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SHALAMAR " A Night To Remember" (1982)

 

Shalamar a été créé par Dick Griffey, célèbre agent de l'émission télévisée R&B Soul Train et par le producteur Simon Soussan. Le premier single du groupe, un medley de tubes de la Motown inclus dans leur premier album "Uptown Festival" paru en 1977, ne les révélera pas tout de suite puisque les musiciens sont encore inconnus à cette époque.

Mais dès que le groupe s'octroie la première place des charts, Griffey décide alors de former le groupe "Shalamar". Au travers de l'émission "Soul Train", il découvre Jody Watley, Jeffrey Daniels et Gérald Brown qui deviendront les chanteurs de "Shalamar"; Brown sera rapidement remplacé par Howard Hewett en 1978. Commence alors l'envolée de Shalamar et de la disco/soul avec "Take That to the Bank", morceau issue de l'album "Disco Gardens" en 1978. Puis "The Second Time Around" issue de l'album "Big Fun" paru en 1979, "A Night To Remember" en 1982 dans l'album "Friends".

Ils furent récompensés à plusieurs reprises. Watley et Daniels quittèrent le groupe en 1983, et furent remplacés par Delisa Davis et Micki Free en 1984; Jody Watley entama une carrière solo plus que brillante, et non sans succès. L'année suivante Shalamar gagna un Grammy Award pour le titre "Don't Get Stopped in Beverly Hills" paru dans l'album "Heartbreak" en 1984.

Le départ d'Hewett en 1986, pour se lancer en solo, marque la fin du groupe. Et ceci, malgré l'arrivée de Sidney Justin et l'enregistrement en 1987 de "Circumstantial Evidence" qui fut un échec.

 

When you love someone it's natural, not demanding
And that's one thing I'm proud to say I found in you
I'm so glad we reached an understanding
Now I know my heart is safe with you, hoo...
So now my love to you, baby, I surrender

Get ready tonight
Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready (Oh, baby) tonight
Gonna make this a night to remember

Celebrations and my heart could stay united
And there's nothing in this world to come between me and you
We're together and it keeps me so excited
To think of what the power of love can do, ooh...
And I'm filled with a love that's, oh, so tender

Get ready [Baby] tonight [Girl]
I'm gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready [Get ready] tonight
I'm gonna make this a night to remember

Make this a night to remember

Get ready tonight
Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready [Get ready] tonight
Gonna make this a night to remember

Get ready (Baby) tonight (Darlin')
Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready (Darlin') tonight (Baby)
Gonna make this a night to remember

This night you won't forget
Gonna make this a night to remember
‘Cause your love I won't regret
Gonna make this a night to remember

Get ready [Baby] tonight (Darlin')
Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready [It won't be like the past] tonight (I will make it last)
Gonna make this a night to remember

Tonight
Make this a night to remember
Tonight
Make this a night to remember

Let's make a toast to those who helped make this occasion
They turn their back on love and that's what drove you straight to me
Now to you I make a lasting dedication
I'll show you all that love and life can be, hoo...
And each day that I live I will deliver

Get ready (This night you won't forget) tonight
Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready (‘Cause your love I won't regret) tonight
Gonna make this a night to remember

Get ready [Baby] tonight (Darlin')
Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready [It won't be like the past] tonight (I will make it last)
Gonna make this a night to remember

Get ready tonight

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GRAUSONE "Eisbär" (1981)

 

Grauzone (en français Zone Grise) était un groupe suisse des 80's faisant partie de la nouvelle vague allemande (New Deutsche Welle), qui se composait de 4 membres: Claudine Chirac( saxophone), Marco Repetto (batterie, aujourdh'ui DJ), Martin Eicher et Stephan Eicher (chant guitare synthé).

Eisbär (l'ours polaire) fut leur 1er single, qui leur a valu la 6ème place dans 12 des charts Allemands.

 

 
Eisbär, eisbär,
Kaltes eis, kaltes eis.
Ich möchte ein eisbär sein
Im kalten polar,
Dann müßte ich nicht mehr schreien,
Alles wär so klar.
Ich möchte ein eisbär sein
Im kalten polar,
Dann müßte ich nicht mehr schreien,
Alles wär so klar.
Eisbären müssen nie weinen.
Eisbären müssen nie weinen.

 


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FOX THE FOX "Precious Little Diamond" (1983)

 

Groupe de Funk Néerlandais crée en 1981 grâce à ses deux membres dominants: Bert Tamaela (chant et composition) et Sylhoutte Musmin (paroles). Le nom Fox the Fox (essayer de rouler un renard) viendrait du texte de "Shock the monkey" de Peter Gabriel.

Leur seul hit sera "Precious Little Diamond" en 1984. Après deux albums, le groupe se sépare en 1990.

