Although this spelling is not incorrect, please note that the by far most c… Read Full Bio ↴Although this spelling is not incorrect, please note that the by far most common (and therefore preferred) spelling for this artist on Last.fm is Graham Parker & The Rumour. Please scrobble accordingly, if you can.
Graham Parker and the Rumour (Parker, with Brinsley Schwarz and Martin Belmont on guitars, Bob Andrews on keyboards, Andrew Bodnar on bass and Steve Goulding on drums) formed in the summer of 1975 and began doing the rounds of the British pub rock scene. The band was also augmented at times by a four-man horn section known as The Rumour Brass: John "Irish" Earle (sax), Chris Gower (trombone), Dick Hanson (trumpet), and Ray Bevis (sax).
The band's first album, Howlin' Wind, was released to acclaim in 1976 and was rapidly followed by the stylistically similar Heat Treatment. A mixture of rock, ballads, and reggae-influenced numbers, these albums reflected Parker's early influences (Motown, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan,Van Morrison) and contained the songs which formed the core of Parker's live shows -- "White Honey", "Soul Shoes", "Lady Doctor", "Fool's Gold", and his early signature tune "Don't Ask Me Questions", which hit the top 40 in the UK.
Parker and the Rumour built a reputation as incendiary live performers: the promotional album Live at Marble Arch was recorded at this time and shows off their raw onstage style. Like the pub rock scene he was loosely tied to, the singer's class-conscious lyrics and passionate vocals signaled a renewal of rock music as punk rock began to flower in Britain.
Graham Parker and the Rumour (Parker, with Brinsley Schwarz and Martin Belmont on guitars, Bob Andrews on keyboards, Andrew Bodnar on bass and Steve Goulding on drums) formed in the summer of 1975 and began doing the rounds of the British pub rock scene. The band was also augmented at times by a four-man horn section known as The Rumour Brass: John "Irish" Earle (sax), Chris Gower (trombone), Dick Hanson (trumpet), and Ray Bevis (sax).
The band's first album, Howlin' Wind, was released to acclaim in 1976 and was rapidly followed by the stylistically similar Heat Treatment. A mixture of rock, ballads, and reggae-influenced numbers, these albums reflected Parker's early influences (Motown, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan,Van Morrison) and contained the songs which formed the core of Parker's live shows -- "White Honey", "Soul Shoes", "Lady Doctor", "Fool's Gold", and his early signature tune "Don't Ask Me Questions", which hit the top 40 in the UK.
Parker and the Rumour built a reputation as incendiary live performers: the promotional album Live at Marble Arch was recorded at this time and shows off their raw onstage style. Like the pub rock scene he was loosely tied to, the singer's class-conscious lyrics and passionate vocals signaled a renewal of rock music as punk rock began to flower in Britain.
You've got to be kidding
Graham Parker And The Rumour Lyrics
Second verse minus the passing chords
Hey hey yeah la la la la
Oh oh la la la la la la la la la la.la la
E / F#m7 / B/ A E F#m7 be A be E
You got to be kidding when you say your line is cast
E / F#m7 / B/ A E F#m7 be A be E
You got to be kidding when you say that this will last.
E / F#m7 / B/ A F#m7 A be F#m7 A be
You got to be putting me on you got to be stringing me along
A F#m7 be A E
You got to be kidding any way to feel you belong.
You got to be joking when you shrug off any doubt.
You got to be joking telling me you have worked this out.
You got to be building a wall inside that endless empty hall
You got to be joking anyway to be here at all
Yeah you got to be kidding.
be A E
A F#m7 A F#m7
You got to be kidding baby and there ain't no doubt
A F#m7 A F#m7
Fooling yeah when the truth comes out.
A F#m7 A F#m7
Hoaxing honey and it just ain't fair
A F#m7 A be
Playing baby when there's no one there oh yeah!
You got to be kidding putting prices on yourself
You got to be kidding telling me there's no one else.
You got to be putting me on you got to be stringing me alone
You got to be kidding anyway to feel you belong yeah.
You got to be building a wall inside that endless empty hall
You got to be kidding anyway to be here at all yeah
You got to be kidding hmm you got to be kidding yeah
You got to be kidding.
Hey hey yeah la la la la
Oh oh la la la la la la la la la la.la la
E / F#m7 / B/ A E F#m7 be A be E
You got to be kidding when you say your line is cast
E / F#m7 / B/ A E F#m7 be A be E
You got to be kidding when you say that this will last.
You got to be putting me on you got to be stringing me along
A F#m7 be A E
You got to be kidding any way to feel you belong.
You got to be joking when you shrug off any doubt.
You got to be joking telling me you have worked this out.
You got to be building a wall inside that endless empty hall
You got to be joking anyway to be here at all
Yeah you got to be kidding.
be A E
A F#m7 A F#m7
You got to be kidding baby and there ain't no doubt
A F#m7 A F#m7
Fooling yeah when the truth comes out.
A F#m7 A F#m7
Hoaxing honey and it just ain't fair
A F#m7 A be
Playing baby when there's no one there oh yeah!
You got to be kidding putting prices on yourself
You got to be kidding telling me there's no one else.
You got to be putting me on you got to be stringing me alone
You got to be kidding anyway to feel you belong yeah.
You got to be building a wall inside that endless empty hall
You got to be kidding anyway to be here at all yeah
You got to be kidding hmm you got to be kidding yeah
You got to be kidding.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Graham Parker
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