Bad Company Straight Shooter

Immediately after their greatly successful debut album "Bad Company", the group came up with their second album "Straight Shooter" in 1975. Two hits emerged from this album ie "Feel Like making Love" and "Shooting Star". The latter was written while the group was on its way to US for their second tour.

 

 

Tracks from "Straight Shooter" (1975)  

Good Lovin' Gone Bad

Feel Like Makin' Love

Weep No More

Shooting Star

Deal With The Preacher

Wild Fire Woman

Anna

Call On Me

 

Bad Company 1975

 

Shooting Star 2010 downloaded from Youtube

 

 "Shooting Star"

Johnny was a schoolboy when he heard his first Beatle song,
'Love me do,' I think it was. From there it didn't take him long.
Got himself a guitar, used to play every night,
Now he's in a rock 'n' roll outfit,

And everything's all right, don't you know?

Johnny told his mama, hey, 'Mama, I'm goin' away. I'm gonna hit the big
time, gonna be a big star someday', Yeah.
Mama came to the door with a teardrop in her eye.
Johnny said, 'Don't cry, mama, smile and wave good-bye'.

Don't you know, yeah yeah, Don't you know that you are a shooting star,
Don't you know, don't you know. Don't you know that you are
a shooting star, And all the world will love you just as long,
As long as you are.

Johnny made a record, Went straight up to number one,
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing the song.
Watching the world go by, surprising it goes so fast.
Johnny looked around him and said, 'Well, I made the big time at last'.

Don't you know, don't you know, Don't you know that you are
a shooting star,
Don't you know, oh, yeah, Don't you know that you are
a shooting star, yeah,
And all the world will love you just as long,
As long as you are, a shooting star.

Don't you know that you are a shooting star, Don't you know, yeah,
Don't you know that you are a shooting star, now,
And all the world will love you just as long, As long you are you.

Johnny died one night, died in his bed, Bottle of whiskey,
sleeping tablets by his head. Johnny's life passed him by like a
warm summer day, If you listen to the wind you can still hear him play

Oh oh oh, Don't you know that you are a shooting star,
Don't you know, yeah, don't you know', Don't you know that
you are a shooting star,
Don't you know, yeah,
Don't you know that you are a shooting star,
Don't you, don't you,
don't you, don't you,
Don't you know, don't you
know, oh, yeah, you are,
Yeah, a shooting star, yeah, oh
oh oh oh oh......
Don't you, don't you know
that you are a shooting star,
Don't you don't you know......

"Feel Like Making Love"

 

Lyrics of "Feel Like making Love"

 

Baby, when I think about you
I think about love
Darlin', couldn't live without you
And your love

If I had those golden dreams of my yesterday
I would wrap you
In the heavens
And feel it dyin' all the way
(Dyin')

I feel like makin'
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love to you

Baby, if I think about you
I think about love
Baby baby baby, if I live without you
I live without love

And if I had the sun and moon
They were shinin'
You know I would give you both night and day
Love satisfyin'

I feel like makin'
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love to you

And if I had the sun and moon
They were shinin'
You know I would give you both night and day
Love satisfyin'

I feel like makin'
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love, love

Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love
Feel like makin' love to you...



Bad Company Album

1976 photograph : Burrell, Rodgers, Kirke, Ralph

 

Two great songs from their debut album "Bad Company"

 

"Can't Get Enough" :  Bad Company Live 1974

 

Can't Get Enough" : Bad Company Live 2010

 

 "Can't Get Enough"

(1, 1-2-3)

Well, I take whatever I want
And baby, I want you
You give me something I need
Now tell me I got something for you

Come on, come on, come on and do it
Come on and-uh do what you do

I can't get enough of your love
I can't get enough of your love
I can't get enough of your love

Listen

Well, it's late and I want love
Love that's gonna break me in two
Don't you hang me up in your doorway
Don't you hang up like you do

Say it
Come on, come on, come on and do it
Come on, come on, do what you do, Woo!

