AND I LOVE YOU SO

PERRY COMO

SONGWRITER: DON MCLEAN

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: AND I LOVE YOU SO

LABEL: RCA RECORDS

GENRE: SOFT ROCK

YEAR: 1973

 

        Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como(/ˈkoʊmoʊ/; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signing with the label in 1943.

     He recorded primarily vocal pop and was renowned for recordings in the intimate, easy-listening genre pioneered by multi-media star Bing Crosby.

     "Mr. C.", as he was nicknamed, sold millions of records and pioneered a weekly musical variety television show. His weekly television shows and seasonal specials were broadcast throughout the world. In the official RCA Records Billboard magazine memorial, his life was summed up in these few words: "50 years of music and a life well lived. An example to all."

        Como received five Emmys from 1955 to 1959, and a Christopher Award in 1956. He also shared a Peabody Award with good friend Jackie Gleason in 1956. He was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in 1990 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1987. Posthumously, Como received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002 and was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2006. He has the distinction of having three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio, television, and music

       And I Love You So was Perry Como's 21st 12" long-play album released by RCA Records.

       As with It's Impossible, this album was issued to feature a surprise hit single, Don McLean's "And I Love You So". Como brought the song to the national top 40 (Number One Easy Listening). Previous versions of the song by Bobby Goldsboro and Bobby Vinton had met with mild or no success. Como's version was so successful, RCA asked him to record the song in Spanish. When Como said he didn't speak the language, he received personal Spanish lessons from the head of RCA International to get the record made. As in recent Como LP's, this collection features selections from then contemporary recording artists such as Roberta Flack, The Carpenters, Ray Price, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Bread and Mac Davis. The album was among the last to be produced by Chet Atkins before he stepped down from his executive position at RCA's Nashville studios.

And I love you so

The people ask me how

How I've lived till now

I tell them I don't know

 

I guess they understand

How lonely life has been

But life began again

The day you took my hand

 

And yes, I know how lonely life can be

The shadows follow me 'n' the night won't set me free

But I don't let the evening get me down

Now that you're around me

 

And you love me, too

Your thoughts are just for me

You set my spirit free

I'm happy that you do

 

The book of life is brief

And once a page is read

All but life is dead

That is my belief

 

And yes, I know how lonely life can be

The shadows follow me and the night won't set me free

But I don't let the evening get me down

Now that you're around me.

TOMORROW

SILVERCHAIR

SONGWRITERS: BENJAMIN DAVID GILLIES & DANIEL PAUL JOHNS

COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA

ALBUM: FROGSTOMP

LABEL: MURMUR

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1995

 

        Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Ben Gillies on drums, Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo competition conducted by SBS TV show Nomad and ABC radio station Triple J. The band was signed by Murmur and were successful in Australia and internationally. Silverchair have sold over 10 million albums worldwide.

      Silverchair have won more ARIA Music Awards than any other artist in history, earning 21 wins from 49 nominations. They also received six APRA Awards, with Johns winning three songwriting awards in 2008. All five of their studio albums debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart: Frogstomp(1995), Freak Show(1997), Neon Ballroom(1999), Diorama(2002), and Young Modern(2007). Three singles reached the number-one slot on the related ARIA Singles Chart: "Tomorrow" (1994), "Freak" (1997), and "Straight Lines" (2007).

    Silverchair's alternative rock sound evolved throughout their career, with differing styles on specific albums growing more ambitious over the years, from grunge on their debut to more recent work displaying orchestral and art rock influences. The songwriting and singing of Johns had evolved steadily while the band had developed an increased element of complexity.

       In 2003, following the release of Diorama, the band announced a hiatus, during which time members recorded with side projects the Dissociatives, the Mess Hall, and Tambalane. Silverchair reunited at the 2005 Wave Aid concerts. In 2007, they released their fifth album, Young Modern, and played the Across the Great Divide tour with contemporaries Powderfinger. In May 2011, Silverchair announced an indefinite hiatus.

    Frogstomp is the debut studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair. It was released on 27 March 1995, when the band members were only 15 years of age, by record label Murmur. The album features the band's commercially most successful single, "Tomorrow".

It's twelve o'clock and it's a wonderful day

I know you hate me but I'll ask anyway

Won't you come with me to a place in a little town

The only way to get there's to go straight down

There's no bathroom and there is no sink

The water out of the tap is very hard to drink

Very hard to drink

You wait til tomorrow

You wait til tomorrow

 

You say that money isn't everything

But I'd like to see you live without it,

You think you can keep on going living like a king,

Oohh babe, but I strongly doubt it,

 

Very hard to drink,

Very hard to drink,

You gonna wait too, fat boy,

Fat boy, wait til tomorrow,

You gonna wait too, fat boy,

Fat boy, wait til tomorrow,

 

You, wait til tomorrow,

You, wait til tomorrow,

You gonna wait too, fat boy,

Fat boy, wait til tomorrow,

You gonna wait too, fat boy,

Fat boy, wait til tomorrow.

