Sam & Dave were an American soul and rhythm and blues (R&B) duo who perform… Read Full Bio ↴Sam & Dave were an American soul and rhythm and blues (R&B) duo who performed together from 1961 through 1981. The tenor (higher) voice was Sam Moore (born Samuel David Hicks on October 12, 1935 in Winchester, Georgia), and the baritone/tenor (lower) voice was David Prater (born May 9, 1937, Ocilla, Georgia; died April 9, 1988, Sycamore, Georgia). During 1965–68 they had consistent R&B chart success, including 10 consecutive top 20 singles and 3 consecutive top 10 albums.
Sam & Dave are members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and are Grammy Award and multiple gold record award winning artists. According to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Sam & Dave were the most successful soul duo, and brought the sounds of the black gospel church to pop music with their call-and-response records. Recorded primarily at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1965 through 1968, these included "Soul Man", "Hold On, I'm Comin", "I Thank You", "When Something is Wrong with My Baby", "Wrap It Up", and many other Southern Soul classics. Other than Aretha Franklin, no soul act during Sam & Dave's Stax years (1965-1968) had more consistent R&B chart success, including 10 consecutive top 20 singles and 3 consecutive top 10 LPs. Their crossover charts appeal (13 straight appearances and 2 top 10 singles) helped to pave the way for the acceptance of soul music by white pop audiences, and their song "Soul Man" was one of the first songs by a black group to top the pop charts using the word "soul", helping define the genre "Soul Music". "Soul Man" was a number one Pop Hit (Cashbox: November 11, 1967) and has been recognized as one of the most influential songs of the past 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone magazine, and RIAA Songs of the Century. "Soul Man" was featured as the soundtrack and title for a 1986 film and also a 1997–1998 television series, and Soul Men was a 2008 feature film.
Nicknamed "Double Dynamite", "The Sultans of Sweat", and "The Dynamic Duo" for their sweaty, gritty, gospel-infused performances, Sam & Dave were one of the greatest live acts of the 1960s. They were an influence on many future musicians, including Bruce Springsteen, Al Green, Tom Petty, Phil Collins, Michael Jackson, Elvis Costello, Teddy Pendergrass, Billy Joel and Stevie Winwood. The Blues Brothers, who helped create a resurgence of popularity for soul, R&B, and blues in the 1980s, were influenced by Sam & Dave. (Their biggest hit was a cover of "Soul Man" and their act and stage show had many similarities to the duo.)
Contents
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* 1 Early years
* 2 The Stax years (1965–1968)
o 2.1 Arrival at Stax and early Stax singles
o 2.2 "Hold On, I'm A-Comin'" single and Hold On I'm Comin' LP
o 2.3 When Something is Wrong, Double Dynamite LP and singles
o 2.4 "Soul Man" single and Soul Men LP
o 2.5 "I Thank You" single and I Thank You LP
o 2.6 Sam & Dave's live performances
* 3 The Atlantic Records years (1968–1972)
o 3.1 Best of LP, Stax recorded singles (1969)
o 3.2 Atlantic produced records, first break-up, and reunion (1969–1972)
* 4 Later years (1972–1981)
* 5 Dave Prater and Sam Daniels (1982–1988)
* 6 Sam Moore solo career (1982-present)
* 7 Conflict between Moore and Prater
* 8 Covers by other artists/use in pop culture
* 9 Discography
o 9.1 Studio albums
o 9.2 Greatest hits/compilation albums
o 9.3 Singles
o 9.4 Appearances on other albums
o 9.5 CD and DVD collections
o 9.6 Other issues
* 10 References
* 11 External links
[edit] Early years
Sam Moore and Dave Prater's early musical backgrounds involved listening to and singing gospel music in their homes and churches, and in Dave's case, also singing gospel in the choir in his church. Dave later sang with his older brother JT Prater in the gospel group The Sensational Hummingbirds, which recorded the record "Lord Teach Me" in the 1950s. Sam recorded "Nitey-Nite"/"Caveman Rock" in 1954 with the doo-wop group The Majestics, and later sang with the gospel groups The Gales and The Mellonaires. Moore and Prater listed Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke as influences on their styles,[2] and Moore was also influenced by Little Willie John, whom he and Dave opened for often in the early 1960s.
Sam & Dave met working the gospel music circuit, and later in small clubs in Miami during amateur nights in 1961 according to Dave.[3] They sang together one night at the King of Hearts club, and started working together immediately thereafter, developing a live act featuring gospel-inspired call-and-response. Soul singer and record producer Steve Alaimo discovered them while performing on the same show with them at the King of Hearts nightclub in Miami and signed them to Marlin Records.
After two singles in early 1962 were released on the local Marlin label owned by Miami's Henry Stone, Stone helped sign them to Roulette Records in New York. They released six 45s from 1962–1964 (two were re-releases of Marlin recordings) with Roulette, and one single on Stone and Alaimo's Alston Label. A few of the singles received regional airplay, but did not achieve national chart success. The songs, some of which were produced by Steve Alaimo and some of which were produced by Henry Glover,were similar in many ways to r&b recordings by Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson and Little Willie John. Prater was the lead vocalist on most of these singles, with Moore singing harmony and alternate verses.
In summer 1964, Stone introduced the duo to Atlantic Records' Jerry Wexler, who signed them to Atlantic.[4] Wexler asked Memphis, Tennessee-based Stax Records, which Atlantic distributed nationally, to work with Sam & Dave. Wexler wanted the Southern roots and gospel style of their live performances, so the pair were loaned to Stax to record, although they remained Atlantic Records artists. According to Wexler's autobiography Rhythms & Blues, "Their live act was filled with animation, harmony and seeming goodwill. I put Sam in the sweet tradition of Sam Cooke or Solomon Burke, while Dave had an ominous Four Tops' Levi Stubbs-sounding voice, the preacher promising hellfire."
[edit] The Stax years (1965–1968)
[edit] Arrival at Stax and early Stax singles
When Sam & Dave arrived at Stax, they worked with producer & engineer Jim Stewart and songwriters including the MGs' guitarist Steve Cropper, who wrote or co-wrote four of their first eight recordings. The duo then moved to relative newcomer writers and producers Isaac Hayes and David Porter. Hayes and Porter wrote and produced the duo's biggest hits (although they did not receive production credits until the Soul Men LP and singles). According to Moore and Prater, they also greatly influenced the duo's singing style,[5] and had them shift their recording style from the style of their Roulette records to a more live, more energetic gospel, call-and-response feel and beat driven soul style the group is known for today.
Sam & Dave's Stax records also benefited from the musicians and engineering at Stax. The Stax house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, and the Stax horn section, the Mar-Keys had world-class musicians who co-wrote (often without credit) and contributed to recordings—the same musicians who recorded with Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Carla Thomas and other soul artists. Sam & Dave's Stax recordings through 1967 were engineered by Stax founder Jim Stewart, who created the Memphis Sound by recording live in a single take. Stewart is credited for instrumental mixes that allowed for instrumental separation and the distinct contribution of each instrument to the overall feel of the song. Hayes and Porter are in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, The Mar-Keys are in the Musicians Hall of Fame, and Booker T. & the MG's, Jim Stewart, Isaac Hayes and Sam & Dave are all in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
While the first two Stax singles failed to chart, the third, the Hayes/Porter composition (with similarities, including the title, to a gospel standard) "You Don't Know Like I Know" hit #7 R&B in 1966. This was the first of 10 consecutive Top Twenty R&B chart hits over three years, and 14 R&B chart appearances during their career.
[edit] "Hold On, I'm A-Comin'" single and Hold On I'm Comin' LP
"Hold On, I'm A-Comin" (R&B#1/Pop#21), released in March 1966, was a monster R&B hit for Sam & Dave, and also their first single to break into the Top 40 Pop charts. The song was named the #1 song of the year for 1966 by the Billboard R&B charts, and spent 20 weeks on the R&B charts in 1966, peaking at #1 in June. In 1988, Rolling Stone named it one of the best 100 songs of the past 25 years. "Hold On, I'm A-Comin'" received a belated RIAA gold record for one million sales in 1995, 29 years after its release.[6] "Hold On, I'm Comin'" has since been recorded by over 28 other artists.
"Hold On, I'm Comin" was also the first recording on which Moore took lead on the first verse and the deeper, rougher voiced Prater was given the response role and second verse at Hayes and Porter's suggestion. The duo used this format, or singing dual leads, on most of their songs. The song was created when Hayes called to Porter, who was in the bathroom. Porter supposedly said "Hold on, man, I'm comin'", and Hayes and Porter had the song written in 10 minutes.[6] "Hold On, I'm Comin'", when released, received objections from radio stations over the suggestive title. This resulted in a name change by Stewart and quick re-recording and re-release, and nearly all the original U.S. copies of the single bear the title "Hold On, I'm A-Comin'".
The LP Hold On, I'm Comin' (4/66) reached #1 during 19 weeks on the R&B album charts in 1966. After Sam & Dave's chart success, Roulette quickly released the album Sam & Dave in 1966 as well, a collection of the A & B sides of their six Roulette 45s, which did not chart.
[edit] When Something is Wrong, Double Dynamite LP and singles
Sam & Dave's next huge R&B hit was "When Something is Wrong With My Baby", their only ballad single, which was released in January 1967. Stax author Rob Bowman called this "One of the most sublime records in soul music's history", and Mar-Keys trumpet player Wayne Jackson called it the greatest song he has ever heard. This was the only Sam & Dave hit where Dave sang the first verse solo; their other hits started with Sam & Dave together or Sam singing the first verse. "When Something is Wrong With My Baby" has since become an often recorded and performed duet for male and female singers performing together.
In the later part of 1966, Sam & Dave also charted with the top 10 R&B hits "Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody", and "You Got Me Hummin". These three singles, along with other tracks, were compiled on Double Dynamite (12/66), Sam & Dave's second LP on Stax. The LP peaked at #7 R&B and #118 Pop.
[edit] "Soul Man" single and Soul Men LP
Sam and Dave's biggest hit and best remembered song, "Soul Man"(R&B #1/Pop #2), was released in August 1967. It was the number #1 song in the US according to Cashbox magazine Pop charts in November 1967. Sam & Dave won the Grammy Award in 1967 for "Best Performance - Rhythm & Blues Group" for "Soul Man", their first gold record. "Soul Man" was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The song helped popularize the term to describe the emerging music genre "Soul Music" that would be so popular in the late 1960s. According to co-writer Isaac Hayes, the title was inspired by news reports of soul pride that emerged after the 1967 race riots, where stories that painting the word "soul" on your door was a message for looters to bypass your house. Hayes-Porter extrapolated that to "I'm a soul brother, I'm a soul man.". It has been recognized as one of the best or most influential songs of 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone, and R.I.A.A. Songs of the Century. "Soul Man" was used as the soundtrack and title for a 1986 film, a 2008 film Soul Men, a 1997–1998 television series.
The Soul Men LP (October 1967) was Sam & Dave's third Stax LP, reaching #5 on the R&B charts and #68 Pop.[7] Musicologist Rob Bowman called Soul Men One of the greatest soul music albums of all time." "Don't Knock It" from the LP was released as a single in France, but other songs were not released as U.S. singles due to the long run by "Soul Man" on the Pop charts (15 weeks), by which time "I Thank You/Wrap it Up" was ready for release. "May I Baby", the b-side of "Soul Man", is also regarded as a classic non-hot 100 song on the LP by Whitburn's "Top Pop Singles" guide, and was a popular live song performed frequently by Sam & Dave.
[edit] "I Thank You" single and I Thank You LP
The first single for Sam & Dave in 1968 was "I Thank You/Wrap it Up" (R&B #4/Pop #9). It is one of many gospel-inspired tunes and was a hit on both charts. Critics commented that the B side "Wrap it Up" could have been a separate successful single, which it later became for The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Sam & Dave were so busy touring at this point that Hayes & Porter travelled to Europe where Sam & Dave were touring to record the vocal track on "Wrap it Up" so they could release the single. Due to the end of the distribution agreement between Stax and Atlantic Records in May 1968, "I Thank You" was Sam and Dave's final single on Stax. Although they continued to work at Stax with Hayes/Porter, as of May 1968, the duo's work was released on Atlantic Records. "I Thank You" sold over one million copies, and was another to earn gold disc status.[8]
Sam and Dave's first 1968 single for Atlantic was "You Don't Know What You Mean To Me", written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper. Sam and Dave said it was their favorite of their songs,[9] and the single charted #48 Pop and #19 R&B. Sam & Dave also released "Can't You Find Another Way (of Doing It)" which charted at #54 Pop and #20 R&B, but which was not included in the I Thank You LP. Their final single of 1968, "Everybody Got To Believe In Somebody", charted in the lower levels of the pop charts and ended Sam and Dave's streak at ten straight R&B top 20 singles.
