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Small Faces were an influential British mod/psychedelic band of the 1960s, led by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane with Kenney Jones and Ian MacLagan (who replaced original organist Jimmy Winston). The Small Faces were all genuine East End mods and they ranked second to The Who as Britain's premier Mod band. They were signed to Decca records initially and enjoyed major success across Europe between 1965 and 1967 with classic singles like "All or Nothing" and "Sha La la Lee" before moving to a new label.
By late 1967, the band had felt constricted financially & creatively by manager Don Arden (father of Sharon Osbourne), and were lured by Rolling Stones' publicist Andrew Loog Oldham into signing with his new Immediate label. They soon recorded more expansive psychedelic sounding material including hit pop tunes like "Lazy Sunday" which was included with their UK number one classic concept album Ogdens Nut Gone Flake and "Itchycoo Park" which was their only stateside charting single.
The demise of the Small Faces arrived on New Years Eve 1968, when Steve Marriott walked off stage at The Alexandra Palace in London. Marriott felt that despite the success of the group, he was still not being taken seriously as a musician. He went on to achieve major status in the U.S.A with Peter Frampton in Humble Pie. The others continued as The Faces, opting to drop the "Small" after one LP as new recruits Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood towered above their new band mates. Drummer Kenney Jones later joined The Who after the death of their drummer Keith Moon. As years went on, Marriott kept recording various lineups as Humble Pie but became somewhat of a caricature and casualty of rock excess. Tragically, Steve Marriott died in a house fire in 1991 and Ronnie Lane followed him in 1997 after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Keyboardist Ian McLagan has continued to tour and record with his own band as well as with artists like Billy Bragg, The New Barbarians ( a group composed of Ian, Ron Wood, Keith Richards, Stanley Clarke, and Billy Cobham), and The Rolling Stones. According to announcements at the shows on the New Barbarians tour, the proceeds of the live gigs were going to pay Ronnie Lane's medical expenses associated with Ronnie's struggle with Multiple Sclerosis.
The Small Faces remain one of British rock's most important legacy acts, with their membership having links to so many other acts. Amongst the many bands they influenced were The Jam, Ramones, Oasis and X.
All or Nothing
The Small Faces Lyrics
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But now I see you don't hear a thing
Got to make you see how it's got to be
Yes if it's all right
All or nothing yeah yeah
All or nothing
All or nothing for me
Things could work out just like I want them to
If I could have the other half of you
That's all I would if I only could
Is to say
All or nothing oh yeah
All or nothing if I could I'd say
All or nothing for me
Pa pa pa pa ta pa pa pa ta ta
Pa pa pa pa ta pa pa pa ta ta
I ain't telling you no lie girl
So don't just sit there and cry girl
All or nothing (oh no)
All or nothing (oh yeah)
All or nothing (gotta gotta gotta keep on tryin')
All or nothing
(For me, for me, for me we're not children)
The Small Faces's song All Or Nothing is about a man who is desperately trying to make his lover understand that he wants a complete commitment. The lyrics convey a sense of frustration as he has already tried to explain his reasons but his lover is not listening, hence the line "I thought you'd listen to my reason, but now I see you don't hear a thing." He goes on to plead with her to see how important it is for them to be fully committed, saying "Got to make you see how it's got to be, yes if it's all right."
The chorus "All or nothing yeah yeah, all or nothing, all or nothing for me" makes the theme of the song crystal clear- it's all or nothing. He wants a complete commitment from his lover or nothing at all, which is further reinforced by the line "I ain't telling you no lie girl, so don't just sit there and cry girl." It's clear that he means what he says and will not settle for anything less.
Overall, the song is a powerful plea for complete commitment in a relationship, and the frustration that comes with wanting someone to understand something that seems so simple yet is so difficult to convey.
