The group, whose style was based upon the sounds of Sun Records artists and other artists from the 1950s, were heavily influenced by Eddie Cochran, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent and Bill Haley & His Comets. The Stray Cats quickly developed a large following in the New York music scene playing at CBGB and Max's Kansas City as well as venues on Long Island. When the Cats heard a rumor that there was a revival of the 1950s Teddy Boy youth subculture in England, the band moved to the UK. They then spearheaded the nascent rockabilly revival, by blending the 1950s Sun Studio sound with modern punk musical elements. In terms of visual style the Stray Cats also blended elements of 1950 rockabilly clothes such as wearing drape jackets, brothel creepers and western shirts with punk clothes such as tight black zipper trousers and modern versions of 1950s hair styles.
In the summer of 1980 the Cats found themselves being courted by the elite of the music world including Virgin Records, Stiff Records and Arista Records. Word quickly spread and soon members of The Rolling Stones, The Who and Led Zeppelin were at their shows. After a gig in London, Stray Cats met producer Dave Edmunds, well known as a roots rock enthusiast for his work with Rockpile and as a solo artist. Edmunds offered to work with the group, and they entered the studio to record their self-titled debut album, Stray Cats, released in England in 1981 on Arista Records. They had three hits that year with "Runaway Boys", "Rock This Town", and "Stray Cat Strut". The UK follow-up to Stray Cats, Gonna Ball, was not as well-received, providing no hits. Yet the combined sales of their first two albums was enough to convince EMI America to compile the best tracks from the two UK albums and issue an album (Built for Speed) in the U.S. in 1982. The record went on to sell double platinum in the US and Canada and was the #2 record on the Billboard album charts for 26 weeks
Musical and personal conflicts began to emerge in the ways that the individual members handled their new-found success; Phantom married actress Britt Ekland, while Setzer made guest appearances with stars like Bob Dylan and Stevie Nicks and became the concert guitarist for Robert Plant's Honeydrippers side project. In late 1984, the band added former BMT's guitarist and Long Island native Tommy Byrnes on second guitar and harmony vocals, and after a European and US tour which ended at the New Orleans World's Fair, parted ways.
Rocker and Phantom formed a trio called Phantom Rocker & Slick (the "Slick" being former David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick) which contained the single "Men Without Shame", guest musicians on this record included both Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones and Nicky Hopkins on the piano. Setzer went on to a solo career, retaining Byrnes and exchanging his rockabilly focus for a more wide-ranging roots rock/Americana sound on albums such as 1986's The Knife Feels Like Justice. In 1986, the Stray Cats reunited in Los Angeles, and recorded the covers-heavy Rock Therapy. In 1989, they reunited once again for the album Blast Off!, which was accompanied by a tour with US blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. No longer with EMI America, they entered the studio with Nile Rodgers for the record titled Let's Go Faster, issued by Liberation in 1990. After 1992's Dave Edmunds-produced Choo Choo Hot Fish, and after another covers album, 1993's Original Cool, the group called it quits again.
In 2004, the Stray Cats reunited for a month-long tour of Europe. A live album culled from those concerts, Rumble In Brixton, included one new studio track, "Mystery Train Kept A Rollin'." In 2007, they reunited once again for a successful and long awaited US tour with ZZ Top and The Pretenders. This was their first North American tour in over 15 years. In the 2000s, the band toured Europe as part of their Farewell Tour, although the band has performed concerts intermittently in the ensuing years.
In 2008, for the first time in 18 years, the Stray Cats visited Australia and New Zealand which included several consecutive sold out shows of their Farewell (Australia) Tour.
In April 2009 the band reunited for a single show to celebrate Brian’s 50th birthday at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis, MN.