 

 

Precious little diamond
I leave it all to you

Precious little diamond
let it come to you.
Precious little
precious little diamond
I leave it all to you

Well
I got my reasons why I still believe in you

You're my cry of wonder
there's no doubt I need you.
Love is talking to me whisper sweet things in my ear

Chain to chain reaction if you pull I move along.
You're my will and pleasure never felt so good
so strong.
Precious little diamond
I leave it all to you
Precious little diamond
let it come to you.
Precious little diamond
I leave it all to you

Precious little diamond
crystallizing you.
Still I got my reasons
won't you talk to me

You're a precious diamond - baby
stay with me.
As you're coming closer
pressure disappears

Baby. take it over. everything's so clear.

Well
I got my reasons why I stlll believe in you

Still I got my reasons
won't you talk to me

Precious little diamond
I leave it all to you

Precious little diamond
let it come to you.
Precious little diamond
I leave it all to you

Precious little diamond
I leave it all to you
Ooh
I got my reasons
won't you talk to me
Precious little diamond
I leave it all to you

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Rockwell -"Somebody's watching me" (1984)

 

Rockwell aka  Kenneth William Gordy nait le 15 mars 1964 sur le nouveau continent, plus exactement à Detroit, Michigan, sous les yeux ébahis de son papa Berry Gordy, le createur du célébrissime label Motown.

En 1984, il sort son seul tube Somebody's watching me, en featuring avec ses amis Mickael et Jermaine Jackson, surtout au niveau du refrain. Le titre se classe rapidement dans le top 10 en Angleterre et en Amérique.

Ce titre a souvent été repris, notement pas SZ en 2001, Warmen en 2005 ou encore Beatfreakz en 2006.

I'm just an average man with an average life
I work from nine to five, hey, hell, I pay the price
All I want is to be left alone in my average home
But why do I always feel like I'm in the twilight zone

I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I Have No Privacy
I always feel like somebody's watching me
Tell Mi Is It Just A Dream

When I come home at night
I bolt the door real tight
People call me on the phone, I'm trying to avoid
But can the people on TV see me or am I just paranoid

When I'm in the shower I'm afraid to wash my hair
Cause I might open my eyes and find someone standing there
People say I'm crazy, just a little touched
But maybe showers remind me of Psycho too much
That's why...

I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I Have No Privacy
I always feel like somebody's watching me
Who's Playin' Trics On Me

(instrumental)

I don't know anymore
Are the neighbors watching me
Well is the mailman watching me
And I don't feel safe anymore, oh what a mess
I wonder who's watching me now--- (BOOO!) -The IRS?

I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I Have No Privacy
I always feel like somebody's watching me
Tell Me Is It Just A Dream

I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I Have No Privacy
I always feel like somebody's watching me
I always feel like somebody's watching me

I always feel like somebody's watching me
I always feel like somebody's watching me
Tell Me This Can't Be

I always feel like somebody's watching me
I always feel like somebody's watching me
I always feel like somebody's watching me

 

 

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BROS- "When will I be famous?" (1988)

 

Pour ceux qui ne s'en souviendraient pas, BROS est un des premiers "boys band" made in England qui ont squatté la tête des charts avec plusieurs de leurs singles, dont le terrible "When will I be famous?" en 1988, leur 2ème titre.

Composé de Matt, luke et Craig, ce groupe qui compose eux-mêmes leurs morceaux se voient gratifiés sur les deux années qui suivront 8 de leurs titres dans le top10 musical. 

lIs ont aussi, comme la plupart des futurs boys band, sombré corps et biens dans un anonymat truffé de problèmes personnels (dettes terribles pour le chanteur haut perché), de déveines (drames personnels) ou de problèmes de santé.

 
When will I
will I be famous?

You're suitably at one with your body
and the sun
yes
you are!
You've read Karl Marx and you've taught yourself to dance

You're the best by far!
But you keep asking the question

oh
you're not supposed to mention.

When will I
will I be famous?
I can't answer
I can't answer that.
When will I see my picture in the paper?
I can't answer
I can't answer that.

When will I
will I be famous? You keep asking me
babe.

You're a slave to fashion and your life is full of passion

It's the way you are!
You've suffered for your art with the iogging in the park

You know you should go far!
But you keep asking the question
oh

you're not supposed to mention.

When will I
will I be famous? . . .

Oh
I can't tell you when you'll see your name up in lights.
When will I
will I be famous? You keep asking me
babe.
I can't wait!

You won't suffer in silence

You're a talent
you know that I've noticed

You'd like to be a legend
a big star over night!

I can't answer your question

- I can't wait -
it's driving me insane

And you're impossible in patience
tearing at my brain!

When will I
will I be famous?
I can't answer
I can't answer that.
When will I
will I be famous?
I can't answer
I can't answer that.
When will I
will I be famous?
I can't answer
I can't answer that.

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