Johnny and the Hurricanes were an American instrumental rock and roll band … Read Full Bio ↴Johnny and the Hurricanes were an American instrumental rock and roll band from Toledo, Ohio, that had a number of hits, especially in the UK, in the 1950s and early 1960s.

They began as the Orbits in Toledo in 1957. Led by saxophonist Johnny Paris (born John Matthew Pocisk in Walbridge, Ohio, 29 August 1940 - 1 May 2006, Ann Arbor, Michigan), they were school friends who played on a few recordings behind Mack Vickery, a local rockabilly singer.

They signed with Harry Balk and Irving Micahnik of Twirl Records, which led to national engagements in 1959. Johnny and the Hurricanes recorded "Crossfire" in a vacant cinema to provide echo. It became a nationwide U.S. hit, and ranked No. 23 in the U.S. chart in the summer of 1959.

Johnny and the Hurricanes followed with "Red River Rock", an instrumental version of "Red River Valley", on Warwick Records, that became a top ten hit on both sides of the Atlantic (No. 5 in the U.S., No. 3 in the UK), and sold over a million copies. The musicians in the band then were Paris on saxophone, Paul Tesluk on a Hammond Chord organ, Dave Yorko on guitar, Lionel "Butch" Mattice on bass, and Bill "Little Bo" Savich on drums.

They specialised in versions of old tunes with a rock and roll beat. They chose these songs because they were well recognized and easier to accept with the beat. Tunes were credited to 'King, Mack' and usually one other name: King and Mack were in fact pseudonyms for Harry Balk and Irving Micahnik, the band's managers. In 1960, they recorded the United States Army bugle call, "Reveille", as "Reveille Rock", and turned "Blue Tail Fly" into "Beatnik Fly". Both tunes made the Top 40 achieving number 15 and 25 respectively. The band also recorded "Down Yonder" for Big Top Records. In the same year, they recorded "When The Saints Go Marching In" as "Revival", but it ranked in the charts for just one week, peaking at No. 97. The record was flipped over in the UK, where "Rocking Goose" reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart.

The band developed a following in Europe. In 1962, they played at the Star-Club in Hamburg, where the Beatles, then a little-known band, served as an opening act. Johnny and the Hurricanes cut records until 1987, with "Old Smokie" (their cover of "On Top of Old Smokey"), and an original tune, "Traffic Jam", both on Big Top Records, being their last releases to chart in America. Johnny Paris, the only constant member of the band, continued to tour with his Hurricanes in Europe and the United States until his death. He had an uncle, a realtor, in Rossford, Ohio, Johnny's home town, who owned a building on the main street and offered Johnny's first wife, Sharon Venier-Pocisk, space for an antique shop. When not on the road he helped out with the antique shop and vending machine business as payment for the store front for his first wife.

Johnny Paris and his band toured Europe occasionally until the end of 2005. He died on 1 May 2006 at the University Clinic of Ann Arbor, Michigan, of hospital-borne infections after an operation. Paris's second wife and widow, the German journalist, novelist and vocalist Sonja Verena (Reuter) Paris, took over his business (Atila Records, Sirius 1 Music and Johnny and the Hurricanes Incorporated) and the rights to his songs and trademarks. Paris claimed that over 300 musicians played in the band in its fifty-year existence.

The band inspired the song "Johnny and the Hurricanes" on the album How I Learned to Love the Bootboys, by the band the Auteurs. They were also namechecked in the Kinks' 1973 song "One of the Survivors", and in "Bridge in Time" on the 1990 Burton Cummings album Plus Signs.

Drummer Bill "Little Bo" Savich died on 4 January 2002. Bassist Lionel "Butch" Mattice died on October 16, 2006. Guitarist David Yorko died on 17 February 2017 at the age of 73.

