Marvin uses a clean guitar sound with a Vox amplifier and often uses an echo, also known as delay, for songs like "Apache" and "Wonderful Land". He also developed a distinctive way of using the guitar's vibrato to give a "dreamy feel" to his playing.
He chose the name Hank Marvin while launching his career.
His name is an amalgamation of his childhood nickname, Hank, which he used to differentiate himself from friends also named Brian, and Marvin Rainwater, a country and western singer.
Sixteen-year-old Marvin and his Rutherford Grammar School friend, Bruce Welch, met Johnny Foster, Cliff Richard's manager, at The 2i's Coffee Bar in Soho London. Foster was looking for a guitarist for Cliff Richard's UK tour and was considering Tony Sheridan. Instead he offered Marvin the position. Marvin joined The Drifters, as Cliff Richard's group was then known, provided there was a place for Welch.
Marvin met Richard for the first time at a nearby Soho tailor's shop, where Richard was having a fitting for a pink stage jacket. The Drifters had their first rehearsal with Richard at the Webb family home (Cliff's parents) in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
Marvin influenced many British rock guitarists, including George Harrison, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Brian May, Mark Knopfler, Peter Frampton, Steve Howe, Roy Wood, Tony Iommi, Pete Townshend, Ritchie Blackmore and Jeff Beck.
In Canada, Cliff Richard and the Shadows had top 10 hits, especially from 1961 to 1965. Canadian guitarists Randy Bachman and Neil Young credit Marvin as influential.
Marvin also had a solo career. His first critically lauded, self-titled solo album of instrumentals, which featured guitar set to orchestrated backing, was released in 1969, following the first disbanding of The Shadows, in late 1968. The single, 'Sacha', from the album, topped the singles chart in New South Wales, Australia, having been 'discovered' by two DJs at 2WG Wagga Wagga. [15] Marvin's solo career was then suspended due to Shadows reunions, first for a Far East tour and 'live' album in 1969, then a studio album in 1970 ("Shades of Rock") and again in the early seventies. He has experimented with styles and material, doing some purely instrumental albums, some with mostly vocals (e.g. "Words and Music", "All Alone With Friends"), one with only acoustic guitars and one with a guitar orchestra ("The Hank Marvin Guitar Syndicate").
In 1970, Marvin and Welch formed Marvin, Welch & Farrar, a vocal-harmony trio which failed to appeal to Shadows fans or to contemporary music fans. They became 'Marvin & Farrar' for a vocal album in 1973 and then reverted to The Shadows in late 1973, for the instrumental Rockin' with Curly Leads album. The Shadows came second for the United Kingdom in the 1975 Eurovision song contest.
Marvin wrote "Driftin'", "Geronimo", "Spider Juice" (his daughter's name for orange juice), "I Want You to Want Me" for The Shadows, and "The Day I Met Marie". He co-wrote Richard's 1960 hit; 'Gee Whizz It's You' with Ian Samwell. With Welch, Brian Bennett, and John Rostill, he wrote hits for Cliff Richard, including; "On The Beach", "I Could Easily Fall in Love with You", "Time Drags By", and "In the Country".
In 1969 and 1970, he teamed with Richard for: two 'Cliff & Hank' hit singles, his own song; 'Throw Down A Line' (also recorded by Marvin, Welch & Farrar), and 'The Joy of Living', while Richard also had a hit with his ecology song, 'Silvery Rain'.
In 1977, Marvin played lead guitar on Roger Daltrey's third solo album, One of the Boys, on the tracks Parade and Leon. He co-wrote Olivia Newton-John's 1977 hit 'Sam' with John Farrar and Don Black, and produced albums for the British showman Des O'Connor.
In 1988, Marvin collaborated with French keyboardist and composer Jean Michel Jarre on the track "London Kid", on Jarre's Revolutions album and was a guest in the Jarre's Destination Docklands concert at London's Royal Victoria Dock. Jarre said The Shadows' success had influenced him and led to his decision to devote his career to instrumental music.
In 1992, Duane Eddy guested on Marvin's album Into the Light on the track "Pipeline".
Marvin and The Shadows reformed for a 2004 Final Tour, and a 2005 European tour was also organised.
