R. Dean Taylor (b. 1939) is a Canadian songwriter, record producer, and sin… Read Full Bio ↴R. Dean Taylor (b. 1939) is a Canadian songwriter, record producer, and singer.
Born Richard Dean Taylor on the 11th May 1939 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he began his career in 1961 as a pianist and singer with several bands in Toronto. He also made his first recordings in 1961, for the Audiomaster record label. The next year, Taylor's "At the High School Dance", a single for Amy-Mala Records, was a minor success. His next single, "I'll Remember", on the Barry label, reached number twenty-three for Toronto rock -and-roll radio station CHUM, and the singer decided to relocate to Detroit, Michigan to further his career.
In Detroit, Taylor was hired by Motown Records in 1964 as a songwriter and recording artist for the Motown subsidiary V.I.P. label. Taylor's scheduled first single (March 1964) for V.I.P. was the topical satire "My Ladybug (Stay Away from That Beatle)", but it was deemed too weak for release and was never issued.
It was not until November 1965 that Taylor's debut V.I.P. single, "Let's Go Somewhere", was issued. It was written by Taylor in conjunction with Brian Holland, and produced by the team of Holland and Lamont Dozier, who had already produced five number-one songs for The Supremes. However, the song was only a regional success, in several U.S. cities and Toronto.
Taylor's next single (1967's "There's a Ghost in My House") was written by the team of Holland–Dozier–Holland along with Taylor, and again produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier. It was also a commercial disappointment in the U.S., but it reached number three in the U.K. in 1974. Taylor was also beginning to become a songwriter for other acts; for example "I'll Turn to Stone" by the Four Tops and "All I Need" by The Temptations were both charting U.S. singles in 1967, co-composed by him.
In 1968, Taylor's self-produced single "Gotta See Jane", (co-written with Brian Holland), became a top-twenty hit in the UK. However, his real success came as a member of the Motown writing and production team known as "The Clan". This production group were briefly the prime creators of material for Diana Ross & the Supremes after the Holland/Dozier/Holland team left Motown. Among Taylor's successful co-compositions and co-productions during 1968/69 as a member of The Clan were Diana Ross & the Supremes' number-one U.S. release "Love Child" and their number-ten releaset "I'm Livin' in Shame".
Taylor resumed his recording career in 1970, becoming one of the first artists assigned to Motown's new subsidiary Rare Earth, which was dedicated to Caucasian artists. In that year his first Rare Earth single, "Indiana Wants Me", reached number one in his native Canada. It reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number two in the U.K.. "Gotta See Jane" was also reissued in 1971, and became a top-ten success in Canada. His 1972 single "Taos, New Mexico" did not do well on the Canadian charts.
Taylor continued recording for Rare Earth, and working as a writer/producer for other artists until Rare Earth was ended in 1976. Though he never again scored the charts as he had done with "Indiana Wants Me", his releases did moderately well, especially in Canada. As a Canadian citizen, he could be played on CKLW and other Canadian radio stations and counted towards the stations' Canadian content quotas.
Taylor attempted a comeback during the early 1980s, after which he had a hiatus from the music industry. He has recently established his own record company, Jane Records.
Born Richard Dean Taylor on the 11th May 1939 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he began his career in 1961 as a pianist and singer with several bands in Toronto. He also made his first recordings in 1961, for the Audiomaster record label. The next year, Taylor's "At the High School Dance", a single for Amy-Mala Records, was a minor success. His next single, "I'll Remember", on the Barry label, reached number twenty-three for Toronto rock -and-roll radio station CHUM, and the singer decided to relocate to Detroit, Michigan to further his career.
In Detroit, Taylor was hired by Motown Records in 1964 as a songwriter and recording artist for the Motown subsidiary V.I.P. label. Taylor's scheduled first single (March 1964) for V.I.P. was the topical satire "My Ladybug (Stay Away from That Beatle)", but it was deemed too weak for release and was never issued.
It was not until November 1965 that Taylor's debut V.I.P. single, "Let's Go Somewhere", was issued. It was written by Taylor in conjunction with Brian Holland, and produced by the team of Holland and Lamont Dozier, who had already produced five number-one songs for The Supremes. However, the song was only a regional success, in several U.S. cities and Toronto.
Taylor's next single (1967's "There's a Ghost in My House") was written by the team of Holland–Dozier–Holland along with Taylor, and again produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier. It was also a commercial disappointment in the U.S., but it reached number three in the U.K. in 1974. Taylor was also beginning to become a songwriter for other acts; for example "I'll Turn to Stone" by the Four Tops and "All I Need" by The Temptations were both charting U.S. singles in 1967, co-composed by him.