The Kid
Johnny & The Hurricanes Lyrics

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ไม่เคยจะเป็นอะไรอย่างนี้
อย่างที่มีกับเธอในใจ
อยากพบอยากคุยกับเธอกว่าใคร
อยากใกล้เธอให้นานเท่านาน
เกิดความดีใจเมื่อเห็นเธอยิ้มให้กัน
และในบางวันต้องซึมเมื่อเธอไม่มา

คิดเอาไว้ว่าใช่

ต้องใช่แน่แน่
มันเป็นอะไรที่พูดยาก
ต้องให้เธอแก้
รู้ก็รู้ว่าชอบแต่ใจมันพูดไม่ได้
แต่ถ้าเธอช่วยมันก็ง่ายอะไรก็คงไม่แย่

คิดเอาไว้ว่าใช่
ต้องใช่แน่แน่ (ว่าใช่ต้องใช่แน่แน่)
มันเป็นอะไรที่พูดยาก
ต้องให้เธอแก้ (พูดยากต้องให้เธอแก้)
รู้ก็รู้ว่าชอบแต่ใจมันพูดไม่ได้
แต่ถ้าเธอช่วยมันก็ง่ายอะไรก็คงไม่แย่

อยากรู้ว่าเธอจะคิดอย่างไร
อยากให้ใจเรานั้นตรงกัน
บ่อยครั้งที่ฉันแอบคิดแอบฝัน
อยากให้เธอส่งใจให้มา
ไม่เคยมองใครไม่คิดว่าใครดีกว่า
ให้มองบนฟ้าก็มีหน้าเธอบนนั้น

ส่งยิ้มสื่อความหมาย
หวังให้เธอรู้ความในใจ
เธอรู้อยู่บ้างไหมว่าอยากเจอเธอทุกวัน
ขอเพียงเท่านี้รู้สึกดีที่มีให้กัน
ให้เธอรับไปจากฉัน
ให้เธอรู้ไว้ว่าฉันคิดถึงเธอ

อยากรู้ว่าเธอจะคิดอย่างไร
อยากให้ใจเรานั้นตรงกัน
บ่อยครั้งที่ฉันแอบคิดแอบฝัน
อยากให้เธอส่งใจให้มา
ไม่เคยมองใครไม่คิดว่าใครดีกว่า
ให้มองบนฟ้าก็มีหน้าเธอบนนั้น

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หวังให้เธอรู้ความในใจ
เธอรู้อยู่บ้างไหมว่าอยากเจอเธอทุกวัน
ขอเพียงเท่านี้รู้สึกดีที่มีให้กัน
ให้เธอรับไปจากฉัน
ให้เธอรู้ไว้ว่าฉันคิดถึงเธอ

จะมีให้เธอเท่านั้น
ให้เธอรู้ไว้ว่าฉันคิดถึงเธอ

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Johnny & The Hurricanes's song, The Kid, describe the intense feelings of infatuation and unrequited love. The singer is deeply in love with someone, but finds it difficult to express his feelings. He often wonders who this person is and wishes to be close to them. The singer is happy when he sees the person smiling but feels sad on the days when they don't show up. He knows that expressing his emotions is hard, but sometimes wishes that the person would help him by understanding how he feels.

The singer often wishes that they both feel the same way, and he dreams about them. The singer wants the person to know that he cares about them deeply and is always thinking about them. He wants to know if the person thinks about him the same way he thinks about them. The singer wants the person to send him their heart, and he promises to always cherish it.

Overall, the song captures the intensity of yearning and the emotional difficulties that come with unrequited love. It's a reminder that expressing how we feel can be challenging, but it's important to do so.

Line by Line Meaning

ไม่เคยจะเป็นอะไรอย่างนี้
Never thought I would feel this way

อย่างที่มีกับเธอในใจ
But it's something deep inside for you

อยากพบอยากคุยกับเธอกว่าใคร
I wanna talk and find out who you are

อยากใกล้เธอให้นานเท่านาน
I wanna be close to you for as long as I can

เกิดความดีใจเมื่อเห็นเธอยิ้มให้กัน
It makes me happy just to see you smile

และในบางวันต้องซึมเมื่อเธอไม่มา
But some days I feel down when you're not around

คิดเอาไว้ว่าใช่
I think it's true

ต้องใช่แน่แน่
It has to be true

มันเป็นอะไรที่พูดยาก
It's hard to say what's on my mind

ต้องให้เธอแก้
I need you to help me out

รู้ก็รู้ว่าชอบแต่ใจมันพูดไม่ได้
I know I like you, but my heart can't speak