Steve Miller (born 5 October 1943) is a blues and rock and roll guitarist and performer. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin but attended high school in Dallas. While at St. Mark's School of Texas, he formed his first band, The Marksmen. Miller taught one of his classmates, Royce Boz Scaggs, a few guitar chords so that he could join the band; Scaggs became better known by his nickname, Boz. Miller attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the 1960s, where he formed The Ardells. Scaggs joined the Ardells the next year. Ben Sidran was added to the Ardells as a keyboardist the following year.
In 1968, Miller formed the Steve Miller Band, with Scaggs handling vocals, and released an album, Children of the Future, the first in a series of discs rooted solidly in the psychedelic blues style that dominated the San Francisco music scene at the time. Scaggs would leave the band after a couple of albums with vocal chores taken over by drummer Tim Davis; Miller himself would begin singing occasional lead on 1969's Brave New World. These albums performed respectably on the album charts but failed to yield a hit.
In the 1970's the band had some hits that became classics over the years - Jet Airliner, with some evocative lyrics that brought home the loss of life on the road; and The Joker which includes the famous line about the "pompatus of love", which is of course nonsense, but that didn't stop a lot of stoned folks from spending years talking amongst themselves.
Steve Miller's father was a wealthy doctor in Dallas, and friends with famous guitarist and guitar designer Les Paul. Les Paul gave Miller his first guitar lessons.
Longtime member Norton Buffalo (harmonica player) died from lung cancer on October 30, 2009.
John King (drummer during "The Joker" era) died after a short bout of kidney cancer on October 26, 2010.
Band-member James Cooke died from cancer on 16 May 2011.
Hey Yeah
Steve Miller Band Lyrics
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I know we've just begun
I think I'll go ahead and play my guitar some
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
If you can't find someone to dance
Just move your hips baby and shake your pants.
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Hey grab a hold, hold me tight and squeeze me til my love turns cold.
Hey it's alright
Up and down and in and out and out of sight.
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Hey everyone, you know the blues has got me on the run.
Playing your town and having fun.
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
My guitar has got a rockin' tone
Feel it in your body, fills you up to the bone.
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
The lyrics of "Hey Yeah" by Steve Miller Band are comprised of four stanzas each with three lines except for the second stanza, which has four lines. The song starts with the singer's intention to have some fun while playing his guitar. He encourages the listener to join him by moving their hips and shaking their pants if they can't find someone to dance with. The singer then tells us to hold him tight and squeeze him until his love turns cold indicating the singer's mood to be playful and flirtatious. Moreover, the lyrics are suggesting a flirty and fun-loving theme, which is repeated throughout the song.
The second stanza of the song tells the listener that they have a chance to dance or move with the rhythm. If they can't find someone to dance, they can just move their hips and shake their pants while enjoying the music. The third stanza repeats the playful mood encouraging the listener to grab him tight and squeeze him until his love turns cold. Further, the singer talks about the pleasure of being physical and indulging in things that are out of sight. The final stanza talks about the blues and happens to distract it through playing music, as it's the cure. The song ends with the singer's descriptions of how great his guitar sounds and how it makes people feel by filling them up to the bone.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey everyone, I think I'll take this time and have some fun
I am going to take this moment to have some fun, and this fun has just started.
I know we've just begun
We just started having fun.
I think I'll go ahead and play my guitar some
I am excited to play some guitar.
Hey now's your chance, you even got the perfect circumstance.
This is your opportunity, and everything is in your favor.
If you can't find someone to dance
If you cannot find a dance partner,
Just move your hips baby and shake your pants.
dance on your own and enjoy yourself.
Hey grab a hold, hold me tight and squeeze me til my love turns cold.
Hold me tight, as tight as you can, till my love stops or becomes cold.
Hey it's alright
It is okay.
Up and down and in and out and out of sight.
Moving in different directions, coming in and out of sight.
Hey everyone, you know the blues has got me on the run.
I am feeling the blues, and it's making me restless.
Playing your town and having fun.
Playing music to entertain and having a great time.
My guitar has got a rockin' tone
My guitar sounds rocking and amazing.
Feel it in your body, fills you up to the bone.
You can feel the music in your body, it energizes you to the core.
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: PAUL HENRY RAY, JIMMIE LAWRENCE VAUGHAN
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