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Showaddywaddy - Do wah Diddy 1981 121gamers 2 Views • 2 years ago

Good quality rare video, don't think it was Top Of The Pops but could have been. Recorded 1981.
Showaddywaddy are a 1970s pop group from Leicester, England. They specialised in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s, and dressed as Teddy Boys.
The band was formed in 1973 by the amalgamation of two groups, The Choice and The Hammers. This led to an eight member band, with the unusual feature of having two vocalists, a couple of drummers and two bassists. Their first single, "Hey Rock and Roll" (written by the band), was released in April 1974. It reached number two in the UK Singles Chart. Showaddywaddy then went on to have a further 22 UK hits (23 if Hey Rock 'n' Roll is included) from this point until late 1982. They had most of their biggest hits with covers of songs from the 1950s and the early 1960s. These cover versions included "Three Steps to Heaven" (originally by Eddie Cochran in 1960), "Heartbeat" (originally written and recorded by Buddy Holly), "Under the Moon of Love" (originally a U.S. hit for Curtis Lee in 1961 and co-written by Tommy Boyce), "When" (originally by the Kalin Twins), "You Got What It Takes" (originally by Marv Johnson) and "Dancin' Party" (originally by Chubby Checker). The above six singles were all produced by Mike Hurst (a former member of The Springfields, who had also previously produced Cat Stevens).
Following "Dancin' Party" the band produced themselves with more cover versions including "I Wonder Why" (originally by Dion and the Belmonts), "Blue Moon" (based on The Marcels' interpretation) and another Curtis Lee original "Pretty Little Angel Eyes", again co-written by Tommy Boyce. Their most recent chart single was "Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp-A-Bomp-A-Bomp)", a minor number 37 hit in 1982.
In total they had ten Top Ten singles, a solitary number one ("Under the Moon of Love" in 1976), and spent 209 weeks in the UK Singles Chart.
At the peak of their popularity, this tally included having seven, successive Top Five entries. Their biggest selling single was the aforementioned "Under the Moon of Love", which sold 985,000 copies.
Despite the hits drying up nearly three decades ago, Showaddywaddy have continued to tour, and still do around 100 dates a year all around Europe.
Cherry Red Records began to release Showaddywaddy's extensive album back catalogue on CD from 2000 onwards on their '7Ts' imprint. The reissues feature rare bonus tracks (B-sides and non-album singles); sleeve notes by Mark Brennan (Captain Oi!) and Steve Thorpe; pictures of rare and foreign single releases and memorabilia. They are as follows (released between October 2000 and April 2008).
The original Showaddywaddy line-up was:
Dave Bartram - Vocals - (born David Bartram, 23 March 1952, Leicester, England).
Buddy Gask - Vocals - (born William Gask, 18 December 1948, Leicester).
Russ Field - Guitar - (born James Lewis Russell Field, 1 September 1949, Berwick Upon Tweed).
Trevor Oakes - Guitar - (born Trevor Leslie Oakes, 9 September 1946, Leicester)
Al James - Bass - (born Geoffrey Betts, 13 January 1946, Leicester).
Rod Deas - Bass - (born Roderick Sinclair Deas, 13 February 1948, Scarborough, North Yorkshire).
Malcolm "Duke" Allured - Drums - (born Malcolm J Allured, 27 August 1945, Leicester).
Romeo Challenger - Drums - (born 19 May 1950, Antigua, West Indies). Please visit my other Channel. Keep Rockin!
http://www.youtube.com/user/sq....uizzy104?feature=mhu

