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Looking Back At Some Classics - Music Head - 26-02-2013
#363 - Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives - 1977
running recap for me - 3's=76, 2's=52, 1's=10
this one - ***
from the album: My Aim Is True
Written by Elvis Costello
Produced by Nick Lowe
Chart action: #15 UK, #35 Australia, #60 Canada
the players:
Elvis Costello - guitar, vocal
Steve Goulding - drums
Andrew Bodner - bass
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Elvis came along at a time when I was in one of those music dead periods. Disco was coming in
and I was tuning out. Then came Elvis and Joe Jackson. I was refueled. For this track Elvis
says he had just listened to the Clash's debut album for 36 hours straight, then wrote this. It
was his first UK hit single, and once again america lags behind, failing to chart here. Even
Australia and Canada gave it a shot, but not here.
[video=youtube;Gj-CPouUAWo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj-CPouUAWo[/video]
Lyrics
Nice girls not one with a defect,
cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct.
Red dogs under illegal legs.
She looks so good that he gets down and begs.
[Chorus:]
She is watching the detectives.
"ooh, he's so cute!"
She is watching the detectives
when they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot.
They beat him up until the teardrops start,
but he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart.
Long shot of that jumping sign,
Visible shivers running down my spine.
Cut the baby taking off her clothes.
Close-up of the sign that says,"We never close"
You snatch a tune, you a match a cigarette,
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet.
I don't know how much more of this I can take.
She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake.
[Chorus]
You think you're alone until you realize you're in it.
Now fear is here to stay. Love is here for a visit.
They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit.
Someone's scratching at the window. I wonder who is it?
The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance.
Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay,
it only took my little fingers to blow you away.
Just like watching the detectives.
Don't get cute!"
It's just like watching the detectives.
I get so angry when the teardrops start,
but he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart.
Watching the detectives.
It's just like watching the detectives.
Looking Back At Some Classics - CRAZY-HORSE - 26-02-2013
"***" from me.....but u guys already knew that
Looking Back At Some Classics - Music Head - 27-02-2013
#362 - Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven - 1992
running recap for me - 3's=77, 2's=52, 1's=10
this one - ***
from the album: Rush (soundtrack)
Written by Eric Clapton, Will Jennings
Produced by Russ Titleman
Chart action: #2 US, #5 UK, #1 Canada, #37 Australia
the players:
Eric Clapton - guitar, vocal
other people playing things
Hard to not love this knowing the circumstances around it. Think I would love it even more if
it was just Eric and the guitar (MTV Unplugged). A lot of backing instruments on this single
version, which I think the song is better without. The song was released on a soundtrack album
for the film Rush, which I don't remember, but I may have seen. The follow up single release
brought Eric his biggest hit plus 3 grammy's.
[video=youtube;JxPj3GAYYZ0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxPj3GAYYZ0[/video]
Lyrics
Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven?
I must be strong
And carry on,
'Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven.
Would you hold my hand
If I saw you in heaven?
Would you help me stand
If I saw you in heaven?
I'll find my way
Through night and day,
'Cause I know I just can't stay
Here in heaven.
Time can bring you down,
Time can bend your knees.
Time can break your heart,
Have you begging please, begging please.
Beyond the door,
There's peace I'm sure,
And I know there'll be no more
Tears in heaven.
Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven?
I must be strong
And carry on,
'Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven.
Looking Back At Some Classics - CRAZY-HORSE - 27-02-2013
i think Eric really poured his heart out when he wrote this one(well,it appears that way anyway)
great,great track IMO, and like you i also prefer the "mtv unplugged" version,i also prefer the "mtv" version of "layla"
oops, back to the track at hand...."***" from me
Looking Back At Some Classics - Music Head - 28-02-2013
#361 - Elvis Presley - All Shook Up - 1957
running recap for me - 3's=78, 2's=52, 1's=10
this one - ***
from the album: various compilations
Written by Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
Produced by Steve Sholes
Chart action: #1 US, #1 UK
the players:
Elvis Presley - vocal
other people playing things
This was the last song that the king got a share of the writing credit for. Stayed at the top
of the Hot 100 chart for 8 weeks. Also topped the r&b chart which I think is strange. Song was
actually recorded first by David Hill. No explanation as to how that came about. Didn't know
Billy Joel recorded this for the film Honeymoon In Vegas and it was released as a single,
hitting the chart in 1992. Probably best I haven't heard that.
[video=youtube;3rQEbQJx5Bo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rQEbQJx5Bo[/video]
Lyrics
A well I bless my soul
What's wrong with me?
I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree
My friends say I'm actin' wild as a bug
I'm in love
I'm all shook up
Mm mm oh, oh, yeah, yeah!
