"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 romanticdrama 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 hisFive 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-wopsongs,
recorded by artists such as Boyz II Menand Debbie Gibson. It is heard in several films, such as The Buddy
Holly Storyand
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)