Though on Atlantic, the I Thank You LP (10/68) included 1968 singles initially on both Stax and Atlantic. The LP peaked at #38 on the R&B charts, and was the only LP of their Stax recordings not to chart on the Pop LP charts.[10]
[edit] Sam & Dave's live performances
Sam & Dave's live act earned them the nickname "Double Dynamite". Phil Walden, Otis Redding's manager, said "I think Sam and Dave will probably stand the test of time as being the best live act that there ever was. Those guys were absolutely unbelievable. Every night they were awesome." An October 1968 Time article reads: "Of all the R & B cats, nobody steams up a place like Sam & Dave ... weaving and dancing (while singing!), they gyrate through enough acrobatics to wear out more than 100 costumes per year." Jerri Hershey described in Nowhere to Run: They carried red suits, white suits, three piece lime green suits, all with matching patent boots and coordinated silk hankies woefully inadequate to absorb a soul man's nightly outpourings. Both Sam & Dave talk a lot about sweat. To Dave, its proof that he's worked for his pay. For Sam its essential, almost mystical. He says he can't work without it. "Unless my body reaches a certain temperature, starts to liquefy, I just don't feel right without it." Wayne Jackson said Sam & Dave left puddles of sweat onstage by the end of a performance.
In March 1967, Sam and Dave were co-headliners for the Stax/Volt Revue in Europe, which included Booker T & the MGs, The Mar-Keys, Eddie Floyd, Carla Thomas, Arthur Conley and headliner Otis Redding. For Sam & Dave, it was their first time in Europe, largely to all-white audiences, sometimes up to 2,000 people.[11] Although Redding headlined the tour, many agreed Sam & Dave stole the show on many nights. According to Redding's and Sam & Dave's manager Phil Walden, Redding refused to be booked on the same bill with Sam & Dave again, not wanting to have to follow their explosive act. A live version of Sam and Dave's Double Dynamite LP track "Soothe Me" was recorded in Paris during the '67 tour. Released as a single in mid-1967, it continued Sam & Dave's string of top 20 U.S. R&B hits and was their first in the UK Top 40.
After the tour, Sam & Dave worked as headliners in the U.S. and in Europe in during the Fall of 1967, Fall 1968 and January 1970, and in Japan in 1969 and 1970. Their band grew to 16 pieces and a 35-person entourage with a plane and bus, and they continued to be in demand even as record sales began to drop in late 1969 and 1970. They were doing an average 280 shows per year from 1967 through 1969 and in 1967 only took ten days off for the year. Other high points included headlining the Montreal World's Fair in 1967, performing at the tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr at Madison Square Garden in June 1968, being the first black Soul act to headline the Fillmore East in December 1968, and headlining the Texas International Pop Festival for two nights in August 1969. Sam & Dave also performed on U.S. and European television, including two appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1969, appearing on The Tonight Show and American Bandstand in 1967, and performing on The Mike Douglas Show in 1969 and 1970. Moore frequently recalls the Sullivan Show performances as a career highlight.
[edit] The Atlantic Records years (1968–1972)
[edit] Best of LP, Stax recorded singles (1969)
The year 1969 started well, with the Atlantic release of The Best of Sam & Dave LP in January. It contained all their Stax A sides except "A Place Nobody Can Find" and several B-sides, and peaked at #24 on the R&B LP charts and #89 on the Billboard LP charts.[12] Their first single of the year, "Soul Sister, Brown Sugar", returned Sam and Dave to the R&B top 20, and was a #15 hit in the UK.[13] The follow-up "Born Again", reached the lower levels of the charts, and was the last single Sam and Dave recorded at Stax.
[edit] Atlantic produced records, first break-up, and reunion (1969–1972)
Jerry Wexler with co-producer Tom Dowd tried producing Sam & Dave in New York, with Atlantic songwriters and musicians. It took eight months to issue the first Atlantic single in August 1969, "Ooh, Ooh, Ooh", a long time in that era. It was not a very good record, by Sam's own admission, and the first time in four years that a Sam & Dave single failed to chart.
Two more singles followed in 1970, "Baby, Baby, Don't Stop Now", and "One Part Love, Two Parts Pain". The first was a leftover Hayes-Porter recording from Stax; the second was produced by Wexler and Dowd in New York, and was written by Stax executive Al Bell and Allen Jones. Both failed to hit the US R&B charts or the Hot 100. According to Wexler, "We just made some shit-ass records with them. I never really got into their sensibilities as a producer".[14] Wexler then sent the duo south to Muscle Shoals and Miami to work with producers Brad Shapiro and Dave Crawford for their next single "Knock It Out The Park", which failed to chart.
Sam & Dave split up in June 1970, according to Moore[15] as a result of Moore's dissatisfaction with the duo and his desire to pursue a career solo. According to Prater, they broke up because "[Moore] decided to do what he wanted to do on his own." Moore recorded three solo singles (none of which charted) for Atlantic over the next year and was preparing an album produced by King Curtis, which was shelved after Curtis was stabbed to death in 1971. Prater recorded a single for Alston. Neither was commercially successful as a solo act, and they reunited in August 1971.
In October 1971, their last Atlantic single, "Don't Pull Your Love", was a cover of a hit by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. This Shapiro/Crawford production was a minor hit (R&B #36/Pop #102), but not a substantial enough commercial success to keep the duo signed to the label. Sam & Dave made their final Atlantic recordings in August 1972, four songs never released by the label. Their contract with Atlantic expired shortly thereafter.
[edit] Later years (1972–1981)
Despite inability to attract a major label after Atlantic, there was still demand for public performances, especially in Europe.[16] They toured Turkey in Spring 1972 and England in Spring 1973. Sam & Dave also continued to be visible in the U.S., performing on TV shows including The Midnight Special and The Mike Douglas Show. According to Sam, most U.S. shows in the 70s were small clubs, oldies shows, and whatever they could get. Sam & Dave's poor relationship with each other and rumours of drug use at this point were well known within the music industry and contributed to the limited ability to get high quality bookings, also, according to Sam. According to Jerri Hirshey, who saw them many times in the 1970s, their shows could range anywhere from incredible, to horrible.
Sam and Dave returned to the studio in 1974-5, recording an album of new songs titled Back at Cha for United Artists. The album – their first album of new material in 7 years – was produced by Steve Cropper, and featured the MGs and The Memphis Horns and had a minor R&B single, "A Little Bit of Good" (R&B #89). Songwriters included Cropper, Allen Toussaint, and Jimmy Cliff.[17] Although the LP received positive reviews, it failed to chart. In a side project, they provided vocals on "Come On, Come Over" for Jaco Pastorius for his debut album on Epic in 1976.
In 1976-77, Sam & Dave recorded songs in the UK with producer John Abbey. Two singles were released on Abbey's Contempo label in the UK and Germany, with limited success. Ironically, given the duo's disputes, one of the last singles by Sam & Dave was a cover of The Beatles "We Can Work It Out". Sam & Dave also briefly retired in 1977, with Dave working at a Pontiac dealership in New Jersey and Sam working at an Austin, Texas, law firm as a process server.
In 1978, Sam & Dave re-recorded old hits for the LP "Sweet & Funky Gold" (Gusto), and re-recorded songs and other soul hits during this period in Nashville for an album for K-Tel Records, The Original Soul Man.[18] In Summer 1978, they toured Germany for two weeks.
In 1979, Sam & Dave enjoyed a significant resurgence of interest as a result of Dan Aykroyd's and John Belushi's sketch characters in the cult film The Blues Brothers, and The Blues Brothers' 1979 top 40 cover of "Soul Man". Moore stated they were offered an opportunity to perform onstage with Belushi and Aykroyd on SNL, but turned it down when Belushi said Sam & Dave had to perform the intro, then the Blues Brothers would take over. The Blues Brothers' personas and stage act were influenced by Sam & Dave, according to an April 1988 interview with Aykroyd in the Chicago Sun-Times. Aykroyd saw Sam & Dave as a teenager at the Montreal Expo in 1967, and said they were one of his biggest influences. Aykroyd got director John Landis to include the Jake and Elwood Blues characters listening to "Hold On, I'm Comin'" and "Soothe Me" while riding in the Bluesmobile during the film as a tribute to Sam & Dave.
Also in 1979, Sam and Dave opened shows for The Clash on their U.S. tour, including at the Palladium in New York City. In 1980, the duo performed in Paul Simon's film One Trick Pony and on Saturday Night Live. In 1980, they also were featured in a U.S. tour opening for the 50s band Sha Na Na.
In 1981, they re-recorded many hits along with Sam Cooke and Otis Redding covers for LPs titled Soul Study Vol. 1 and Soul Study Vol. 2 (Odyssey). The pair last performed on New Year's Eve, 1981, at the Old Waldorf in San Francisco. According to Moore, when they walked off stage it was the last time they spoke to each other.[19]
[edit] Dave Prater and Sam Daniels (1982–1988)
In 1982, Prater started touring under the "Sam & Dave" name or as "The New Sam & Dave Revue" with Sam Daniels, who performed with Dave from October 1982 until Dave's death in 1988. Moore attempted to block Prater from using the group's name,[20] but was largely unsuccessful. The Daniels & Prater incarnation played 100 shows per year over the next seven years, including in Europe, Japan and Canada.
In 1985, Prater and Sam Daniels released a newly-sung medley of Sam & Dave hits recorded in The Netherlands, which peaked at #92 R&B and was credited to "Sam & Dave". Sam Moore got the record company to recall the single for using the "Sam & Dave" name without permission, and the record was re-labelled and re-issued by "The New Sam & Dave Revue".[21]
Prater had his last performance with Sam Daniels on April 3, 1988 at a Stax Reunion at the Atlanta Civic Center which also featured Isaac Hayes, Eddie Floyd, and Rufus and Carla Thomas. Six days later, on April 9, 1988, Prater died in a car crash in Sycamore, Georgia, while driving to his mother's house.
See more details on his career under his Dave Prater Wikipedia bio.
[edit] Sam Moore solo career (1982-present)
Moore has continued to perform and record as a solo artist, and has also performed in numerous duets with other popular artists. (See the Sam Moore article.)
[edit] Conflict between Moore and Prater
Sam & Dave were also famous for having a very tumultuous partnership during most of their 21 years together. According to Moore, they did not speak to each other offstage for almost 13 years. During the 1970s, they broke up many times, and would typically show up separately for shows, require separate dressing rooms, not look at each other onstage, and communicate through intermediaries.[22] They also had performances in the 1970s where only one of them would show up. Moore describes personal issues with Prater, drug use, touring fatigue, and a desire to do his own act with new material as contributing to their break-up.[15] Prater attributed their rift and break-ups to Moore's frustrations in wanting to do his own act and diversify from having to perform the Sam & Dave song catalogue (which Moore has often stated that he does not like very much) over and over.[3]
[edit] Covers by other artists/use in pop culture
Sam & Dave songs have been recorded by other artists, including 29 covers of "Hold On, I'm Comin'". Others who charted with Sam & Dave songs include ZZ Top -"I Thank You", The Fabulous Thunderbirds -"Wrap It Up", James & Bobby Purify -"I Take What I Want", Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville -"When Something is Wrong with my Baby", Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown -"Hold On, I'm Comin'", and Lydia Pense & Cold Blood -"I Take What I Want". A diverse group of other successful artists also recorded Sam & Dave covers including: Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello, Peter Frampton, The Temptations, Bonnie Raitt, Jackie Wilson, The Eurythmics, Rory Gallagher, Tom Jones, The Band, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Michael Bolton, Patti LaBelle & Travis Tritt, Bryan Ferry, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., The Hollies, Paul Butterfield, Taj Majal, Guy Sebastian, and Eric Clapton & B.B. King.[23]
In 2003, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music opened in Memphis and Sam & Dave are in the film made for the Museum, titled Soulsville, and have a permanent wall and video display.
Barack Obama used "Hold On, I'm Comin'" as a theme song on the campaign trail, until Sam Moore requesting he stop using it. 11 months later Sam Moore performed "Soul Man" with Sting and Elvis Costello at one of Obama's inaugural parties. A parody of "Soul Man" created by Moore, "I'm a Dole Man", was used in the 1996 Bob Dole presidential campaign until the copyright owners objected and requested the campaign stop using it. Sam & Dave released the rare single "Hold on, Edwin's Coming" in 1982 to support Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards' third run for Governor. Another parody, "I'm a Suns Fan", was recorded by Moore and used for the Phoenix Suns basketball games.