In 1968, Taylor's self-produced single "Gotta See Jane", (co-written with Brian Holland), became a top-twenty hit in the UK. However, his real success came as a member of the Motown writing and production team known as "The Clan". This production group were briefly the prime creators of material for Diana Ross & the Supremes after the Holland/Dozier/Holland team left Motown. Among Taylor's successful co-compositions and co-productions during 1968/69 as a member of The Clan were Diana Ross & the Supremes' number-one U.S. release "Love Child" and their number-ten releaset "I'm Livin' in Shame".
Taylor resumed his recording career in 1970, becoming one of the first artists assigned to Motown's new subsidiary Rare Earth, which was dedicated to Caucasian artists. In that year his first Rare Earth single, "Indiana Wants Me", reached number one in his native Canada. It reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number two in the U.K.. "Gotta See Jane" was also reissued in 1971, and became a top-ten success in Canada. His 1972 single "Taos, New Mexico" did not do well on the Canadian charts.
Taylor continued recording for Rare Earth, and working as a writer/producer for other artists until Rare Earth was ended in 1976. Though he never again scored the charts as he had done with "Indiana Wants Me", his releases did moderately well, especially in Canada. As a Canadian citizen, he could be played on CKLW and other Canadian radio stations and counted towards the stations' Canadian content quotas.
Taylor attempted a comeback during the early 1980s, after which he had a hiatus from the music industry. He has recently established his own record company, Jane Records.
At The High School Dance
R. Dean Taylor Lyrics
Dokładnie tak ziom z tej strony B.R.O
Wiesz panie i panowie to jest High School
Ok wiesz wiesz
Wchodzę na bit z mocą megaton wiesz o co biega ziom
Rap to nie sega choć gram tu na legal z nią
Patrzę na zegar to mój czas scena zmieniam ją
Prosto z podziemia przez marzenia do brzmienia
Flow. Rap to droga nie moda na chwilkę
Bo dostałem głos od Boga nie po to by milczeć
Piszę scenariusz bo życie jest filmem
I ty też pisz je tak by zajarał się Spielberg
Wchodzę dalej nie zdążyłem tu mierzyć
Chociaż dwa lata temu nikt by mi nie uwierzył
Gram dla setek ludzi na tym dziś mi zależy
Bo wypiętrzam się jak góry podczas orogenezy
Jestem w wytwórni ci wtórni wymiękli
Prezes postawił na mnie bym wkurwił tych cienkich
Wielki błękit na niebie wielkie dzięki
Gram rap to mój świat prawd nawet bez wielkiej pęgi
Kiedy słyszysz ten bit podnieś ręce w górę
Wtedy zaczyna bić moje serce czujesz
Niech to leci na głośnikach albo z mp3
To jest High School coś czego potrzebujesz
I kiedy słyszysz ten bit podnieś ręce w górę
Wtedy zaczyna bić moje serce czujesz
Niech to leci na głośnikach albo z mp3
To jest High School coś czego potrzebujesz
Wiesz znów wchodzę w bit pełen gustu i smaku
Lubisz true school to weź użyj mózgu i rapuj
Czuję luz tu mimo paru bluzgów na traku
To nie blues school zdmuchnę ze słów tu jak z blatu
Dobrze wiem czego słucha młodzież
Kiedyś było „M jak Miłość" teraz „M" jak Robert
Wiesz ja wdycham tlen to mój zen na modę
Przez parę godzin bo tyle trwa mój sen na dobę
Wiesz wybrałem drogę jak niewielu tak myślę
Lecz robię swoje ziom od liceum tak cisnę
Od pierwszych nagrywek do celu mam wizję
By zrealizować misję nie idąc na łatwiznę
Węszą biznes bez miary czy bredni
A ty brat rób swoje nie trać wiary i biegnij
Determinacja burzy skały do reszty
Więc idź nawet jeśli masz zdarte podeszwy
Kiedy słyszysz ten bit podnieś ręce w górę
Wtedy zaczyna bić moje serce czujesz
Niech to leci na głośnikach albo z mp3
To jest High School coś czego potrzebujesz
I kiedy słyszysz ten bit podnieś ręce w górę
