ALBUMS: THUNDER IN MY HEART
BUY CD – U.S. BUY CD – INTERNATIONAL ITUNES AMAZON
The Chicago Sun-Times called Mississippi Heat “Quite simply the hottest band in Chicago today.” Sextet led by Pierre Lacocque, with Deitra Farr, James Wheeler, Billy Flynn, Allen Kirk, and Bob Stroger. (1995)
1. THUNDER IN MY HEART
2. I LUV U SO
3. HOMETOWN BOY
4. LOAN ME TRAIN FARE
5. NOTHIN’ BUT TROUBLE
6. YOU GAVE NOTHING
7. NATALIE
8. GONNA HIT THAT DUSTY ROAD
9. DON’T DARE CALL
10. BABY PLEASE STOP DRINKIN’
11. SOMEBODY’S ALWAYS TALKING
12. BETTER DAY
13. BRAND NEW WOMAN
14. STEAMROLLIN’
The journey through life is treacherous and profound. The aware have learned the hard way – through direct experience – the joys and sorrows of living fully every day. Mississippi Heat TM share their insights straight from the heart, through the blues, in the most honest and penetrating way they can. Thus, we are privileged to share their journey with them. The configuration of the message is a strikingly contemporary yet wholly authentic version of the classic 1950s Chicago blues sound. Its richness and rhythm draw us closer so that we may listen more deeply to hear the acute understanding the music contains.
The members of Mississippi Heat, a band of travelers on this spiritual quest, are a diverse and interesting crew. Pierre Lacocque is the man with the vision. He holds the light that shines on the path. Deitra Parr is oracle, truth-teller and chanteuse, but she has no false fronts, no affectation. Fearless, she lets you know what she sees. Allen Kirk, the “Captain,” is the pathfinder, the guide who charts the course through the jungle. The smiling sage, Bob Stroger is near otherworldly in his serenity and “cool.” James Wheeler, worldly-wise, patient and experienced, delivers the truth in measured doses. The skilled young acolyte, Billy Flynn is inspired and inspiring. The light burns bright in him.
Lacocque began playing harmonica on a green plastic toy he was given by his father. The instrument’s sound overtook the boy, bringing tears to his eyes. The Lacocque family moved from Belgium to Chicago when Pierre was 16, where he was able to connect with his two primary influences, Big Walter Horton and Junior Wells. He developed a style based on pure tone and conversational phrasing. At once elegant and practical, his playing says what needs to be said, and gets out of the way. Lacocque is the first to admit he is continually listening and learning, yet his relentless drive and creativity underscore his role as a leader. He is constantly at work on new riffs and songs.
Lacocque left the blues for a time to focus on home, career and family, but he felt a void – a hole in his soul – that only the blues could fill. In 1992, he and brother Michel, who agreed to handle the business end of things, secured a core group of seasoned Chicago musicians that became the first incarnation of Mississippi Heat. They were, and still remain, dedicated to the classic Chicago blues sound. Somewhere in heaven, the elders of Chicago blues are smiling.
Deitra Farr has stared down her demons, looked into the black and come out more strong and fierce for meeting the challenge. Now she looks at life straight in the eyes, unwavering and brutally honest. And when she sings, her voice, smooth and warm, rich and inviting, also carries her bravery and intelligence. Her songs are unflinching portraits, messages in a bottle tossed overboard on a stormy trip through the sea of her own psyche. She has led her own band and sung with Chicago heavyweights including Sunnyland Slim and Sam Lay. Now she has cast her lot with Mississippi Heat TM since 1993.
Drums are a joy for Allen Kirk. He has performed for 25 years in nearly every style played regularly in the U.S. Beneath his clowning and bad boy manner, Kirk has depth, caring and loyalty. He is the trusted traveler; he knows where he is and where he’s going, and moves forward with confidence.
Bob Stroger has played bass forever and with everyone. Chicago Blues magazine called him “Father Time.” He calls Mississippi Heat TM his family. Before linking with Lacocque in 1992, Stroger held down the bottom for a Who’s Who of Chicago artists, including Eddie Taylor, Jimmy Rogers, Willie Mabon, Memphis Slim, Snooky Pryor, Otis Rush, James Cotton, Luther Tucker, Sunnyland Slim, Fenton Robinson and many others. In performance, swaying with the beat, a placid smile on his face, Stroger is a rock solid foundation around which the band swirls and spins, adding layer upon layer to build their distinctive yet ageless sound.