Sam & Dave songs have been frequently used in movie & TV soundtracks and commercials, including "Hold On, I'm Comin'" on the soundtrack of the 2007 hit film American Gangster. "Hold On, I'm Comin'" and "Soothe Me" played on the radio in the Bluesmobile during the 1980 hit movie and cult classic, The Blues Brothers. Jay Leno used "Hold on I'm Comin" while driving his AC Cobra on his 2009 Super Bowl commercial to announce his show's move to 10pm. "Wrap it Up" is used as a transition to commercial break for The O'Reilly Factor. "Soul Man" was used as the title and title track in the 1986 movie featuring C. Thomas Howell, and also the 1997–1998 television series featuring Dan Aykroyd. The movie Tapeheads, released in 1988 and starring John Cusack and Tim Robbins, featured Sam Moore and Junior Walker as a fictitious, legendary soul duo called "The Swanky Modes". The movie Soul Men, released in November 2008, was a comedy featuring Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson as two feuding soul singers called "The Real Deal". In February 2009, Moore filed suit against the film production company and the producers for infringing on the marks Soul Man and Soul Men, claiming the movie is based on the careers of Sam & Dave, and damaged both Moore's reputation and career.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
* 1966: Hold On, I'm Comin' (Stax 708) (POP #45, R&B #1)
* 1966: Double Dynamite (Stax 712) (POP #118, R&B #7)
* 1967: Soul Men (Stax 725) (POP #2, R&B #5)
* 1968: I Thank You (Atlantic 8205) (R&B #38)
* 1975: Back At Cha (United Artists LA524-G)
[edit] Greatest hits/compilation albums
* 1966: Sam & Dave (Roulette-Roulette singles compilation)
* 1969: The Best of Sam & Dave (Atlantic 8218-Stax/Atlantic singles) Pop #87/R&B #24
* 1969: Double Golden Album(Nippon Grammaphone/Atlantic, Japan-Stax/Atlantic Singles)
* 1978: Sweet & Funky Gold (Gusto, re-recordings of hits)
* 1982: Soul Study Volume 1 (Odyssey, re-recordings of hits+new covers)
* 1982: Soul Study Volume 2 (Odyssey, re-recordings of hits+new covers)
* 1982: La Grande Storia Del Rock 66(GSR, Italy, KTEL recordings from 1977–1978, new covers of S&D songs and covers of other soul classics)
* 1984: I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down(Edsel ED 133 UK: Atlantic & Stax singles not previously released on Sam & Dave LP's)
* 1987: Sweet Soul Music (Topline UK, KTEL recordings 1977-78, new covers of S&D songs and covers of other soul classics)
* Soul Sister, Brown Sugar (Atlantic, Japan compilation LP of Stax/Atlantic releases)
[edit] Singles
Release date Title Label & Cat no. Chart positions
US Hot 100 US R&B UK
1962 "I Need Love"
(Sam Moore/Dave Prater) Marlin 6100
1962 "No More Pain"
(Steve Alaimo) Marlin 6104
1962 "I Need Love"
(Sam Moore/Dave Prater) Roulette 4419
1962 "No More Pain"
(Steve Alaimo) Roulette 4445
1963 "She's Alright"
(Henry Glover/Morris Levy/Mayme Watts) Roulette 4461
1963 "It Was So Nice While It Lasted"
(Bill Nash) Roulette 4480
1963 "If She'll Still Have Me"
(Roberts/Taylor) Roulette 4508
1964 "I Found Out"
(Alaimo) Roulette 4533
1964 "I'll Never, Never"
(Henry Stone) Alston 777
1965 "A Place Nobody Can Find"
(David Porter) Stax 168
1965 "I Take What I Want"
(Isaac Hayes/Mabon Hodges/David Porter) Stax 175
1965 "You Don't Know Like I Know"
(Hayes/Porter) Stax 180 90 7
1966 "Hold On, I'm Comin'"
(Hayes/Porter) Stax 189 21 1
1966 "Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody"
(Hayes/Porter) Stax 198 64 8
1967 "You Got Me Hummin'"
(Hayes/Porter) Stax 204 77 7
1967 "When Something is Wrong with My Baby"
(Hayes/Porter) Stax 210 42 2
1967 "Soothe Me" (Live)
(Sam Cooke) Stax 218 56 16 35
1967 "Soul Man"
(Hayes/Porter) Stax 231 2 1 24
1968 "I Thank You"
(Hayes/Porter) Stax 242 9 4 34
1968 "Don't Knock It"
(Hayes/Porter)
Europe only Stax 169 016
1968 "You Don't Know What You Mean to Me"
(Eddie Floyd/Steve Cropper) Atlantic 2517 48 20
1968 "Can't You Find Another Way"
(Homer Banks/Raymond Jackson) Atlantic 2540 54 19
1968 "Everybody Got to Believe in Somebody"
(Hayes/Porter) Atlantic 2568 73
1969 "Soul Sister Brown Sugar"
(Hayes/Porter) Atlantic 2590 41 18 15
1969 "Born Again"
(Hayes/Porter) Atlantic 2608 92 27
1969 "Ooh Ooh Ooh"
(Donnie Fritts/John Reid) Atlantic 2668
1970 "Baby Baby Don't Stop Now"
(Hayes/Porter) Atlantic 2714 117
1970 "One Part Love, Two Parts Pain"
(Alvertis Isbell/Allen Jones) Atlantic 2728 123
1970 "Knock It Out the Park"
(Dave Crawford/Willie Martin) Atlantic 2733
1971 "Don't Pull Your Love"
(Dennis Lambert/Brian Potter) Atlantic 2839 102 36
1974 "A Little Bit of Good (Cures a Whole Lot of Bad)" United Artists 438 89
1974 "Under the Boardwalk"
(Kenny Young/Arthur Resnick) United Artists 531
1977 "We Can Work It Out"
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney) Contempo 7004
1977 "Why Did You Do It"
(Kirby)
UK/Europe only Contempo 2109
[edit] Appearances on other albums
* 1967: The Stax/Volt Revue Volume 1-Live in London (three Sam & Dave tracks, four on UK version)
* 1967: The Stax/Volt Revue Volume 2-Live in Paris (three Sam & Dave tracks)
* 1967: Stay in School, Don't Be A Dropout (Stax, Promo LP, 1 Sam & Dave track plus a PSA)
* 1976: Jaco Pastorius (Jaco Pastorius album, Sam & Dave vocals on "Come On, Come Over")
* 1977: Soul Express (released in Germany by Contempo UK, two Sam & Dave tracks)
* 1978: Soul Deep Vol 2 (released in Germany by Contempo UK, 1 track "Living It Down" only known release of this track)
* Hold On Im Coming (Spice Records-Belgium, contains 5 of the 6 known tracks from the Contempo recording sessions)
[edit] CD and DVD collections
* 1987: The Best of Sam & Dave (Atlantic) 21 tracks on one CD
* 1990: An Anthology of Sam & Dave (Atlantic-Canada) 33 tracks, including extensive bio insert by Rob Bowman. Out of Print.
* 1991: Sweat & Soul (Rhino CD) 50 tracks, including four previously unreleased tracks and extensive booklet on the duo. Out of Print.
* 2006: Sam & Dave: The Definitive Soul Collection (Rhino CD) 30 tracks, digitally remastered.
* 2007: The 1967 Stax/Volt Revue-Norway (DVD Reelin in the Years) Four live tracks from spring 67 tour performing with Booker T. & The MG's and the Mar-Keys. Interviews with Sam Moore & others..
* 2008: The Original Soul Men: Sam & Dave (DVD) 21 Sam & Dave tracks, including 17 live tracks from 1966-1980 and interview with Sam Moore and others
Note: The original Stax and Atlantic albums are also available on CD(Rhino)
[edit] Other issues
* 1982: "Hold On, Edwin's Coming" (Guv-nor Records) Single for Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards' third election campaign.
* 1985: The New Sam & Dave Review: A:"Medley-Hold On Im Comin-You Dont Know-Soul Man-I Thank You Soul Sister, Brown Sugar/B:Hold On" Atlantic 7-99636 (with Sam Daniels & Dave Prater). R&B #92
[edit] References
1. ^ An Anthology of Sam & Dave-The Stax Years CD liner notes page 1 Rob Bowman
2. ^ Sam & Dave-An Oral History Moore & Marsh, Avon Books 1998 pp 24-25,27-28
3. ^ a b Interview with Dave Prater and Dave Booth cover of 1984 I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down LP
4. ^ Soulville, Bowman pp 66-69
5. ^ Soulsville, Bowman pp 67-69
6. ^ a b Soulville Bowman pp 91-92
7. ^ Billboard.com list of chart placements
8. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 247. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
9. ^ Blitz magazine - July 1978, p8
10. ^ Soulsville, Bowman pp 138
11. ^ In My Wildest Dreams, Wayne Jackson, Pub. By Wayne & Amy Jackson 2005 pp 108–134
12. ^ Billboard Charts Online
13. ^ database of UK chart singles:www.everyhit.com
14. ^ Soulsville, Bowman pp 140
15. ^ a b Interview with Blues and Soul magazine (July 17-30, 1970) and later interviews
16. ^ Blues and Soul August 6–19 1971 pp 6
17. ^ All Music Guide To Soul ed Boganov/Bush/Woodstra/Erlewine 2003 Backbeat Books pp 598
18. ^ Sam & Dave-An Oral History pp 130
19. ^ Sam & Dave-An Oral History pp 118
20. ^ San Diego Union Tribune 9/25/85 "Singer Finds Sour Note in New Duo's Name" PP B1
21. ^ Congressional Testimony 5/21/1998 "Protection Against Artistic Knock-Off's:Sam Moore"
22. ^ Jeri Hirshey from book Nowhere to Run
23. ^ www.secondhandsongs.com under Sam & Dave
[edit] External links
* http://www.melingo.com/thesoulnet/samndave.htm Includes realaudio songs by Sam & Dave
* Hold on Im Comin' performance from Stax/Volt 67 Tour
* http://www.history-of-rock.com/sam_and_dave.htm
* http://www.classicbands.com/samdave.html
* http://www.geocities.com/shakin_stacks/daveprater.txt
* http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=183
* Youtube video
* http://jpp-product.club.fr/sp_-_sam_&_dave.htm
* http://www.sammoore.net/ Sam Moore's website, with videos, bio, tour schedule, press and news
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Sam & Dave are members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and are Grammy Award and multiple gold record award winning artists. According to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Sam & Dave were the most successful soul duo, and brought the sounds of the black gospel church to pop music with their call-and-response records. Recorded primarily at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1965 through 1968, these included "Soul Man", "Hold On, I'm Comin", "I Thank You", "When Something is Wrong with My Baby", "Wrap It Up", and many other Southern Soul classics. Other than Aretha Franklin, no soul act during Sam & Dave's Stax years (1965-1968) had more consistent R&B chart success, including 10 consecutive top 20 singles and 3 consecutive top 10 LPs. Their crossover charts appeal (13 straight appearances and 2 top 10 singles) helped to pave the way for the acceptance of soul music by white pop audiences, and their song "Soul Man" was one of the first songs by a black group to top the pop charts using the word "soul", helping define the genre "Soul Music". "Soul Man" was a number one Pop Hit (Cashbox: November 11, 1967) and has been recognized as one of the most influential songs of the past 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone magazine, and RIAA Songs of the Century. "Soul Man" was featured as the soundtrack and title for a 1986 film and also a 1997–1998 television series, and Soul Men was a 2008 feature film.
Nicknamed "Double Dynamite", "The Sultans of Sweat", and "The Dynamic Duo" for their sweaty, gritty, gospel-infused performances, Sam & Dave were one of the greatest live acts of the 1960s. They were an influence on many future musicians, including Bruce Springsteen, Al Green, Tom Petty, Phil Collins, Michael Jackson, Elvis Costello, Teddy Pendergrass, Billy Joel and Stevie Winwood. The Blues Brothers, who helped create a resurgence of popularity for soul, R&B, and blues in the 1980s, were influenced by Sam & Dave. (Their biggest hit was a cover of "Soul Man" and their act and stage show had many similarities to the duo.)
Contents
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* 1 Early years
* 2 The Stax years (1965–1968)
o 2.1 Arrival at Stax and early Stax singles
o 2.2 "Hold On, I'm A-Comin'" single and Hold On I'm Comin' LP
o 2.3 When Something is Wrong, Double Dynamite LP and singles
o 2.4 "Soul Man" single and Soul Men LP
o 2.5 "I Thank You" single and I Thank You LP
o 2.6 Sam & Dave's live performances
* 3 The Atlantic Records years (1968–1972)
o 3.1 Best of LP, Stax recorded singles (1969)
o 3.2 Atlantic produced records, first break-up, and reunion (1969–1972)
* 4 Later years (1972–1981)
* 5 Dave Prater and Sam Daniels (1982–1988)
* 6 Sam Moore solo career (1982-present)
* 7 Conflict between Moore and Prater
* 8 Covers by other artists/use in pop culture
* 9 Discography
o 9.1 Studio albums
o 9.2 Greatest hits/compilation albums
o 9.3 Singles
o 9.4 Appearances on other albums
o 9.5 CD and DVD collections
o 9.6 Other issues
* 10 References
* 11 External links
[edit] Early years
Sam Moore and Dave Prater's early musical backgrounds involved listening to and singing gospel music in their homes and churches, and in Dave's case, also singing gospel in the choir in his church. Dave later sang with his older brother JT Prater in the gospel group The Sensational Hummingbirds, which recorded the record "Lord Teach Me" in the 1950s. Sam recorded "Nitey-Nite"/"Caveman Rock" in 1954 with the doo-wop group The Majestics, and later sang with the gospel groups The Gales and The Mellonaires. Moore and Prater listed Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke as influences on their styles,[2] and Moore was also influenced by Little Willie John, whom he and Dave opened for often in the early 1960s.
