Shalamar's first single, the 1977 Motown medley "Uptown Festival," featured a bevy of faceless studio musicians; once it became a hit, Griffey decided to form a performing group under the name Shalamar. Through Soul Train, Griffey found Jody Watley, Jeffrey Daniel, and Gerald Brown, the three vocalists that became Shalamar; Brown was quickly replaced by Howard Hewitt in 1978.
Shalamar's string of poppy dance-soul hits began in 1979 with "Take That to the Bank"; later that year, "The Second Time Around" hit the Top Ten. Throughout the early '80s the group were favorites on the U.S. R&B scene, as well as scoring a number of British hit singles (the two biggest being "A Night To Remember" and "There It Is" in 1982). Watley and Daniel left the group in 1982 and were replaced by Delisa Davis and Micki Free in 1984; Watley went on to stardom as a solo act. Daniel released an album "Skinny Boy in 1990 and choreographed Michael Jackson's Bad and Smooth Criminal videos. He is also credited with teaching Michael the Moonwalk.
The following year Shalamar won a Grammy award for "Don't Get Stopped in Beverly Hills," which was featured in Beverly Hills Cop. Hewitt left for a solo career in 1986, signaling the end of the band's career as hit-makers. Sidney Justin replaced Hewitt and the group recorded 1987's Circumstantial Evidence, which was a commercial disappointment. The group faded away soon after the release of 1990's Wake Up.
Jeffrey, Howard Hewett and Carolyn Griffey (Solar Records Dick Griffeys daughter) reformed Shalamar in the late nineties and played two UK Arena tours in 1999 and 2003. In 2005 Shalamar appeared on the primetime TV show Hit Me Baby One More Time and have been touring globally ever since.
In October 2009, the reconstituted Shalamar of Hewett, Daniel, and Griffey, performed as a part of "The Ultimate Boogie Nights Disco Concert Series", at IndigO2, within the O2 Arena Entertainment Avenue in London. This prompted their return to the UK in April 2010 for a tour. Shalamar returned to IndigO2 in October 2011, December 2012, December 2013 and December 2014. Shalamar performed a series of eight UK tour dates in April 2015 and another tour of four UK dates in July 2015.
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Right in the Socket
Shalamar Lyrics
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't phase me
Heatwaves couldn't faze me
I don't need love or sympathy
So don't you bother rescuing me
In the song "Right in the Socket" by Shalamar, the lyrics convey a sense of independence and personal strength. The singer is confident in themselves and their ability to weather any storm or difficulty. The use of phrases like "Blackouts don't phase me" and "Heatwaves couldn't faze me" suggests that the singer is metaphorically comparing their emotional resilience to their physical endurance. They are saying that just as they are able to tolerate extreme heat or darkness, they are also able to withstand emotional challenges without breaking down.
The second half of the chorus, "I don't need love or sympathy, so don't you bother rescuing me" further emphasizes this idea of self-sufficiency. The singer is asserting that they don't require the support or help of others in order to thrive. They are perfectly capable of taking care of themselves and don't want anyone to try and "rescue" them. Overall, "Right in the Socket" is a song about personal strength and the power of independence.
Contributed by Savannah N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Nerd
Blackouts don't mean a thing to me
You generate all the life I need
Your lips glow with electricity
We got our private source of energy
Right in the socket
Right dead in the socket
Right dead in the socket
Never felt this way before
When other guys knocked on my front door
You even shocked me on the dance floor
Just a real live wire
Really set the night on fire
You know how to satisfy my desire
Hey, I wouldn't have it any other way
When you're holdin' me (Hey)
If it's like this when we kiss
Feel that electricity
Where love is right dead in the socket
Got to be real love
Right dead in the socket
I know that's what I'm feelin', yeah
Right dead in the socket
I can't help the way I feel
If I seem a bit suggestive
There ain't nothin' wrong if love is real
My emotions are strong
And this is my kind of love song
And you're the only one I'm groovin' on
Hey, I wouldn't have it any other way
When you're holdin' me (Hey)
If it's like this when we kiss
Feel that electricity
Where love is right dead in the socket
Talk about real love, baby
Right dead in the socket, hey...ey...
The kind that drives me crazy, yeah
Right dead in the socket
In the socket
Your love is right dead in the socket
It's got to be love
It's got to be love
It's got to be love
It's got to be love
Right dead in the socket
Right dead in the socket
Right dead in the socket
Right dead in the socket
Right dead in the socket
Right dead in the socket
Your love is right dead in the socket
Right dead in the socket
Right dead in the socket
Never felt this way before
When other guys knocked on my front door
You even shocked me on the dance floor
Just a real live wire
Really set the night on fire
You know how to satisfy my desire
Hey, I wouldn't have it any other way
When you're holdin' me (Hey)
If it's like this when we kiss
Feel that electricity
Your love is right dead in the socket
Hoo...right dead
Right dead (Yeah) in the socket
Ain't nothin' wrong if love is real
Read dead in the socket
I can't help the way I feel
Feel that electricity
Where life is right dead in the socket
Right dead in the socket
Calvin Moe
shalamar use to be my favorite group
when I first heard howard hewitt voice
I thought he was a female thats how
high he can hit in the studio and jody
watley outstanding the way howard
and jody voices blend together brought
the group to greater height with Jeffrey
Smooth falsetto push it to even greater
greater heights how ever when it comes to proforming it live I was a little
bit disappointed mainly on howard hewitt part I notice he was having great difficulties hitting the high notes
in most of the group's concerts I'm
not saying that he can't sing its just
that I miss those high notes he hits
in the studio version that use to make
my spirit rock I notice a lot of times
jody watley would come in when howard falsetto was absent when
I was a teenager I would put howard
hewitt as the whole group up until
they proform their hits live and most
of the high notes were coming from
jody watley howard hewitt would play
it off by adding more of his own stuff
thats really not on the original studio
version and it sounded just as good
Jeffrey smooth falsetto he very rarely
have any problems with his smooth
tones but you can tell that singing
wasn't truly his passion his passion
was dancing which brought him to
stand out more in the group bringing
him to even a higher popular status
a status so high it caught the attention
of the king of pop Michael Jackson
Jeffrey taught the king of pop the
moon walk which still half the world
doesn't know who the king of pop
got that dance from Michael Jackson
learn it so well people think that he
was the one who created the moon
walk a dance thats really isn't new
all all its a dance back even before
the motown days Sammy davis jr
Gregory Hines and his brothers
its was called the backslide back
in the early 30 and 40 years black people were dancing around back
sliding so that means there's nothing
new under the sun its just a different
name they called it๏ปฟ
Gijs V
By far an underrated song. Especially the extended version.
A. Heady
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Albert Downing
Had the 12".
Tyrone Cunningham
Soooooo true! Shalamar was that group.
Lukas Carlsten
Very true!
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Published on May 17, 2011
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Shalamar is simply a funk legend - I am listening to this perfect music since almost 40 years and I will do ot until the end of my life
Danny Tarantola
I love this song... classic
J Ella-Ruth
Boy, did I ever want to be like Jody. Bought a 1950โs crinoline just so I could flip my skirt like her. Spent ages trying to do my eye make up like her. Then when I met her she said I looked like her sister!.. Love this performance. Her high kick was everything! Love Shalamar, and Jeffrey in particular...๐๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐ฏ๐ซ๐
Ralph Padula
What a great blast from the past! Love it! I wouldnโt have it any other way!