Silk is a five-man R&B group best known for their 1993 #1 single "Freak Me" from their debut album Lose Control. They had another hit single from the Lose Control album "Girl U For Me" which helped the album reach double platinum status. They later had success with hits like "Meeting In My Bedroom" and "Tonight."
The group is made up of Tim Cameron, Jim Gates, Gary Glenn, Gary Jenkins and John Rasboro and they were found by popular music artist Keith Sweat.
They continued the popularity of the various New Jack Swing groups that emerged in the late 80's and 90's.
Jenkins (known to fans as Lil G) made his stage debut in 2002 as AJ in the Tyler Perry play "Madea's Family Reunion". In 2002, Elektra Records trimmed its artist roster and dropped Silk and Sweat from the label.
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3) The '90s R&B trio Silk was one of the many groups to arrive from that genre in the wake of classic Motown and during the heyday of their native Philadelphia scene. The group was never as famous as most of their contemporaries, but they still managed to release two albums before they disbanded in the late '90s, 1997's Smooth as Silk and 1997's Silk.
Not to be confused with 90's R'n'B Silk.
4) The japanese rock singer 大森絹子(Kinuko Oomori) best known for Bubblegum Crisis formed the band SILK in 1991. They released their first , self-titled mini-album in January 1991. The ending song from Buublegum Crisis 8 “Chase the Dream” appeared on the CD. They released a single in April of that year, which contained the opening song for the children’s anime series, [Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh ]. The song was featured on SILK’s 2nd mini-album “Voice”, released soon after that. They performed a series of concerts at the Egoman Club in Shibuya in May and Novmember of 1991,and then released a 3rd mini-album “Face”,in December 1991. A song from this CD , “My Precious Trick Star”,was used as the ending theme song for the animated film “Fushigi no Umi no Nadia”.
Side Show
Silk Lyrics
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Stand in line, get your tickets, I hope you will attend.
It'll only cost you fifty cents to see.
What life has done to those like you and me.
See the man, with a broken heart you'll see that he is sad.
He hurts so bad.
See the girl who has lost the only love she ever had.
There's got to be no sadder show to see.
(chorus)
So let the side show begin hurry hurry, step right on in.
Can't afford to pass it by, guaranteed to make you cry.
Side show begin (hurry hurry) step right on in.
Can't afford to pass it by, guaranteed to make you cry.
See the man, who's been crying, for a million years.
So many tears.
See the girl, who's collecting broken hearts for souvenirs.
It's more exciting than a one man band.
The saddest little show in all the land.
(chorus)
The song "Sideshow" by Silk is a commentary on the human condition and the sad reality of life. The opening lines, "Step right up, hurry hurry, before the show begins, my friend. Stand in line, get your tickets, I hope you will attend" sets the stage for the metaphorical sideshow of life. Just like a sideshow, life is full of spectacle, drama, heartbreak, and tears. The cost to see this show is a mere 50 cents, representing the small price we pay to participate in life. The broken-hearted man and the girl who has lost her true love represents the sadness we all feel when we experience heartbreak. This song is a reminder that despite our efforts to avoid heartbreak, it is inevitable and a part of life.
The chorus "So let the sideshow begin, hurry hurry, step right on in. Can't afford to pass it by, guaranteed to make you cry" emphasizes the idea that despite the sadness and pain, we are still drawn to the show. The sideshow of life is more exciting than any one man band and is the saddest little show in all the land. This song is a reflection of the human experience, reminding us that life is full of ups and downs and that we must learn to embrace it all.
Line by Line Meaning
Step right up, hurry hurry, before the show begins, my friend.
Come quickly, don't miss the beginning of the show.
Stand in line, get your tickets, I hope you will attend.
Buy your ticket and prepare to watch.
It'll only cost you fifty cents to see.
The price of entry is cheap.
What life has done to those like you and me.
This show is about how life has affected people like us.
See the man, with a broken heart you'll see that he is sad.
Observe the man whose heart is shattered and his accompanying sadness.
He hurts so bad.
His pain is intense.
See the girl who has lost the only love she ever had.
Observe the girl who lost her only love.
There's got to be no sadder show to see.
No other show could possibly be sadder.
No doubt about it satisfactions guaranteed.
This show will meet your expectations of sadness.
So let the side show begin hurry hurry, step right on in.
The show is starting, enter quickly.
Can't afford to pass it by, guaranteed to make you cry.
You can't miss it, it will make you cry.
See the man, who's been crying, for a million years.
Observe the man who has been crying for an extremely long time.
So many tears.
The amount of tears is overwhelming.
See the girl, who's collecting broken hearts for souvenirs.
Observe the girl who collects broken hearts as souvenirs.
It's more exciting than a one man band.
The show is more interesting than a one man band.
The saddest little show in all the land.
This show is the saddest in the entire world.
Can't afford to pass it by, guaranteed to make you cry.
You must see it, it will make you cry.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DARRELL ALLAMBY, DARRELL E ALLAMBY, LINCOLN C BROWDER
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