Sam & Dave met working the gospel music circuit, and later in small clubs in Miami during amateur nights in 1961 according to Dave.[3] They sang together one night at the King of Hearts club, and started working together immediately thereafter, developing a live act featuring gospel-inspired call-and-response. Soul singer and record producer Steve Alaimo discovered them while performing on the same show with them at the King of Hearts nightclub in Miami and signed them to Marlin Records.
After two singles in early 1962 were released on the local Marlin label owned by Miami's Henry Stone, Stone helped sign them to Roulette Records in New York. They released six 45s from 1962–1964 (two were re-releases of Marlin recordings) with Roulette, and one single on Stone and Alaimo's Alston Label. A few of the singles received regional airplay, but did not achieve national chart success. The songs, some of which were produced by Steve Alaimo and some of which were produced by Henry Glover,were similar in many ways to r&b recordings by Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson and Little Willie John. Prater was the lead vocalist on most of these singles, with Moore singing harmony and alternate verses.
In summer 1964, Stone introduced the duo to Atlantic Records' Jerry Wexler, who signed them to Atlantic.[4] Wexler asked Memphis, Tennessee-based Stax Records, which Atlantic distributed nationally, to work with Sam & Dave. Wexler wanted the Southern roots and gospel style of their live performances, so the pair were loaned to Stax to record, although they remained Atlantic Records artists. According to Wexler's autobiography Rhythms & Blues, "Their live act was filled with animation, harmony and seeming goodwill. I put Sam in the sweet tradition of Sam Cooke or Solomon Burke, while Dave had an ominous Four Tops' Levi Stubbs-sounding voice, the preacher promising hellfire."
[edit] The Stax years (1965–1968)
[edit] Arrival at Stax and early Stax singles
When Sam & Dave arrived at Stax, they worked with producer & engineer Jim Stewart and songwriters including the MGs' guitarist Steve Cropper, who wrote or co-wrote four of their first eight recordings. The duo then moved to relative newcomer writers and producers Isaac Hayes and David Porter. Hayes and Porter wrote and produced the duo's biggest hits (although they did not receive production credits until the Soul Men LP and singles). According to Moore and Prater, they also greatly influenced the duo's singing style,[5] and had them shift their recording style from the style of their Roulette records to a more live, more energetic gospel, call-and-response feel and beat driven soul style the group is known for today.
Sam & Dave's Stax records also benefited from the musicians and engineering at Stax. The Stax house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, and the Stax horn section, the Mar-Keys had world-class musicians who co-wrote (often without credit) and contributed to recordings—the same musicians who recorded with Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Carla Thomas and other soul artists. Sam & Dave's Stax recordings through 1967 were engineered by Stax founder Jim Stewart, who created the Memphis Sound by recording live in a single take. Stewart is credited for instrumental mixes that allowed for instrumental separation and the distinct contribution of each instrument to the overall feel of the song. Hayes and Porter are in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, The Mar-Keys are in the Musicians Hall of Fame, and Booker T. & the MG's, Jim Stewart, Isaac Hayes and Sam & Dave are all in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
While the first two Stax singles failed to chart, the third, the Hayes/Porter composition (with similarities, including the title, to a gospel standard) "You Don't Know Like I Know" hit #7 R&B in 1966. This was the first of 10 consecutive Top Twenty R&B chart hits over three years, and 14 R&B chart appearances during their career.
[edit] "Hold On, I'm A-Comin'" single and Hold On I'm Comin' LP
"Hold On, I'm A-Comin" (R&B#1/Pop#21), released in March 1966, was a monster R&B hit for Sam & Dave, and also their first single to break into the Top 40 Pop charts. The song was named the #1 song of the year for 1966 by the Billboard R&B charts, and spent 20 weeks on the R&B charts in 1966, peaking at #1 in June. In 1988, Rolling Stone named it one of the best 100 songs of the past 25 years. "Hold On, I'm A-Comin'" received a belated RIAA gold record for one million sales in 1995, 29 years after its release.[6] "Hold On, I'm Comin'" has since been recorded by over 28 other artists.
"Hold On, I'm Comin" was also the first recording on which Moore took lead on the first verse and the deeper, rougher voiced Prater was given the response role and second verse at Hayes and Porter's suggestion. The duo used this format, or singing dual leads, on most of their songs. The song was created when Hayes called to Porter, who was in the bathroom. Porter supposedly said "Hold on, man, I'm comin'", and Hayes and Porter had the song written in 10 minutes.[6] "Hold On, I'm Comin'", when released, received objections from radio stations over the suggestive title. This resulted in a name change by Stewart and quick re-recording and re-release, and nearly all the original U.S. copies of the single bear the title "Hold On, I'm A-Comin'".
The LP Hold On, I'm Comin' (4/66) reached #1 during 19 weeks on the R&B album charts in 1966. After Sam & Dave's chart success, Roulette quickly released the album Sam & Dave in 1966 as well, a collection of the A & B sides of their six Roulette 45s, which did not chart.
[edit] When Something is Wrong, Double Dynamite LP and singles
Sam & Dave's next huge R&B hit was "When Something is Wrong With My Baby", their only ballad single, which was released in January 1967. Stax author Rob Bowman called this "One of the most sublime records in soul music's history", and Mar-Keys trumpet player Wayne Jackson called it the greatest song he has ever heard. This was the only Sam & Dave hit where Dave sang the first verse solo; their other hits started with Sam & Dave together or Sam singing the first verse. "When Something is Wrong With My Baby" has since become an often recorded and performed duet for male and female singers performing together.
In the later part of 1966, Sam & Dave also charted with the top 10 R&B hits "Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody", and "You Got Me Hummin". These three singles, along with other tracks, were compiled on Double Dynamite (12/66), Sam & Dave's second LP on Stax. The LP peaked at #7 R&B and #118 Pop.
[edit] "Soul Man" single and Soul Men LP
Sam and Dave's biggest hit and best remembered song, "Soul Man"(R&B #1/Pop #2), was released in August 1967. It was the number #1 song in the US according to Cashbox magazine Pop charts in November 1967. Sam & Dave won the Grammy Award in 1967 for "Best Performance - Rhythm & Blues Group" for "Soul Man", their first gold record. "Soul Man" was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The song helped popularize the term to describe the emerging music genre "Soul Music" that would be so popular in the late 1960s. According to co-writer Isaac Hayes, the title was inspired by news reports of soul pride that emerged after the 1967 race riots, where stories that painting the word "soul" on your door was a message for looters to bypass your house. Hayes-Porter extrapolated that to "I'm a soul brother, I'm a soul man.". It has been recognized as one of the best or most influential songs of 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone, and R.I.A.A. Songs of the Century. "Soul Man" was used as the soundtrack and title for a 1986 film, a 2008 film Soul Men, a 1997–1998 television series.
The Soul Men LP (October 1967) was Sam & Dave's third Stax LP, reaching #5 on the R&B charts and #68 Pop.[7] Musicologist Rob Bowman called Soul Men One of the greatest soul music albums of all time." "Don't Knock It" from the LP was released as a single in France, but other songs were not released as U.S. singles due to the long run by "Soul Man" on the Pop charts (15 weeks), by which time "I Thank You/Wrap it Up" was ready for release. "May I Baby", the b-side of "Soul Man", is also regarded as a classic non-hot 100 song on the LP by Whitburn's "Top Pop Singles" guide, and was a popular live song performed frequently by Sam & Dave.
[edit] "I Thank You" single and I Thank You LP
The first single for Sam & Dave in 1968 was "I Thank You/Wrap it Up" (R&B #4/Pop #9). It is one of many gospel-inspired tunes and was a hit on both charts. Critics commented that the B side "Wrap it Up" could have been a separate successful single, which it later became for The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Sam & Dave were so busy touring at this point that Hayes & Porter travelled to Europe where Sam & Dave were touring to record the vocal track on "Wrap it Up" so they could release the single. Due to the end of the distribution agreement between Stax and Atlantic Records in May 1968, "I Thank You" was Sam and Dave's final single on Stax. Although they continued to work at Stax with Hayes/Porter, as of May 1968, the duo's work was released on Atlantic Records. "I Thank You" sold over one million copies, and was another to earn gold disc status.[8]
Sam and Dave's first 1968 single for Atlantic was "You Don't Know What You Mean To Me", written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper. Sam and Dave said it was their favorite of their songs,[9] and the single charted #48 Pop and #19 R&B. Sam & Dave also released "Can't You Find Another Way (of Doing It)" which charted at #54 Pop and #20 R&B, but which was not included in the I Thank You LP. Their final single of 1968, "Everybody Got To Believe In Somebody", charted in the lower levels of the pop charts and ended Sam and Dave's streak at ten straight R&B top 20 singles.
Though on Atlantic, the I Thank You LP (10/68) included 1968 singles initially on both Stax and Atlantic. The LP peaked at #38 on the R&B charts, and was the only LP of their Stax recordings not to chart on the Pop LP charts.[10]
[edit] Sam & Dave's live performances
Sam & Dave's live act earned them the nickname "Double Dynamite". Phil Walden, Otis Redding's manager, said "I think Sam and Dave will probably stand the test of time as being the best live act that there ever was. Those guys were absolutely unbelievable. Every night they were awesome." An October 1968 Time article reads: "Of all the R & B cats, nobody steams up a place like Sam & Dave ... weaving and dancing (while singing!), they gyrate through enough acrobatics to wear out more than 100 costumes per year." Jerri Hershey described in Nowhere to Run: They carried red suits, white suits, three piece lime green suits, all with matching patent boots and coordinated silk hankies woefully inadequate to absorb a soul man's nightly outpourings. Both Sam & Dave talk a lot about sweat. To Dave, its proof that he's worked for his pay. For Sam its essential, almost mystical. He says he can't work without it. "Unless my body reaches a certain temperature, starts to liquefy, I just don't feel right without it." Wayne Jackson said Sam & Dave left puddles of sweat onstage by the end of a performance.
In March 1967, Sam and Dave were co-headliners for the Stax/Volt Revue in Europe, which included Booker T & the MGs, The Mar-Keys, Eddie Floyd, Carla Thomas, Arthur Conley and headliner Otis Redding. For Sam & Dave, it was their first time in Europe, largely to all-white audiences, sometimes up to 2,000 people.[11] Although Redding headlined the tour, many agreed Sam & Dave stole the show on many nights. According to Redding's and Sam & Dave's manager Phil Walden, Redding refused to be booked on the same bill with Sam & Dave again, not wanting to have to follow their explosive act. A live version of Sam and Dave's Double Dynamite LP track "Soothe Me" was recorded in Paris during the '67 tour. Released as a single in mid-1967, it continued Sam & Dave's string of top 20 U.S. R&B hits and was their first in the UK Top 40.
After the tour, Sam & Dave worked as headliners in the U.S. and in Europe in during the Fall of 1967, Fall 1968 and January 1970, and in Japan in 1969 and 1970. Their band grew to 16 pieces and a 35-person entourage with a plane and bus, and they continued to be in demand even as record sales began to drop in late 1969 and 1970. They were doing an average 280 shows per year from 1967 through 1969 and in 1967 only took ten days off for the year. Other high points included headlining the Montreal World's Fair in 1967, performing at the tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr at Madison Square Garden in June 1968, being the first black Soul act to headline the Fillmore East in December 1968, and headlining the Texas International Pop Festival for two nights in August 1969. Sam & Dave also performed on U.S. and European television, including two appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1969, appearing on The Tonight Show and American Bandstand in 1967, and performing on The Mike Douglas Show in 1969 and 1970. Moore frequently recalls the Sullivan Show performances as a career highlight.
[edit] The Atlantic Records years (1968–1972)
[edit] Best of LP, Stax recorded singles (1969)
The year 1969 started well, with the Atlantic release of The Best of Sam & Dave LP in January. It contained all their Stax A sides except "A Place Nobody Can Find" and several B-sides, and peaked at #24 on the R&B LP charts and #89 on the Billboard LP charts.[12] Their first single of the year, "Soul Sister, Brown Sugar", returned Sam and Dave to the R&B top 20, and was a #15 hit in the UK.[13] The follow-up "Born Again", reached the lower levels of the charts, and was the last single Sam and Dave recorded at Stax.
[edit] Atlantic produced records, first break-up, and reunion (1969–1972)
Jerry Wexler with co-producer Tom Dowd tried producing Sam & Dave in New York, with Atlantic songwriters and musicians. It took eight months to issue the first Atlantic single in August 1969, "Ooh, Ooh, Ooh", a long time in that era. It was not a very good record, by Sam's own admission, and the first time in four years that a Sam & Dave single failed to chart.
Two more singles followed in 1970, "Baby, Baby, Don't Stop Now", and "One Part Love, Two Parts Pain". The first was a leftover Hayes-Porter recording from Stax; the second was produced by Wexler and Dowd in New York, and was written by Stax executive Al Bell and Allen Jones. Both failed to hit the US R&B charts or the Hot 100. According to Wexler, "We just made some shit-ass records with them. I never really got into their sensibilities as a producer".[14] Wexler then sent the duo south to Muscle Shoals and Miami to work with producers Brad Shapiro and Dave Crawford for their next single "Knock It Out The Park", which failed to chart.