My One Desire
Stray Cats Lyrics
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And there's no better time than tonight
When I get you under the stars above
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire. Oh yeah
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
I want to date with you would be great with you baby tonight
When I get you into my arms tonight everything's gonna turn out right
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Well all the time I waisted baby be my steady date
I want to make up for lost time. Tonight I just can't wait
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire. Oh yeah
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Well all the time I waisted baby be my steady date
I want to make up for lost time. Tonight I just can't wait
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire. Oh yeah
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Well all the time I waisted baby be my steady date
I want to make up for lost time. Tonight I just can't wait
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire. Oh yeah
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
The lyrics to the Stray Cats' song "My One Desire" are a declaration of the singer's passion for someone special. He longs to spend the night walking and talking with this person, and he knows that there's no better time than tonight to do so. Under the stars, he imagines finally being able to kiss this person with a "kiss of fire." The singer reiterates his desire to be with this person tonight, as it's his one desire.
The lyrics reflect not only a sense of urgency but also a sense of regret. The singer admits that he's wasted time, and he wants to make up for it by spending time with this person. He doesn't want to miss out on any more opportunities to be with them, and he's willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The repetition of the chorus emphasizes the singer's intensity and passion for this person, highlighting just how important they are to him.
Overall, the lyrics to "My One Desire" are a heartfelt plea for someone's affection, with a sense of urgency and regret woven in. The singer knows that tonight is the night he needs to make his move, and he's not going to let anything stand in his way.
Line by Line Meaning
I want to walk with you, talk with you all night long
I desire to spend my entire night with you, conversing and walking together.
And there's no better time than tonight
Tonight is the perfect night to make our desires come true.
When I get you under the stars above
When we are under the starry sky above, I feel at my happiest.
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire. Oh yeah
When you passionately kiss me with warmth, I feel alive.
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
My ultimate longing and ambition for tonight is to be with you, my sweetheart.
Well all the time I waisted baby be my steady date
I have wasted a lot of time without you, but tonight you are my only true companion.
I want to make up for lost time. Tonight I just can't wait
I am eager to make up for the lost time and be with you tonight.
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
My ultimate longing and ambition for tonight is to be with you, my beloved.
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
My ultimate longing and ambition for tonight is to be with you, my beloved.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BURNETTE
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@thelavenderhatter5924
I wanna walk with you, talk with you all night long
And there's no better time than tonight
When I get you under the stars above
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire
Oh yeah
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
I want to date with you would be great with you baby tonight
When I get you into my arms tonight everything's gonna turn out right
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire
Oh yeah
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Well all the time I wasted baby be my steady date
I want to make up for lost time
Tonight I just can't wait
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire
Oh yeah
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Well all the time I wasted baby be my steady date
I want to make up for lost time
Tonight I just can't wait
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire
Oh yeah
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Well all the time I wasted baby be my steady date
I want to make up for lost time
Tonight I just can't wait
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire
Oh yeah
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
@grahamnelson-bj4xo
straight from the heart reality .
@dookieday1
This song got me into the stray cats,just blew me away Brian's playing , never heard rockabilly played this way.
@richarddenver847
I just love this song. Ricky Nelson sang it great and The Stray Cats just NAIL IT. It's PERFECT.
@thelavenderhatter5924
I wanna walk with you, talk with you all night long
And there's no better time than tonight
When I get you under the stars above
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire
Oh yeah
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
I want to date with you would be great with you baby tonight
When I get you into my arms tonight everything's gonna turn out right
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire
Oh yeah
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Well all the time I wasted baby be my steady date
I want to make up for lost time
Tonight I just can't wait
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire
Oh yeah
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Well all the time I wasted baby be my steady date
I want to make up for lost time
Tonight I just can't wait
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire
Oh yeah
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Well all the time I wasted baby be my steady date
I want to make up for lost time
Tonight I just can't wait
Put your lips to mine with your kiss of fire
Oh yeah
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
Just to be with you baby tonight is my one desire
@ianmillson7957
probably my favourite song and I will sing it live on stage eventually...so many memories
@ianmillson7957
I sung this on stage accompanied by the brilliant Phil Crossman - great song - original by the late Rick Nelson
@shellymurray5315
I adore this song
@ian2690
such a good song!!
@Maverick4023
Runaway boys and this on one record you can't go wrong
@varnaizsolt22
I could say another 20 songs at least that u cant go wrong from Stray Cats :)