"Meanwhile Back in Paris was the best debut record I'd ever heard," Mandshein says. "Action sounds as good today as it did back in the day. They were such a good unit."
The group's second album, Under Heaven Over Hell, included their hits Hollywood and their version of Van Morrison's Here Comes the Night. Another cover, the Rolling Stones' Under My Thumb, reached gold status in 1979.
"Kenny was a performer. Kenny owned the stage. He could give lessons on how to work the stage. Just flawless."
-Howard Mandshein
Shields was born and raised in the small farming community of Nokomis, Sask., where his knack for playing music started taking shape around the time he enrolled in an amateur talent show at six years old. He moved to Saskatoon to attend university where he joined local band Witness Incorporated.
Shields began travelling Canada with the band, touring with legendary acts like Roy Orbison and Cream; but his career was sidetracked in 1970 following an automobile accident that left him critically injured.
After the dissolution of his first band, Shields moved to Winnipeg in 1975 to return his focus to music. He teamed up with another group from his home province, and in the years that followed, they would shuffle band members to eventually become Streetheart.
The band would record six studio albums and a double-disc live album, garnering six gold albums, four platinum albums, a gold single among its achievements.
Streetheart also brought home a Juno Award for most promising group of the year in 1980.
The band was inducted into the Western Canadian Music Association Hall of Fame in 2003.
''I never really ever aspired to be in anything like this," Shields said during the ceremony. "I never would have planned it.''
JULY 21, 2017
Kenny Shields, who led the Winnipeg rock group Streetheart for four decades, died Friday morning after undergoing cardiac surgery.
Streetheart bandmate Jeff Neill announced the news early Friday with a post on his Facebook account.
"It is with deep sadness and regret that I announce that our dear friend and bandmate Kenny Shields has passed away quietly and peacefully early this morning at the St. Boniface General Hospital in Winnipeg," Neill wrote, adding that Shields' wife Elena, daughter Julia and sister Sharlene were by his side.
"I loved him as a friend and as a special performer," says Howard Mandshein, a friend and fan of Shields who works at CITI-FM in Winnipeg. "Kenny was a performer. Kenny owned the stage. He could give lessons on how to work the stage. Just flawless."
winnipegfreepress.com With files from The Canadian Press
To Love Somebody
Kenny Shields Lyrics
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A certain kind of light
That never shone on me
I want my life to be lived with you
Lived with you
There's a way everybody say
To do each and every little thing
But what does it bring
You don't know what it′s like, baby
You don′t know what it's like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you
In my brain
I see your face again
I know my frame of mind
You ain′t got to be so blind
And I'm blind, so so sorrily blind
I′m a man, can't you see
What I am
I live and I breathe for you
But what good does it do
If I ain′t got you, ain't got? Hey babe
You don't know what it′s like, baby
You don′t know what it's like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you
Oooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
You don′t know what it's like, baby
You don′t know what it's like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you
Noo noo no-no nooo nooooo
You don′t know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it′s like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you
In Kenny Shields's song To Love Somebody, the singer expresses their longing for a deep connection and love with someone. The first verse begins with the singer acknowledging that there is a certain kind of light that they have never experienced before, a light that they believe can only come from being in love with someone. They want their life to be lived with this person, indicating that they want to have a deep and meaningful connection with them. The second verse delves into the fact that the singer sees the other person's face in their mind, indicating that they are constantly thinking about them. The singer expresses frustration that they cannot connect with the person they love, indicating that they feel blind to what is holding them back.
The chorus of the song repeats "You don't know what it's like, baby / To love somebody / The way I love you." This repetition emphasizes the unique and powerful nature of the singer's feelings towards the other person. The singer feels that their love is not understood by others, suggesting that the kind of love they feel is different and more intense than what other people have felt. Overall, the song conveys the deep longing and frustration that can come with wanting to be with someone and feeling that they may not feel the same way.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a light
There is a feeling
A certain kind of light
A unique and special feeling
That never shone on me
that I have never experienced before
I want my life to be lived with you
I want to share my life with you
Lived with you
having you by my side
There's a way everybody say
People say there is a certain way
To do each and every little thing
to do everything perfectly
But what does it bring
But what is the point of it all
If I ain't got you, ain't got? Hey babe
if I don't have you in my life
You don't know what it's like, baby
you cannot understand the feeling
To love somebody
to deeply care and love someone
The way I love you
with the intensity that I love you
In my brain
In my mind
I see your face again
I am reminded of you
I know my frame of mind
I understand my thoughts and emotions
You ain't got to be so blind
you don't have to be unaware
And I'm blind, so so sorrily blind
But I am ignorant and lost
I'm a man, can't you see
I am a human being, can't you understand
What I am
who I truly am
I live and I breathe for you
my world revolves around you
But what good does it do
But what is the use of it all
If I ain't got you, ain't got? Hey babe
if I don't have you in my life
Noo noo no-no nooo nooooo
expressing intense emotions
You don't know what it's like, baby
you cannot understand the feeling
You don't know what it's like
you cannot understand how it feels
To love somebody
to deeply care and love someone
The way I love you
with the intensity that I love you
Contributed by Grace A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Shane Hamann
RIP Kenny!!! Your music has touched so many and your legacy will live on for a long, long time.
Allan Gleerup
truly one of the greatest singers in Canada, if not the world!
Rob Lipps
If music can heal the world, it all starts with this man. Rest peacefully Kenny and thanks for lending us your voice 😊
lansco2
You still GOT IT ----------- I've enjoyed your music for MANY years.
Go hard Kenny -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Const Alerco
The best version for this song ,singed with the heart and with an amazing musical arrangement
Matt Froese
I've always loved Streeheart and it sounds like Kenny still has the pipes after all these years. Excellent!
mcpcartier
awesome rendition...right down to his fist pump at the end. Well done! Wish he was around to share more of his talent.
Gregory Fitzpatrick
such a wonderful performance of a great Bee Gee song. Well done Jeff. Thanks Kenny for all of the great music ~rip~
PlayingCrazy
Awesome band from back in the day, your music will live forever. R.I.P Kenny
Colleen Walker
The Still Very Awesome Kenny ~ Happy your still singing and sharing your passion to the masses ~ Stay well my friend ;)