Sam & Dave split up in June 1970, according to Moore[15] as a result of Moore's dissatisfaction with the duo and his desire to pursue a career solo. According to Prater, they broke up because "[Moore] decided to do what he wanted to do on his own." Moore recorded three solo singles (none of which charted) for Atlantic over the next year and was preparing an album produced by King Curtis, which was shelved after Curtis was stabbed to death in 1971. Prater recorded a single for Alston. Neither was commercially successful as a solo act, and they reunited in August 1971.
In October 1971, their last Atlantic single, "Don't Pull Your Love", was a cover of a hit by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. This Shapiro/Crawford production was a minor hit (R&B #36/Pop #102), but not a substantial enough commercial success to keep the duo signed to the label. Sam & Dave made their final Atlantic recordings in August 1972, four songs never released by the label. Their contract with Atlantic expired shortly thereafter.
[edit] Later years (1972–1981)
Despite inability to attract a major label after Atlantic, there was still demand for public performances, especially in Europe.[16] They toured Turkey in Spring 1972 and England in Spring 1973. Sam & Dave also continued to be visible in the U.S., performing on TV shows including The Midnight Special and The Mike Douglas Show. According to Sam, most U.S. shows in the 70s were small clubs, oldies shows, and whatever they could get. Sam & Dave's poor relationship with each other and rumours of drug use at this point were well known within the music industry and contributed to the limited ability to get high quality bookings, also, according to Sam. According to Jerri Hirshey, who saw them many times in the 1970s, their shows could range anywhere from incredible, to horrible.
Sam and Dave returned to the studio in 1974-5, recording an album of new songs titled Back at Cha for United Artists. The album – their first album of new material in 7 years – was produced by Steve Cropper, and featured the MGs and The Memphis Horns and had a minor R&B single, "A Little Bit of Good" (R&B #89). Songwriters included Cropper, Allen Toussaint, and Jimmy Cliff.[17] Although the LP received positive reviews, it failed to chart. In a side project, they provided vocals on "Come On, Come Over" for Jaco Pastorius for his debut album on Epic in 1976.
In 1976-77, Sam & Dave recorded songs in the UK with producer John Abbey. Two singles were released on Abbey's Contempo label in the UK and Germany, with limited success. Ironically, given the duo's disputes, one of the last singles by Sam & Dave was a cover of The Beatles "We Can Work It Out". Sam & Dave also briefly retired in 1977, with Dave working at a Pontiac dealership in New Jersey and Sam working at an Austin, Texas, law firm as a process server.
In 1978, Sam & Dave re-recorded old hits for the LP "Sweet & Funky Gold" (Gusto), and re-recorded songs and other soul hits during this period in Nashville for an album for K-Tel Records, The Original Soul Man.[18] In Summer 1978, they toured Germany for two weeks.
In 1979, Sam & Dave enjoyed a significant resurgence of interest as a result of Dan Aykroyd's and John Belushi's sketch characters in the cult film The Blues Brothers, and The Blues Brothers' 1979 top 40 cover of "Soul Man". Moore stated they were offered an opportunity to perform onstage with Belushi and Aykroyd on SNL, but turned it down when Belushi said Sam & Dave had to perform the intro, then the Blues Brothers would take over. The Blues Brothers' personas and stage act were influenced by Sam & Dave, according to an April 1988 interview with Aykroyd in the Chicago Sun-Times. Aykroyd saw Sam & Dave as a teenager at the Montreal Expo in 1967, and said they were one of his biggest influences. Aykroyd got director John Landis to include the Jake and Elwood Blues characters listening to "Hold On, I'm Comin'" and "Soothe Me" while riding in the Bluesmobile during the film as a tribute to Sam & Dave.
Also in 1979, Sam and Dave opened shows for The Clash on their U.S. tour, including at the Palladium in New York City. In 1980, the duo performed in Paul Simon's film One Trick Pony and on Saturday Night Live. In 1980, they also were featured in a U.S. tour opening for the 50s band Sha Na Na.
In 1981, they re-recorded many hits along with Sam Cooke and Otis Redding covers for LPs titled Soul Study Vol. 1 and Soul Study Vol. 2 (Odyssey). The pair last performed on New Year's Eve, 1981, at the Old Waldorf in San Francisco. According to Moore, when they walked off stage it was the last time they spoke to each other.[19]
[edit] Dave Prater and Sam Daniels (1982–1988)
In 1982, Prater started touring under the "Sam & Dave" name or as "The New Sam & Dave Revue" with Sam Daniels, who performed with Dave from October 1982 until Dave's death in 1988. Moore attempted to block Prater from using the group's name,[20] but was largely unsuccessful. The Daniels & Prater incarnation played 100 shows per year over the next seven years, including in Europe, Japan and Canada.
In 1985, Prater and Sam Daniels released a newly-sung medley of Sam & Dave hits recorded in The Netherlands, which peaked at #92 R&B and was credited to "Sam & Dave". Sam Moore got the record company to recall the single for using the "Sam & Dave" name without permission, and the record was re-labelled and re-issued by "The New Sam & Dave Revue".[21]
Prater had his last performance with Sam Daniels on April 3, 1988 at a Stax Reunion at the Atlanta Civic Center which also featured Isaac Hayes, Eddie Floyd, and Rufus and Carla Thomas. Six days later, on April 9, 1988, Prater died in a car crash in Sycamore, Georgia, while driving to his mother's house.
See more details on his career under his Dave Prater Wikipedia bio.
[edit] Sam Moore solo career (1982-present)
Moore has continued to perform and record as a solo artist, and has also performed in numerous duets with other popular artists. (See the Sam Moore article.)
[edit] Conflict between Moore and Prater
Sam & Dave were also famous for having a very tumultuous partnership during most of their 21 years together. According to Moore, they did not speak to each other offstage for almost 13 years. During the 1970s, they broke up many times, and would typically show up separately for shows, require separate dressing rooms, not look at each other onstage, and communicate through intermediaries.[22] They also had performances in the 1970s where only one of them would show up. Moore describes personal issues with Prater, drug use, touring fatigue, and a desire to do his own act with new material as contributing to their break-up.[15] Prater attributed their rift and break-ups to Moore's frustrations in wanting to do his own act and diversify from having to perform the Sam & Dave song catalogue (which Moore has often stated that he does not like very much) over and over.[3]
[edit] Covers by other artists/use in pop culture
Sam & Dave songs have been recorded by other artists, including 29 covers of "Hold On, I'm Comin'". Others who charted with Sam & Dave songs include ZZ Top -"I Thank You", The Fabulous Thunderbirds -"Wrap It Up", James & Bobby Purify -"I Take What I Want", Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville -"When Something is Wrong with my Baby", Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown -"Hold On, I'm Comin'", and Lydia Pense & Cold Blood -"I Take What I Want". A diverse group of other successful artists also recorded Sam & Dave covers including: Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello, Peter Frampton, The Temptations, Bonnie Raitt, Jackie Wilson, The Eurythmics, Rory Gallagher, Tom Jones, The Band, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Michael Bolton, Patti LaBelle & Travis Tritt, Bryan Ferry, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., The Hollies, Paul Butterfield, Taj Majal, Guy Sebastian, and Eric Clapton & B.B. King.[23]
In 2003, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music opened in Memphis and Sam & Dave are in the film made for the Museum, titled Soulsville, and have a permanent wall and video display.
Barack Obama used "Hold On, I'm Comin'" as a theme song on the campaign trail, until Sam Moore requesting he stop using it. 11 months later Sam Moore performed "Soul Man" with Sting and Elvis Costello at one of Obama's inaugural parties. A parody of "Soul Man" created by Moore, "I'm a Dole Man", was used in the 1996 Bob Dole presidential campaign until the copyright owners objected and requested the campaign stop using it. Sam & Dave released the rare single "Hold on, Edwin's Coming" in 1982 to support Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards' third run for Governor. Another parody, "I'm a Suns Fan", was recorded by Moore and used for the Phoenix Suns basketball games.
Sam & Dave songs have been frequently used in movie & TV soundtracks and commercials, including "Hold On, I'm Comin'" on the soundtrack of the 2007 hit film American Gangster. "Hold On, I'm Comin'" and "Soothe Me" played on the radio in the Bluesmobile during the 1980 hit movie and cult classic, The Blues Brothers. Jay Leno used "Hold on I'm Comin" while driving his AC Cobra on his 2009 Super Bowl commercial to announce his show's move to 10pm. "Wrap it Up" is used as a transition to commercial break for The O'Reilly Factor. "Soul Man" was used as the title and title track in the 1986 movie featuring C. Thomas Howell, and also the 1997–1998 television series featuring Dan Aykroyd. The movie Tapeheads, released in 1988 and starring John Cusack and Tim Robbins, featured Sam Moore and Junior Walker as a fictitious, legendary soul duo called "The Swanky Modes". The movie Soul Men, released in November 2008, was a comedy featuring Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson as two feuding soul singers called "The Real Deal". In February 2009, Moore filed suit against the film production company and the producers for infringing on the marks Soul Man and Soul Men, claiming the movie is based on the careers of Sam & Dave, and damaged both Moore's reputation and career.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
* 1966: Hold On, I'm Comin' (Stax 708) (POP #45, R&B #1)
* 1966: Double Dynamite (Stax 712) (POP #118, R&B #7)
* 1967: Soul Men (Stax 725) (POP #2, R&B #5)
* 1968: I Thank You (Atlantic 8205) (R&B #38)
* 1975: Back At Cha (United Artists LA524-G)
[edit] Greatest hits/compilation albums
* 1966: Sam & Dave (Roulette-Roulette singles compilation)
* 1969: The Best of Sam & Dave (Atlantic 8218-Stax/Atlantic singles) Pop #87/R&B #24
* 1969: Double Golden Album(Nippon Grammaphone/Atlantic, Japan-Stax/Atlantic Singles)
* 1978: Sweet & Funky Gold (Gusto, re-recordings of hits)
* 1982: Soul Study Volume 1 (Odyssey, re-recordings of hits+new covers)
* 1982: Soul Study Volume 2 (Odyssey, re-recordings of hits+new covers)
* 1982: La Grande Storia Del Rock 66(GSR, Italy, KTEL recordings from 1977–1978, new covers of S&D songs and covers of other soul classics)
* 1984: I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down(Edsel ED 133 UK: Atlantic & Stax singles not previously released on Sam & Dave LP's)
* 1987: Sweet Soul Music (Topline UK, KTEL recordings 1977-78, new covers of S&D songs and covers of other soul classics)
* Soul Sister, Brown Sugar (Atlantic, Japan compilation LP of Stax/Atlantic releases)
[edit] Singles
Release date Title Label & Cat no. Chart positions
US Hot 100 US R&B UK
1962 "I Need Love"
(Sam Moore/Dave Prater) Marlin 6100
1962 "No More Pain"
(Steve Alaimo) Marlin 6104
1962 "I Need Love"
(Sam Moore/Dave Prater) Roulette 4419
1962 "No More Pain"
(Steve Alaimo) Roulette 4445
1963 "She's Alright"
(Henry Glover/Morris Levy/Mayme Watts) Roulette 4461
1963 "It Was So Nice While It Lasted"
(Bill Nash) Roulette 4480
1963 "If She'll Still Have Me"
(Roberts/Taylor) Roulette 4508
1964 "I Found Out"
(Alaimo) Roulette 4533
1964 "I'll Never, Never"
(Henry Stone) Alston 777
1965 "A Place Nobody Can Find"
(David Porter) Stax 168
1965 "I Take What I Want"
(Isaac Hayes/Mabon Hodges/David Porter) Stax 175
1965 "You Don't Know Like I Know"
(Hayes/Porter) Stax 180 90 7
1966 "Hold On, I'm Comin'"
(Hayes/Porter) Stax 189 21 1
1966 "Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody"
(Hayes/Porter) Stax 198 64 8
1967 "You Got Me Hummin'"
(Hayes/Porter) Stax 204 77 7
1967 "When Something is Wrong with My Baby"
(Hayes/Porter) Stax 210 42 2
1967 "Soothe Me" (Live)
(Sam Cooke) Stax 218 56 16 35
1967 "Soul Man"
(Hayes/Porter) Stax 231 2 1 24
1968 "I Thank You"
(Hayes/Porter) Stax 242 9 4 34
1968 "Don't Knock It"
(Hayes/Porter)
Europe only Stax 169 016
1968 "You Don't Know What You Mean to Me"
(Eddie Floyd/Steve Cropper) Atlantic 2517 48 20
1968 "Can't You Find Another Way"
(Homer Banks/Raymond Jackson) Atlantic 2540 54 19
1968 "Everybody Got to Believe in Somebody"
(Hayes/Porter) Atlantic 2568 73
1969 "Soul Sister Brown Sugar"
(Hayes/Porter) Atlantic 2590 41 18 15
1969 "Born Again"
(Hayes/Porter) Atlantic 2608 92 27
1969 "Ooh Ooh Ooh"
(Donnie Fritts/John Reid) Atlantic 2668
1970 "Baby Baby Don't Stop Now"
(Hayes/Porter) Atlantic 2714 117
1970 "One Part Love, Two Parts Pain"
(Alvertis Isbell/Allen Jones) Atlantic 2728 123
1970 "Knock It Out the Park"
(Dave Crawford/Willie Martin) Atlantic 2733
1971 "Don't Pull Your Love"
(Dennis Lambert/Brian Potter) Atlantic 2839 102 36
1974 "A Little Bit of Good (Cures a Whole Lot of Bad)" United Artists 438 89
1974 "Under the Boardwalk"
(Kenny Young/Arthur Resnick) United Artists 531
1977 "We Can Work It Out"
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney) Contempo 7004
1977 "Why Did You Do It"
(Kirby)
UK/Europe only Contempo 2109
[edit] Appearances on other albums
* 1967: The Stax/Volt Revue Volume 1-Live in London (three Sam & Dave tracks, four on UK version)
* 1967: The Stax/Volt Revue Volume 2-Live in Paris (three Sam & Dave tracks)
* 1967: Stay in School, Don't Be A Dropout (Stax, Promo LP, 1 Sam & Dave track plus a PSA)
* 1976: Jaco Pastorius (Jaco Pastorius album, Sam & Dave vocals on "Come On, Come Over")
* 1977: Soul Express (released in Germany by Contempo UK, two Sam & Dave tracks)
* 1978: Soul Deep Vol 2 (released in Germany by Contempo UK, 1 track "Living It Down" only known release of this track)
* Hold On Im Coming (Spice Records-Belgium, contains 5 of the 6 known tracks from the Contempo recording sessions)
[edit] CD and DVD collections
* 1987: The Best of Sam & Dave (Atlantic) 21 tracks on one CD
* 1990: An Anthology of Sam & Dave (Atlantic-Canada) 33 tracks, including extensive bio insert by Rob Bowman. Out of Print.
