1. The Larks were … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least three groups called The Larks.
1. The Larks were an African American vocal group, active in the early 1950s, not to be confused with the Los Angeles-based Larks (originally The Meadowlarks) featuring Don Julian. Personnel: Eugene 'Gene' Mumford (1925-1977, tenor, lead), Alden 'Allen' Bunn (known later as Tarheel Slim, 1924-1977, baritone, lead, guitar), Thermon (or Thurmon) Ruth (known later as T. Ruth, 1914–2002, baritone, lead), Hadie Rowe Jr. (1928-1998, baritone), David McNeil (1932-2005, bass) and Raymond 'Pee Wee' Barnes (tenor).
The story of the Larks begins in the late 1920s, when singer Thermon Ruth founded the Selah Jubilee Singers in New York, later basing them in Raleigh, North Carolina where they had a radio show. They recorded for Decca Records and other smaller labels in the 1940s, and their membership overlapped with other religious vocal groups in the area, including The Southern Harmonaires. In 1945, Ruth tried to persuade Eugene Mumford of one of these groups, The Four Interns, to join the Selah Jubilee Singers, but before he could do so, Mumford was charged with the attempted rape of a white woman, convicted and imprisoned. He was innocent of the crime and later received a full pardon.
In 1946, Allen Bunn joined The Southern Harmonaires, and soon afterwards joined Thermon Ruth in the Selah Jubilee Singers as the group's guitarist and second lead singer. Three years later, Ruth and Bunn decided to leave to form a new group, The Jubilators. They linked up with Mumford, now released from prison, and with three members of The Southern Harmonaires, David McNeil, Hadie Rowe Jr., and Raymond 'Pee Wee' Barnes.
In 1950, the six-man group drove to New York to record. On one single day, they recorded 17 songs for four different labels, under four different names. Initially, billing themselves as the Selah Jubilee Singers, they recorded four gospel songs for Jubilee Records, before moving on to record as The Jubilators for Regal Records in New Jersey. Then they drove to Newark, recording four secular blues songs, including "Lemon Squeezer", as The 4 Barons for Savoy Records. Finally, they drove back to Apollo Records in Manhattan, where, as "The Southern Harmonaires", they recorded four more gospel tracks. However, Apollo owner Bess Berman realized the subterfuge. She signed them to a contract which allowed the other companies to release the other recordings, but wanted to promote them as a secular R&B rather than a gospel group.
At this point the group became The Larks, named along the lines of other 'bird' groups like The Ravens and The Orioles. Their earliest recordings featured Mumford on lead vocal, on "When I Leave These Prison Walls" and "My Reverie", the latter recorded after Rowe had left the group on being drafted into the Army. However, chart success did not come until later in 1951, when the blues "Eyesight To The Blind", with Bunn on lead vocals and guitar, made # 5 on the R&B charts. This was followed up by another R&B top ten hit, "Little Side Car", a reworking of Smokey Hogg’s "Too Many Drivers”. This period was the height of The Larks’ popularity – they appeared on the Perry Como and Arthur Godfrey TV shows, toured with Percy Mayfield, and recorded with Mahalia Jackson.
Early in 1952, however, Bunn left for a solo career, first recording blues for Apollo, accompanied by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, and then moving to Bobby Robinson's Red Robin label in 1953 (as "Allen Baum"!). Barnes also left The Larks in early 1952 to become a R&B, jazz and rock 'n’ roll session guitarist. Shortly afterwards, McNeil also left to replace Bill Brown in The Dominoes. Thermon Ruth relocated back to North Carolina, and The Larks as a group effectively then ceased to exist for a while.
Gene Mumford joined gospel group The Golden Gate Quartet, but in 1953 he decided to return to secular music. He recruited the quartet’s Orville Brooks and pianist Glenn Burgess, and singers David "Boots" Bowers and Isaiah Bing of the King Odom Four, this group then becoming the new incarnation of The Larks. Bess Berman at Apollo wanted the group to develop as a mainstream pop music group, rather than an R&B group, and they released a number of singles in that vein. They also appeared in the movie Rhythm & Blues Revue. However, commercial success eluded them, and the second Larks disbanded in 1955.
2. The Larks were Don Julian (1935-1998), Ted Walters and Charles Morrison. They had one top 40 hit, 'The Jerk', which rose to #7 in 1964.