I can't get enough of your love
I can't get enough of your love
I can't get enough of your love

Well I say now

I can't get enough of your love
I can't get enough of your love
I can't get enough of your love

Say it again, aah
I can't get enough of your love
I can't get enough of your love
I can't get enough of your love

I've got to tell ya baby, that I
I love you so much I can't get enough of your love
I love you so much I can't get enough of your love
I can't get enough of your love

Mmm, you know what I'm saying baby
I can't get enough of your love

I can't get enough, enough of your love
I can't get enough, enough of your love
I can't get enough of your love, Yeah
Woo! Ah, come on baby
Come over here right now
Oh oh oh oh...

 

 

"Movin' On" : Bad Company Live 2010

"Movin' On"

I get up in the morning and it's just another day
Pack up my belongings, I've got to get away
Jump in to a taxi and the time is gettin' tight
I got to keep on movin' on I got a show tonight

I'm movin' on, movin' on from town to town, yeah
I'm movin' on, baby, my feet are never touchin' the ground, yeah

I take it to the ticket place there's a half a boat
Headin' for the Bordengate I'm feelin' pretty low
Fifteen minutes later, I'm sittin' on my plane
Fastened in my safety belt I'm takin' off again

I'm movin' on, movin' on from town to town
I'm movin' on, little darlin', I can't seem to slow me down

Yeah, people got to move and move
Yeah, that's why I'm movin' on, alright
Yeah, people got to move and move
Yeah, never seem to slow me down, alright

Oh good rockin' tonight, baby

I got to move, I got to move
Yeah, I got to keep on keepin' on movin' on yeah
Why don't you come along with me?

I got to move, yeah I don't mind as long as I'm movin'
Yes, I'm movin' on
I love everyday you of my life
I guess I am close to you
I'm movin'



Bad Company - The Beginning and Rock Anthems

England's Bad Company was formed in 1973 during the classic rock era, when Paul Rodgers decided to start anew after the breakup of the legendary band Free. He met up with Mick Ralphs from Mott The Hoople to form the new band. They recruited Boz Burrell from King Crimson and then add drummer Simon Kirke to form Bad Company.
Their self titled debut album went platinum immediately, featuring hits like "Can't Get Enough", "Movin" On" and rock anthems like "Ready for Love", "Rock Steady" and "Bad Company"

 Tracks from "Bad Company" (1974)  

Can't Get Enough

Rock Steady
Ready For Love
Don't Let Me Down
Bad Company
The Way I Choose
Movin' On
Seagull

 

"Bad Company" downloaded from Youtube

 

"Bad Company"

Company, always on the run
Destiny is the rising sun
Oh, I was born six-gun in my hand
Behind a gun I'll make my final stand
That's why they call me

Bad company
And I can't deny
Bad company
Till the day I die
Oh, till the day I die
Till the day I die

Rebel souls, deserters we are called
Chose a gun and threw away the sun
Now these towns, they all know our name
Six-gun sound is our claim to fame
I can hear them say

Bad company
And I won't deny
Bad, bad company
Till the day I die, oo yeah
Till the day I die, oo

Hey
Bad company
And I can't deny
Bad company
Till the day I die

And I say it's
Bad company, oh yeah yeah
Bad company
Till the day I die, oh yeah

Tell me that you are not a thief
Oh but I am bad company
It's the way I play dirty for dirty
Oh, somebody double-crossed me
Double-cross, double-cross

Yeah, we're bad company

 

"Rock Steady" live downloaded from Youtube

"Rock Steady"

Well, when I want to rock steady,
I know, I got to get ready
Close my eyes and I let myself go.
Listen to, oh, baby, let the music flow,
Turn on your light and stay with me a while
And ease your worried mind,
Turn on your light, now babe

And stay with me a while and rock steady.
Yeah, oh, now rock steady,
Yeah, rock, rock steady.
When my love gets a little bit too heavy,
She's mine an' I got to get ready.
Close my eyes and let myself go,
I listen too, yeah, and I let the
music flow.
Yeah, it's flowing now.

Turn on your light and stay with me a while
And ease your worried mind,
Turn on your light
And stay with me a while and rock steady.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah, yeah.

