Racey scored a series of hit singles in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. These include "Lay Your Love on Me" and "Some Girls". Their aforementioned 'Smash and Grab' album sold about 500,000 copies worldwide. The band's best songs were written and produced by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, the same famous partnership behind other great artists such as rock legends Sweet.
A Chinn-Chapman song for Racey, "Kitty", was notably reworked and released by Toni Basil as "Mickey" in 1981; it reached Number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in early 1982.
Racey's first single, "Baby It's You", was penned by Smokie members Chris Norman and Pete Spencer. Their second single, "Lay Your Love on Me", was the group's first hit single, peaking at No.3 in late 1978/early 1979. The third single, "Some Girls", was written for Blondie, for whom Mike Chapman also produced, but was instead given to Racey as a follow-up to "Lay Your Love on Me".
Racey parted company with Chinn and Chapman after Smash And Grab, and the band split in 1985. Since then two separate groups named Racey exist, one featuring Richard Gower, and the other originally featuring Clive Wilson, Phil Fursdon and Pete Miller, the original bass player of Racey. Miller died of cancer on 6 May 2003.
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Shame
Racey Lyrics
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Shame for two timing on me
Shame you started fooling around
I said: woh woh woh woh woh woh oh.
I said you
You never held it right
You go\t it all wrong and we started to fight
You
I said: woh woh woh woh woh woh woh oh.
She was a first class ticket to ride
Went off the rails love started to slide.
Slippin' and a slidin' all over the track
Pushed me to the limit
Now she can't go back.
No
I won't take no more
I got your hat and I'll show you to the door.
You better leave cause I can't take no more
I said: woh woh woh woh woh woh woh oh.
I said you
You never held it right
Got it all wrong but you think you got it right
You are all trouble and woe
I said: woh woh woh woh woh woh woh oh.
Sweet little raver had a ticket to ride
Took me on a half way I was burning inside.
She should touch me like no one else can
This sweet little raver hit me right in the hand.
Shame it had to happen this way
Shame for all the things you had to say
Shame for letting me go
I said: woh woh woh woh woh woh woh oh.
Shame you ran away from me
Shame for two timing on me
Shame you started fooling around
I said: woh woh woh woh woh woh woh oh.
I said: you
You never handled it right
You got it all wrong and we started fo fight.
You
You put the blame on me
I said: woh woh woh woh woh woh woh oh.
I said you
You never handled it right
. . .
The lyrics of "Shame" by Racey are about a man who was in a relationship with a woman who cheated on him and mistreated him. He expresses his disappointment and anger at her actions, telling her it's "shame" that she ran away from him and two-timed on him. He accuses her of fooling around and putting the blame on him for their fights. He describes her as a "first class ticket to ride" who went off the rails, causing them to slide and slip all over the track of their relationship. She pushed him to the limit and he refuses to take any more. He tells her to leave and that he can't take any more of her trouble and woe. The song ends with him expressing his regret that it had to happen this way and that he feels shame for letting her go.
The lyrics of this song are fairly straightforward and seem to be a common theme in many songs about heartbreak and betrayal. The use of the repetitive "woh woh woh" throughout the song gives it a catchy and memorable chorus.
Line by Line Meaning
Shame you ran away from me
It is shameful that you chose to run away from me instead of facing the issues in our relationship.
Shame for two timing on me
It is shameful that you chose to cheat on me and engage in a romantic relationship with another person.
Shame you started fooling around
It is shameful that you started engaging in dishonest and deceitful behavior instead of being honest with me about your thoughts and feelings.
I said: woh woh woh woh woh woh oh.
This line serves as a chorus to emphasize the emotion and frustration felt by the singer.
I said you
You never held it right
You got it all wrong and we started to fight
You
You put the blame on me
I said: woh woh woh woh woh woh woh oh.
The singer is expressing their frustration with their partner for placing the blame on them for the relationship issues and not taking responsibility for their own actions.
She was a first class ticket to ride
Went off the rails love started to slide.
Slippin' and a slidin' all over the track
Pushed me to the limit
Now she can't go back.
The singer is describing their partner as being a desirable companion, but that their behavior caused the relationship to spiral out of control and become unsustainable.
No
I won't take no more
I got your hat and I'll show you to the door.
You better leave cause I can't take no more
I said: woh woh woh woh woh woh woh oh.
The singer is asserting their power and decision to end the relationship and showing their partner out the door.
You never held it right
Got it all wrong but you think you got it right
You are all trouble and woe
I said: woh woh woh woh woh woh woh oh.
The singer is reiterating that their partner did not handle the relationship correctly and is at fault for the problems that ensued.
Sweet little raver had a ticket to ride
Took me on a half way I was burning inside.
She should touch me like no one else can
This sweet little raver hit me right in the hand.
The singer is describing their previous feelings of intimacy and connection with their partner and how they felt a spark of passion that they had never felt before.
Shame it had to happen this way
Shame for all the things you had to say
Shame for letting me go
I said: woh woh woh woh woh woh woh oh.
The singer is expressing their sadness and regret over the way that the relationship ended and the negative things that were said during the course of the relationship.
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Written by: RICHARD GOWER
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