* 1991: Sweat & Soul (Rhino CD) 50 tracks, including four previously unreleased tracks and extensive booklet on the duo. Out of Print.
* 2006: Sam & Dave: The Definitive Soul Collection (Rhino CD) 30 tracks, digitally remastered.
* 2007: The 1967 Stax/Volt Revue-Norway (DVD Reelin in the Years) Four live tracks from spring 67 tour performing with Booker T. & The MG's and the Mar-Keys. Interviews with Sam Moore & others..
* 2008: The Original Soul Men: Sam & Dave (DVD) 21 Sam & Dave tracks, including 17 live tracks from 1966-1980 and interview with Sam Moore and others
Note: The original Stax and Atlantic albums are also available on CD(Rhino)
[edit] Other issues
* 1982: "Hold On, Edwin's Coming" (Guv-nor Records) Single for Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards' third election campaign.
* 1985: The New Sam & Dave Review: A:"Medley-Hold On Im Comin-You Dont Know-Soul Man-I Thank You Soul Sister, Brown Sugar/B:Hold On" Atlantic 7-99636 (with Sam Daniels & Dave Prater). R&B #92
[edit] References
1. ^ An Anthology of Sam & Dave-The Stax Years CD liner notes page 1 Rob Bowman
2. ^ Sam & Dave-An Oral History Moore & Marsh, Avon Books 1998 pp 24-25,27-28
3. ^ a b Interview with Dave Prater and Dave Booth cover of 1984 I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down LP
4. ^ Soulville, Bowman pp 66-69
5. ^ Soulsville, Bowman pp 67-69
6. ^ a b Soulville Bowman pp 91-92
7. ^ Billboard.com list of chart placements
8. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 247. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
9. ^ Blitz magazine - July 1978, p8
10. ^ Soulsville, Bowman pp 138
11. ^ In My Wildest Dreams, Wayne Jackson, Pub. By Wayne & Amy Jackson 2005 pp 108–134
12. ^ Billboard Charts Online
13. ^ database of UK chart singles:www.everyhit.com
14. ^ Soulsville, Bowman pp 140
15. ^ a b Interview with Blues and Soul magazine (July 17-30, 1970) and later interviews
16. ^ Blues and Soul August 6–19 1971 pp 6
17. ^ All Music Guide To Soul ed Boganov/Bush/Woodstra/Erlewine 2003 Backbeat Books pp 598
18. ^ Sam & Dave-An Oral History pp 130
19. ^ Sam & Dave-An Oral History pp 118
20. ^ San Diego Union Tribune 9/25/85 "Singer Finds Sour Note in New Duo's Name" PP B1
21. ^ Congressional Testimony 5/21/1998 "Protection Against Artistic Knock-Off's:Sam Moore"
22. ^ Jeri Hirshey from book Nowhere to Run
23. ^ www.secondhandsongs.com under Sam & Dave
[edit] External links
* http://www.melingo.com/thesoulnet/samndave.htm Includes realaudio songs by Sam & Dave
* Hold on Im Comin' performance from Stax/Volt 67 Tour
* http://www.history-of-rock.com/sam_and_dave.htm
* http://www.classicbands.com/samdave.html
* http://www.geocities.com/shakin_stacks/daveprater.txt
* http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=183
* Youtube video
* http://jpp-product.club.fr/sp_-_sam_&_dave.htm
* http://www.sammoore.net/ Sam Moore's website, with videos, bio, tour schedule, press and news
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Sam & Dave Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Sam & Dave:
A Place Nobody Can Find Yes we are goin' out tonight We ain't gonna tell…
A Small Portion Of Your Love Just a small portion of your love winds me up…
A Thing Called Love I was a hum-drum person Leading a life apart When love flew…
Ain't No Sunshine You ain't no big thing baby to me no more You…
Ain't That a Lot of Love I know the desert could hold all the love that…
Always & Forever Feels like I'm standing in a timeless dream Of light mists…
Another Saturday Night Another Saturday night that I ain't got nobody I got some…
Any Day Now One of these mornings I'm a-going away Any day now I'm going…
Blame Me Don't get tired, I hope I'm not buggin' you It's just…
Bring It On Home To Me If you ever change your mind About leaving, leaving me behin…
Broke Down Piece of Man Baby, baby, without your love Take a look at me, darling,…
Can't Find Another Way of Doing It You hurt me when you told me you will never…
Close The Door Close every door to me, Hide all the world from me Bar…
Come And Get Your Love Wake up in the morning with you on my mind…
Come On In It's getting outside, you better come on in, girl, yeah…
Comin' Home Baby Born seven of eleven in thirty-five Giles county just north…
Cupid I did this for my baby girl She don't know it I'm…
Dock of the Bay Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin'…
Don't Help Me Out Friend, you go out of your way To be a pal ???? But…
Don't Knock It Oh don't do it baby Oh don't do it baby Don't you…
Don't Make It So Hard On Me Every time I see you I get choked up inside I can't…
Don't Pull Your Love Don't pull your love out on me baby If you do…
Ease Me Ease me With your loving Ease me With your hugging Take…
Everybody Got to Believe in Somebody If you walk away from me My whole world will crumble…
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love Everybody loves somebody, sometime Everybody falls in love, …
Get It Why are you so antisocial? Because I'm tryna get it Why are…
Gimme All Your Lovin' Gimme all your love Call me when you want Call me on…
Gimme Some Lovin Well my temperature is rising got my feet on the…
Gloria Demons on my shoulder Monsters in my head Shadow in the wate…
Good Lovin' IF THE LOVIN WAS GOOD SHE WOULDN’T BE ON FACEBOOK IF…
Good Night Baby My impending death is taunting me I think about it constantl…
Goodnight Baby Good night baby You know I hate to leave you…
Groovy Kind Of Love My baby no hesitate she my right hand if I…
He's So Fine Yeah yeah Whoo! Baby let me…
Hello It's Me If you ever change your mind About leaving, leaving me behin…
Hold It Baby I said hello I'll take you wherever you wanna go-oh Imma tak…
Hold On Don't you ever feel sad Lean on me when times are…
Hold On I`m Coming Don't you ever be sad Lean on me, when the times…
Hold On I´m Comin´ Don't you ever feel sad Lean on me when times are…
Hold On! I'm Coming Don't you ever be sad Lean on me, when the times…
Hold On, I'm Comin' Don't you ever feel sad Lean on me when times are…
How Sweet It Is How sweet it is to be loved by you How sweet…
I Can Understand It I feel you fading Like you're so far away If I call…
I Can't Stand Up I'm the living result Of a man who's been hurt a…
I Don't Need Nobody (Ahah) Yo Sam Voglio solo i money I don't need you (I don't…
I Found Out Interrogations got my mental racing I ain't tryna end up in…
I Got Everything I Need You came from heaven to earth You came to wipe all…
I Got You I don't know what you got But it's gettin' to me It…
I Need Love "Ladies and gentleman May I introduce to you Who? Ceeeeeee L…
I Take What I Want I take what I want I'm a bad go-getter, yeah, yes…
I Thank You (I want everybody to get up off your seat) (And get…
I Will Survive Oh it's you I know, you're the one I dream…
I'll Be Doggone You and I must make a pact We must bring salvation…
I'll Be Good To You I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places That…
I'll Never Never Never I'll never smile again Until I smile at you I'll never laugh…
I'm a Man I'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair, I'm gonna…
I'm Movin' On When we used to say goodnight I'd always kiss and hold…
I'm With You Baby girl You are so beautiful And Iu0027ve got a…
I'm Your Puppet Pull the string and I'll wink at you, I'm your…
If You Got The Loving If you got the loving I got the time It just takes…
It's A Wonder It's a wonder, baby You don't turn to sugar It's a wonder,…
Just Me Come on in Loneliness My door is open Why don't you sit…
Kick Out the Jams I get no kick from champagne Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me…
Kissing My Love When the rain is blowing in your face And the whole…
Land Of 1000 Dances One, two, three! One, two, three! You gotta know how to pony…
Leader Of The Pack He was only 22, lost his mother age of two He…
Let It Be Me I bless the day I found you I want my arms…
Looking For A Fox I'm down in this hole again Trying to find a vein…
Love Grows Hand me your hand Let's talk a while Let's just pretend we'r…
Love the One You're With Yesterday you came my way, And when you smiled at me, In…
May I Baby May I, baby, hmm, walk you home? May I, baby, because…
Move On (You gotta move on when nobody’s watching, yeah) Move on whe…
Mustang Sally Mustang Sally uh-huh Guess you better slow your Mustang down…
My Girl Found the girl of my dreams I don't feel that shit,…
My Love Belongs to You When the rain is blowing in your face And the whole…
Never Can Say Goodbye I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, no, now Never…
Never My Love You've done me wrong for a long, long time. And all…
No More Pain Me and mine behind the line Watching time go by Empty street…
Old on I'm Coming Home Home Scrolling through memories on my phone It's just …
One Part Love Two Part Pain Blackheath 2:55 (Dave Hill-Mal Spooner) (Intersong/Warner C…
Ooh Ooh Ooh I tell her pull up around 5 Know she gon hit…
Piece of My Heart Don't get tired, I hope I'm not buggin' you It's just…
Place Nobody Can Find Yes we are goin' out tonight We ain't gonna tell…
Push And Pull Let me start by being honest I've lied to myself No I…
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head Raindrops keep falling on my head But just like the guy…
Rainy Night In Georgia Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to…
Respect I'd like to take this time out To give respects to…
Said I was not gonna tell nobody You are so much colder, I don't worry about a…
Saturday Night Soothe me baby, soothe me Soothe me with your kindness For y…
Save Your Love For Me Woo ohh ohh ohh little girl, how happy I would…
Shop Around When I became of age my mother called me to…
Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin'…
Sky High Above the clouds and trees where no-one else can see…
Sleep Good Tonight Why you boy, you just can't take hints? I'm in the…
Slip Away Are you alone like me I can't tell what you're thinking And…
Small Portion Of Your Love Just a small portion of your love winds me up…
Some Other Guy Before I think about slidin' Gotta check the climate I had p…
Soothe Me Soothe me, soothe me, soothe me, soothe me, soothe me Everyb…
Soul Man Coming to you on a dusty road Good loving, I got…
Soul Man (Re-Recorded) Comin' to you on a dust road Good lovin', I got…
Soul Sister Brown Sugar You're sweeter than the honey that the bees make Soul sister…
Soul Sister, Brown Sugar You're sweeter than the honey that the bees make You're soul…
Spirit In The Sky Money make the world spin (Scott Storch) Uh, sometimes in li…
Stand By Me When the night has come, And the land is dark, And the…
Starting All Over Again Take a step back, turn around Look at the world that…
Stay In School We can take this car and get out of town Driving…
Still Is The Night Still is the night, not a sound Not a movement in…
Stop You know, you know I love you 'cause I can't stop I…
Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar sugar Come over here Looking so good…
Summertime Best thing about summer Is we can sit outside, ain't no…
Sweet Home I've been a million different places Don't know how I made…
Sweet Soul Music Do you like good music That sweet soul music Just as long…
Take a Little Rhythm I've been trying to make you love me But everything I…
That Lucky Old Sun Up in the mornin' out on the job, work like…
That's How It Feels I didn't do it for you I didn't do it for…
the Dock of the Bay Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin'…
The Leader of the Pack He was only 22, lost his mother age of two He…
The Love Of My Woman Get out my life, woman; you don't love me no…
The Rapper Anything you put up, I can match it (I can…
The Tracks of My Tears Tear my eyes out make me feel you with me Tear…