Guitarist James Wheeler is one of Chicago’s best kept secrets. Throughout the60s and 70s his group, The Jaguars, gigged regularly at clubs throughout Chicago, and backed up touring artists such as Etta James, Al Green, Johnny Taylor, Esther Phillips, McKinley Mitchell, Ann Peebles, and The Chi-Lites. He then did long stints in the bands of hard soul legend Otis Clay (seven years) and west side blues master Otis Rush (10 years). A commanding presence on stage, he plays solid chordal rhythm, punctuated with melodic single string bursts. More and more he is contributing songs to the group and taking lead vocals.
Versatility could be Billy Flynn’s middle name. But the band calls him “Frites,” after the Belgian French fries he adores. He’s a magician with a guitar, conjuring up archetypal blues sounds of Chicago, with hints of Memphis and Texas. He plays economically and eloquently, without flash. He’s not in your face, he’s in the pocket. His personal musical trail has led him from Green Bay, Wisconsin, through gigs and recordings with Jimmy Dawkins and The Legendary Blues Band, to a solo career (and self-produced CD, Leavin’ In The Morning), and now Mississippi Heat TM since 1992.
The songs on this album, all originals by members of the group save one, are like signposts, pages from a diary kept during a mystical journey. Farr’s vocal creates a potent mix of longing and caution on the title tune, a variation on the Bo Diddley beat featuring Flynn’s eerie evocation of Albert Collins on the solo in the fade-out. Flynn’s right back on the chugging boogie “I Luv You So,” his and Wheeler’s guitar lines winding back and forth around each other, and the harp just right. ‘Home Town Boy” has more of that wonderful guitar interplay pushing a primal drive through the mix like a tiger through dense, rain forest growth. Flynn’s fiery solo sets off Farr’s warm, inviting voice. She’s known the man since she was six years old; now she’s gonna make her move.
Stroger steps to the front for “Loan Me Train Fare,” a classic train blues filled with relentless rhythm and evocative harmonica blasts. The power shuffle of ‘Nothing But Trouble” follows, leading into a slow ballad, “You Gave Me Nothing.” Farr’s mostly spoken vocals speak simultaneously to heart and head, literate, insightful, matter-of-fact. She knows the score, and won’t be played for a fool. We hear from Wheeler next on a jump boogie in tribute to “Natalie.” Fan- returns only to “Hit That Dusty Road.”
“Don’t Dare Call” takes us on a relaxed trip through bossa nova country, the reluctance in the lyrics challenged by Stroger’s quiet strength. The ringing guitars in Flynn’s uptempo shuffle, “Please Stop Drinking,” hearken back to glory days.
Little Junior and the Blue Flames come to mind, and hints of Lightnin’ Hopkins. Farr longs to be on the move again in ‘Somebody’s Always Talking,” away from liars, backstabbers, the grasping, and the jealous.
“Today’s A Better Day” lets the light of hope peek through the clouds, the sun riding in on the back of Lacocque’s remarkable harp solo. Because a struggling musician can’t hope to compete with a man who can pay all those bills, Wheeler sings a slow blues about a “Brand New Woman.” And in case you needed to know just how this band travels, we end with the harmonica instrumental “Steamrollin’.” Shuffle boogie ’til the light of day.
Mississippi Heat is moving and grooving now, but it’s been a wild ride – ecstatic highs and crashing lows, new friends made, a new “family” formed, loved ones lost in senseless and uncontrollable ways. They’ve come through it loving and looking out for each other, and producing a music startling in its intensity, refreshing in its honesty, and filled with magic and spirit.
Listen to this album with an open mind, and heart, It will help guide you on your journey. The thunder isn’t in the distance, its in your heart. Find it, hear it, follow it.
– Niles Frantz, April 1995
Niles is the host of “Comin’ Home” on WBEZ 91.5 FM, Chicago. He has written for Living Blues, Blues Revue, Blues Access, and Blues & Rhythm (UK) magazines and the All Music Guide to the Blues.(Van der Linden Recordings – VdL 102).
