LOVE IS STRANGE

MICKEY AND SYLVIA

SONGWRITERS: ETHEL SMITH; MICKEY BAKER & SYLVIA ROBINSON

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: MICKEY & SYLVIA

LABEL: GROOVE RECORD

GENRE: RHYTHM AND BLUES

YEAR: 1956

"Love is Strange" is a crossover hit by American rhythm and blues duet Mickey & Sylvia, which was released in late November 1956 by the Groove record label.

The song was based on a guitar riff by Jody Williams. The song was written by Bo Diddley under the name of his wife at the time, Ethel Smith, and was recorded by Bo and Buddy Holly, among others. The guitar riff was also used by Dave "Baby" Cortez in his 1962 instrumental song "Rinky Dink", also credited to Diddley.

Love

Love is strange

Lot of people

Take it for a game

Once you get it

You never wanna quit

After you've had it

You're in an awful fix

Many people

Don't understand

They think loving

Is money in the hand?

Your sweet loving

Is better than a kiss

When you leave me

Sweet kisses I miss

Sylvia

Yes, Mickey

How do you call your lover boy?

Come here, lover boy

And if he doesn't answer

Oh lover boy

And if he still doesn't answer

I simply say

Baby, oh baby

My sweet baby, you're the one

Baby, oh baby

My sweet baby, you're the one.

WHAT A FEELING

IRENE CARA

SONGWRITERS: GIORGIO MORODER; KEITH FORSEY & IRENE CARA

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

MOVIE: FLASHDANCE

ALBUM: FLASHCANCE

LABEL: POLYGRAM

GENRE: SOUNDTRACK

YEAR: 1983

Flashdance is a 1983 American romantic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne. It was the first collaboration of producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, and the presentation of some sequences in the style of music videos was an influence on other 1980s films including Top Gun (1986), Simpson and Bruckheimer's most famous production. Flashdance opened to negative reviews by professional critics, but was a surprise box office success, becoming the third highest-grossing film of 1983 in the United States. It had a worldwide box-office gross of more than $100 million. Its soundtrack spawned several hit songs, including "Maniac" (performed by Michael Sembello(, and the Academy Award-Winning "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (performed by Irene Cara), which was written for the film.

First when there's nothing

But a slow glowing dream

That your fear seems to hide

Deep inside your mind

All alone, I have cried

Silent tears full of pride

In a world made of steel

Made of stone

Well, I hear the music

Close my eyes, feel the rhythm

Wrap around, take a hold of my heart

What a feeling

Being's believing

I can have it all

Now I'm dancing for my life

Take your passion

And make it happen

Pictures come alive

You can dance right through your life

Now I hear the music

Close my eyes, I am rhythm

In a flash, it takes hold of my heart

What a feeling, being's believing

I can have it all

Now I'm dancing for my life

Take your passion

And make it happen

Pictures come alive

Now I'm dancing through my life

What a feeling

What a feeling (I am music now)

Being's believing (I am rhythm now)

Pictures come alive

You can dance right through your life

What a feeling (I can really have it all)

What a feeling

(Pictures come alive when I call)

I can have it all (I can really have it all)

Have it all (pictures come alive when I call)

(Call, call ,call, call, what a feeling)

I can have it all (being's believing)

Being's believing (take your passion)

(Make it happen) Make it happen

(What a feeling) What a feeling.

EARTH ANGEL

THE PENGUINS

SONGWRITER: CURTIS WILLIAMS

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: EARTH ANGEL

LABEL: MERCURY RECORD

GENRE: DOO-WOP

YEAR: 1956

"Earth Angel" (occasionally referred to as "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)") is a song by American doo-wop group the Penguins. Produced by Dootsie Williams, it was released as their debut single in October 1954 on Dootone Records. The Penguins had formed the year prior and recorded the song as a demo in a garage in South Los Angeles. The song's origins lie in multiple different sources, among them songs by Jesse Belvin, Patti Page, and the Hollywood Flames. Its authorship was the subject of a bitter legal dispute with Williams in the years following its release.

Although the song was going to be overdubbed with additional instrumentation, the original demo version became an unexpected hit, quickly outstripping its A-side. The song grew out of Southern California and spread across the United States over the winter of 1954–55. "Earth Angel" became the first independent label release to appear on Billboard's national pop charts, where it peaked within the top 10. It was a big hit on the magazine's R&B charts, where it remained number one for several weeks. A cover version by white vocal group the Crew-Cuts peaked higher on the pop charts, reaching number three. More cover versions followed, including recordings by Gloria Mann, Tiny Tim, Johnny Tillotson, and Elvis Presley.

The Penguins' only hit, it eventually sold in excess of 10 million copies. The original recording of the song remained an enduring hit single for much of the 1950s, and it is now considered to be one of the definitive doo-wop songs. In 2005, it was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry, deeming it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important."

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, loveliness

I hoped and I prayed that someday

I'll be the vision of your hap-happiness

Oh oh 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 loveliness

I hoped and prayed that someday

That 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.

IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT

THE FIVE SATINS

SONGWRITER: FRED PARRIS

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: DIRTY DANCING

LABEL: RCA RECORDS

GENRE: DOO WOP

YEAR: 1956

"In the Still of the Night", also subsequently titled "In the Still of the NitE" is a song written by Fred Parris and recorded by his Five Satins. While only a moderate hit when first released (peaking at #24 on the national pop charts), it has received considerable airplay over the years and is notable as one of the best known doo-wop songs, recorded by artists such as Boyz II Men and Debbie Gibson. It is heard in several films, such as The Buddy Holly Story and Dirty Dancing.

(Shoo-doo, shooby-do)

(Shoo-doo, shooby-do)

(Shoo-doo, shooby-do)

(Shoo-doo, shooby Whoa

In the still of the night

I-I held you, held you tight

'cause I love, love you so

Promise I'll never let you go

In the still of the night (in the still of the night)

CHORUS

I remember (I remember) that night in May (I remember)

The stars (I remember) were bright a-a-bo-o-o-ove (I remember)

I'll hope (I remember) and I'll pray (I remember)

To keep <2 piano notes> your presh <2 piano notes> shus lo-o-o-o-o-ove

Well before the li-ight

Hold me again

With all of your might

In the still of the night (in the still of the night)

So before the li-ight

Hold me again

With all of your might

In the still of the night (in the still of the night)

In the still of the night.