These Arms of Mine These arms of mine, they are lonely Lonely and feeling blue …
This Is Your World This is your world, I'm just livin' in it This is…
Time Calling everybody dancing Fighting a lifetime away Your home…
Touch and Go Standing somewhere all alone Daydreaming hard before I go ho…
Wake Up Everybody Everybody wake up If you're living with your eyes closed See…
Watermelon Man I See that watermelon Smiling through the fence I wish that …
We Are Family Search for me Another night I will see it through I lay on…
What A Man Goodfellas Allstar check me Now first of all let me say…
What a Wonderful World Don't know much about History Don't know much Biology Don't …
What Is Soul It is what it is Till it ain't It is what it…
What'd I Say Say something, I'm giving up on you I'll be the one,…
When A Man Loves A Woman She plays her cards close to the vest To hide the…
When Something Is Wrong When something is wrong with my baby Something is wrong with…
Wonderful World Don't know much about History Don't know much Biology Don't …
Wrap It Up I been watchin' you for days now, baby I just love…
You Ain'T No Big Thing Baby You ain't no big thing baby to me no more You…
You Are So Beautiful You are so beautiful, yes You are to me You are so…
You Don't Know Like I Know You don't know like I know What that woman has done…
You Don't Know What You Mean to Me Baby, don't you worry about your man I be comin' home…
You Dont Know Like I Know You don't know like I know What that woman has done…
You dont know what you do to me Baby, don't you worry about your man I be comin' home…
You Don’t Know Like I Know You don't know like I know What that woman has done…
You Got It Made You got it made with me You got it made with…
You Got Me Hummin I don't know what you got But it's gettin' to me It…
You Keep Me Hangin' On Set me free Why don't you babe Get out of my life…
You Left The Water Running You left the water running when you left me here…
You Send Me Darling, you send me I know you send me Darling, you send…
You're Losing Me You have no idea what it is you do to me Make me write sweet…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Sam:
12-1808 TCX Bize bahsetme bu kültürden yok verdiğin bi emek Kariyerinin…
14BK Çıkmalıyım evden Ah, çıkmalıyım evden Sızlanırım her yer uz…
1984 زنگ می شنوم از ساعتم انگار وقت رفتنه از فرط کنجکاوی مغز قلبم…
911 i need to help myself , i fall in love…
Ailem İçin Küsür sikik iş düz hesabı bana sor Çizik yüzüm still shit…
Alkol Çirkin kız yok alkol var çok koy alkol var Kız boktan…
All My Niggas I'm a wreck, broken down Stuck in an honest conversation I…
Alles Ja, alles, was du sagst hat Hand und Fuß Und alles,…
Alright Well alright, alright We made it through one night Well alri…
Angel She's a model Cool style, collect 50k on the follow Probably…
Another Saturday Night Another Saturday night that I ain't got nobody I got some…
ARAF Sürekli düşünmekten yandı dostum, ah Sürekli düşünmekten ya…
Artık Yine acılara boğuldum Bugün de kaçışım yok yine aklımdaki te…
Awake I've been finding my way No one can take that away Have…
AZAD Eyo eyo Eyo, ya Güneş yok ündeş yaz, var et ışığı dübeş Nok…
Bam Wena ungenzena is'thutha Wena ungenza is'thutha Hayi ungenza…
BIG BEAT The big beat keeps you rockin' in your seat The big…
Black Rubber Dance XV Barbar, XV Barbar C'est la black dance C'est la…
Bom Bom I'm the cat with bass and drum, going 'round like…
Bring It on Home To Me If you ever change your mind About leaving, leaving me behin…
Bu Kafanın Ötesi Sürtükler konuşuyor, ding dong Kim o? Kapı çalar, karşınızda…
BU SÖZLERİ YAZDIĞIMDA DOLAR 2 LİRAYDI Ah Gelmiş kira (kira) ve faturalar, ah Hayatımızı siktin uz…
Burn It's not that I'm lucky It's not that I'm blessed It's that…
C'est la vie Huh, seit 1994 auf der Welt Mama aus Afrika doch dafür…
Cadillac Well, they put Geronimo in jail down south Where he couldn't…
Can't believe it's True I can put you in the log cabin, somewhere in…
Can't You Find Another Way You hurt me when you told me you will never…
Catan A ma üritan sellest elust praegu aru saada Siin komistades, …
Cest la Vie Huh, seit 1994 auf der Welt Mama aus Afrika doch dafür…
Cevapsız Arama Kim bu 100 cevapsız arama sorarsan İçmişim dün biraz seni ar…
Çok Derin (Hm-m) , ya Sikeyim terk eden bütün o dostları Hayrı yok ya…
Cold Beer If you had an arm like old Brett Farve Wind…
cupid Cupid draw back your bow And let your arrow go Straight to…
Da wo du herkommst Ah Da wo ich herkomm' ballen wir am Block Da wo du…
Dam I've been rollin' and ramblin' Mama, ever since you been gon…
Déja Vu This ain't my 1st time here a nigga got Deja-vu Two…
Der Letzte von uns Fritti Scampi et Chianti calamari Luca sei per me - NUMERO…
Dikenli Gül Perfect, perfect Yürüdüm sokaklar yürütür işleri Sıktım hep …
Don't Pull Your Love Don't pull your love out on me baby If you do…
Draje Yeah, bu bi' trap, stil düşen çok hep lookin' fresh Kafa…
Eesti kas sa kuuled Kas ma olen ainus, kes kardab Või kas mu eeldused halvad Kas…
Efsane Sarıp bi' sigara yakarım adamım Bugünü unutup atarım çöpe Bu…
Elvira Elvira gibi sürtüğüm, ben Tony Bi' yetmez homie Hika yenin e…
Emps vaata kuis lendan ma Mõelda vaid, kui kaugele meil võimalik on jõuda Kui aerutad…
Engel-Siz Ah, dikili karşımda koskoca evren Dik dur, bu değil engel bi…
Erstes Mal Oh na na na Oh na na na Oh na na na Lagerfeuer…
ESRA Bugün son her gün bugün son Tövbeler bozukluk kumbaramda can…
ESRA (Interlude) Eğer bir yabancı yanınıza gelip size küçük tohumlar uzatsayd…
Everything I never wanna say that I've given too much again So…
Fallen The monoliths are missing links The architect's on leaky sin…
Fell in Love With Love I wake up at ten To the sound of my phone…
Fire Me Up Darkness comes, daylight goes You wait forever even if I don…
Frei Du willst fliehen aber wagst nichts Du bleibst stehen und du…
Ghost I’m falling into you I’m falling into you I’m tired of tryin…
Gimme Some Lovin' Well my temperature is rising got my feet on the…
Go I see stars in your eyes They’re one of a kind And…
Gözlerime Bak Siyahların tam içindeyim (tam içindeyim) Gözlerime bak (gözl…
Gözyaşlarım Sanma duygularım yok Gözyaşlarım akıyor içe içe Unutmaya ça…
Hallo Hallo hallo, hallo hallo, sagt hört ihr mich? Is' irgendwer …
Halluzinogen L S D P C P D M T M D A Halluzinogen L S…
Hard Technology Wir halten uns an das Firmenmotto "Harte Technologie fü…
HASET İçimizde kin, garez, hınç dolu nefret Savaşırız hep fakat bi…
Hoe (Ey Santa, ich will vieles dieses Jahr) (AYO it's Eddy) (…
Hold On I'm Comin Don't you ever feel sad Lean on me when times are…
I Do The rain on the roof keeps on pounding But why should…
I Found Out It was a lucky April shower It was the most convenient…
I Need Love I left my conscience like a crying child Locked the door…
I Thank You (I want everybody to get up off your seat) (And get…
I Want Love So far I am sure you are heaven-sent, oh, baby,…
ich bleib hier Ich bleib' wie ich bin, egal was jemand anderes sagt Mach'…
İHTİRAS Yine benim ol, yine benim ol Yine benim ol, ol-san ya Bi'…
Intro J'parle pas d'dragon quand j'te dit j'pète le feu J'suis pas…
Jah vői ei Kas see on jah või ei Kahtlane seis Kätte ei anna Nagu…
Just Do It My eyes, they can look see Other guys, that are cuter And…
Kader Ve Oyunlar Daha başlayamadan hayata gelir sonun Peşinde sorunlar Yinede…
kajakad Seni kuni päikene paitab Temast mul tänaseks aitab Pitstop m…
Karanlık Zaman Karanlık zamanlar, karanlık zaman Geriye koşmak tek çaren bu…
KASVET Bu dinlediğin kasvet, Şam Ozoyo saf rap Kulaklığını tak, ölü…
keset kevadet Ma olen keset kevadet Jäänud nii üksi Harjudes elan, et see …
Kol Saati Kazanmak için doğdum, kaybedecek hiçbi' şeyim yok Zaman az, …
Koma-Gene Yine bütün gece sapıtırım Doğsa bile güneş devam edeceğim sa…
Komm zurück! Komm zurück, little Homie - Komm zurück (You got to…
Kör Kurşun (Ah, yeah) Borçlarım peşimde, mahkeme peşimde Sadece bu Sik…
La grande roue (DJ Horg) Notre hip-hop est audacieux Que son son soit ampli…
Lacivert Dolu her gece bir bitch ile takvim Duygu mu? olmuşum bi…
Lament Mis-shapen Time, copesmate of ugly Night Swift subtle post, …
Last Call Hey man what's on your mind? it ain't no fun…
Light Up Mornings in bed, afternoons not far Bodies changing, losing …
linn on sinu Kell kolm vahin lage Ja seal neid vastuseid pole Siin miski …
Love Is the Key Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh Uh, uh, uh,…
Love You! Came in like a vision from the old west wind Like…
Made in House It starts like this We don't know what it is But bit…
Make It To Me My mind runs away to you With the thought I hope…
Miss You Miss You You hear a new song, and it's your favorite But pretty…
Mistake I've known the truth In my deepest premonitions Now you're w…
Mr. President We've taken all you've given It's gettin' hard to make a…
Night Train Here I'm going Wlakin' with my baby in my arms 'Cuz I…
Oh Lord cll up in my feelings I don't wanna feel this, I…
OKYANUSYA Hayaline koş hayaline koş Çünkü hayatımız boş Her gün çalış …
oled kuul Kuuled, kuidas koputan (koputan) Jälle hirmust uksel kokutan…
Outro Eh, validé, eh Eh, validé, eh Le chemin est long, le chemin…
Paranoya Kafa sürekli atar Üstüme geliyo' duvarlar panik atak Bu haya…
PARASIZ İNSAN ÇÖPLÜĞÜ Ah Ya Meclisim saf terörist, mevzum ulusal ironi Sana mevki…
Passion You need to set the pace In your own time, yeah No…
POP Marisha Ray Marisha Ray Marisha Ray Yo from outer space she …
Prelude To A Kiss If you hear A song in blue Like a flower crying For the…
Psikoz Psikoz, kriz senden bile ani gelir Çıkış yok, dirip yaşa her…
Ride Sammy Ride I know you wanna ride it baby So come on over Hop…
Rolex Bizden relax'ı Rolex bizden relax'ı Rolex Dağıtın torbayı el…
S.O.S. Everybody got a story - let me tell mine Let…
sa ei tea mitte kedagi kas sa ei igatse neid aegu? kui probleeme polnud vaevu ükskõ…
Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Anybody You are so much colder, I don't worry about a…
SAM King sam, linguini sam No sam, he lemon salad No cowboy stil…
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town You better watch out, you better not cry You better not…
Sensiz Ne senle ne de sensiz Aklımdasın nedensiz her an Geçmez zama…
September Song Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December But…
Şerifali Ah, ya, ya sokakta insanlar aç ama derdimiz Olmuş bak homofo…
She's Not I'm sick of buying tickets to far off cities And coming…
Sik Em Up Meydаnı boş buldu çаkаllаr Herkes аsаbi аsаr kаn döker indir…
siniste tulede valgus Siniste tulede valgus Kurvis nii kaldus, et Pilk puha tardun…
Slow Motion Slow Motion She wanted it all, wanted to be in the…
Smoke You burn down my kingdom with a counterfeit flame I watch…
SOĞUK DÜNYA Seçimlerim kader kadar nankör olamadı Hep kaybetmemin sebebi…
Soothe Me Soothe me baby, soothe me Soothe me with your kindness For y…
Soul Man Coming to you on a dusty road Good loving, I got…
Soul Sister Brown Sugar You're sweeter than the honey that the bees make Soul sister…
Stop! All that I have is all that you've given me Did…
Summertime Blind and lost that’s what I am That’s what I am…
Sunday Sunny Sunday It's my favourite one Because it's one day, The…
Şüpheli Şahıs Ya, ya İstemiyo' artık duman ciğerim, ya Artık benden daha z…
Sweet soul music Do you like good music That sweet soul music Just as long…
Tarumar Yazarım hayatı sayfalar kirlenir mürekkep değil kan akıtır k…
The Big Beat The big beat keeps you rockin' in your seat The big…
The Dock Of The Bay Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin'…
This Love Of Mine My baby no hesitate she my right hand if I…
Time Came in like a vision from the old west wind Like…
tuimalt Aga kui ma, kui ma Ei pea üldse pingutama A ma muigan,…
