Ian Whitcomb's lyrics & chords
An odd footnote to the British Invasion, English singer and pianist Ian Whitcomb formed his R&B group Bluesville in Dublin, Ireland. He never had a hit in the U.K. and wasn't all that wild about rock & roll in the first place, preferring traditional forms of blues, ragtime, and Tin Pan Alley. But "You Turn Me On" -- a tongue-in-cheek three-chord knockoff at the end of a session with exaggerated falsetto vocals and an unforgettable orgasmic vocal hook -- hit number eight in America in 1965, and Whitcomb was briefly a star. The bluesy follow-up, ...read more
The kelly tester The boogie woogie jungle snake Any time Wurzel fudge in london town Rose room Mother of mine Lazy I want to ask you a personal question aubrey dear She knows it Is izzy azzy wozz? Melancholy The end of me old cigar A lemon in the garden of love The man on the flying trapeze Grizzly bear Same as ever Wonderful one You cannot go away The clap clap crew The oceana roll Down on the farm Mandy All by myself Here i am When you wore a tulip Down in honky tonky town Storybook farm Homesick Luscious slices Hound dog Till you come home Blue Street of dreams In hollywood I wonder where my little hula girl has gone Sock the rock Viva regina When the summer comes again Rolling with the quake Roses of picardy At the vicarage party When sophie dances Somewhere in virginia in the rain Settle down in a one horse town Maple leaf rag Montpelier Chester the cat Henry the eighth I just knew
