A talented singer and bass guitarist, trained in classical piano and percussion, she joined her sisters in the 60s Detroit garage rock group The Pleasure Seekers whilst still in her teens and never looked back. By the early 70s, Suzi went off to England to work with producer Mickie Most, while her sister Patti joined the all-woman rock band Fanny. An underground following spread around Suzi's charisma and powerful singing.
Suzi found herself singing the material of songwriting duo Chinn & Chapman, musicians who were also having hits with Sweet. Combining shades of bubblegum pop with a hard rock spirit, similar to the power pop ethos of the era, Suzi embraced the glam sound. Under their tutelage, she had four top ten rock hits in the U.K., but she remained mostly unknown in the U.S.
However, her U.K. fame expanded through the 70s, with Suzi becoming a successful solo singer, bassist, and songwriter with a string of charting hits. Her appeal extended into the 80s while many of her contempoaries broke up. Notable songs of his period include "Can The Can", "Devil Gate Drive", "Tear Me Apart", and "The Wild One", among many others.
Suzi extended her career to television in 1979 when she guest starred for three seasons on the hit television series 'Happy Days'. She played the character Leather Tuscadero, who was the younger sister of Fonzie's love interest, Pinky Tuscadero. In 1979, at the height of the disco era, she finally made the U.S. Top Five with the track "Stumblin' In", a duet with Chris Norman.
In her musical career she has had 16 hit singles, sold over 45 million records and toured since 1964. She has also had guest appearances in the Runaways documentary "Edgeplay" and various UK television shows including Minder, Dempsey And Makepeace and Absolutely Fabulous.
In 1990, Suzi trod the boards in London's West End playing the lead in the musical Annie Get Your Gun and wrote and starred in a musical about Talullah Bankhead.
Suzi continues to write, perform and record her own original material and has a forthcoming new album Naked Under Leather. She also hosts an excellent show on BBC Radio 2.
Quatro's first single "Rolling Stone" did not achieve popularity anywhere except Portugal, where it made number one. Most introduced Quatro to the songwriting and production team Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman. Her second single "Can the Can" (1973) was a number one hit throughout Europe and in Australia. It was followed up by three further hits: "48 Crash" (1973), "Daytona Demon" (1973) and "Devil Gate Drive" (1974) on RAK Records. Her first two albums were also European and Australian successes.
These recordings, however, met little success in her native U.S., despite tours in the mid-1970s supporting Alice Cooper, and, except in Australia, the popularity of Quatro's rocking glam rock declined from 1975. In the interim, she did enjoy success as a session player.
Quatro's fortunes did not change until 1978 when "If You Can't Give Me Love" became a hit in the UK and Australia. This did nothing to prompt Stateside success, but "Stumblin' In", a duet recorded that same year for RSO Records with Chris Norman of Smokie secured a #4 peak in the U.S. Both tracks featured on the "If You Knew Suzi" album. A year later, Quatro released "Suzi... And Other Four Letter Words". She called it her favourite album. This featured singles, such as "She's In Love With You", which made number 11 in the UK , "Mama's Boy" (34) and "I've Never Been In Love" (56). In 1980, her song "Rock Hard" was featured on the soundtrack of the cult film Times Square, along with some punk and new wave bands like Talking Heads, Ramones, XTC and The Pretenders. This success period proved brief however, and her last UK hit was "Heart of Stone" in late 1982. In 1985 Quatro collaborated with Bronski Beat and members of The Kinks, Eddie and the Hot Rods, and Dr Feelgood on the Mark Cunningham-produced version of David Bowie's classic "Heroes", released the following year as the 1986 BBC "Children In Need" single.
In December 2005, a documentary chronicling Quatro's life, "Naked under leather" directed by former Runaway Victory Tischler Blue appeared. In February 2006, Quatro released "Back To the Drive", produced by Sweet guitarist Andy Scott. The album's title track was penned by her former collaborator Mike Chapman.
March 2007 saw Quatro release a version of The Eagles' "Desperado", followed by the publication of her autobiography, "Unzipped".
Suzi Quatro has sold over 45 million records.
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Transparent
Suzi Quatro Lyrics
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So very crude and unrefined
Totally unreal
Its sympathies I sense are few
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
Find your way home
You're too transparent
Sensitive soul
I need a man designed to roll
Part of the game
I needed to communicate
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
There's nothing to discover
No secrets to find
There's nothing to uncover
Completely black and white
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
Push when you pull
You're lovin's so predictable
I can't get close
Too stiff and unemotional
In "Transparent," Suzi Quatro sings about a man with a "jagged mind" who is "crude and unrefined," and whose sympathies are few. She wants this man to leave her alone and find his way home because he is "too transparent." She desires a man who is sensitive and able to communicate with her, who is "designed to roll" with life's ups and downs. She finds this jagged and unemotional man too predictable and unable to show emotional depth, making it difficult for her to connect with him.
Line by Line Meaning
You're jagged mind
Your mind is rough and uneven
So very crude and unrefined
It lacks polish or sophistication
Totally unreal
You appear insincere or fake
Its sympathies I senses are few
You seem unsympathetic to others
Sensitive soul
I'm a person who feels things deeply
I need a man designed to roll
I want someone who can go with the flow
Part of the game
It's a normal aspect of relationships
I needed to communicate
I needed to express myself
There's nothing to discover
You're not hiding anything
No secrets to find
There's nothing hidden to uncover
There's nothing to uncover
There's nothing to reveal
Completely black and white
The situation is clear and straightforward
Push when you pull
You're inconsistent in your actions
You're lovin's so predictable
Your affection is dull and lacking in excitement
I can't get close
I can't form an emotional connection with you
Too stiff and unemotional
You're not expressive with your feelings
Leave me alone
I want you to give me space
Find your way home
Go back to where you came from
You're too transparent
I can see right through you
Leave me alone
I want you to leave me alone
Find your way home
I want you to go away
You're too transparent
You're not genuine or sincere
Leave me alone
I want you to stop bothering me
Find your way home
I want you to leave
You're too transparent
You're not hiding anything, but you're not being real either
Leave me alone
I want you to give me some space
Find your way home
I want you to go back to where you came from
You're too transparent
You're being insincere and pretending to be something you're not
Leave me alone
I want to be left alone
Find your way home
I want you to go away
You're too transparent
You're being fake and not true to yourself
Contributed by Peyton C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@joefregoso2725
Siempre grande mi Suzi
Saludos
@jons.105
lyrics
You're jagged mind
So very crude and unrefined
Totally unreal
Its sympathies I sense are few
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
Sensitive soul
I need a man designed to roll
Part of the game
I needed to communicate
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
There's nothing to discover
No secrets to find
There's nothing to uncover
Completely black and white
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
Leave me alone
Find your way home
You're too transparent
Push when you pull
You're lovin's so predictable
I can't get close
Too stiff and unemotional
@tanuhatvar2731
SUZI*SUZI*SUZI*
**♥***♥**
@luk_games2022
Linda Musica.
@NuntiusLegis
Quatro goes Kraftwerk. :-) The tune is similar to "Model" in places.
@juanharocorbera1577
this album is more thecno that hard rock
@NuntiusLegis
@@juanharocorbera1577 This song is more Kraftwerk then techno.