They began as a rock and roll freakbeat band called The Spectres. By 1967, with very little commercial success, they discovered psychedelia and changed their name to Traffic (later Traffic Jam, to avoid confusion with Steve Winwood's Traffic.) At this time the line-up also included organist Roy Lynes and drummer John Coghlan. Late in 1967 they recruited second guitarist Rick Parfitt and became The Status Quo, scoring Top 10 singles with Pictures Of Matchstick Men and Ice in The Sun. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" remains the only Top 40 hit single the group has ever charted in the United States. They have never achieved the same level of success there, that they have enjoyed in their home country.
After their second album Spare Parts they decided to change into a heavy boogie rock band. During the seventies they became one of the UK's leading rock bands, gaining a faithful following due to their excellent live gigs. They showed a great amount of energy during this decade and in the early 80s. They and are best known for songs from this era such as Paper Plane (1972), Caroline (1973), Down Down (1975), John Fogerty's Rockin' All Over The World (1977) and Whatever You Want (1979). Down Down topped the UK charts in January 1975 (their only British No. 1 single to date).
Lynes left in 1971, to be replaced initially by guest keyboard players on album, including Jimmy Horowitz and John Parker, and later on a more permanent basis on record and stage by ex-The Herd and Judas Jump member Andy Bown, though as he was contracted as a solo artist with EMI, he was not credited as a full-time member until 1982. Coghlan left in late 1981, to be replaced by Pete Kircher from 1960s band Honeybus. This short-lived lineup played its last gig in 1984 at the Milton Keynes Bowl, and reformed briefly to open the Live Aid charity event at Wembley in July 1985.
That year Rossi recorded and released two solo singles with longtime writing partner Bernie Frost. Parfitt was also working on a solo album which is still unreleased, although some tracks have been re-recorded by Status Quo and released as 'B' sides. Bass player John Edwards and drummer Jeff Rich, both ex-Judie Tzuke Band and Climax Blues Band, assisted Parfitt in the studio.
In the summer of 1985 Rossi, Parfitt and Bown, along with Edwards and Rich started work on a new album. Lancaster, who was living in Australia at the time, took out a legal injunction to stop the band using the Status Quo name on any records. The injunction was lifted after a court hearing in January 1986. Lancaster had had increasing musical differences with the group, notably during the sessions for the 1983 album Back to Back over two tracks which became hit singles for the group around that time. He had written Ol' Rag Blues, but was angered when the producers chose to release a version with Rossi singing lead vocal in preference to the one sung by himself, and he objected to Marguerita Time, which he thought unduly corny and too pop-oriented for them. He remained in Australia, forming a band called Party Boys, who had no success in Britain.
The commercially successful In The Army Now album was released in 1986, and the band continues to this day with the revised personnel. Rich left in 2000 and was replaced by Matthew Letley. Andrew Bown took a year off at the same time for family reasons and was replaced on stage by Paul Hirsh, formerly of Voyager.
According to Songfacts.com, Quo's 29th studio album, Quid Pro Quo, was released in a deluxe format exclusively at Tesco on 30 May 2011. The regular edition was released elsewhere a week later on 7th June. The LP debuted at #10 in the UK charts, the band's best chart placing for an original album since Don't Stop peaked at #2 in 1996.
Although Quo still release new material every few years, recent years have seen them release a series of greatest hits compilations and covers albums. One of the band's most recent original albums, Heavy Traffic, shows a return to classic form not seen since the late 1970s.
Status Quo have often been characterized, perhaps unfairly, as producing very simple songs, always in the same format: 4/4 rhythm, three chord structure. However, the recordings from their first decade demonstrate a diversity in musical style and complexity to rival most of the late 60s UK bands, and several of their singles and album tracks from later show considerable subtlety, not least the mainly acoustic 1979 single Living On An Island, and the 1980 album track, later a single, Rock'n'Roll, which is ironically one of the least rock'n'roll-like songs they have ever recorded.
They have a loyal group of fans in the United Kingdom, where they have enjoyed more hits than any other group in rock and roll history (over 60 as of mid-2005), as well as a big following in Europe, notably in The Netherlands.
In September 2005 a contestant on the long-running BBC television quiz programme Mastermind chose Status Quo as his specialist subject. That same year they took part in the long running ITV soap opera Coronation Street in a storyline which involved them being sued by the layabout Les Battersby.
In December 2005 it was announced that Parfitt was undergoing tests for throat cancer. All subsequent dates of the UK tour were cancelled as a result. However on 20th December it was further announced that the growths found in Parfitt's throat were benign and had been removed.
