MY FATHER’S SON

JOE COCKER

SONGWRITERS: CONNER REEVES & GRAHAM LYLE

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: NO ORDINARY WORLD

LABEL: PARLOPHONE RECORDS

GENRE: BLUES

YEAR: 1999

John Robert "Joe" Cocker OBE (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty voice, spasmodic body movement in performance, and distinctive versions of popular songs of varying genres.

Cocker's recording of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" reached number one in the UK in 1968. He performed the song live at Woodstock in 1969 and performed the same year at the Isle of Wight Festival, and at the Party at the Palace concert in 2002 for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. His version also became the theme song for the TV series The Wonder Years. His 1974 cover of "You Are So Beautiful" reached number five in the US. Cocker was the recipient of several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his US number one "Up Where We Belong", a duet with Jennifer Warnes.

In 1993, Cocker was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male, in 2007 was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends plaque in his hometown and in 2008 he received an OBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music. Cocker was ranked number 97 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers list.

No Ordinary World is the seventeenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 9 September 1999 in Europe and on 22 August 2000 in USA. The US edition of the album features two bonus tracks and has different cover artwork. Notable songs on the album include a cover of Leonard Cohen's "First We Take Manhattan" and "She Believes in Me" co-written by Bryan Adams, who had also provided backing vocals for the song.

Heart over mind, yes I'm

My father's son

I live my life, just like

My father's done

If he'd told me, one day

That somebody'd have my heart in chains

Would I believe it, no way

Made up my mind I'd never fall that way

But tell me why

Everytime I try, to tell you it's goodbye

I can't seem to let go

In my heart I know I want to stay

What I'm trying to say

heart over mind

Yes I'm my father's son

Yes I'm inclined to do

As my fathers done

Here I am with you

And I know that it's true

Despite all the feelings

Your putting me through

I try to alk away, something makes me stay

Heart over mind, yes I'm

My father's son

I live my life, just like

My father's done

But tell me why

Everytime I try, to tell you it's goodbye

I can't seem to let go

In my heart, I know I want to stay, never run away

My father's son

I live my life, as my father's done

If he'd told me, one day

That somebody would have my heart in

Chains would I believe it, no way

Made up my mind, I'd never fall that way

But it's heart over mind, yes I'm my father's son.

MONEY FOR NOTHING

DIRE STRAITS

SONGWRITERS: MARK KNOPFLER & STING

PERFORMED BY THE CLASSIC ROCK SHOW

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: BROTHERS IN ARMS

LABEL: VERTIGO RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1985

Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion). They were active from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1991 to 1995. Dire Straits are one of the world's best-selling music artists, with album sales of over 100 million.

Their first single, "Sultans of Swing", from their 1978 self-titled debut album, reached the top ten in the UK and US charts. It was followed by hit singles including "Romeo and Juliet" (1981), "Private Investigations" (1982), "Twisting by the Pool" (1983), "Money for Nothing" (1985), and "Walk of Life" (1985). Their most commercially successful album, Brothers in Arms (1985), has sold more than 30 million copies; it was the first album to sell a million copies on compact disc, and is the eighth-bestselling album in UK history. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Albums, Dire Straits have spent over 1,100 weeks on the UK albums chart, the fifth most of all time.

Dire Straits' sound draws from various influences including country, folk, the blues rock of J. J. Cale, and jazz. Their stripped-down sound contrasted with punk rock and demonstrated a roots rock influence that emerged from pub rock. There were several changes in personnel, with Mark Knopfler and Illsley being the only consistent members. After disbanding once again in 1995, Knopfler launched his solo career full-time. Dire Straits won four Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards (Best British Group twice), two MTV Video Music Awards, and various other awards. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.

"Money for Nothing" is a single by British rock band Dire Straits, taken from their 1985 studio album Brothers in Arms. The song's lyrics are written from the point of view of two working-class men watching music videos and commenting on what they see. The song features a guest appearance by Sting singing background vocals, providing both the signature falsetto introduction and backing chorus of "I want my MTV." The groundbreaking video was the first to be aired on MTV Europe when the network launched on 1 August 1987.

It was Dire Straits' most commercially successful single, peaking at number 1 for three weeks in the United States, number 1 for three weeks on the US Top Rock Tracks chart and number 4 in the band's native UK. "Money for Nothing" won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1986 at the 28th Annual Grammy Awards and the video won Video of the Year at the 3rd MTV Video Music Awards.