Bonus Tracks Personnel: Pierre Lacocque, Deitra Farr, Billy Flynn, James Wheeler, Bob Stroger, Allen Kirk.
BonGuest Star: Ken Saydak.
A special thanks to artist Elisabeth Brunner (Pierre’s sister).
photo by Daniel Brunner
“MISSISSIPPI HEAT provides the next best thing to a time machine.”
-SYRACUSE NEWS TIMES
“Deitra Farr sings with convincing passion throughout the mostly original program, and Lacocque’s imaginative harmonica lines always seem to be exactly in the right places, whether he’s flying in a full-blown solo or simply adding a flavorful fill. Stroger and Kirk are as steady a rhythm section as you’re likely to find in these parts, but the real key to MISSISSIPPI HEAT’s swinging style may be the marvelous interplay between guitarists Wheeler and Flynn. They trade licks and alternate rhythm patterns in a manner reminiscent of Chess Records’ sidemen The Aces and later, Robert Jr. Lockwood and Luther tucker in the 50’s. MISSISSIPPI HEAT proves that contemporary blues can be played with power and conviction without resorting to the kind of rock histrionics practiced by many of today’s so-called blues bands. THUNDER IN MY HEART is modern chicago blues at its finest.”
-ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER
“Top honors go to the Chicago-based MISSISSIPPI HEAT. The band is rock-solid rhythmically, but what drives their success is their collective vocal talent. Deitra Farr is the band’s lead vocalist, but guitarists Billy Flynn and James O. Wheeler and bassist Bob Stroger also contribute convincing lead vocals. … Harmonica man Pierre Lacocque has found the thick harp tone needed to anchor works done in the Chicago blues tradition; he plays with discretion, usually as a rhythm instrument or a one-man horn section. Sounds great.”
-BLUES ACCESS
“Deitra Farr’s vocals are, quite simply, a revelation!”
-BLUES GAZETTE
“MISSISSIPPI HEAT is one of those bands that defies cliches because each new CD is better than the last, and that is true with THUNDER IN MY HEART. While Pierre Lacocque’s superlative harmonica technique and musical imagination provide the initial draw, it is further reinforced with Deitra Farr’s evocative singing. … One of the first things that the listener notices about Pierre’s harp playing is that he does not play conventional riffs or familiar licks. The harp fills and embellishments go with the individual songs … He plays like his music is a part of the arrangement, not like he’s filling ‘holes’ in the music. … Horn players could take a few lessons from Pierre on the lines he uses.”
-AMERICAN HARMONICA NEWSLETTER
“MISSISSIPPI HEAT is for me one of the nicest thing that has happened to Chicago blues these last years. They form a real BAND in the best tradition of the Chicago blues of the 50’s, a band where all individuals have their room to express their musical abilities … All the members are among the best musicians around, and I find it so enjoyable to hear the guitars of James Wheeler and of Billy Flynn which are not only excellent lead guitar players but also play so intellegently rhythm guitars in a way which should reminds us how important rhythm guitars can be in Chicago blues. … (Pierre) is definitely one of my preferred harp players… Highly recommended.”
-NETNEWS (BLUES-L)
“Deitra Farr’s smooth vocals are enhanced by solid backing from such seasoned vets as bassist Bob Stroger, guitarist James Wheeler and drummer Allen Kirk. Harmonicist (and band sparkplug) Pierre Lacocque has got a great sound and ex-Legendary Blues Band guitarist Billy Flynn’s subtle solos typify this Chicago band’s easy approach to the blues. With songs and vocals by Farr, Wheeler, Stroger and Flynn, this band goes from strength to strength.”
-LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE
FRENCH REVIEWS
“(Deitra Farr est) une chanteuse a la classe folle, nourrie de gospel, aussi fière qu’elle est puissante …”
-LE SOIR (BRUXELLES)
“(Deitra Farr) est une chanteuse extraordinaire …THUNDER IN MY HEART se révèle un délice pour le cœur, l’oreille et la partie du pied qui tape quand le reste est heureux. D’emblée on est saisi par cet harmonica qui nous suivra tout au long du disque. … Bravo Monsieur Lacocque. Deitra Farr, elle, fait figure de proue á la voix irrésistiblement attachante. … Il en résulte une œuvre respirant la ferveur, l’authenticité, la maitrise de l’exécution et la perfection dans les détails. … C’est plus que bon.”