Line by Line Meaning
I thought you'd listen to my reason
I expected you to understand my logic
But now I see you don't hear a thing
But I realize now that you don't pay attention
Got to make you see how it's got to be
I must convince you that this is how it has to be
Yes if it's all right
If you agree with me
All or nothing yeah yeah
It's either everything or nothing at all
All or nothing
I can't settle for less
All or nothing for me
I need it all or I won't settle for anything
Things could work out just like I want them to
If you comply, everything could happen the way I want it
If I could have the other half of you
If I could have all of your attention
That's all I would if I only could
That's all I want, it's not much to ask
Is to say
To communicate my feelings clearly
All or nothing oh yeah
It's all or nothing, no in-between
All or nothing if I could I'd say
If I could, I would make it all or nothing
All or nothing for me
It has to be all, or it's not worth it
Pa pa pa pa ta pa pa pa ta ta
Instrumental
Pa pa pa pa ta pa pa pa ta ta
Instrumental
I ain't telling you no lie girl
I swear I'm not lying to you
So don't just sit there and cry girl
So don't just cry, let's work it out
All or nothing (oh no)
It has to be all, there can't be any compromise
All or nothing (oh yeah)
It has to be all, no matter what
All or nothing (gotta gotta gotta keep on tryin')
We have to keep trying to make it all work
All or nothing
It has to be all or nothing
(For me, for me, for me we're not children)
We need to be mature and work things out
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: PHILIP JAMES RICE, RICHARD GUARD
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I thought you'd listen to my reason
But now I see, you don't hear a thing
Try to make you see, how it's got to be
Yes it's all, all or nothing
Yeah yeah, all or nothing
All or nothing, for me
Things could work out
Just like I want them to, yeah
If I could have
The other half of you, yeah
You know I would,
If I only could
Yes it's yeah, all or nothing
Oh yeah, all or nothing
You'll hear my children say,
All or nothing, for me
I didn't tell you no lies
So don't you sit there and cry girl
Yeah, all or nothing
Oh yeah, all or nothing
Oh yeah, all or nothing
Do you know what I mean
You got to, got to, go to keep on trying, yeah
All or nothing, mm yeah
All or nothing, to keep on working on to me
All or nothing for me, for me, for me
Come on children, yeah
All or nothing, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
All or nothing, I kept on singing to myself
All or nothing, yeah for me, yeah
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All or nothing
Small Faces
I thought you've listened to my reasoning
but now I see you don't hear a thing
try to make you see how it's got to be
yes, it's all right
All or nothing, yeh yeh
all or nothing, come on ,ha hey
all or nothing for me
Things could work out just like I want them to, yeah
if I could have the other half of you, yeh
you know I would ,ha hey, if I only could
yes it's yet
All or nothing, oh yeah
all or nothing, you hear, my children, sing
all or nothing for me
Pa pa pa pata, pa pa patata
pa pa pa pata, pa pa patata
I ain't tell you no lie, girl
so don't just sit there and cry there, yeah
All or nothing, ma ma ma yeah
all or nothing, oh yeah
all or nothing, you know what I'll be ,yeah
you got to, got to, got to keep on trying, yeah
All or nothing, hm yeah, got to, got to
all or nothing, got to keep on working on for me, babe
all or nothing, for me, for me, for me, come out, children, yeah
All or nothing, yeah yeah yeah yeah
all or nothing, I guess I'll sing it to myself
all or nothing, yeah, for me, yeh
Roy Bean
One of the great bands of the 60s. Just bloody good.
Đ.J. βυττεһ Fíпgíz
One of the greatest and still criminally underrated, unfortunately.
Roy Bean
@Đ.J. βυττεһ Fíпgíz 👍
Neil Mcgrory
Well said 👍
Jeff Overy
The S F and the Who , different gravy✌️
Jesse Jordache
@Đ.J. βυττεһ Fíпgíz Criminally underrated, but that means it gets to be your thing.
Susan Moran
Steve Marriots voice was created in heaven .
Head the Crowman
Too right
mounts655
Yes it was….the lead singer from Love Affair almost had his style…..Steve so wanted to rebel rock….humble pie was a great fit for him
Eric Layton
Heaven was made out of Steve's voice