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.
Love
Steve Miller Band Lyrics
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And you're feeling blue and left in sorrow
And your love is in vain, and it causes you pain,
There's no tomorrow
Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo....
Do be ah
What can you do when your love is untrue
And your love is in vain and it causes you pain,
You've no more sorrow
Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo....
The lyrics to Steve Miller Band's Love's Riddle deal with the emotions that come with a romantic relationship that has gone awry. The singer expresses feelings of sadness and pain at the realization that the love they once had is no longer genuine. The person's heart is heavy as they ponder what they can do in such a situation, which makes them feel blue and left in sorrow. There is no hope of a future together, leaving them with no other option but to accept what has transpired.
The second verse of the song reinforces the melancholy nature of the situation as the singer's love has caused them so much pain. There is no more sorrow for the person since the relationship is over, but the hurt remains. It is a bleak ending to what may have started as a hopeful love affair. The lyrics use repetition and a simple melody, making the song's meaning and emotions more accessible.
Line by Line Meaning
What can you do when your love is untrue
What actions can you take when your lover is unfaithful
And you're feeling blue and left in sorrow
When you feel sad and abandoned
And your love is in vain, and it causes you pain,
When your love is unrewarded and it hurts you
There's no tomorrow
There is no hope for the future of this relationship
Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo....
Vocalization expressing sadness
Do be ah
Repetition of the previous phrase
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Mel Miller
Lyrics:
"Jungle Love"
I met you on somebody's island
You thought you had known me before
I brought you a crate of papaya
They waited all night by your door
You probably wouldn't remember
I probably couldn't forget
Jungle love in the surf in the pouring rain
Everything's better when wet
Jungle love it's drivin' me mad
It's makin' me crazy
Jungle love it's drivin' me mad
It's makin' me crazy
But lately you live in the jungle
I never see you alone
But we need some definite answers
So I thought I would write you a poem
The question to everyone's answer
Is usually asked from within
But the patterns of the rain
And the truth they contain
Have written my life on your skin
Jungle love it's drivin' me mad
It's makin' me crazy
Jungle love it's drivin' me mad
It's makin' me crazy
You treat me like I was your ocean
You swim in my blood when it's warm
My cycles of circular motion
Protect you and keep you from harm
You live in a world of illusion
Where everything's peaches and cream
We all face a scarlet conclusion
But we spend our time in a dream
Jungle love it's drivin' me mad
It's makin' me crazy
Jungle love it's drivin' me mad
It's makin' me crazy
Jungle love it's drivin' me mad
It's makin' me crazy
Jungle love it's drivin' me mad
It's makin' me crazy
Cheeseoogus
lyrics:
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Moraes S
I love It. I was 15 when It hit...Now I'm 59 and still love this song...
KC Brutality
I read your comment and thought wow this guy is old 59 then i realized im 58 and my birthday is in 3 weeks., time flys like an eagle .....rock on brother !!!
Moraes S
@Alissa Reminiec I think it was "Book of dreams"
Alissa Reminiec
Ditto.
Book of love was one the three Steve Miller lps that I owned copies of back in the day
Rubie539
Born the same year as my dad
MamaCat
Same here. This is the first time I've seen Steve Miller 🤷♀️
Michael Etter
This is like a time machine. 77 was my Senior year in High School. We wore this song out.
Ceil Constante
@Michael Etter we took for granted how easy it was to make friends that were real friends! And the music brought us all together. I so wish we could go back to 1977! So much more laid back and easy going!
thewkovacs
this was the number one song played at our local skating rink
Michael Frazia
I graduated in 92....we used to hang out on summer nights lining cars up and opening trunks filled with coolers of beers and smoking a bit..and this was one of the cds whoever was playing the music that night always had on rotation...the greatest hits album let another generation discover this band and he started touring again in the 90s. anyway we would also hang out at the high school bleachers on weekend nights and literally tap kegs there and have parties on those summer nights....this song always brings me right back to those times....I have 5 kids and i don't know if they have the same freedom to just assemble and party like we did 30 years ago.