3. The Larks were a ska band from the United Kingdom. Their first incarnation formed in 1981 in Kent. Relocating to London in the mid-1980s the line-up settled with Tommy Barlow (vocals, sax), Mark Bannister (guitar), Dave Eastgate (drums), Eric Coker (trumpet), Pete Daws (bass) and Phil Veacock (saxes). Their first appearance on vinyl was with the song 'Maggie Maggie Maggie (Out Out Out' on a Miners benefit LP. Several singles followed. The band had a large following and played many sold-out shows, but split up in 1988.
I Want You Back
The Larks Lyrics
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This I know
I just cant help myself
I just cant let you go
And I'm not lyin' baby baby ohh baby I want you back
I want you back
I need you back I want you baby
All my love I gave to you, was there, no satisfaction
Girl, if that's not the case, then explain your action
GOD knows I've been tryin' to get you back,
And I'm not lyin' baby baby ohh baby I want you back
I want you back
It makes no difference just who, who you hurt
Because you treated me just like dirt 'cause
Everyone knows I've been tryin' to get you back,
And I'm not lyin' baby baby ohh baby I want you back
I want you back I need you back
I want you baby
All my love I gave to you, was there, no satisfaction
Girl, if that's not the case, then explain your action
Everyone knows I've been tryin' to get you back,
And I'm not lyin' baby baby ohh baby I want you back
I want you back I need you back
I want you baby
I want you back
I want you back I'm begging please please please come home
Baby ohh baby I want you back
The Larks's song "I Want You Back" conveys the message of an individual desperately trying to win back a former lover. The opening stanza implies that the singer knows that he is not supposed to be foolish in wanting the person back, yet he cannot help himself. The repetition of the phrase "I want you back" further emphasizes his yearning for the former partner. The second stanza implies a clear disconnect between the affection that was given and the satisfaction received in return. The singer is asking the former partner to clarify their actions and address why things did not work out as he hoped.
The chorus repeats once again the premise of the song, with the singer begging for the former partner's return. The bridge's lines imply that the partner has treated the singer poorly and unkindly, and this seems to have had a profound impact on him.
The song overall is a classic example of a yearning for lost love. In the end, the message is clear: the singer wants the former partner back regardless of the pain caused. The lyrics work effectively in portraying a person's struggle when simultaneously trying to move on while reflecting on happier times.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm not suppose to be a fool
I know I shouldn't act foolishly, but I can't help it.
This I know
I am aware of the fact that I shouldn't be acting foolishly.
I just cant help myself
Despite knowing that I shouldn't act foolishly, I am unable to control my feelings.
I just cant let you go
I am unable to move on from you.
Everyone knows I've been tryin, to get you back,
Everyone is aware that I have been making efforts to get you back.
And I'm not lyin' baby baby ohh baby I want you back
I am telling you the truth when I say that I want you back badly.
I want you back
I desire for you to return to me.
I need you back I want you baby
I am in need of your presence and I want you, my love.
All my love I gave to you, was there, no satisfaction
I gave you all my love, but it seems that you were not satisfied.
Girl, if that's not the case, then explain your action
If my assumption is wrong, then please explain why you left me.
It makes no difference just who, who you hurt
It doesn't matter who you hurt in the process.
Because you treated me just like dirt 'cause
You treated me poorly, like I was nothing.
I want you back I'm begging please please please come home
I am begging you to come back to me, my love.
Baby ohh baby I want you back
I want you back more than anything, my love.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DAVID BAXTER, SHERRY HUFFMAN
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I'm not suppose to be a fool
This I know
I just cant help myself
I just cant let you go
Everyone knows I've been tryin, to get you back,
And I'm not lyin' baby baby ohh baby I want you back
I want you back
I need you back I want you baby
All my love I gave to you, was there, no satisfaction
Girl, if that's not the case, then explain your action
GOD knows I've been tryin' to get you back,
And I'm not lyin' baby baby ohh baby I want you back
I want you back
It makes no difference just who, who you hurt
Because you treated me just like dirt 'cause
Everyone knows I've been tryin' to get you back,
And I'm not lyin' baby baby ohh baby I want you back
I want you back I need you back
I want you baby
All my love I gave to you, was there, no satisfaction
Girl, if that's not the case, then explain your action
Everyone knows I've been tryin' to get you back,
And I'm not lyin' baby baby ohh baby I want you back
I want you back I need you back
I want you baby
I want you back
I want you back I'm begging please please please come home
Baby ohh baby I want you back
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@rjfierro
damn this song is 🔥 me and my lady broke up as highschool sweethearts..18 yrs later reunited and gonna marry my soulmate..god blessed my life!!
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