NO MATTER WHAT

BOYZONE

SONGWRITER: FRANK JOSEPH MYERS; GARY BAKER & JERRY ALAN WILLIAMS

COUNTRY: IRELAND

ALBUM: WHERE WE BELONG

LABEL: UNIVERSAL UMC

GENRE: POP MUSIC

YEAR: 1998

 

       Boyzone were an Irish boy band, created in 1993 by talent manager Louis Walsh. Before even recording any material, Boyzone made an appearance on RTÉ's The Late Late Show. Their most successful line-up was composed of Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, and Shane Lynch. As of 2018, Boyzone have released seven studio albums and nine compilation albums.

        In 2012, the Official Charts Company revealed the biggest selling singles artists in British music chart history, with Boyzone currently placed at 29th and the second most successful boy band in Britain, behind Take That. According to the British Phonographic Industry(BPI), Boyzone has been certified for six million albums and over seven million singles in the UK, with 25 million records sold by 2013 worldwide.

       Boyzone have had six UK Nº1 singles and nine Nº1 singles in Ireland. Of the 24 singles they released in the UK, 21 entered the top 40 (including 18 in the top 10 and 12 in the top 2) in the UK charts and 22 singles (including 19 in the top 5) in the Irish charts. They have had five Nº 1 albums in the UK.

         The group split in 1999. Boyzone made a comeback in 2007, originally with the intention of just touring. Gately died on 10 October 2009 of natural causes while on holiday in the Spanish island of Majorca.

         Boyzone went on tour in late 2018 to celebrate their 25th anniversary. An album to celebrate the anniversary was released on 16 November 2018. On 28 April 2018, it was announced that the band would split for good after their anniversary celebrations, which ended in 2019.

       Where We Belong is the third studio album by Irish boy band Boyzone. The album was released on 25 May 1998 by Polydor Records. Five singles were released from the album, including a cover version of "I Love the Way You Love Me". The album became a top 10 album in eleven countries. It was the group's first and only album to be released in the United States, where it charted at number 167 on the Billboard 200. Where We Belong is also the third and final studio album Boyzone released before the death of Stephen Gately, 11 years later.

I don't know, but I believe

That some things are meant to be

And that you'll make a better me

Everyday I love you

 

I never thought that dreams came true

But you showed me that they do

You know that I learn something new

Everyday I love you

 

'Cause I believe that destiny

Is out of our control (don't you know that I do)

And you'll never live until you love

With all your heart and soul

 

It's a touch when I feel bad

It's a smile when I get mad

All the little things I am

Everyday I love you

 

Everyday I love you boy

Everyday I love you

 

'Cause I believe that destiny

Is out of our control (don't you know that I do)

 

And you'll never live until you love

With all your heart and soul

 

If I asked would you say yes?

Together we're the very best

I know that I am truly blessed

Everyday I love you

And I'll give you my best

Everyday I love you.

 VIETNAM BLUES

J. B. LENOIR

SONGWRITER: J. B. LENOIR

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: VIETNAM BLUES

LABEL: PARROT CHESS

GENRE: BLUES

YEAR: 1996

 

         J. B. Lenoir(/ləˈnɔːr/luh-NORR; March 5, 1929 – April 29, 1967) was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the Chicago blues scene in the 1950s and 1960s.

        Lenoir was born in Monticello, Mississippi. His full given name was simply "J. B."; the letters were not initials. Lenoir's guitar-playing father introduced him to the music of Blind Lemon Jefferson, which became a major influence. During the early 1940s, Lenoir worked with the blues artists Sonny Boy Williamson II and Elmore James in New Orleans. He was later influenced by Arthur Crudup and Lightnin' Hopkins.

       In 1949, he moved to Chicago, where Big Bill Broonzy helped introduce him to the blues community. He began to perform at local nightclubs, with musicians such as Memphis Minnie, Big Maceo Merriweather, and Muddy Waters, and became an important part of the city's blues scene. He began recording in 1951 for J.O.B. Records and Chess Records. His recording of "Korea Blues" was licensed to and released by Chess, as having been performed by J. B. and his Bayou Boys. His band included the pianist Sunnyland Slim, the guitarist Leroy Foster, and the drummer Alfred Wallace.

[Verse 1]

Vietnam Vietnam, everybody cryin' about Vietnam

Vietnam Vietnam, everybody cryin' about Vietnam

Dear Lord, as long as they've been killing me down in Mississippi, nobody seems to give a damn

 

[Verse 2]

Oh God if you can hear my prayer now, please help my brothers over in Vietnam

Oh God if you can hear my prayer now, please help my brothers over in Vietnam

The poor boys fightin', killin' and hidin' all in holes

Maybe killin' their own brother, they do not know | Verified

 

[Verse 3]

Mister President you always cry about peace, but you must clean up your house before you leave

Oh how you cry about peace, but you must clean up your house before you leave

How can you tell the world how we need peace, and you still mistreat and killin' poor ol' me