Turn on your light and stay with me a while,
And ease your worried mind; turn on your light,
Stay with me a while
And rock, rock, rock, rock, rock, rock,
Babe, turn on your light
And ease your worried mind,
Yeah, turn on your little light,
Oh, and rock steady.

"Ready for Love" Live downloaded from Youtube

"Ready For Love"Walkin' down this rocky road

Wondering where my life is leadin'

Rollin' on to the bitter end

Finding out along the way

What it takes to keep love living

You should know how it feels, my friend

Ooh, I want you to stay

Ooh, I want you today

I'm ready for love

Oh baby, I'm ready for love

Ready for love

Oh baby, I'm ready for love

Now I'm on my feet again

Better things are bound to happen

All my dues surely must be paid

Many miles and many tears

Times were hard but now they're changing

You should know that I'm not afraid

Ooh, I want you to stay

Ooh, I want you today

I'm ready for love

Oh baby, I'm ready for love

I'm ready for love

Oh baby, I'm ready for love

Oh, for your love

 

Life after Retirement 2014

After about a month of doing 'nothing', the routines of reading papers, going for breakfast, collecting My Paper and Today from the distributors at the MRT station, reading the whole newspaper by morning and further reading on NLB books, it was getting depressive as contact with the pupils and personnels in the school was minimal. One tends to miss them after 38 years of daily connections. So the urge to go back to school is very strong.
Fortunately, after a week of uncertainty, I was finally back to the education system on 10th Jan 2014. The new routines formed a significant uplift to the retired years.......

10 Jan 2014 First day in new school : the dawn

As the day brightens.... the field

it gets brighter.....the canteen block

                                              pupils start to gather for the morning assembly

as more pupils gather....

view of the grandstand

Bukit Teresa Singapore

In the early and mid 70s. I was introduced to a serene part of Singapore, far from the concrete place that I lived in. This was the place my wife and her family lived : Bukit Teresa. It was a big kampong which stretched all the way to Radin Mas, before the HDB flats took over in the 1980s. The estate is now known as Bukit Purmei.
In this area, there is a road which leads up to the Teresa Villas condos. It starts from the present Kellock Convent. The Carmelite Monastery where the Carmelite Sisters lives is right up the hill.

http://maps.singaporeexpats.com/map-details.php?query=CARMELITE%20MONASTERY

The Carmelite Monastery

 

The road leading up down to Bk Teresa Rd from Monastery

Entrance of the Carmelite Monastery

http://www.catholicnews.sg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1294&Itemid=86

Read more about the Carmelite Sisters from the link above

 



Gate to the Monastery

Road up to Carmelite Monastery

Footstep entrance to Monastery

Kg Bahru Singapore

Kampungs are rare in Singapore. There are remnants of it around some parts of Singapore. One such rare sighting can be found in Radin Mas or Kg Bahru or Bukit Purmei and it was not highlighted until recently. This small area, a hillock, beside Block 102, Bukit Purmei cannot be seen from the main road. It has a few old graves, believed that they belonged to some Malay royalty. The graveyard is flanked by one zinc roofed wooden house, remnants from the Radin Mas kampung days. It brought back the good old days when the air, space and greens were free and plentiful.
Below are the pictures of the house.

Frontage of zinc roofed house

Stairs leading to house from concrete path

Side of the house

Side view of the house, graveyard at the left area

 

View of house from Block 102

Parvenu

Just finished reading 'Men in White -the Untold Story of Singapore's ruling Political party' during these days of doing nothing.

On Page 361: Ong Pang Boon lamented that Singapore is a PARVENU society where if a person was not successful, he would be forgotten and neglected. "Thus, the Old Guard members, once they retired, were often neglected as 'losers'. Their contributions would be buried and forgotten," he lamented.
This feeling more or holds true for me. Time and tide waits for no man. When someone in school tells you to 'keep in touch' it sounds hollow because many of them would not do so!!!!. The service, let alone the school will not remember you. Don't expect anything or anyone to be different. Just move on taking your past along.
Below is the appreciation certificate given out to me during the staff meeting at the end of December 2013.