year
Pretty lights on the tree (Christmas) I’m watching them shine (Christmas) You should be here with me (Christmas) Baby please come home
They’re singing “Deck The Halls” But it’s not like Christmas at all ‘Cause I remember when you were here And all the fun we had last year
If there was a way (Christmas) I’d hold back this tear (Christmas) But it’s Christmas day (Please) Please, (please) please (Please) Please, (please) please (Please) Please, (please) please (Please) Baby, please come home
Baby, please come home (Christmas) Baby, please come home (Christmas) Baby, please come home (Christmas) Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Christmas) I need you, I need you (Christmas) Please come home
The song peaked at #18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978. I had no idea it was a cover originally recorded by blues singer Charles Brown in 1960. It peaked at #76 on Billboards Hot 100 chart in 1961. It appeared on the Christmas Singles chart for nine seasons, hitting #1 in 1972.
Please Come Home For Christmas
Bells will be ringing this sad sad news
Oh what a Christmas to have the blues
My baby’s gone I have no friends
To wish me greetings once again
Choirs will be singing “Silent Night”
Christmas carols by candlelight
Please come home for Christmas
Please come home for Christmas
If not for Christmas by New Years night
Friends and relations send salutations
Sure as the stars shine above
But this is Christmas yes Christmas my dear
The time of year to be with the ones you love So won’t…
The song was recorded in October of 1957 at Owen Bradley’s studio in Nashville, TN. It peaked at #6 on Billboards Best Sellers chart and #13 on Billboards Most Played C&W by Jockeys chart.
More from Wikipedia.
“Jingle Bell Rock” has been performed by many, but Helms’ version is the best known. The song’s title and some of its lyrics are an extension of the old Christmas standard, “Jingle Bells“. It makes brief references to other popular songs of the 1950s, such as “Rock Around the Clock“, and mentions going to a “Jingle hop“. An electric guitar played by Hank Garland can be heard playing the first notes of the chorus of “Jingle Bells”. Backup singers were the Anita Kerr Quartet.
Jingle Bell Rock
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring Snowing and blowing up bushels of…
Under her given name Yolanda Quartey, Yola first gained notice as a member of the Bristol band Phantom Limb, of which she was a member from 2005 to 2012. That band released two albums. Yola has also performed as a guest vocalist and occasional songwriter for British musical acts like Sub Focus, Massive Attack, Bugz in the Attic, Ginger Wildheart, and Duke Dumont.
Yola decided to launch a solo career after the death of her mother in 2013.
“Starlight” is a song about looking for positive physical, sexual and human connections at every level of your journey towards love. The world seems to attach a negative trope of cold heartlessness to the concept of any sexual connection that isn’t marriage, this song looks through a lens of warmth specifically when it comes to sex positivity. Understanding the necessity of every stage of connection and that it is possible for every stage of your journey in love, sex and connection to be nurturing. Temporary or transitory doesn’t have to be meaningless or miserable. In the right situations every connection can teach us something valuable about who we are, what we want and what is healthy.
“I wanted to put something into the world that showed people what my dating life is like now,” Yola adds of the accompanying music video directed by Ford Fairchild. “I’m currently single, yes, but I’m not neglected or some soulless sex robot. The volume of media dedicated to showing dark skinned Black women having a nice normal time in romantic situations, be it true love or just dating, is still lacking in my opinion.” Watch and listen below.
Starlight
I’ve been trying to hide it Trying hard to deny it I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout how it’s gonna go down Go down
Spent a lifetime without it Trying hard not to even think about it I listen alone but I don’t hear a sound A sound
Because in my mind I’m seeing starlight One more time for my imagination I’m not high, don’t let me be misunderstood Ah-ah-ah
I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout your kissin’ Lord knows what I’ve been missin’ You’re the only who could put me in such a state A state
Never take your love for granted I’ve been waiting on you just like we planned it Taking your time, I’ll sip my wine while I wait Don’t be late
Because in my mind I’m seeing starlight One more time for my imagination I’m not high, don’t let me be misunderstood Like we should
I’ve been trying to hide it Trying hard to deny it I’ve been thinkin’ ’bout how it’s gonna go down Go down
Because in my mind I’m seeing starlight One more time for my imagination I’m not high, don’t let me be misunderstood Because in my mind we are together All the time, even the cloudy weather Ain’t gonna come forward ’cause we just wanna feel good Like we should Like we should
From their 2006 album, Tired of Hanging Around. The song peaked at #9 on the UK singles chart and #8 on Scotland’s singles chart in 2006.
Note…This is not the Monkees hit song.
From independent.co.uk
Not to be confused with the hit of the same title by Steve Winwood, the Zutons’ “Valerie” was the song that gave the Liverpool band their breakthrough.
It was, according to their lead singer Dave McCabe, named for a friend he had met in America who had been caught drink driving. The band’s drummer, Sean Payne, has called it a “musical postcard to her, saying he’s having a hard time and can she come over and see him.” McCabe wrote it in a taxi on the way to visit his mother. “The whole song was written before I got there,” said McCabe. “So 20 minutes, max.” It was recorded at London’s Townhouse Studios, with Stephen Street producing and the band playing together live. “The guitar arpeggio at the start was added as an afterthought to improve the intro,” recalls Street. “It took a couple of attempts of mixing to get it right.”
Amy Winehouse also did a version of the song.
Valerie
Well, sometimes I go out by myself And I look across the water And I think of all the things, what you do And in my head, I make a picture’Cause since I’ve come on home Well, my body’s been a mess And I’ve missed your ginger hair And the way you like to dressWon’t you come on over? And stop makin’ a fool out of me Why don’t you come on over Valerie? ValerieDid you have to go to jail? Put your house up on for sale Did you get a good lawyer? I hope you didn’t catch a tan I hope you’ll find the right man Who’ll fix it for yaAre you shoppin’ anywhere? Changed the color of you hair, are you busy? And did you have to pay the fine You were dodging all the time, are you still dizzy?Yeah, ’cause since I’ve come on home Well, my body’s been a mess And I’ve missed your ginger hair And the way you like to dressWon’t you come on over? And stop makin’ a fool out of me Why don’t you come on over Valerie? Valerie Valerie ValerieWell, sometimes I go out by myself And I look across the water And I think of all the things, what you’re doin’ And in my head I make a picture’Cause since I’ve come on home Well, my body’s been a mess And I’ve missed your ginger hair And the way you like to dressWon’t you come on over? And stop makin’ a fool out of me Why don’t you come on over Valerie? Valerie Valerie ValerieYeah, Valerie
Free Fallin' 