-LES AMIS DU BLUES (QUEBEC)
“Deitra Farr … rien de moins que la meilleure voix de blues a Chicago !”
-LA TRIBUNE (SHERBROOKE, CANADA)
“Il est vraiment splendide cet album. … Deitra Farr est admirable parce qu’elle émeut la ou d’autres vont jouer sur les émotions.”
-LE DEVOIR (MONTREAL)
“L’harmoniciste belge Pierre Lacocque, cheville ouvrière de la formation … a admirablement assimile le son du Chicago Blues des grandes années. Bien que fortement influencé par Little Walter, il est loin des clichés que l’on entend parfois chez les harmonicistes de blues de la West Coast. MISSISSIPPI HEAT est l’exemple même de la formation collective au sein de laquelle les musiciens sont au service du groupe. … Billy Flynn est incontestablement un des meilleurs guitaristes de blues actuellement actifs : absolument pas ‘flashy’, il fait preuve d’une finesse de jeu, possède un attaque efficace, et produit des soli inventifs … James Wheeler, frère de l’harmoniciste Golden Wheeler, le complète parfaitement a la guitare, quant a Bob Stroger, son statut de meilleur bassiste du Chicago Blues, il l’a acquis au cours des décennies … (Deitra Farr a ici) un répertoire intelligent qui lui permet d’exprimer, au travers de son chant, la profondeur de son talent. Pas gueularde pour un sous … elle s’impose sans conteste comme une des grandes dames du blues.”
-JAZZ IN TIME (LIEGE)
THUNDER IN MY HEART
Pierre Lacocque, Ransart Music, BMI
1. DRUMS INTRO – INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
2. I’VE ALWAYS HAD THIS CRUSH
ON A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE
I WISH THAT I COULD TELL HIM
WHAT’S REALLY ON MY MIND
THUNDER IN MY HEART
HE SETS SOME THUNDER IN MY HEART
WELL I WANT TO BE HIS WOMAN
BUT I GOT TO PLAY IT RIGHT
3. THIS MAN IS VERY BRIGHT
I LOVE HIS GENTLE WAYS
BUT I CAN’T SHOW MY LOVE
HE MAY GET SCARED AWAY
THUNDER IN MY HEART
HE SETS SOME THUNDER IN MY HEART
WELL I WANT TO BE HIS WOMAN
BUT I GOT TO PLAY IT RIGHT
4. HE IS THE ONLY ONE I WANT
HE IS THE ONE I WANT TO HOLD
I WISH THAT HE WAS MINE
‘CAUSE MY NIGHTS ARE COLD
HE SETS SOME THUNDER IN MY HEART
YEAH THUNDER IN MY HEART
WELL I WANT TO BE HIS WOMAN
BUT I GOT TO PLAY IT RIGHT
5. SOLO
6. HE IS THE ONLY ONE I WANT
HE IS THE ONE I WANT TO HOLD
I WISH THAT HE WAS MINE
‘CAUSE MY NIGHTS ARE COLD
THUNDER IN MY HEART
HE SETS SOME THUNDER IN MY HEART
WELL I WANT TO BE HIS WOMAN
BUT I GOT TO PLAY IT RIGHT
7. I KNOW HE DOESN’T KNOW
WHAT’S DEEP IN MY OWN HEART
BUT I HOPE SOMEDAY
THINGS WILL WORK ALL RIGHT
THUNDER IN MY HEART
HE SETS SOME THUNDER IN MY HEART