Now look at them yo-yo's that's the way you do it

You play the guitar on the MTV

That ain't workin', that's the way you do it

Money for nothin' and chicks for free

Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it

Lemme tell ya, them guys ain't dumb

Maybe get a blister on your little finger

Maybe get a blister on your thumb

We gotta install microwave ovens

Custom kitchen deliveries

We gotta move these refrigerators

We gotta move these colour TV's

See the little faggot with the earring and the make-up

Yeah, buddy, that's his own hair

That little faggot got his own jet airplane

That little faggot he's a millionaire

We gotta install microwave ovens

Custom kitchens deliveries

We gotta move these refrigerators

We gotta move these colour TV's

We gotta install microwave ovens

Custom kitchens deliveries

We gotta move these refrigerators

We gotta move these colour TV's

I shoulda learned to play the guitar

I shoulda learned to play them drums

Look at that mama, she got it stickin' in the camera

Man, we could have some fun

And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises?

Bangin' on the bongoes like a chimpanzee

That ain't workin' that's the way you do it

Get your money for nothin', get your chicks for free

We gotta install microwave ovens

Custom kitchen deliveries

We gotta move these refrigerators

We gotta move these colour TV's

Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it

You play the guitar on the MTV

That ain't workin', that's the way you do it

Money for nothin' and your chicks for free

Money for nothin' and chicks for free

Money for nothin' and chicks for free

Money for nothin' and chicks for free

Money for nothin' and chicks for free

Money for nothin' and chicks for free.

JUMP

VAN HALEN

SONGWRITERS: ALEX VAN HALEN; DAVID LEE ROTH; EDDIE VAN HALEN & MICHAEL ANTHONY

PERFORMED BY THE CLASSIC ROCK SHOW

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: MCMLXXXIV

LABEL: WARNER BROS

GENRE: SYNTH ROCK

YEAR: 1984

Van Halen (/væn ˈheɪlɛn/ van HAY-len) is an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California in 1972. Credited with "restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene", Van Halen is known for its energetic live shows and for the work of its acclaimed lead guitarist, Eddie Van Halen. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.

From 1974 until 1985, Van Halen consisted of Eddie Van Halen; Eddie's brother, drummer Alex Van Halen; vocalist David Lee Roth; and bassist Michael Anthony. Upon its release, the band's self-titled debut album reached No. 19 on the Billboard pop music charts. By the early 1980s, Van Halen was one of the most successful rock acts of the time. The album 1984 was a hit; its lead single, "Jump", is the band's only U.S. number one single to date and was internationally known.

In 1985, Van Halen replaced Roth with former Montrose lead vocalist Sammy Hagar. With Hagar, the group released four U.S. number-one albums over the course of 11 years (5150 in 1986, OU812 in 1988, in 1991, and Balance in 1995). Hagar left the band in 1996 shortly before the release of the band's first greatest hits collection, Best Of – Volume I. Former Extreme frontman Gary Cherone replaced Hagar, remaining with the band until 1999; Van Halen then went on hiatus until reuniting with Hagar for a worldwide tour in 2003. The following year, the band released The Best of Both Worlds, its second greatest hits collection. Hagar again left Van Halen in 2005; in 2006, Roth returned as lead vocalist. Anthony was fired from the band in 2006 and was replaced on bass guitar by Wolfgang Van Halen, Eddie's son. In 2012, the band released the commercially and critically successful A Different Kind of Truth.

As of March 2019, Van Halen is 20th on the RIAA list of best-selling artists in the United States; the band has sold 56 million albums in the States and more than 80 million worldwide, making them one of the best-selling groups of all time. As of 2007, Van Halen was one of only five rock bands with two studio albums that sold more than 10 million copies in the United States. Additionally, Van Halen has charted 13 number-one hits on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart. VH1 ranked the band seventh on a list of the top 100 hard rock artists of all time.

"Jump" is a song by American hard rock band Van Halen. It was released in December 1983 as the lead single from their álbum 1984. It is Van Halen's most successful single to date, reaching number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song differs from earlier Van Halen songs in that it is driven by a keyboard line (played on an Oberheim OB-Xa) although the song does contain a guitar solo, which was spliced together from multiple takes. David Lee Roth dedicated the song to martial artist Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, of whom he was a student.

It is played before the start of each home game of Olympique de Marseille and Brøndby IF. As part of the goal celebrations it is also played every time A.C. Milan scores a goal at their home ground, San Siro.

The original Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League played "Jump" on the arena PA system as the team came onto the ice. They used the song until the team's departure for Phoenix after the 1995–96 season. On the team's return in 2011, public outcry for use of the song initially was ignored, as the team's management company True North Sports and Entertainment wished to create a break with the past, considering the previous Jets a different organization from the new Jets (the former Atlanta Thrashers). However, in 2016 True North resumed the use of "Jump", this time as the team's goal song whenever the Jets score a goal at Bell MTS Place.

"Jump" was the theme song for the introduction of Chicago Cubs broadcasts on WGN-TV in 1984 and 1985

I get up, and nothin' gets me down

You got it tough, I've seen the toughest around

And I know, baby, just how you feel

You got to roll with the punches and get to what's real

Can't you see me standin' here

I got my back against the record machine

I ain't the worst that you've seen

Can't you see what I mean?

