SHINE

TAKE THAT

SONGWRITERS: GARY BARLOW; STEVE ROBSON; MARK OWEN; HOWARD DONALD & JASON ORANGE

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: BEAUTIFUL WORLD

LABEL: POLYDOR RECORDS

GENRE: POP ROCK

YEAR: 2006

 

       Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Barlow is the group's lead singer and primary songwriter, with Owen and Williams initially providing backing vocals and Donald and Orange serving primarily as dancers.

          The group have had 28 top 40 singles and 17 top 5 singles in the UK Singles Chart, 12 of which have reached number one, including "Back for Good", "Never Forget", "Patience" and "Greatest Day". They have also had eight number one albums on the UK Albums Chart. Internationally, the band have had 56 number one singles and 39 number one albums. They have received eight Brit Awards—winning for Best British Group and Best British Live Act. In 2012 they received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Take That has been certified for 14 million albums and 11.4 million singles in the UK.

       Williams left the band in 1995 while the four remaining members completed their world tour and released a final single before splitting up in 1996. After filming a 2005 Take That: For the Record about the group and releasing a new greatest hits album, a four-piece Take That without Williams officially announced a 2006 reunion tour around the UK, entitled The Ultimate Tour. On 9 May 2006, it was announced that the group were set to record new material together once again; their fourth studio album, Beautiful World, was released in 2006 and was followed up with The Circus, in 2008. The group achieved new success as a four-piece, scoring a string of chart hits across the UK and Europe while selling over 45 million records worldwide. Williams rejoined Take That in 2010 for the band's sixth studio album, Progress. Released on 15 November of that year, it was the first album of new material to feature Take That's original line-up since their 1995 album, Nobody Else. It became the fastest-selling album of the 21st century and the second fastest-selling album in British history.

       In 2014, the band recorded a seventh studio album, this time as a trio without Williams and Orange. The album, titled III, was released in November 2014 and became the band's seventh number one. It was preceded by the single "These Days", which became the band's 12th number one single in the UK.

       "Shine" is the second single taken from Take That's comeback album, Beautiful World(2006). It became Take That's sixth consecutive number one single and their tenth number-one overall, making them one of only seven acts in the history of the UK charts to have more than nine number one hits. The song is about former Take That member Robbie Williams' battle with depression.

You,you're such a big star to me

You're everything I wanna be

But you're stuck in a hole and I want you to get out

I don't know what there is to see

But I know it's time for you to leave

We're all just pushing along

Trying to figure it out, out, out

 

All your anticipation pulls you down

When you can have it all, you can have it all

 

Chorus:

So come on, so come on, get it on

Don't know what you're waiting for

Your time is coming don't be late, hey hey

So come on

See the light on your face

Let it shine

Just let it shine

Let it shine

 

Stop being so hard on yourself

It's not good for your health

I know that you can change

So clear your head and come around

You only have to open your eyes

You might just get a big surprise

And it may feel good and you might want to smile, smile, smile

 

Don't you let your demons pull you down

'Cause you can have it all, you can have it all

 

Chorus:

Hey let me know you

You're all that matters to me

Hey let me show you

You're all that matters to me

 

Hey let me love you

You're all that matters to me

Hey so come on yeah

Shine all your light over me...

 

Chorus:

Hey let me know you

You're all that matters to me

Hey let me show you

You're all that matters to me

 

Hey let me love you

You're all that matters to me

Hey so come on yeah

Shine all your light over me...

INTO THE NIGHTLIFE

CYNDI LAUPER

SONGWRITERS: PEER ÅSTROM, JOHAN BOBÄCK; CYNDI LAUPER & MAX MARTIN

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: BRING YA TO THE BRINK

LABEL: SONY MUSIC

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 2008

 

         "Into the Nightlife" is the second and final single global album Bring Ya to the Brink of singer Cyndi Lauper, released on August 8 in the US. The song was written by Cyndi, Peer Åström, Johan Bobäck and Max Martin and also produced by Cyndi in addition to Åström and Bobäck. The song was the second consecutive single from the album to peak at #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and Cashbox Top Dance Singles. This was Cyndi's first song to debut on the Australian charts in 14 years.

         In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Cyndi revealed that the song was inspired by the book of Henry Miller, called Into the Nightlife. The song was released on UK radio stations in early September 2008. When released in the US on August 8th the song had a total of 16,000 paid downloads, making it the best-selling song of the day. On Last FM the song has over 200,000 plays by nearly 27,000 listeners.

