The group provides diverse sounds: art-rock, heavy-metal, acoustic folk-ballads, industrial riffs, etc, and Bill Gage continuously refines and re-works his vocal improvisations.
BILL's approach to songwriting is always in flux. The first album BEATLES CHINESE was shaped by a series of challenges the band gave Bill Gage: first to name the songs he wanted to do, and then to sing them, as the band figured out what to play, and each song was quickly recorded. The backing tracks for BILL's second record BAT MAN were recorded in advance. Bill Gage listened to the tracks, sang over them, and then named the songs (and the record).
Live, the BILL show presents a sonic kaleidoscope of punk, psychedelia, pop, and hard rock, Bill Gage tying it all together using his incredible voice and edge-of-the-seat performance (with theatrical touches like the cape he wears for "STEVE PEPPER"). Between songs Mr. Gage chats with the crowd, announcing the next song and letting the audience know they're about to hear something "REALLY GREAT". While some of his words are not always clear, his intentions are obvious and the crowd stays right with him. Bill Gage is a mild-mannered gentleman, until he has a mic in his hand: "LET'S ROCK AND ROLL!"
The band includes Daren Follower (drums), Gaylen Moore (bass), and guitarists Eric Morin, Greg Ansin, and Mr. Gage's brother, john. Past members include Paul Desjarlais of Pseudonym (1987-91), Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields (1987), and David M. Curry of Empty House Coöperative (1996-2000). BILL are working on a new record.
A jazz-pop band called "bill" is from San Diego, California and was possibly started in the 1990s (information about this bands history is scarce). The albums of the San Diego "bill" are called "End of the Hits" and "Birthday Suit."
Another band called "Bill", this one playing "alternative rock", are from Mexico City, Mexico. Even fewer pieces of information can be found about this group, but they have professional studio recordings and are playing regularly.
Also there is a Leamington, UK based 3 piece punk band under the name of Bill.
Doin' the New Low Down
Bill Lyrics
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thrills me fills me with the pep I've got
I've got a pair of feet
That found a low down beat
Low down, down around a spot that's hot!
I've got no peace
Here's the how?
I'm tellin' you now to give in!
Oh, make 'em play that crazy thing again
I've gotta do that lazy swing again.
Heigh, ho, doin' the new low down.
I got my feet to misbehavin' now,
I got a soul that's not for savin' now.
Heigh, ho, doin' the new low down.
That dancin' demon has my feet in a trance,
'cause while I'm dreamin'
I go into that dance
And once you hear the haunting strain to it,
I'd like to bet you'll go insane to it.
Heigh, ho, doin' the new low down.
The lyrics of the song 'Doin' the Low Down' by Bill Robinson portray the joy of dancing to a rhythmic beat which lightens up the spirit. The lyricist creates a contrast between the common belief that alcohol and women can induce happiness and the joy that he finds in the "low down beat" that invigorates his body and soul. He asserts that he is not seeking external pleasures to enliven his life, but his feet have found the beat that excites him, and he can't resist the urge to dance to the rhythm.
The singer is losing his lease on living because of his inability to suppress his enthusiasm for dancing. He recognizes that he is bound by the spell of the "dancin' demon" that has engulfed his feet and taken them into a trance. The music, which is described as a "haunting strain," can make anyone go insane with its magical and captivating melody. The singer is addicted to the beat that has given him a new lease on life, and he just wants the musicians to play this "crazy thing" again so that he can indulge in the "lazy swing" and do the "new low down."
Line by Line Meaning
It isn't alcohol no yaller gal at all
thrills me fills me with the pep I've got
Alcohol or pretty women no longer excite me, but my music keeps me energized
I've got a pair of feet
That found a low down beat
Low down, down around a spot that's hot!
My feet have discovered a new rhythm that's hot and low to the ground
I've got no peace
I'm losin' my lease on livin'
Here's the how?
I'm tellin' you now to give in!
My obsession with this new dance has taken over my life and I don't know how to stop it
Oh, make 'em play that crazy thing again
I've gotta do that lazy swing again.
Heigh, ho, doin' the new low down.
The music is so infectious that I can't resist dancing to it again and again
I got my feet to misbehavin' now,
I got a soul that's not for savin' now.
Heigh, ho, doin' the new low down.
My feet are moving uncontrollably and my soul is consumed by this new dance
That dancin' demon has my feet in a trance,
'cause while I'm dreamin'
I go into that dance
The dance has a hold over me, even in my dreams
And once you hear the haunting strain to it,
I'd like to bet you'll go insane to it.
Heigh, ho, doin' the new low down.
The music is so captivating that it's sure to drive anyone crazy with the desire to dance
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: DOROTHY FIELDS, JIMMY MC HUGH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@aureliequetier3848
4th !
I love Bill Robinson. He's a tap dance GOD very high. He is very near to the perfection. I love the way he's tap dancing, his marvellous smile, his élégance, his classe. He's one of my heroes. Bill Robinson
@ellynmacgregor8210
More info: the song itself was composed by Jimmy McHugh, with lyrics (not heard here) by Dorothy Fields.
@nathanielrossi9659
11 years an only 2 comments now 3 with me
@payitforwardeddie
Someone, somewhere has acopy of bill doing the new low down with the Billy Cotton Band. Please post it.
@sparkletheatricals
payitforwardeddie I’ll check, but might just have a DVD with it on it.
@SG-ql7nw
Maybe this helps? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDGeHYLl5BA
Not Bill, but is maybe what it looks like?