WELL I WANT TO BE HIS WOMAN
BUT I GOT TO PLAY IT RIGHT
8. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
[FADE]
I LUV YOU SO
M. & W. Flynn, Easy Baby Music, BMI
1. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
2. BABY I LUV YOU SO
AND I JUST CAN’T LET YOU GO
[REPEAT]
… I LOVE YOU
BABY CAN’T YOU SEE IT’S TRUE
3. BABY I’VE WAITED FOR A LONG LONG TIME
WHY DON’T YOU MARRY ME
[REPEAT]
… BECAUSE IT WOULD SURE BE A CRIME
IF YOU DIN’T MARRY ME THIS TIME
4. SOLO
5. BABY DO YOU LOVE ME
IF YOU DON’T JUST LEAVE
[REPEAT]
… YOU GIVE ME SO MUCH PAIN
BETTER TAKE TIME TO EXPLAIN
6. BABY PLEASE …
DON’T GIVE ME YOUR SORROWS
BABY PLEASE …
DON’T GIVE ME ALL OF YOUR SORROWS
I’M SO GLAD IT DIDN’T WORK OUT
PLEASE CALL ME TOMORROW
7. SOLO
8. BABY I LUV YOU SO
AND I JUST CAN’T LET YOU GO
[REPEAT]
… I LOVE YOU
BABY CAN’T YOU SEE IT’S TRUE
9. SOLO – EXIT
HOMETOWN BOY
P. Lacocque & D. Farr, Ransart Music/Deitra Farr Music, BMI
1. I FELL FOR THIS HOMETOWN BOY
NEVER NOTICED MUCH BEFORE
[REPEAT]
… NOW I WANNA KEEP HIM FOREVER
‘TILL I’M AT LEAST NINETY FOUR
2. I’VE KNOWN THE MAN FOREVER
SINCE I WAS SIX YEARS OLD
[REPEAT]
… I NEVER WOULD HAVE BELIEVED
ONE DAY HE’D BE MINE TO HOLD
3. HE LOVES WHAT I LOVE
THAT MAKES ME LOVE HIM
[REPEAT]
… COMPARED TO ALL THE OTHER MEN
HE STANDS TALL ABOVE THEM
4. SOLO
5. I HEARD THE HEART HAS REASONS
REASON DON’T UNDERSTAND
[REPEAT]
… NOW I KNOW THAT’S RIGHT
‘CAUSE HAPPINESS IS NOW AT HAND
6. THIS IS MY HOMETOWN BOY
I NEVER EVEN DREAMED ABOUT
[REPEAT]
… BUT MY DREAMS OF LOVE CAME TRUE
HIS LOVE I NEVER DOUBT
7. SOLO
8. THIS IS THE HOMETOWN BOY
NEVER EVEN DREAMED ABOUT
[REPEAT]
… BUT MY DREAMS OF LOVE CAME TRUE
HIS LOVE I NEVER DOUBT
9. I FELL FOR A HOMETOWN BOY
NEVER NOTICED MUCH BEFORE
[REPEAT]
… I WANNA KEEP HIM FOREVER
‘TILL I’M AT LEAST NINETY FOUR
10. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE – FADE
LOAN ME TRAIN FARE
Copyright Control, Additional Lyrics By Robert Stroger
1. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
2. WON’T YOU LOAN ME TRAIN FARE
DON’T YOU LOAN ME ANOTHER DIME
[REPEAT…]
… I WILL PAY IT BACK TO YOU
WHEN YOUR TROUBLES GET LIKE MINE
3. WELL I’M GOING AWAY
TO GET YOU OFF MY MIND
[REPEAT]
… YOU KEEP ME WORRIED
BOTHERED ALL THE TIME
4. WELL YOU KNOW YOU’RE GOOD LOOKING
YOU KNOW YOU’RE SO SWEET
YOU GOT EVERYTHING
A POOR BOY NEEDS
WON’T YOU LOAN ME TRAIN FARE
DON’T YOU LOAN ME ANOTHER DIME
… I WILL PAY IT BACK TO YOU
WHEN YOUR TROUBLES GET LIKE MINE
5. SOLO[S]
6. WELL YOU KNOW YOU’RE GOOD LOOKING
YOU KNOW YOU’RE SO SWEET
YOU GOT EVERYTHING
A POOR BOY NEEDS
WON’T YOU LOAN ME TRAIN FARE