Got this endless itch to ride

Into the night

Fortune cookie says I'm right

Kung Fu like

 

Shake your body, Mister

Gonna make ya body blister

Say hey, hey, hey

 

Don't wanna have ta make ya

I don't wanna have to shake ya down

Hey, hey, hey

 

I'll take ya till ya all spun up

Pitter-patter doesn't matter what you got

I'll take ya till ya all spun up

And in love into the nightlife

 

I'll take ya till ya all spun up

Turn ya over, baby, till it's never enough

I'll take ya till ya all spun up

And in love, into the nightlife

Love into the nightlife

 

Want to dress for you tonight

Under the light

Shot up like a satellite

Into the night

 

Shake ya money maker

I will never be a faker

Now, hey, hey, hey

 

Leave 'em standing, waitin'

Till they're practically faintin'

Now, hey, hey, hey

 

I'll take ya till ya all spun up

Pitter-patter doesn't matter what you got

I'll take ya till ya all spun up

And in love and into the nightlife

 

I'll take ya till ya all spun up

Turn ya over, baby, till it's never enough

I'll take ya till ya all spun up

And in love, into the nightlife

Love into the nightlife

 

Shirtless wonders wreck my sight

Shirtless wonders wreck my sight

Under the light

 

I'll take ya till ya all spun up

Pitter-patter doesn't matter what you got

I'll take ya till ya all spun up

And in love and into the nightlife

 

I'll take ya till ya all spun up

Turn ya over, baby, till it's never enough

I'll take ya till ya all spun up

And in love, into the nightlife

Love into the nightlife

 

Into the nightlife

Into the nightlife

Into the nightlife

 

Shirtless wonders wreck my sight

Under the light.

SPLISH SPLASH

BOBBY DARIN

SONGWRITERS: BOBBY DARIN; JEAN MURRAY & MURRAY THE K KAUFMAN

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: SPLISH SPLASH

LABEL: ATCO RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1958

 

            Bobby Darin(born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936–December 20, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, impressionist, and actor in film and television. He performed jazz, pop, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music.

       He started his career as a songwriter for Connie   Francis. He recorded his first million-selling single, "Splish Splash", in 1958. That was followed by "Dream Lover", "Mack the Knife", and "Beyond the Sea", which brought him worldwide fame. In 1962 he won a Golden Globe Award for his first film, Come September, co-starring his first wife, actress Sandra Dee.

      During the 1960s, he became more politically active and worked on Robert F. Kennedy's Democratic presidential campaign. He was present on the night of June 4/5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles at the time of Kennedy's assassination. During the same year, he discovered the woman who had raised him was his grandmother, not his mother as he thought, and learned that the woman he thought was his sister was actually his mother. Those events deeply affected Darin and sent him into a long period of seclusion.

        Although he made a successful comeback (in television) in the early 1970s, his health was beginning to fail, as he had always expected, following bouts of rheumatic fever in childhood. The knowledge of his vulnerability had always spurred him on to use his musical talent while still young. He died at the age of 37 after a heart operation in Los Angeles.

      "Splish Splash" is a 1958 novelty rock song performed and co-written by Bobby Darin. It was written with DJ Murray the K(Murray Kaufman), who bet that Darin could not write a song that began with the words, "Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath", as suggested by Murray's mother, Jean Kaufman. The song was credited to Darin and "Jean Murray" (a combination of their names) to avoid any hint of payola. It was Darin's first hit and the song helped to give him a major boost in his career, reaching No. 3 on the U.S. pop singles chart and No. 2 on the R&B Best Sellers chart. "Splish Splash" was Darin's only entry on the C&W Best Sellers in Stores chart, where it peaked at No. 14. In a 1967 interview, Darin claimed that he was so happy about having his first hit that his skin condition cleared up.

Splish, splash

I was takin' a bath

Long about a Saturday night … yeah!

Rub-a-dub

Just relaxin' in the tub

Thinkin' everything was all right.

 

Well … I stepped out the tub

Put my feet on the floor

I wrapped the towel around me

And I opened the door.

 

And … then-a … splish, splash

I jumped back in the bath

Well … how was I to know

There was a party going on.

 

They was a splishin' and a splashin'

Reelin' with the feelin'

Moving and a groovin'

Rockin' and a rollin' … yeah!

 

Bing, bang

I saw the whole gang

Dancin' on my living room rug… yeah…

Flip flop

They was doin' the bop

All the teens had the dancin' bug.

 

There was Lollipop with-a Peggy Sue

Good Golly, Miss Molly was-a even there, too!

A-well-a… splish, splash

I forgot about the bath

I went and put my dancin' shoes on… yea!

 

I was a rollin' and a strollin'

Reelin' with the feelin'

Movin' and a groovin'

Splishin' and a splashin'… yeah!