Marvin dueted twice with French guitarist Jean-Pierre Danel – on his 2007 and 2010 albums, both top-ten hits and certified gold. Their two singles hit the iTunes charts in France, Norway, Finland and Germany, and later (when released as an EP from Danel's compilation The Hit List) in Ireland, United Kingdom, Poland, United States, South Africa and Thailand. Marvin also participated on one of his DVDs and wrote the foreword for Danel's book about the Fender Stratocaster.
While Welch and Bennett became the Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to music, Marvin declined for "personal reasons".
Hank is presently living in Perth, Australia and is now semi retired.
Every Breath You Take
Hank Marvin Lyrics
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Every bond you break, every step you take, I'll be watching you
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay, I'll be watching you
Oh, can't you see you belong to me
How my poor heart aches with every step you take
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I'll be watching you
Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace
I dream at night, I can only see your face
I look around but it's you I can't replace
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
I keep crying, "Baby, baby, please"
Oh, can't you see you belong to me
How my poor heart aches with every step you take
Every move you make and every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I'll be watching you
Every move you make, every step you take, I'll be watching you
I'll be watching you
Every breath you take and every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take (I'll be watching you)
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I'll be watching you)
Every move you make, every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake (I'll be watching you)
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I'll be watching you)
Every breath you take and every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take (I'll be watching you)
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I'll be watching you)
Every move you make, every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake (I'll be watching you)
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I'll be watching you)
Hank Marvin's song "Every Breath You Take" is a haunting and obsessive love song, describing one person's infatuation with another. The beginning of the song is a repetition of the title phrase and the words "Every move you make / Every bond you break / Every step you take." The person singing is watching the object of their desire constantly, obsessively monitoring every aspect of their life. The song's somber tone and sense of unease suggests that this kind of love is neither healthy nor desirable.
In the second verse, the singer makes explicit their possessiveness: "Oh, can't you see you belong to me / How my poor heart aches with every step you take." The line "How my poor heart aches" also suggests that the person singing might be suffering from unrequited love, unable to be with the object of their desire. The third verse is even more melancholic, with the singer describing their loneliness since the object of their affection has gone away: "Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace / I dream at night, I can only see your face / I look around but it's you I can't replace / I feel so cold and I long for your embrace / I keep crying, 'Baby, baby, please.'"
The song's refrain repeats the same words as the beginning, again underscoring the singer's obsessive nature. The song concludes with the same desperate plea for the object of their obsession to return: "Every breath you take and every move you make / Every bond you break, every step you take (I'll be watching you) / Every single day and every word you say / Every game you play, every night you stay (I'll be watching you)." Ultimately, the song is a chilling exploration of the darker aspects of love and desire.
Line by Line Meaning
Every breath you take and every move you make
I am watching your every breath and every movement
Every bond you break, every step you take, I'll be watching you
Even if you break a bond, every step you take, I will watch you
Every single day and every word you say
I watch you every single day and listen to every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay, I'll be watching you
I'm watching you play every game and stay up every night
Oh, can't you see you belong to me
You need to realize that you belong to me
How my poor heart aches with every step you take
With every step that you take, my heart aches terribly
Every move you make, every vow you break
I'm watching your every move and will notice when you break your promises
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I'll be watching you
I'll be watching and will know if you're faking a smile or making a false claim
Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace
Since you left, I have been lost without any clues
I dream at night, I can only see your face
All I see in my dreams is your face
I look around but it's you I can't replace
I've tried to replace you, but I can't find anyone like you
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
I feel empty and crave your embrace
I keep crying, "Baby, baby, please"
I keep pleading and crying, begging for your return
I'll be watching you
I will always be watching you
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Gordon Sumner
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
nikulauz
Incredible instrumental... thank you guys for your creativity :)
charles crisp
Hank and the shadows are the reason i play the guitar.they are the most awesome band in the world.
Thebuffshaman
I like this instrumental version. keep the music alive, and bring it back to the people.
Albano Costa
muito bom sempre gostei deSHADOWS
SmokeSauce
GREAT SONG!!!! =D
henry medon
very good and beautiful music
Antonio Matos
THE SHADOWS - ETERNOS
László Patkós
Hank Marvin, we love you! Lot of thanks!
bigraviolees
This way you dont hurt yourself when your get to the "How my poor heart achessss, with every breath you take'
celmardida
Bon Dieu que c'est bon à écouter......