DON’T YOU LOAN ME ANOTHER DIME
… I WILL PAY IT BACK TO YOU
WHEN YOUR TROUBLES GET LIKE MINE
[REPEAT TURN @ 3 TIMES – EXIT]
NOTHIN’ BUT TROUBLE
B. Flynn, Easy Baby Music, BMI
1. INSTRUMENTAL INTRO
2. I’VE GOT NOTHIN’ BUT TROUBLES
EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE
[REPEAT]
… THEY SAY THINGS COULD GET BETTER
BUT I DON’T BELIEVE THAT’S RIGHT
3. I GOT NOTHIN’ BUT TROUBLES
KEEPS ME WORRIED ALL THE TIME
[REPEAT]
… YOU KNOW I GET WORRIED
ABOUT THOSE LITTLE CHILDREN OF MINE
4. I GOT TROUBLES IN THE MORNING
TROUBLES IN THE EVENING TOO
TROUBLES ABOUT WHAT MY WOMAN TELLS ME
WHAT IN THE WORLD CAN I DO
I GOT NOTHING BUT TROUBLES
EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE
THEY SAY THINGS COULD GET BETTER
BUT I DON’T BELIEVE THAT’S RIGHT
5. SOLO
6. SOMETIMES I GET SO CRAZY
I STAY WORRIED ALL DAY LONG
[REPEAT]
… ALL I DO IS WALK THE STREETS
AND I CAN’T SLEEP AT NIGHT AT ALL
7. I’VE GOT NOTHIN’ BUT TROUBLES
EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE
[REPEAT]
… THEY SAY THINGS COULD GET BETTER
BUT I DON’T BELIEVE THAT’S RIGHT
8. SOLO
[EXIT]
YOU GAVE NOTHING
D. Farr, Deitra Farr Music, BMI
1. I KNOW ITS TIME NOW
TO MAKE A CHANGE IN MY LIFE
THERE HAS BEEN THIS EMPTY FEELING
MY HEART IS FULL OF STRIFE
2. OH IT MAKES ME SAD
WHEN I REMEMBER
THAT YOU WEREN’T THERE … NO
WHEN I NEEDED YOU
3. NOW … I FEEL
YOUR LOVE WAS NEVER REAL
‘CAUSE YOU GAVE NOTHING
4. NOW … I KNOW
THOUGH I LOVED YOU SO
YOU GAVE NOTHING
5. THERE’S NEVER A HUG WHEN I NEED IT
WHERE WAS THE WANTED KISS
WHERE WAS THE LISTENING EAR
WHAT KIND OF LOVE IS THIS ?
6. WHERE … WAS THE REACHING HAND
TO HOLD MY NEEDY HAND
WHERE WAS THE PROTECTIVE MAN
WHO WOULD UNDERSTAND ?
7. NOW … I FEEL
YOUR LOVE WAS NEVER REAL
‘CAUSE YOU GAVE NOTHING
8. NOW … I KNOW
THOUGH I LOVED YOU SO
YOU GAVE NOTHING
9. SOLO
10. THERE WAS NEVER ANY COMFORT
WHEN DARKNESS CALLED
WHERE WERE YOU BEEN
I COULDN’T FIND YOU AT ALL ?
11. WHERE WAS THE BELIEF
IN MY TALENTS AND ABILITIES
WERE YOU SO SELF-ABSORBED
THAT YOU COULDN’T PLEASE ?
12. I KNOW NOW THAT I’M TIRED
(LORD HAVE MERCY)
AND I KNOW THAT I’M THROUGH
‘CAUSE I CAN’T GET
I CAN’T GET… NO
WHAT I NEED FROM YOU
13. WHAT I NEED …
WHAT I NEED …
WHAT I NEED IS LOVE
WHAT I NEED IS LOVE
AND IT’S NOT ME YOU’RE THINKING OF
14. NOW I GOT TO MOVE ON …
(I CAN TELL IT’S TIME)
I GOT TO MOVE ON
I’M MOVING ON
I’M MOVIN’ ON
(LORD HAVE MERCY)
I’M GONE …
[FADE]
NATALIE *
Pierre Lacocque, Ransart Music, BMI
1. MELODY VERSE
2. NATALIE … NATALIE
YOU’RE THE CUTEST THING AROUND [REPEAT]
AND WHEN YOU’RE BY MY SIDE
HUGS AND KISSES ABOUND