Quo have even been the subject of a Doctoral Thesis, purporting to demonstrate that their music composition skills could be favourably compared to the likes of the classical music composers, such as Beethoven!
In Autumn 2008 German techno legend Scooter released new single Jump that rock together with Status Quo.
On 1 February 2016, it was officially announced that Status Quo, in addition to the spring and summer dates already scheduled, would tour Europe starting in October. The final dates would take place in the UK towards the end of the year, after which the group would retire from playing 'electric' tours.
On 28 October 2016, Rick Parfitt permanently retired from live performances after suffering a heart attack earlier the same year. On 24 December 2017, he died in hospital in Marbella, Spain as a result of severe infection, after suffering an injury to his shoulder. Parfitt's funeral was held at Woking Crematorium on 19 January 2017. Irish guitarist Richie Malone, who had substituted for Parfitt during some 2016 live shows, took his place on rhythm guitar.
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Status Quo Lyrics
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Your own desire from a problematic child
I just cant take it i been running my whole life
And cant contain it so its time you realize
And I've waited for this day another moment left to say
Baby now baby now
Baby Now baby now
So wake up with me on your mind
Just shut the fuck up telling me what to do this time
I just cant seem to shake the feeling
Nothings what it seems and everything just changed
And I've waited for this day another moment left to say
Baby now baby now
And I waited for the night another place to make it right
Baby now baby now baby now baby now
Now
Baby now
The song "I" by Status Quo is essentially about not wanting to waste your life by dwelling on the past or worrying about the future, but rather focusing on the present and making the most of each moment. The lyrics suggest that in order to truly live life, one must keep moving forward and not be held back by regret or fear. The repetitive nature of the chorus ("And I do") emphasizes the importance of taking action and not just talking about making changes.
One interpretation of the verses is that the first one is about not wanting to waste time and the second one is about not playing it safe. The lyrics mention both "carrying on" and "a hole in the head," implying that there are risks involved in living, but it's better than not living at all. The lines "Shouldn't play around with tenderness / Musn't show you got a tenderness" could be seen as a warning not to be too vulnerable or to give too much of yourself away.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't want to spend the rest of my life
I don't want to waste my life
Going on about the rest of my life
Talking about the future all the time isn't productive
I don't wanna be a-wastin' my time (my time time time)
I don't want to waste my time
Got to keep it movin' most of the time (the time time time)
I need to stay productive most of the time
And I do
And I do
I'm a thinking of a-carrying on
I'm thinking of moving forward
Such a waste of time is carrying on
It's a waste of time to dwell on the past
Everybody's got a hole in the head (the head head head)
Everyone has their own problems
Not everybody gets a gun in the head (the head head head)
But some have it worse than others
But I do
But I do
Shouldn't play around with tenderness (with tenderness)
We shouldn't take love lightly
Musn't show you got a tenderness (tenderness)
We shouldn't show vulnerability
We forget about the rest of the world (the world world world)
We should focus on our own happiness
Gonna miss the very best of the world (the world world world)
Otherwise, we'll miss out on the best things in life
And I do
And I do
And I do ooh
And I do ooh
And I do oh ooh ooh ooh
And I do oh ooh ooh ooh
And I do
And I do
And I do ooh
And I do ooh
And I do oh ooh ooh ooh
And I do oh ooh ooh ooh
And I do oh ooh ooh ooh
And I do oh ooh ooh ooh
And I do
And I do
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Written by: josh harcrow
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@andrewyuska7935
Martha: I like to dance.
Everybody: Gets mad at her then dances.
@anad.7428
Andrew Yuska lol we gotta accept that Disney channel logic ya know
@atrainofthought99
Lol
@planetxtk7567
I think they got mad because they think she shouldn’t dance because it’s outside of the “status quo.”
@Rakerong
Martha: Sometimes I like it better than homework.
Them: And we took that personally
@Casey-su6xc
“Is that even legal?”😭😭
@themoviecritic1092
Jocks, Skaters, Nerds, and Theatre Kids
Long ago the four groups lived in harmony, but everything changed when the basketball player liked to sing.
@icorrectly
You mean bake... They all liked to sing. Cringily I might add 😅
@icorrectly
Now I'm thinking about how much better The Last Airbender is than these movies... Sooooooo much better
@nurnadhirahsaing6169
@@icorrectly well, Troy was the one who started it first tho 😅🤣