1) The Rascals (initially … Read Full Bio ↴There are two bands called 'The Rascals'.
1) The Rascals (initially known as The Young Rascals) were an American soul and rock group of the 1960s. Eddie Brigati (vocals), Felix Cavaliere (keyboard, vocals), Gene Cornish (guitar) and Dino Danelli (drums) started the band in Brigati and Danelli's native state New Jersey. Their first public performance took place at the Choo Choo Club in Garfield on Saturday, February 27th, 1965. Three-quarters of the group - Brigati, Cavaliere and Cornish - had previously been members of Joey Dee and the Starliters. Eddie's brother, David Brigati, an original Starliter, helped arrange the vocal harmonies and sang backgrounds on many of the group's recordings (informally earning the designation as the Fifth Rascal). When Atlantic Records signed them, they discovered that another group (Borrah Minevitch's and Johnny Puleo's Harmonica Rascals) objected to the release of records under the name Rascals. To avoid conflict, manager Sid Bernstein decided to rename the group the Young Rascals.
The Young Rascals had a minor hit with "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" (1965), followed by the #1 single "Good Lovin'" (1966, originally by The Olympics). Then the band's songwriting team of Brigati and Cavaliere began providing most of their songs, and the hits kept coming for the next two years, including "I've Been Lonely Too Long", "You Better Run", "Groovin'" (#1, 1967), "It's Wonderful", "A Girl Like You", "How Can I Be Sure?" (which David Cassidy would record in 1972 for a #1 hit in the United Kingdom) and "A Beautiful Morning" (1968).
Guitarist Gene Cornish provided several songs of his own, such as "I'm Gonna Love You" and "No Love To Give."
In early 1968, the group dropped the "Young" from their name.
The Rascals' best work arguably came from their 1968 album Once Upon A Dream, which featured several leads each from Brigati and Cavaliere. Though the only success for a single on the album was "It's Wonderful" (#20 on the US charts), the album utilized frequent instrumentals, and peaked at #9 on the album charts. The album was praised by some critics for such songs as "Rainy Day", "My World" and the title track. Understandably, the song "My Hawaii" became a top of the charts hit in Hawaii.
Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits, released in mid-1968, topped the album chart and became the group's best-selling album. The same year, "People Got to Be Free", a horn-punctuated plea for racial tolerance (the band was known for refusing to tour on segregated bills) and their third U.S. #1 single, was also their final Top Ten hit.
Later singles and albums were not as popular, with only two top-40 releases in 1969, and none afterward.
In 1970, Brigati left the group, followed by Cornish in 1971. The last album with them as active members was Search & Nearness (hitting #198 in the U.S.), which featured Brigati's last performances as a member singing lead on the Cornish-penned "You Don't Know" and their cover of The Box Tops hit "The Letter". The only single release from the album was the spiritually-themed "Glory, Glory" (#58 in the US), with backing vocals by The Sweet Inspirations.
Cavaliere shifted toward more jazz and gospel influenced writing; he and Danelli released two more albums on Columbia Records as The Rascals, Peaceful World (U.S. #122) and The Island Of Real (U.S. #180), using other musicians and singers. These albums didn't sell as well as their earlier work and the group finally disbanded in 1972.
Cavaliere released several solo albums throughout the 1970s. Brigati, with his brother David, released Lost in the Wilderness in 1976. Cornish and Danelli worked together in other groups, including Bulldog and Fotomaker. In 1982, Cavaliere and Danelli joined Steve Van Zandt in Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul for the group's first two albums.
2) The Rascals were a three-piece indie rock band made of Miles Kane (guitar/vocals), Joe Edwards (bass), and Greg Mighall (drums). Hailing from the Wirral, on Merseyside, these three 21 year olds spent years learning their craft as part of The Little Flames, touring with bands like The Coral, The Zutons, and, most notably, the Arctic Monkeys. It was during this time supporting the Arctic Monkeys, inspired by their maverick, DIY spirit and refusal to comprise, the three youngest Flames decided it was time to trust their hearts and their instincts and go it alone.
In September 2006, they began jamming and writing new material as a three piece, and there was born The Rascals. Impressed by the raw energy and virtuosity of Miles’ playing, singer-songwriter Alex Turner approached him and suggested that he play lead guitar on a new Arctic Monkeys’ tune called "505". The Rascals were immediately signed to Deltasonic Records and played their first gig supporting Turner's band at Cardiff International Arena in June 2007.