Wtedy zaczyna bić moje serce czujesz
Niech to leci na głośnikach albo z mp3
To jest High School coś czego potrzebujesz
Pytasz o High School ziom nie mam nic do ukrycia
To mój styl bycia to mój styl życia
Wiesz moja ekipa mój skład ta muzyka
Mój rap moja płyta mój świat na głośnikach
Wielu pyta wciąż o mnie namolnie
Więc cała ta płyta to historie ze wspomnień
Wracam tu słychać że jestem w formie
No bo High School to coś czego się nie da zapomnieć
Kiedy słyszysz ten bit podnieś ręce w górę
Wtedy zaczyna bić moje serce czujesz
Niech to leci na głośnikach albo z mp3
To jest High School coś czego potrzebujesz
I kiedy słyszysz ten bit podnieś ręce w górę
Wtedy zaczyna bić moje serce czujesz
Niech to leci na głośnikach albo z mp3
To jest High School coś czego potrzebujesz
Wiesz panie i panowie to jest High School
Ok wiesz wiesz
Wchodzę na bit z mocą megaton wiesz o co biega ziom
Rap to nie sega choć gram tu na legal z nią
Patrzę na zegar to mój czas scena zmieniam ją
Prosto z podziemia przez marzenia do brzmienia
Flow. Rap to droga nie moda na chwilkę
Bo dostałem głos od Boga nie po to by milczeć
I ty też pisz je tak by zajarał się Spielberg
Wchodzę dalej nie zdążyłem tu mierzyć
Chociaż dwa lata temu nikt by mi nie uwierzył
Gram dla setek ludzi na tym dziś mi zależy
Bo wypiętrzam się jak góry podczas orogenezy
Jestem w wytwórni ci wtórni wymiękli
Prezes postawił na mnie bym wkurwił tych cienkich
Wielki błękit na niebie wielkie dzięki
Gram rap to mój świat prawd nawet bez wielkiej pęgi
Kiedy słyszysz ten bit podnieś ręce w górę
Wtedy zaczyna bić moje serce czujesz
Niech to leci na głośnikach albo z mp3
To jest High School coś czego potrzebujesz
I kiedy słyszysz ten bit podnieś ręce w górę
Wtedy zaczyna bić moje serce czujesz
Niech to leci na głośnikach albo z mp3
To jest High School coś czego potrzebujesz
Wiesz znów wchodzę w bit pełen gustu i smaku
Lubisz true school to weź użyj mózgu i rapuj
Czuję luz tu mimo paru bluzgów na traku
To nie blues school zdmuchnę ze słów tu jak z blatu
Dobrze wiem czego słucha młodzież
Kiedyś było „M jak Miłość" teraz „M" jak Robert
Wiesz ja wdycham tlen to mój zen na modę
Przez parę godzin bo tyle trwa mój sen na dobę
Wiesz wybrałem drogę jak niewielu tak myślę
Lecz robię swoje ziom od liceum tak cisnę
Od pierwszych nagrywek do celu mam wizję
By zrealizować misję nie idąc na łatwiznę
Węszą biznes bez miary czy bredni
A ty brat rób swoje nie trać wiary i biegnij
Determinacja burzy skały do reszty
Więc idź nawet jeśli masz zdarte podeszwy
Kiedy słyszysz ten bit podnieś ręce w górę
Wtedy zaczyna bić moje serce czujesz
Niech to leci na głośnikach albo z mp3
To jest High School coś czego potrzebujesz
I kiedy słyszysz ten bit podnieś ręce w górę
Wtedy zaczyna bić moje serce czujesz
Niech to leci na głośnikach albo z mp3
To jest High School coś czego potrzebujesz
Pytasz o High School ziom nie mam nic do ukrycia
To mój styl bycia to mój styl życia
Wiesz moja ekipa mój skład ta muzyka
Mój rap moja płyta mój świat na głośnikach
Wielu pyta wciąż o mnie namolnie
Więc cała ta płyta to historie ze wspomnień
Wracam tu słychać że jestem w formie
No bo High School to coś czego się nie da zapomnieć
Kiedy słyszysz ten bit podnieś ręce w górę
Wtedy zaczyna bić moje serce czujesz
Niech to leci na głośnikach albo z mp3
To jest High School coś czego potrzebujesz
I kiedy słyszysz ten bit podnieś ręce w górę
Wtedy zaczyna bić moje serce czujesz
Niech to leci na głośnikach albo z mp3
To jest High School coś czego potrzebujesz
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@shoknifeman2mikado135
Have loved this song for 30 years
@samschocket5388
Fast n Furious.STILL ROCKS !!!!!!
ROCK ON!!!
@Johnnralph
Rip : Dean Taylor (May 11 1939 – January 7 2022)
@drbencasey
Any chance you might be able to post the b-side?