3. NO ONE PRETTY BABY
STEALS MY HEART THE WAY YOU DO [REPEAT]
AND WHEN YOU CALL ME DADDY
THERE’S NOTHING I WOULDN’T DO FOR YOU
4. NATALIE … NATALIE
I LOVE YOUR EYES AND SMILE [REPEAT]
LUCKY BE THE MAN ONE DAY
WHO’LL WALK YOU DOWN THE ISLE
CHORUS:
5. I LOVE
I LOVE TO BE LOVED BY YOU
I LOVE
I LOVE TO BE LOVED BY YOU
OH TELL ME PRETTY BABY
HOW COULD I NOT LOVE YOU TOO
6. SOLO[S]
7. NATALIE … NATALIE
HURTIN’ YOU I WOULD NEVER TRY [REPEAT]
YOU SHOWER ME BABY
WITH A LOVE MONEY CAN’T BUY
CHORUS:
8. I LOVE
I LOVE TO BE LOVED BY YOU
I LOVE
I LOVE TO BE LOVED BY YOU
OH TELL ME PRETTY BABY
HOW COULD I NOT LOVE YOU TOO
CHORUS:
9. I LOVE
I LOVE TO BE LOVED BY YOU
I LOVE
I LOVE TO BE LOVED BY YOU
OH TELL ME PRETTY BABY
HOW COULD I NOT LOVE YOU TOO
CHORUS:
10. I LOVE
I LOVE TO BE LOVED BY YOU
I LOVE
I LOVE TO BE LOVED BY YOU
OH TELL ME PRETTY BABY
HOW COULD I NOT LOVE YOU TOO
11. REPEAT CHORUS … FADE
* Dedicated to Pierre’s daughter, Natalie Lucienne Lacocque
GONNA HIT THAT DUSTY ROAD
P. Lacocque, Ransart Music, BMI
1. MELODY VERSE
2. I WAS BORN IN A TOWN
THAT NEVER FELT LIKE HOME
[REPEAT…]
… I’M GONNA HIT THAT DUSTY ROAD
I WANNA MAKE IT ON MY OWN
3. THERE’S NO ONE THAT LOVES ME
NOBODY REALLY CARES
[REPEAT]
… I’M GONNA HIT THAT DUSTY ROAD
LIVE MY LIFE ELSEWHERE
4. [I GOT] TOO MANY MEMORIES
HURTS I CAN’T FORGET
[REPEAT…]
… I GOT TO HIT THAT DUSTY ROAD
AND LEAVE WITHOUT REGRET
5. SOLO
6. I HAVEN’T BEEN FEELIN’ RIGHT
I HAVEN’T BEEN FITTIN’ IN
[REPEAT]
… WHEN I HIT THAT DUSTY ROAD
I’LL BE SHEDDIN’ A BRAND NEW SKIN
7. [I KNOW THAT] LEAVIN’ THIS TOWN
LEADS TO THE RIGHT TRACK
[REPEAT…]
… I’M GONNA HIT THAT DUSTY ROAD
AND I WON’T BE LOOKIN’ BACK
8. SOLO
9. I KNOW THAT LEAVIN’ THIS TOWN
LEADS TO THE RIGHT TRACK
[REPEAT…]
… I’M GONNA HIT THAT DUSTY ROAD
AND I WON’T BE LOOKIN’ BACK
10. MELODY VERSE – EXIT
DONT’ DARE CALL
Pierre Lacocque, Ransart Music, BMI
1. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
2. I’VE BEEN SITTIN’ FOR HOURS
HERE BY THE TELEPHONE
[REPEAT]
… I DON’T DARE TO CALL HER
AND MAKE MY LOVE KNOWN
3. SHE GOT GORGEOUS EYES
GORGEOUS EYES AND A LOVELY SMILE
[REPEAT…]
… I DON’T DARE TO CALL HER
LORD KNOWS I’M AFRAID TO DIAL
4. I DON’T DARE TO CALL HER
I DON’T DARE TO CALL HER
[REPEAT]
… I DON’T DARE TO CALL HER
LORD KNOWS I’M AFRAID TO DIAL
5. SOLO
6. MAYBE SHE’S GOT SOMEBODY
SHE CAN CALL HER OWN
[REPEAT…]
… I DON’T DARE TO CALL HER
AND MAKE MY LOVE KNOWN
7. YOU GOT GORGEOUS EYES
GORGEOUS EYES AND A LOVELY SMILE
[REPEAT…]
… I DON’T DARE TO CALL HER
LORD KNOWS I’M AFRAID TO DIAL
8. SOLO
9. I DON’T DARE TO CALL HER
I DON’T DARE TO CALL HER