Urlaub in Berlin Ich mach Urlaub in Berlin, Urlaub in New York, Einfach raus,…
Wach auf Steh' im Zimmer, kann nicht penn', denn mein Kopf brennt Ver…
Warning Warning! The following audio material, Can cause irreversibl…
We Are One Search for me Another night I will see it through I lay on…
When Something Is Wrong When something is wrong with my baby Something is wrong with…
wind Well many a man have tried Though few have come to…
Window Pain You thought you might have heard a song like this But…
Without Your Love I'm old enough to know that I'm too young to…
Wonderful World Don't know much about History Don't know much Biology Don't …
Yaşayamayanlar Bu yaşayamayanlar (ah) taşıyamayanlar omzunda yükü Bu hayatt…
You Ain't No Big Thing Baby You ain't no big thing baby to me no more You…
You Don Everybody's seekin' somethin' when their mind's awake And I'…
You Don't Know Like I Know You don't know like I know What that woman has done…
You Don't Know What You Mean to Me Baby, don't you worry about your man I be comin' home…
You Dont Know You don't know like I know What that woman has done…
You Got Me Hummin I don't know what you got But it's gettin' to me It…
You Send Me Darling, you send me I know you send me Darling, you send…
Yu-Gi-Oh! Rap'im Yu-Gi-Oh, yo Hayatımın kartı dönüş yok bak Bugün koş …
Zamansız Zamansız kırılır yaşamı yeşeren kalbin Geride kara bir leke,…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Dave:
100M's Tell a man I want a hundred M's, tell a…
71 / End Credits Look Why them man talking 'bout trap And work they never hav…
A Teenager in Love Ahhhh-ahh-ahhhh Ahhhh-ahh-ahhhh Bop bop bada Ba da bada Bop …
All Mixed Up I'm all dressed up With a broken heart Pretending I'm with y…
Allô Elisa Allo Élisa, tu fais quoi ce soir Allo Élisa, est-ce que…
Amoureux Amoureux sans pouvoir l´avouer A tes yeux, je n´ai jamais é…
Après Tout Même si le jardin d´Eden N´est plus rien quand tu n´y…
Attitude My new girl, she got an attitude And she wanna know…
Avec Ou Sans Toi Les larmes d'un homme ne regardent personne C'est une questi…
Best Life I had a dream so big and loud I jumped so…
Black Look, black is beautiful, black is excellent Black is pain, …
Bohemian Like You You don't know like I know What that woman has done…
Both Sides Of A Smile "And then, the finer details, who's your Juliet? What's the …
Boulevard Des Sans Amour Dans ce quartier maudit Vaut mieux pas s'attarder Les malheu…
Breathe All I do is run, and run I grew up in…
butterfly We can fly We can fly fly Fly fly fly Let's fly like…
Calling Me Out I swear, I swear We all need a little love sometimes I…
Calypso Love Song Ok I’m boo’d up, me and my girl 10 pm…
Can't Buy Me Love Can't buy me love, love Can't buy me love I'll…
Clash Jordan 4s or Jordan 1s, Rolexes, got more than one My…
Come See About Me I've been crying 'Cause I'm lonely (for you) Smiles have all…
Dansez maintenant Dansez maintenant Tout l'été les pieds nus dans le sable D…
Dansez maintenant (Moonlight Serenade) Dansez maintenant Tout l'été les pieds nus dans le sable Dan…
Dave I'm D to the A to the V to the…
Déjà I'm just doing me, not what they wan' do Young g's…
Derrière Un Sourire Il était fou comme un jeune chien Mais par ici les…
Dimanche Avec Toi Rien ne bouge Tout est rouge Le soleil va se…
Disaster Smiling like a nice person Came on a Rambo ting, everyting…
Do Any Dance in the redwing valley, on the injun side upon my daddy’…
Do You Mind You broke my heart 'cause I couldn't dance, You didn't even…
Don't Leave Me Alone We live in glass but every day we Still throw…
Drama Like man was saying, bruv Many nights man prayed, bruv Somew…
Du côté de chez Swann DU COTE DE CHEZ SWANN Auteur : Patrick LOISEAU Compositeur …
Environment What do you think people see when they look at…
Est-ce par hasard Est-ce par hasard si j'ai suivi une étoile Qui m'a conduit…
Fannin Street My mama told me My sister too Said, 'The Shreveport women, s…
Forever From this day I must this day I trust From this…
Forgotten If I talk too much I won't mean what I…
Funky Friday 1-6 (Game) At this age How are them man still hatin'? My yo…
Game Over I've had people try to play me But I know them…
GET IN LOVE Ahhhh-ahh-ahhhh Ahhhh-ahh-ahhhh Bop bop bada Ba da bada Bop …
Girls Like You You're there I'm here Let's dance My dear What's your name H…
God's Eye Look, I just moved outta London cah' things were really…
Green Onions All right people, the rest of the hard working All star…
Hang 'Em High Ba bay ba bow Ba bay ba bow Ba bay…
Hangman It's Santan ST, look I see a lot of man let their jealousy…
Have a Good Good Day Johnathan Mattingly Brett Hankinson Miles Cosgrove What a g…
Heart Attack "Knife crime is at a near record high With more than…
Heureusement Que La Musique Est Là Quand vient la mélancolie Les jours se suivent et se ressemb…
Hold on I'm Comin´ Don't you ever feel sad Lean on me when times are…
How I Met My Ex Like I met my girl when I was 18 years old And…
How Sweet It Is How sweet it is to be loved by you How sweet…
Hurlevent HURLEVENT Auteur : Patrick LOISEAU Compositeurs : Michel CY…
I believe in you This is how it begins, Open your heart and let the…
I Turned You On My baby's gone I know she won't be back so…
I'm Happy The judge said, “all come to order. Let’s try to…
In The Fire I know I got religion I belong to the laws and…
Is It Time It's 12AM, I'm late up, watchin' Power It's 1AM, I just…
It's a Sin to Tell a Lie Be sure it's true when you say I love you It's…
Jammin' Pt. 1 (Yeah) Yeah Yeah Yeah They done pissed me off foreal (Hugo) …
Jammin' Pt. 2 What you say? Oh Ight Speed limit say 70 but we Doing…
JKYL HYD See the mirror in your eyes See the truth behind the…
L'Année De L'Amour Il y a eu une année pour l′enfance Mais elle est…
La cigarette Tout ce que je sens, c'est la cigarette Qui brûle…
La Décision Entre les deux Ma vie balance Amour ou liberté Je dois saisi…
Law Of Attraction (Yeah) (Yeah) (Mmm) (JAE5) You keep talkin', I've been sile…
Lazarus (JAE5) Look Anyone weapon formed against me can't prosper I…
Le Marchand De Rêves Je suis un marchand de rêve Je ne chante que pour…
Lesley Look They say the universe, it works in a strange way And…
Let Go I let a song go out of my heart It was…
Lettre A Hélène Cette lettre que je t’envoie Dieu seul sait quand tu la…
Location JAE5 If you send me the location Then I'll be right there A…
Love Me as I Love You You broke my heart 'cause I couldn't dance, You didn't even…
Mardi Gras MARDI GRAS PARTY LYRICS Mardi Gras Party, in New Orleans An…
Mercury I feel, I feel you breaking under My skin, I'll be…
Meridian I was outside Had a pretty girl and a fast car,…
Mon Coeur Est Malade {Refrain:}Oh ! Laura, mon cœur est maladeToi seule peut me…
Mon cœur est malade {Refrain:} Oh! Laura, mon cÅâ ur est malade Toi seule peut m…
Mon plus beau rêve Des notre premier rendez vous Le courant passait entre nous …
Monkey Spanner This is! A heavy, heavy monster sound Hittin' you smack…
My 19th Birthday (169) I spent my 19th birthday in the hospital With my brot…
My Sweet Baby Well, you know Someday, we're all gonna leave here Maybe soo…
No Words I don't wanna dead no I don't wanna sort it I don't…
Nomade Petit enfant nouveau-né Adore se promener Nomade Sur des ha…
Ophélie Elle se croyait toute seule près de l'eau Quand soudain je…
Our 25th Birthday Maybe I'm cynical Maybe you feel it all too Love is conditio…
Out of Our Heads The telephone was ringing I jumped right out of my bed I…
Panic Attack Look, I bet them boys think I'm panicking Itching to see…
Paper Cuts Ghosty Look It's incredible scenes You can't make this up T…
Pauvre petite fille riche Toute seule sur cette plage Pauvre petite fille riche Toute …
Peg Leg peg leg! everyone's doing it like they should one leg down…
Picture Me Picture me, twenty-three, a bag of sold out shows I made…
Pour que tu me comprennes (Patrick Loiseau/Guy Mattéoni) Nous n'irons plus au bois, a…
Pride Life is a crazy fire full of feelings full of…
Professor X Tweakin', tweakin' 120 on the M'way, speedin' LV hat, backpa…
Psycho Tuesday, 23rd of January, 2018 I'm here with David This is o…
Purple Heart Look, let's pour another drink and numb the pain Emotionally…
Question Time Look A question for the new Prime Minister How'd you have a…
Raconte-moi des mensonges (Wouter "Dave" Levenbach) Raconte-moi des mensonges, je pré…
Samantha I changed my number couple times 'Cause man kept calling me…
Save Me I'm driving through the desert I, met a man Who told…
Screwface Capital And I want you now with me And I want you…
Second Chance It was the gold standard, but we drifted Supposed to be…
September Song Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December But…
Shake Warning signs foretold Ignore the leaf then winds begin to b…
Singin' in the Rain Burn your finger playing with fire But you never know until…
Six Paths Six, paths they calling me Madara Your guys will hide in…
Song For Charles I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
Soul Man Coming to you on a dusty road Good loving, I got…
Special J'suis un top boy Tansfert à prix élevé comme Moisés Caicedo…
Sprinter The mandem too inconsiderate Five-star hotel, smoking cigare…
Starlight It's hard to hate on the truth I'm livin' Enough man…
Streatham Look I grew up in Streatham Teachers was givin' man tests S…
Summertime Best thing about summer Is we can sit outside, ain't no…
Survivor's Guilt (Fall too far to be wise and I know that…
System Whine baby, show me that your whine am well Yeah, show…
Tant qu'il y aura Les calendriers se font vieux, Et le monde meurt sous nos…
Tant qu'il y aura... Les calendriers se font vieux Et le monde meurt sous nos…
Tequila With my Spanish girl, Valeria, super freaky but she acting…
The King Lives Got out really early from the factory Driving like a nut…
The Shift I trapped on the night shift I seen my uncle addicted…
The War Is Over So this is Christmas And what have you done? Another year…
Thiago Silva Santan from the V-V x AJ Mad mystic with the pen…
Three Rivers Look Imagine an island where the party never ends Where it'…
Titanium Twenty-two with a 2.2, just came back from a long…
To The Bone I Feel It in My Bones I tried to avoid it…
Ton Départ Tu t'en vas et je t'envie Je voudrais bien partir…
Toujours le même bleu Comme tu vis Ailleurs Je tourne ici Le spleen au cœur Je nav…
Trojan Horse I'm feelin' villainous I couldn't afford them kicks, I had o…
Trop beau Ce serait trop beau Ce serait trop beau De retrouver rien …
Tu Chand Taare Purane Phool Bhi Hai Begaane Nayi Kahani Hai Hu…
Twenty To One Look Twenty-to-one, look at the time, it's twenty-to-one I'…
UK Rap She don't listen to UK rap if it ain't Dave…
Vanina Loin de toi je me demande Pouquoi ma vie ressemble A une…
Vanina (Runaway) Loin de toi, je me demande Pourquoi ma vie ressemble À une…
Venus Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather Whiplash girlchild in t…
Verdansk Just had to kick a chick out of the studio,…
Voices I gotta speak out I know heartbreak well, man, I got…
Walking With You Oh when you walk in the room, your smile lights…
Wanna Know Them man wanna send for me Envy and jealousy, it's everythin…
Watermelon Man I See that watermelon Smiling through the fence I wish that …
We're All Alone I remember when I used to be innocent, ain't shit…
Where Did Our Love Go Baby, baby, baby don't leave me. Ooh, please don't leave me…
Whispers I'm caught in your whisper there's nothing that I could do…
Yeh Yeh हो हो हो हो हो हो हो हो हो हो आ आ…
You Gimme Light I woke up in your eyes Sometimes I think that I’m…
You Send Me Darling, you send me I know you send me Darling, you send…
You Talk Too Much You talk too much, you worry me to death, You talk…
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