August 2009, frontman Miles Kane confirmed that he left the band to pursue a solo career. The band was discontinued. Although receiving some commercial success by himself, fans of the group have kept the flame burning for reunions.
Come on Up
The Rascals Lyrics
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It's only feel-good
Let it get to you, baby
Try and let go
You don't have to worry about a thing
Just come on up, come on up
Just come on up, babyAnd have a good time
Love to watch it happen, baby
When I dance with you
Love to see the music take you
Right up to the mornin'
You don't have to worry about a thing
Come on up, just come on up
Just come on up, baby
And have a good time
Come on now, give it a try
Ow
Start it nice and easy, baby
Take it real slow
Just let it take you, baby
Where you wanna go
Come on with me, baby
Don't let me go alone
Keep on pushin', baby
Until we get home
It's only feel-goodIt's only feel-good
You know, I just can't stop
I just can't stop, ahh
The Rascals' song "Come on Up" is a heart-wrenching ballad that speaks to the pain of lost love and longing for a lost partner. The first stanza speaks to the singer's ability to usually push their lost love out of their mind and heart through drinking or fighting their memories. However, on this particular night, the memory of their former love is too much to bear. The chorus emphasizes the intensity of their emotions by comparing the memory of their partner to a fire that grows higher and higher, leading the singer to pray for their lost love's return.
The second verse depicts the singer's attempts to distract themselves from the pain by turning up the TV to drown out their former partner's voice. Despite their attempts to forget, however, the singer is left with nothing but their memories, and even running out of ideas to ease the pain. The bridge of the song speaks to the singer's hopes that their partner will return to them, despite knowing that they have likely moved on. The chorus repeats, emphasizing the intensity of the singer's emotions and their desperate longing for their lost love to come back.
Overall, "Come on Up" is a powerful song that speaks to the universal human experience of lost love and the intense emotions that come with it.
Line by Line Meaning
I can usually drink you right off of my mind
Normally, I forget about you by drinking, but tonight, I miss you.
I can normally push you right out of my heart, but I'm too tired to fight
Usually, I can forget about you easily, but tonight, I don't want to fight my feelings.
Yeah the whole thing begins, and I let you sink into my veins, and I feel the pain like it's new
All of the memories of our relationship flood back, and the pain feels fresh and new.
Everything that we were, everything that you said, everything that I did and that I couldn't do plays through tonight
All memories of our time together come flooding back, including everything that was said and my regrets.
Tonight your memory burns like a fire, with everyone it grows higher and higher
Tonight, the memory of you is burning strongly in my mind, and it feels like it's getting more intense.
I can't get over it, I just can't put out this love, I just sit in these flames and pray that you'll come back
I can't move on from our love, and I hope that you'll come back to me.
Close my eyes tightly, hold on and hope that I'm dreaming, come wake me up
I am holding onto hope for reconciliation and praying that this is just a bad dream.
Turn the TV up loud just to drown out your voice, but I can't forget
I try to distract myself by turning up the TV, but I can't forget about you.
Now I'm all out of ideas, and baby I'm down to my last cigarette
I am out of ideas to cope with the pain, and I am at my wit's end.
Yeah you're probably asleep deep inside of your dreams, while I'm sitting here crying and trying to sleep
You are probably sleeping soundly while I am crying and struggling to fall asleep.
Yeah wherever you are baby now I am sure you've moved on, and aren't thinking twice about me and you tonight
I am certain that you have moved on and aren't thinking about me tonight.
I know that you're movin' on, I know I should give you up, but I keep hopin' that you'll trip and fall back in love
I know you're moving on, and I should move on too, but I hope that you'll fall in love with me again.
Time's not healin' anything, baby this pain is worse than it ever was
Time isn't making the pain go away; if anything, it's getting worse.
I know that you can't hear me, but baby I need you to save me tonight
I know you can't hear me, but I am hoping that you will somehow come and save me from this pain.
Come wake me up, oh I'm dreaming
I am hoping that what I am experiencing is just a bad dream and that you will come and wake me up from it.
Come wake me up, oh, I'm dreaming
I am so lost in my pain that I am hoping that someone will come and wake me up from this nightmare.
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