[REPEAT]
… I DON’T DARE TO CALL HER
LORD KNOWS I’M AFRAID TO DIAL
10. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE – MELODY – EXIT
SOMEBODY’S ALWAYS TALKING
D. Farr, Deitra Farr Music, BMI
1. INSTRUMENTAL INTRO
2. THERE’S ALWAYS …
SOMEBODY TALKING,
TALKING ABOUT ME … OH YEAH
THERE’S IS ALWAYS SOMEBODY
SOMEBODY TALKING ABOUT ME
… IT REALLY HURTS MY FEELINGS
MAKES ME CRY IN MISERY NOW
3. THEY HATE TO SEE ME DO WELL
THEY LOVE TO SEE ME CATCHING HELL
[REPEAT]
… WHAT THEY DO TO TRY TO BLOCK ME
I DON’T KNOW YOU CAN NEVER TELL
4. THERE’S ALWAYS
SOMEBODY LYING
LYING ON ME
THERE’S ALWAYS SOMEBODY
SOMEBODY LYING ON ME
… I HEARD A LIE CANNOT LIVE FOREVER
HOPE THE TRUTH WILL SET ME FREE
5. SOLO
6. THERE’S ALWAYS
SOMEBODY LYING
LYING ON ME … OH YEAH
THERE’S ALWAYS SOMEBODY …
SOMEBODY LYING ON ME
… I HEARD A LIE CANNOT LIVE FOREVER
HOPE THE TRUTH WILL SET ME FREE
7. IF I HAD WINGS
I BELIEVE I’D FLY AWAY
IF I HAD WINGS
OH LORD I’D FLY AWAY
… THEN I WOULDN’T HAVE TO LISTEN
TO THE WORDS THEY GOT TO SAY
SOMEBODY’S ALWAYS TALKING
8. SOLO
9. THERE’S ALWAYS
SOMEBODY TALKING,
TALKING ABOUT ME … OH YEAH
THERE’S IS ALWAYS SOMEBODY
SOMEBODY TALKING ABOUT ME
… WHAT THEY DO TO TRY TO BLOCK ME
I DON’T KNOW
YOU CAN NEVER TELL
10. IF I HAD WINGS
OH LORD I’D FLY AWAY
IF I HAD WINGS
OH LORD I’D FLY AWAY
… THEN I WOULDN’T HAVE TO LISTEN
TO THE WORDS THEY GOT TO SAY NOW
11. SOLO [FADE]
BRAND NEW WOMAN
J. O. Wheeler, O.J.Y Music, BMI
1. INTRO VERSE
2. I GOT TO FIND ME A BRAND NEW WOMAN
ONE THAT’S MINE AND MINE ALONE
[REPEAT…]
… ‘CAUSE THE WOMAN THAT I GOT
I CAN’T SEE ‘TILL HER MAN LEAVES HOME
3. NOW THE WOMAN THAT I GOT
I CAN’T SEE WHEN I WANT TO
I JUST HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT
‘TILL SHE CAN GET A CALL THROUGH
I GET SO MAD SOMETIMES
BUT ALL I CAN DO IS SWEAR
I CAN’T PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL HER
‘CAUSE HER MAN MAY BE THERE
… I GOT TO FIND ME A BRAND NEW WOMAN
ONE THAT’S MINE AND MINE ALONE
‘CAUSE THE WOMAN THAT I GOT
I CAN’T SEE ‘TILL HER MAN LEAVES HOME
4. SOLO[S]
5. SHE LIVES IN A BIG FINE APARTMENT
SHE DON’T HAVE TO PAY NO RENT
WHEN THE BILLS COME AROUND
HER MAN PAYS EVERY CENT
ALL I GOT IS MY GUITAR
AND AN OLD BEAT UP CAR
I’M PLAYING THESE DAWN OLD BLUES
HOPING SOME DAY I’LL BE A STAR
… I GOT TO FIND ME A BRAND NEW WOMAN
ONE THAT’S MINE AND MINE ALONE
‘CAUSE THE WOMAN THAT I GOT
I CAN’T SEE ‘TILL HER MAN LEAVES HOME
6. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE [FADE]
STEAMROLLIN’
Pierre Lacocque, Ransart Music, BMI
GILES COREY: GUITAR SOLO
JOHNNY IGUANA: KEYS