My hands are shaky and my knees are weak
I can't seem to stand on my own two feet
Who do you thank when you have such luck?
I'm in love
I'm all shook up
Mm mm oh, oh, yeah, yeah!
Please don't ask me what's on my mind
I'm a little mixed up, but I'm feelin' fine
When I'm near that girl that I love best
My heart beats so it scares me to death!
She touched my hand what a chill I got
Her lips are like a volcano that's hot
I'm proud to say she's my buttercup
I'm in love
I'm all shook up
Mm mm oh, oh, yeah, yeah!
My tongue get tied when I try to speak
My insides shake like a leaf on a tree
There's only one cure for this body of mine
That's to have the girl that I love so fine!
She touched my hand what a chill I got
Her lips are like a volcano that's hot
I'm proud to say she's my buttercup
I'm in love
I'm all shook up
Mm mm oh, oh, yeah, yeah!
Mm mm oh, oh, yeah, yeah!
I'm all shook up
Looking Back At Some Classics - CRAZY-HORSE - 28-02-2013
"***" from this end mate.....as expected i guess?!
Looking Back At Some Classics - Music Head - 01-03-2013
#360 - Platters - The Great Pretender - 1955
running recap for me - 3's=79, 2's=52, 1's=10
this one - ***
from the album: various compilations
Written by Buck Ram
Produced by Buck Ram
Chart action: #1 US
the players:
Tony Williams - lead vocal
Zola Taylor - backing vocal
Paul Robi - backing vocal
Herb Reed - backing vocal
Joe Jefferson - backing vocal
other people playing things
One of the first doo-wop groups I remember. Always as impressed with the backing vocals as the
lead. The first r&b vocal group to top the pop chart, with their second single. Written by the
band's manager. Their career was just beginning. Had no idea Freddie Mercury had a UK hit with
this song in 1987. Good vocal on it but a stupid camp video. But that's Freddie. This Platters
video is from the film Rock Around The Clock and it's excellent.
[video=youtube;6gBxeslnd0Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gBxeslnd0Y[/video]
Lyrics
Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender
Pretending that I'm doing well
My need is such I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell
Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender
Adrift in a world of my own
I've played the game but to my real shame
You've left me to grieve all alone
Too real is this feeling of make-believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
Yes, I'm the great pretender
Just laughin' and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
Too real is this feeling of make-believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
Yes, I'm the great pretender
Just laughin' and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
Looking Back At Some Classics - CRAZY-HORSE - 01-03-2013
another "***" for me also...
im going to look through all the posts here on the weekend and keep a tally of loves,likes,dislikes and see how they compare to yours after 500 posts
Looking Back At Some Classics - CRAZY-HORSE - 01-03-2013
i loved Freddie Mercury's version back in the day also
Looking Back At Some Classics - SteveO - 02-03-2013
Not one of my favorite Elvis songs.
Music Head Wrote:#363 - Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives - 1977
running recap for me - 3's=76, 2's=52, 1's=10
this one - ***
from the album: My Aim Is True
Written by Elvis Costello
Produced by Nick Lowe
Chart action: #15 UK, #35 Australia, #60 Canada
the players:
Elvis Costello - guitar, vocal
Steve Goulding - drums
Andrew Bodner - bass
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Elvis came along at a time when I was in one of those music dead periods. Disco was coming in
and I was tuning out. Then came Elvis and Joe Jackson. I was refueled. For this track Elvis
says he had just listened to the Clash's debut album for 36 hours straight, then wrote this. It
was his first UK hit single, and once again america lags behind, failing to chart here. Even
Australia and Canada gave it a shot, but not here.
[video=youtube;Gj-CPouUAWo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj-CPouUAWo[/video]
Lyrics
Nice girls not one with a defect,
cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct.
Red dogs under illegal legs.
She looks so good that he gets down and begs.
[Chorus:]
She is watching the detectives.
"ooh, he's so cute!"
She is watching the detectives
when they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot.
They beat him up until the teardrops start,
but he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart.
Long shot of that jumping sign,
Visible shivers running down my spine.
Cut the baby taking off her clothes.
Close-up of the sign that says,"We never close"
You snatch a tune, you a match a cigarette,
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet.
I don't know how much more of this I can take.
She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake.
[Chorus]
You think you're alone until you realize you're in it.
Now fear is here to stay. Love is here for a visit.
They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit.
Someone's scratching at the window. I wonder who is it?
The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance.
Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay,
it only took my little fingers to blow you away.
Just like watching the detectives.
Don't get cute!"
It's just like watching the detectives.
I get so angry when the teardrops start,
but he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart.
Watching the detectives.
It's just like watching the detectives.