1. The F… Read Full Bio ↴There have been several band that recorded as The Frantics.
1. The Frantics were a 1990s punk band from South Carolina. They had several 7-inch records and appearances on compilation albums. Also released two full length albums before their break-up in 2000. The Frantics toured and/or played shows with bands like AFI, Bouncing Souls, FYP, and Blanks 77. Band members consisted of: Kevin McSwain (vocal/guitar), Anthony Price (bass/vocals), Timmy Campbell (guitar/vocals), Todd Hooks (1st Drummer: 1994 - 1998), Drew Perry (1998 - 2000).
In 2005, the band got back together for one last performance at a benefit concert for the ailing club owner who booked them in their heyday.
A year later three members (Kevin, Anthony, and Drew) went on to form The Black Kites, who performed a more stripped-down rock sound. They released a four song EP and played shows for nearly two years, ending in 2008.
2. The Frantics were a Seattle based rock and roll / instrumental group that was active between 1956 and 1966. They started out as The Four Frantics in 1955 when guitarist Ron Peterson and accordionist Chuck Schoning started playing together in the seventh grade. After they added a drummer, bassist and sax player to the ensemble, they began performing at teen dances; before long, they were opening shows for national touring acts throughout the Pacific Northwest.
The band signed a recording contract with Seattle-based Dolton Records and their first hit was a tune called ‘Straight Flush’, which entered the charts in 1959. The band’s finest artistic moment came a year later when they recorded ‘Werewolf’, an offbeat soundscape that opens with a bit of dialogue from Lon Chaney Jr’s film The Wolf Man (1941).
The band's line-up was Jim Manolides, Don Fulton, Ron Petersen, Chuck Schoning, Bob Hosko and Geno Landis.
3. The Frantics were a Canadian comedy quartet from the 1980s, recently reunited, consisting of Rick Green, Dan Redican, Paul Chato and Peter Wildman. They had a weekly comedy show on CBC radio, and a short-lived TV show called "Four On The Floor".
4. The Frantics are four lads from the west coast of Scotland, brought together by the music. Since they formed, the chemistry has flown. Tunes wrote with an inspiration of the rock n roll scene, Made up of Bradley Waite (Vocals + Lead guitar) Calum Bennett (Guitar) Matthew New (Bass) and Blair Gilmour (Drums + Backing Vocals).
San Antonio Rose
The Frantics Lyrics
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A song of old San Antone
Where in dreams I live with a memory
Beneath the stars all alone
It was there I found beside the Alamo
Enchantment strange as the blue up above
A moonlit pass that only she would know
Still hears my broken song of love
Call back my rose, rose of San Antone
Lips so sweet and tender like petals falling apart
Speak once again of my love, my own.
Broken song, empty words I know
Still live in my heart all alone
For that moonlit pass by the Alamo
And Rose, my Rose of San Antone
Deep within my heart lies a melody,
A song of old San Antone
Where in dreams I live with a memory
Beneath the stars all alone
It was there I found beside the Alamo
Enchantment strange as the blue up above
A moonlit pass that only she would know
Still hears my broken song of love
Moon in all your splendor know only my heart
Call back my rose, rose of San Antone
Lips so sweet and tender like petals falling apart
Speak once again of my love, my own.
Broken song, empty words I know
Still live in my heart all alone
For that moonlit pass by the Alamo
And Rose, my Rose of San Antone
The song San Antonio Rose, written by Bob Wills and originally performed by his band The Texas Playboys on November 28, 1938, is a classic example of Western swing music. The Frantics version, released in 1955, is a cover of this song, but it has a different spin on it. The song tells the story of a man who is deeply in love and longing for his lost love, Rose of San Antone. He sings about a dream he had in which he was living with the memory of Rose beneath the stars all alone. The song is wistful and has a contemplative tone. The lyrics allude to the moon, the stars, the Alamo, and the memory of Rose, which are all elements that symbolize the idea of love and longing.
Line by Line Meaning
Deep within my heart lies a melody
I'm holding tight onto the memory of this song
A song of old San Antone
The song is about San Antonio
Where in dreams I live with a memory
It's like I'm living in a dream, with only my memories of San Antonio
Beneath the stars all alone
I think of San Antonio all by myself
It was there I found beside the Alamo
I found something precious near the Alamo
Enchantment strange as the blue up above
What I found there was really special and unique
A moonlit pass that only she would know
It's a secret tunnel that only my love knows about
Still hears my broken song of love
Even after all this time, the song reminds me of what I once had
Moon in all your splendor know only my heart
Only I truly understand the depth of my love
Call back my rose, rose of San Antone
Bring back my love, my Rose of San Antonio
Lips so sweet and tender like petals falling apart
My love's lips were soft and delicate, like a flower wilting
Speak once again of my love, my own.
I just need to hear my love's voice again, it would mean everything to me
Broken song, empty words I know
I understand that the song of my love is in the past and may never be resurrected
Still live in my heart all alone
But, the memories of what we had will live with me forever
For that moonlit pass by the Alamo
For the secret tunnel by the Alamo
And Rose, my Rose of San Antone
And my love, my Rose of San Antonio
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