All three continued their successful solo careers garnering numerous individual awards and nominations. The chemistry, which first brought the trio together, drew them back in 1999 for Kings of Love, a double album of originals and covers, folk,rock, ballads, even surf instrumental : an amazing achievement from Colin, Tom and Stephen which won the JUNO in the Best Roots & Traditonal Album, Group category.
BARK is the third album and marked the highly anticipated return of the Juno Award-winning group Blackie & the Rodeo Kings.
BARK, recorded in the winter of 2003, found the trio maturing musically, featuring some of the best material that these three talented songwriters had ever put to disc.
Since Kings of Love, Stephen, Colin and Tom have often found themselves writing songs that could only be expressed through the Blackie & the Rodeo Kings medium. It was this material and a love for collaboration with each other that brought them together for a third time. As they began work on BARK, they found that Blackie meant more to them than a simple and fun way to pay tribute to the music that they loved.
In the 3 years since the release their Juno nominated recording BARK, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings been very busy. They appeared live on the Juno and the CCMA Award shows; toured across Canada with country legend Merle Haggard, toured the U.S. on the heels of a top 15 Americana radio hit and all three founding members (Stephen Fearing, Colin Linden and Tom Wilson) released solo CDs. BARK garnered the band 4 singles, 2 of which went top
30 at Rock Radio.
In 2006 the band went into the legendary Bearsville Studio with long time collaborators Richard Bell (keyboards), John Dymond (bass) and Gary Craig (drums) to record their fourth album. Added to the mix were guest appearances from Garth Hudson (the Band), Daniel Lanois, Pam Tillis, Malcolm Burn, Wayne Jackson and John Wynot. The sessions went so well, were so creative and fun that they ended up recording 29 songs, too much for just one CD. As a result, Let's Frolic, released September 12, will be followed-up with Let's Frolic Again sometime in early 2007.
Let’s Frolic features stellar yet soulful playing, superb songwriting and heartfelt vocals. “House of Soul” is a Daniel Lanois penned song which he handed over to the band with one request, which was to make him cry. Reports are that he was brought to tears when he heard it. The band got an assist on the Hi Records inspired “I Give it Up Everyday” from the Memphis Horns’ Wayne Jackson. Pam Tillis’s angelic vocals perfectly compliment Stephen Fearing on “The Fools Who Can’t Forget”. Other standout tracks include “That’s What I Like”, “Lovin’ Cup”, “Let’s Frolic” and “Silver Dreams”.
In Feb 2007, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings released Let's Frolic Again which is part two of the Juno nominated and critically acclaimed CD Let's Frolic. It is the result of the sessions that happened at the legendary Bearsville Studio. BARK were only there to record one CD, but everything went so well they recorded 29 songs and is the reason we have Lets Frolic Again. With long time collaborators Richard Bell, John Dymond and Gary Craig and guest appearances from Garth Hudson, Jimmy Welder, Malcolm Burn and John Wynot, Blackie has produced one of their most satisfying and inspired efforts to date. The CD includes covers of Murray McLauchlan’s ‘Down by The Henry Moore’ and Teenage Head's `Something on My Mind’ and was produced once again by the wonderful Colin Linden.
If I Can't Have You
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings Lyrics
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When there's got to be no chance for me
My life would end
And it doesn't matter how I cry
My tears of love a waste of time
If I turn away
Can't let go and it doesn't matter how I try
To dreams that never will come true
Am I strong enough to see it through
Go crazy is what I will do
Am I strong enough to see it through?
Go crazy is what I will do
If I can't have you, I don't want no other, baby
If I can't have you, uh huh, ah!
If I can't have you, I don't want no other, baby
If I can't have you, uh huh, ah!
And it doesn't matter how I try
I gave it all too easily to you, my love
To dream and never will come true
Am I strong enough to see it through?
Go crazy is what I will do
If I can't have you, I don't want no other, baby
If I can't have you, uh huh, ah!
If I can't have you, I don't want no other, baby
If I can't have you, uh huh, ah!
(If I can't have you)
The lyrics to Blackie and the Rodeo Kings's song "If I Can't Have You" express the feelings of someone who is struggling to move on from a past love. The singer is questioning why they are surviving each day when they feel there is no chance for them to be with their former lover. The idea of their life ending without this person shows just how central they were to the singer's existence.
Despite the fact that the singer knows it is futile, they cannot let go of their love. They gave everything they had to this person, but the dreams they shared will never come to fruition. The singer questions whether they are strong enough to see it through and suggests that they may "go crazy" as a result of their inability to let go.
The title of the song, "If I Can't Have You," emphasizes the obsessive nature of the singer's love, as they are not interested in anyone else if they cannot be with their former partner. The lyrics suggest a deep and painful struggle for the singer to move on from the relationship, as they are unable to let go of what they once had.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't know why I'm surviving ev'ry lonely day
I don't understand why I keep going through each day feeling so alone
When there's got to be no chance for me
I feel like there's no hope for me
My life would end
Without you, my life would be over
And it doesn't matter how I cry
Even if I cry, it won't change how I feel
My tears of love a waste of time
Crying because of how much I love you won't make a difference
If I turn away
If I try to move on and forget you
Can't let go and it doesn't matter how I try
I can't seem to let go of my feelings for you
I gave it all so easily to you my love
I gave you everything without hesitation because I love you so much
To dreams that never will come true
To hopes and aspirations that will never be realized
Am I strong enough to see it through?
Do I have the strength to move on from you?
Go crazy is what I will do
If I can't have you, I'll lose my mind
If I can't have you, I don't want no other, baby
If I can't be with you, I don't want to be with anyone else
If I can't have you, uh huh, ah!
If I can't be with you, I'll be devastated
And it doesn't matter how I try
Even if I try to forget you
To dream and never will come true
To have hopes and wishes that will never be fulfilled
(If I can't have you)
Repeated emphasis on the fact that if I can't be with you, nothing else matters
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BARRY ALAN GIBB, MAURICE ERNEST GIBB, ROBIN HUGH GIBB
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@hovis03
just found this band - awesome!! :)
@rjedan5166
Just saw the show in Huntsville this past Saturday night. BARK.......Canada's best kept secret.
@SusieHCS
Love this.
@ZZZZAS
I'll give up the black night sky forget about heaven...I won't even try but I'd rather die right now...if I can't have you....