Showaddywaddy - Three steps To Heaven 1980 121gamers 2 Views • 2 years ago

Stunning rare footage of Showaddywaddy singing live. I recorded this from a show of theirs in 1980.
Showaddywaddy are a 1970s pop group from Leicester, England. They specialised in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s, and dressed as Teddy Boys.
The band was formed in 1973 by the amalgamation of two groups, The Choice and The Hammers. This led to an eight member band, with the unusual feature of having two vocalists, a couple of drummers and two bassists. Their first single, "Hey Rock and Roll" (written by the band), was released in April 1974. It reached number two in the UK Singles Chart. Showaddywaddy then went on to have a further 22 UK hits (23 if Hey Rock 'n' Roll is included) from this point until late 1982. They had most of their biggest hits with covers of songs from the 1950s and the early 1960s. These cover versions included "Three Steps to Heaven" (originally by Eddie Cochran in 1960), "Heartbeat" (originally written and recorded by Buddy Holly), "Under the Moon of Love" (originally a U.S. hit for Curtis Lee in 1961 and co-written by Tommy Boyce), "When" (originally by the Kalin Twins), "You Got What It Takes" (originally by Marv Johnson) and "Dancin' Party" (originally by Chubby Checker). The above six singles were all produced by Mike Hurst (a former member of The Springfields, who had also previously produced Cat Stevens).
Following "Dancin' Party" the band produced themselves with more cover versions including "I Wonder Why" (originally by Dion and the Belmonts), "Blue Moon" (based on The Marcels' interpretation) and another Curtis Lee original "Pretty Little Angel Eyes", again co-written by Tommy Boyce. Their most recent chart single was "Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp-A-Bomp-A-Bomp)", a minor number 37 hit in 1982.
In total they had ten Top Ten singles, a solitary number one ("Under the Moon of Love" in 1976), and spent 209 weeks in the UK Singles Chart.
At the peak of their popularity, this tally included having seven, successive Top Five entries. Their biggest selling single was the aforementioned "Under the Moon of Love", which sold 985,000 copies.
Despite the hits drying up nearly three decades ago, Showaddywaddy have continued to tour, and still do around 100 dates a year all around Europe.
Cherry Red Records began to release Showaddywaddy's extensive album back catalogue on CD from 2000 onwards on their '7Ts' imprint. The reissues feature rare bonus tracks (B-sides and non-album singles); sleeve notes by Mark Brennan (Captain Oi!) and Steve Thorpe; pictures of rare and foreign single releases and memorabilia. They are as follows (released between October 2000 and April 2008).
The original Showaddywaddy line-up was:
Dave Bartram - Vocals - (born David Bartram, 23 March 1952, Leicester, England).
Buddy Gask - Vocals - (born William Gask, 18 December 1948, Leicester).
Russ Field - Guitar - (born James Lewis Russell Field, 1 September 1949, Berwick Upon Tweed).
Trevor Oakes - Guitar - (born Trevor Leslie Oakes, 9 September 1946, Leicester)
Al James - Bass - (born Geoffrey Betts, 13 January 1946, Leicester).
Rod Deas - Bass - (born Roderick Sinclair Deas, 13 February 1948, Scarborough, North Yorkshire).
Malcolm "Duke" Allured - Drums - (born Malcolm J Allured, 27 August 1945, Leicester).
Romeo Challenger - Drums - (born 19 May 1950, Antigua, West Indies). Please visit my other Channel. Keep Rockin!
http://www.youtube.com/user/sq....uizzy104?feature=mhu

Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Father & Son 121gamers 2 Views • 2 years ago

The official music video for Father & Son by Yusuf / Cat Stevens, now in HD.

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LYRICS
Father:
It’s not time to make a change
Just relax, take it easy
You’re still young, that’s your fault
There’s so much you have to know
Find a girl, settle down
If you want you can marry
Look at me, I am old but I’m happy
I was once like you are now
And I know that it’s not easy
To be calm when you’ve found
Something going on
But take your time, think a lot
Why, think of everything you’ve got
For you will still be here tomorrow
But your dreams may not

Son:
How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again?
It’s always been the same, same old story
From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen
Now there’s a way, and I know that I have to go
Away, I know I have to go

Father:
It’s not time to make a change
Just sit down, take it slowly
You’re still young, that’s your fault
There’s so much you have to go through
Find a girl, settle down
If you want you can marry
Look at me, I am old but I’m happy

Son:
Away, away, away, I know
I have to make this decision alone – no

Son:
All the times that I’ve cried, keeping all the things I knew inside
It’s hard, but it’s harder to ignore it
If they were right I’d agree, but it’s them you know not me
Now there’s a way and I know that I have to go
Away, I know, I have to go

Father:
Stay, stay, stay, why must you go and
Make this decision alone? No

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