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.
The Walk
Steve Miller Band Lyrics
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And I know you heard of the Chicken too
And I know you heard of the Cha-Cha too
But the walk is a dance that you can do
You just walk
You just walk
Oh you walk
Yeah you walk
And that's the walk
Well I know you heard of the Texas Hop
And I know you heard of the old Fox Trot
But when you do the walk, you ride in style
You just shake your hips and close your eyes
Then you walk
Yeah you walk
Then you walk
Yes you walk
Ah you walk
Yes you walk
Do the walk
Do the walk
Yeah you walk
Come on walk
You do the walk
Yeah you walk
That's the walk
Well I know you heard of the old Mambo
And I know you heard of the old Congo
But when you do the walk, you standing close
And don't you step on your partner's toes
You better walk
Yeah you walk
Ow you walk
Yes you walk
Ah you walk
That's the walk
Now if you don't know what it's all about
Come to me and I'll show you how
We'll do it fast, we'll do it slow
Doin' all the walk everywhere you go
Then you walk
And you walk
Now you walk
Keep on walkin'
Keep on walkin'
That's the walk
That's the walk
Yeah the walk
Oh baby the walk
Yeah you gotta walk
Don't you know you wanna walk
"The Walk" by the Steve Miller Band is a song that is all about dancing. The lyrics discuss various dances that are well-known, like the Susie Q, Chicken, Cha-Cha, Texas Hop, old Fox Trot, Mambo and Congo, but it highlights the Walk as a dance that is easy to do. The song is an upbeat, fun song that encourages people to dance and try out the Walk. The lyrics paint a picture of a dance that is stylish and sexual, with the main instruction being to shake your hips and close your eyes.
The Walk is a dance that involves a simple walking motion, often with the dancer's hips swaying, and it can be done to any type of music or beat. The song encourages people to dance the Walk wherever they go, fast or slow, with fast being shown to be more intense, and slow being more sensual. The lyrics also caution dancers to be mindful of their partner's toes while doing the dance.
Overall, The Walk is a fun and catchy song that encourages people to dance and try out a new dance move – the Walk.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I know you heard of the Susie Q
I'm aware that you've heard of the Susie Q dance move
And I know you heard of the Chicken too
I'm also aware that you've heard of the Chicken dance move
And I know you heard of the Cha-Cha too
I'm familiar with the popular Cha-Cha dance move
But the walk is a dance that you can do
However, the walk dance move is a simple one that anyone can perform
You just walk
All you have to do is just walk in a certain way
You just walk
Continuing on from the previous line that walking is all you have to do
Oh you walk
The refrain of the simplicity of the dance move
Yes you walk
Affirmation that you can perform this dance move
Yeah you walk
Another reiterated statement that this dance move simply involves walking
And that's the walk
This dance move is called the walk
Well I know you heard of the Texas Hop
I'm aware of the more complex Texas Hop dance move
And I know you heard of the old Fox Trot
I'm also aware of the Fox Trot dance move from an earlier generation
But when you do the walk, you ride in style
Despite its simplicity, performing the walk provides a sense of style and flair
You just shake your hips and close your eyes
The walk move involves shaking your hips and closing your eyes to get into a groovy rhythm
Do the walk
Encouraging you to put the walk dance move into action
Come on walk
Further encouragement to start doing the walk dance move
Now if you don't know what it's all about
If you're not sure how to dance the walk
Come to me and I'll show you how
You can come to me and I'll demonstrate how it's done
We'll do it fast, we'll do it slow
I'll show you how to do the walk at different speeds
Doin' all the walk everywhere you go
Once you know how to do the walk, you can do it wherever you please
Now you walk
Reiterating the main dance move
Keep on walkin'
Advice to keep the walking going
That's the walk
Reminding you that the walking is the dance move that's being discussed
Oh baby the walk
Expressing enthusiasm for the simplicity and ease of the walk
Yeah you gotta walk
You really should give the walk dance move a try
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: JIMMY MC CRACKLIN
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