Might as well jump (jump)

Might as well jump

Go ahead and jump (jump)

Go ahead and jump

You, who said that?

Baby, how you've been?

You say you don't know

You won't know until you begin

Can't you see me standing here

I got my back against the record machine

I ain't the worst that you've seen

Can't you see what I mean?

Might as well jump (jump)

Go ahead and jump

Might as well jump (jump)

Go ahead and jump

Might as well jump (jump)

Go ahead and jump

Might as well jump (jump)

Go ahead and jump

Jump

Jump

Jump

Jump.

LOOKING FOR LOVE

WHITHESNAKE

SONGWRITERS: DAVID COVERDALE & JOHN SYKES

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: WHITESNAKE

LABEL: GEFFEN RECORDS

GENRE: HARD ROCK

YEAR: 1987

Whitesnake is the self-titled seventh studio album by British rock band of the same name, released in 1987. It produced a major power ballad hit, "Is This Love", along with the number one hit "Here I Go Again". The album was a major crossover hit eventually selling over eight million copies in the US (and thus going eight times platinum). It peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 for ten nonconsecutive weeks, barred from the top spot by three different albums. The album remained at or near its peak position over the course of six months, from June to November 1987. and No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart. Its success in the US boosted its predecessor, Slide It In, from gold to double platinum status and would see the band receive a nomination for the Brit Award for Best British Group in 1988.

This album was released in Europe and Australia as 1987 (with a different track listing – see below) and as Serpens Albus in Japan. A remastered reissue, featuring a DVD with video clips and live performances, was released in 2007 as the 20th anniversary special edition. A 30th anniversary "super deluxe" reissue came on 6 October 2017, a 4CD/DVD package containing the original album in a newly remastered format along with a live recording from their 1987-1988 tour, demos/rehearsals, remixes and the DVD of music videos and tour bootlegs.

By this time (late 1986), with the recording process done and the album slated to be released in early 1987, Coverdale made the decision to let the other members of the band go, due to personal differences. But when the album was finally released (now titled Whitesnake in the US and Canada) in April 1987 it reached number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, spawning two hit singles: "Here I Go Again '87" (which reached number 1 in the US) and "Is This Love" (which reached number 2 in the US). Both "Here I Go Again" and "Crying in the Rain" had previously been recorded with a different line-up and released on the 1982 LP Saints & Sinners.

In Europe the album was called 1987, featuring a different running order and two extra tracks, "Looking for Love" and "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again"; in Japan the album was titled Serpens Albus (in reference to the illustrated text on the album's artwork which, in Latin, means "white snake"). The two extra European tracks would be released in North America in 1994 on Whitesnake's Greatest Hits. In Australia, the album was released as 1987 but had the North American track order on the original vinyl and the European order on CD. In Bulgaria, the album was released as 1987 and used a slightly modified version of the European track order; "Here I Go Again '87" was replaced by "Here I Go Again '87" (Radio Mix) and moved to the end of side A.

For the new line-up of the band, Coverdale enlisted guitarist Adrian Vandenberg (with whom he had already discussed plans), second guitarist Vivian Campbell (ex-Dio) and the rhythm section of the newly defunct M.A.R.S. project, bassist Rudy Sarzo (ex-Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne) and drummer Tommy Aldridge (ex-Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers, Gary Moore and Ozzy Osbourne). This line-up toured in support of the album, and all appeared in music videos for "Still of the Night" (which was the most requested video on MTV when it was released), "Is This Love", "Here I Go Again" and "Give Me All Your Love".

I'm tired of waiting

An' closing my eyes

I'm asking myself

Why is it all my horizons

Are so far away.

I look in the mirror

Don't like what I see,

In my reflection

A stranger is staring at me,

Looking for love.

The love of a woman

The needs of a man,

I try so hard to believe

But I don't understand,

The search goes on.

But over the mountains

Across the sea,

I know love is waiting

I hear it calling to me,

Calling my name.

I'm looking for love all around me

Looking for love to surround me.

The love that I need

To rescue the state of my heart.

Alone again, It's always the same

I've just been marking my time

Since the day I was born,

With no one to blame.

The candle is burning

It's way down low

I just need someone

To show me the way, the way to go,

Which way to go.

I'm looking for love all around me

Looking for love to surround me.

The love that I need

To rescue the state of my heart.

I'm looking for love,

An' finding only heartache.

Looking for a love,

An' finding only heartache.

I'm looking for love to rely on,

Looking for love, a shoulder to cry on.

I'm looking for love

To rescue the state of my heart,

To rescue the state of my heart.

Oh baby.

(Solo)

I'm looking for love,

An' finding only heartache.

Looking for a love,

An' finding only heartache.

I'm looking for love to rely on,

Looking for love, a shoulder to cry on.

I'm looking for love

To rescue the state of my heart...