Arguably Streetheart's most popular single, "Under My Thumb" (1979), was a remake of a song by the Rolling Stones, who were an early Streetheart influence. At the peak of their career, Streetheart toured with several Canadian rock bands including Chilliwack, Rush, Toronto, Harlequin, Max Webster (see Kim Mitchell), Aldo Nova, April Wine, Headpins and with American bands including Sammy Hagar, Styx, Kansas, Blue Öyster Cult, and with Australia's AC/DC.
Streetheart received two Ampex Golden Reel awards, a Music Express Magazine Award, and a Chimo Award (Canadian Country Music Award) and were voted the most popular Canadian act in the Peoples' Choice Awards. In 2003, Streetheart was inducted into the Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
JULY 21, 2017
Kenny Shields, who led the Winnipeg rock group Streetheart for four decades, died Friday morning after undergoing cardiac surgery.
Streetheart bandmate Jeff Neill announced the news early Friday with a post on his Facebook account.
"It is with deep sadness and regret that I announce that our dear friend and bandmate Kenny Shields has passed away quietly and peacefully early this morning at the St. Boniface General Hospital in Winnipeg," Neill wrote, adding that Shields' wife Elena, daughter Julia and sister Sharlene were by his side.
"I loved him as a friend and as a special performer," says Howard Mandshein, a friend and fan of Shields who works at CITI-FM in Winnipeg. "Kenny was a performer. Kenny owned the stage. He could give lessons on how to work the stage. Just flawless."
winnipegfreepress.com With files from The Canadian Press
Without your love
Streetheart Lyrics
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Now I'm beginning to understand,
I'm not to crazy cause my life is incomplete.
Without your love,
You've got control of every move I make,
I want you but you don't realize,
I try to tell you but my heart begins to break,
Don't look around before I tiptoe away,
I want your hand because I'm fallin' all over.
Without your love.
You've got me thinking that I'm in the edge,
I feel my sadness slip away.
Stuck in the middle of a dream that never ends.
Without your love.
Don't look around before I tiptoe away,
I want your hand because I'm fallin' all over.
Without your love.
Without your love.
Don't keep me waiting, (Don't keep me waiting),
Don't keep me waiting, (Don't keep me waiting),
Don't keep me waiting, (Don't keep me waiting),
Without your love,
Oooo-ooo, oooo-ooo, oooo-ooo.
Without your love.
Oooo-ooo, oooo-ooo, oooo-ooo.
Without your love.
Don't look around before I tiptoe away,
I want your hand because I'm fallin' all over.
Without your love.
Without your love.
Don't keep me waiting, (Don't keep me waiting),
Don't keep me waiting, (Don't keep me waiting),
Don't keep me waiting, (Don't keep me waiting),
Without your love,
Don't keep me waiting, (Don't keep me waiting),
Don't keep me waiting, (Don't keep me waiting),
Don't keep me waiting, (Don't keep me waiting),
Without your love,
Oooo-ooo, don't keep me waiting.
Oooo-ooo, don't keep me waiting.
Oooo-ooo, don't keep me waiting,
Without your love.
Oooo-ooo, don't keep me waiting.
Oooo-ooo, don't keep me waiting.
Oooo-ooo, don't keep me waiting,
Without your love.
Oh, don't keep me waiting, (Don't keep me waiting),
Don't keep me waiting, (Don't keep me waiting),
Oh, yeah, (Don't keep me waiting),
Without your love,
Oh, don't keep me waiting, (Don't keep me waiting),
Don't keep me waiting, (Don't keep me waiting),
The lyrics to Streetheart's song "Without Your Love" convey the feelings of someone who is lost without the love of their partner. The singer admits to walking down a long, dead-end street and realizing their life is incomplete without the love they crave. They are willing to do anything to be with their partner, even if it means tiptoeing away without them noticing. The singer feels like they are on the edge, stuck in the middle of a dream that never ends, without their love. They are pleading with their partner to not keep them waiting and to realize how much they need them.
The lyrics are full of desperation and longing, and the repetitive chants of "Don't keep me waiting" and "Without your love" emphasize the intensity of these emotions. The singer is willing to do anything to make their partner realize just how much they mean to them, even if it means begging or tiptoeing around.
Overall, "Without Your Love" is a song about the importance of love and how it can complete and fulfill a person's life. Without it, the singer feels lost and incomplete, willing to do anything to get it back.
Line by Line Meaning
I walked a long way down a dead end street,
I've been going in the wrong direction in my life and realizing that now.
Now I'm beginning to understand,
I am now starting to see things more clearly.
I'm not to crazy cause my life is incomplete.
I am not insane, just feeling lost without love.
Without your love,
I feel empty and incomplete without you.
You've got control of every move I make,
You have an impact on everything I do and every decision I make.
I want you but you don't realize,
I desire you but you are unaware or indifferent to my feelings.
I try to tell you but my heart begins to break,
Whenever I try to express my feelings, I become emotional and upset.
Don't look around before I tiptoe away,
Please do not notice me leaving and avoid seeing me in a vulnerable state.
I want your hand because I'm fallin' all over.
I want you to help keep me grounded and not let me lose myself.
You've got me thinking that I'm in the edge,
You've got me feeling like I am at the brink of something or the edge of sanity.
I feel my sadness slip away.
Whenever I'm with you, I forget all the negative emotions and pains in my life.
Stuck in the middle of a dream that never ends.
I am stuck in a fantasy that will never become a reality.
Don't keep me waiting, (Don't keep me waiting),
Please don't make me wait any longer for you.
Without your love,
I cannot function or live a fulfilling life without you.
Lyrics © DistroKid, Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Unison Rights S.L., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: TONY CAREY, JIMMY BARNES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
WolfHeavyMetal
"SO UNDER RATED, Streetheart was one of Canada's best bands ever. I'm proud of them. Their music was sublime, dude!" You can quote me on that!
UCSPanther20
Old school Canadian rock has a distinct style that has not been seen or heard anywhere since its time.
Janet Lynn Muxlow
51 Years Old and still today rock to this classic tune along with all the 70, s 80, s classic/hard rock bands best generation to grow up in. Rocker for Life with the best music that never dies :)
Ashini
RIP and thanks to Kenny Shields for those good times
Claude Bergeron
WoooHoooo! good stuff, I remember I was 19, full of energy and going crazy over that song and now at 52 I still listen to it in my car after work with the volume to it's max ( knob won't turn anymore) and in the traffic people look at me as if I was from out of space. Sorry but I will rock t'ill I die!
Wesley Loroff
your sorry for what? No really I don't get why that word is so over used
Nate the Rocker Preacher
I do the same at 36. I dont care. It It's freaking great.
Peter Borchers
Me as well at 53
Ila Hayden LeFranc
I can sit here and listen to them all day long...
squeakyceej
Awesome group. I love this song.