 

Yes… I was a splishin' and a splashin'

I was a rollin' and a strollin'

Yeah… I was a movin' and a groovin'... woo!

We was a reelin' with the feelin'… ha!

We was a rollin' and a strollin'

Movin' with the groovin'

Splish, splash … yeah!

 

I was a splishin' and a splashin'… one time…

I was a splishin' and a splashin'… woo-woo!

I was a movin' and a-groovin'…

LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER

BON JOVI

SONGWRITERS: DESMOND CHILD; JON BON JOVI & RICHIE SAMBORA

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: SLIPPERY WHEN WET

LABEL: MERCURY RECORDS

GENRE: HEAVY METAL

YEAR: 1986

 

            Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. It consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald. Original bassist Alec John Such quit the band in 1994, and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left in 2013. The band have been credited with "[bridging] the gap between heavy metal and pop with style and ease".

           In 1984 and 1985, Bon Jovi released their first two albums and their debut single "Runaway" managed to crack the Top 40. In 1986, the band achieved widespread success and global recognition with their third album, Slippery When Wet, which sold over 20 million copies and included three Top 10 singles, two of which reached Nº. 1 ("You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer") Their fourth album, New Jersey (1988), was also very successful, selling over 10 million copies and featuring five Top 10 singles (a record for a glam metal album), two of which reached No. 1 ("Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You"). After the band toured and recorded extensively during the late 1980s, culminating in the 1988–1990 New Jersey Tour, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora released successful solo albums in 1990 and 1991, respectively.

       In 1992, the band returned with the double-platinum Keep the Faith. This was followed by their biggest-selling and longest-charting single "Always" (1994) and the álbum These Days(1995), which proved to be a bigger success in Europe than in the United States, producing four Top Ten singles in the United Kingdom. Following a second hiatus, their 2000 album Crush, particularly the lead single, "It's My Life", successfully introduced the band to a younger audience. The band followed up with Bounce in 2002. The platinum albums Have a Nice Day (2005) and Lost Highway(2007) saw the band incorporate elements of country music into some of the songs, including the 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home", which won the band a Grammy Award and became the first single by a rock band to reach Nº. 1 on the country charts. The Circle(2009) marked a return to the band's rock sound. The band also enjoyed great success touring, with both the 2005–2006 Have a Nice Day Tour and 2007–2008 Lost Highway Tour ranking among the Top 20 highest-grossing concert tours of the 2000s and the 2013 Because We Can Tour ranking among the highest-grossing of the 2010s. The band continues to tour and record, with their most recent álbum This House Is Not for Sale and its associated tour encompassing 2016–2019.

      Bon Jovi has released 15 studio albums, five compilations and three live albums. They have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling American rock bands, and performed more than 2,700 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans. Bon Jovi was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. The band received the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards in 2004, and Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009.

        "Livin' on a Prayer" is a song by the American rock band Bon Jovi, and is the band's second chart-topping single from their third album Slippery When Wet. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, the single, released in late 1986, was well received at both rock and pop radio and its music video was given heavy rotation at MTV, giving the band their first Nº. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and their second consecutive Nº. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit.

         "Livin' on a Prayer" is the band's signature song, topping fan-voted lists and re-charting around the world decades after its release. was certified triple platinum for over 3 million digital downloads. The official music video has over 775 million views on YouTube as of March 2021.

(Once upon a time, not so long ago)

 

Tommy used to work on the docks

Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck

It's tough, so tough

Gina works the diner all day

Working for her man, she brings home her pay

For love, for love

 

She says: We've got to hold on to what we've got

It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not

We've got each other and that's a lot

For love, we'll give it a shot

 

Whoa, we're halfway there

Oh-oh, living on a prayer

Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear

Oh-oh, living on a prayer

 

Tommy's got his six string in hock

Now he's holding in what he used to make it talk

So tough, it's tough

Gina dreams of running away

When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers

Baby, it's okay, someday

 

We've got to hold on to what we've got

It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not

We've got each other and that's a lot

For love, we'll give it a shot

 

Whoa, we're halfway there

Oh-oh, living on a prayer

Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear

Oh-oh, living on a prayer

Living on a prayer

 

Ooh, we've got to hold on, ready or not

You live for the fight when that's all that you've got

 

Whoa, we're halfway there

Oh-oh, living on a prayer

Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear

Oh-oh, living on a prayer

 

Whoa, we're halfway there

Oh-oh, living on a prayer

Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear

Oh-oh, living on a prayer

 

Whoa, we're halfway there

Oh-oh, living on a prayer

Take my hand.