Sorta wished I had my guitar with me at the time so I could've played along with it.
Anyway, here's Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall for ya, who broke into the music scene with "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" in 2005.
As for this song we have featured today- "Suddenly I See"- it's been featured prominently on film and TV- most notably, on the opening scenes of The Devil Wears Prada, as well as on Grey's Anatomy, The Hills, So You Think You Can Dance, Ugly Betty and even Cold Case.
Personally though, I associate "Suddenly I See" with Grey's Anatomy the most.
Anyway, here we have KT Tunstall, with a very fun video that's posted up on YouTube for you to play along to. Plus some lyrics and chords for your enjoyment. Have fun!
KT Tunstall "Suddenly I See" (2006)
Intro: D C D C G D C D C G D C D C G
D C Her face is a map of the world D C G Is a map of the world D C You can see she's a beautiful girl D C G She's a beautiful girl Em A F# D And everything around her is a silver pool of light Em A F# D The people who surround her feel the benefit of it G It makes you calm Em G7 D She holds you captivated in her palm
---CHORUS--- B7 F# Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see) G D This is what I wanna be B7 F# Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see) G C B7 F# Why the hell it means so much to me (Suddenly I see) G D This is what I wanna be B7 F# Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see) G C (D) Why the hell it means so much to me
C D C G D C D C G
D C I feel like walking the world D C G Like walking the world D C You can hear she's a beautiful girl D C G She's a beautiful girl Em A F# D She fills up every corner like she's born in black and white Em A F# D Makes you fe-el warmer when you're trying to remember G What you heard Em G7 D She likes to leave you hanging on a wire
CHORUS
D C And she's taller than most D C G And she's looking at me D C D C G I can see her eyes looking from a page of a magazine D C D C Oh she makes me feel like I could be a tower - A big strong tower yeah
|D C | She got the power to be, the power to give, | D C G | The power to see yeah yeah (Suddenly I... ---x4
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My sister and I were out with her friends the other night, at this great place in Burbank called Sardo's (which I should really write about some time). It was a fun night for drinking and karaoke. Just before closing time, what really brought the house down was this one particular song- "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey.
Truly a great song. Everybody had a great time.
Here's a video we can all appreciate, courtesy of the Veoh Video Network. Sing along, play along, hell, have a good time. Ladies and gentlemen, here's probably the best karaoke song of all time- "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey.
Journey "Don't Stop Believing" (1981)
[Capo 2] / D A Bm G / D A F#m G / :
Just a small town girl living in a lonely world She took the midnight train going anywhere Just a city boy born and raised in south Detroit He took the midnight train going anywhere
/ D A Bm G / D A F#m G / :
A singer in a smoky room A smell of wine and cheap perfume For a smile they can share the night It goes on and on and on and on
{Refrain} Strangers, waiting, up and down the boulevard Their shadows searching in the night Streetlight people, living just to find emotion Hiding somewhere in the night
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Did you know that Icehouse's biggest hit, "Electric Blue" was co-written by John Oates of Hall and Oates?
Yes, he did. It was also written by Icehouse's lead singer Iva Davies. It came from the 1987 album Man of Colours, which also spawned another great Icehouse song, "Crazy".
Even if the band would never surpass the commercial success or the popularity the enjoyed with Man of Colours, both songs- "Crazy" and "Electric Blue" would continue on as favorites for Icehouse fans everywhere, including myself.
Dm If a boy had a chance G C Dm A chance with someone like you F G Are you gonna break his heart? Dm Let him cry for the moon? F Bb Are you hiding somewhere behind those eyes?
(I just freeze) F Bb I just freeze every time you see through me F Bb And it's all over you, electric blue F (On my knees) On my knees Bb Dm Eb Help me baby tell me what can I do? Electric blue
Dm Oh I had a dream G C Dm For a moment I believed it was true F G Oh, I'd have given anything Dm Just to be there with you F Bb Are you hiding somewhere behind those eyes?
(I just freeze) F Bb I just freeze every time you see through me F Bb And it's all over you, electric blue F (In too deep) In too deep Bb Dm Bb Standin' here, waiting as I'm broken in two, electric blue F (I can see) I can see, can Bb F Bb See that it may be just a vision of you, electric blue. F (On my knees) On my knees, Bb Dm Eb Help me baby, tell me what can I do? Electric blue
Cm Ab Cm Gm
Dm F Bb Are you hiding somewhere behind those eyes? F (In those eyes) F Bb I just freeze every time you see through me F Bb And it's all over you, electric blue F (In too deep) In too deep Bb Dm Bb Standin' here, waiting as I'm broken in two, electric blue F (I can see) I can see, can Bb F Bb See that it may be just a vision of you, electric blue. F (On my knees) On my knees. Bb Dm Eb Help me baby, tell me what can I do? electric blue
(In those eyes) F Bb I just freeze every time you see through me F Bb And it's all over you, electric blue F (In too deep) In too deep Bb Dm Bb Standin' here, waiting as I'm broken in two, electric blue F (I can see) I can see, can Bb F Bb See that it may be just a vision of you, electric blue. F (On my knees) On my knees, Bb Dm Eb Help me baby, tell me what can I do? electric blue
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I was tidying up the house to some great oldies I burned on a CD- and this one really brought back memories of some good times.
"Baby, It's Tonight" was a hit from Jude Cole back in 1990. And we played this song a lot back at the old radio station, 99.5 RT. That was probably his most memorable song. Years later, though, he'd move on to do more session work, production, singing and songwriting with the likes of Jewel and Beth Orton.
Now, he manages the rock band Lifehouse- same guys who did "Hanging By A Moment", "Take Me Away" and "You and Me".
Other useless bits of info: Jude Cole is married to Michelle Pfeiffer's sister, Lori (since '93!). Kiefer Sutherland is not only one of his closest buds- they also co-own a recording studio called Ironworks.
In any case, here's some of Jude Cole for you- "Baby, It's Tonight". And you can check out the vid right here, along with some lyrics and chords if you feel like playing along. Enjoy!
Jude Cole "Baby, It's Tonight" (1990)
Chords & tab pattern by Rick Andrews and Kevin Ross. Updated by Chris Nastally. YouTube video by Vaquero1977. Thanks, guys!
Figure 1 No chord…………1) 0xx22x 2) 0xx44x 3) 0xx45x
Play Figure 1 until otherwise noted
Won’t you pick up the phone ‘Cause I know that you’re home Too many words have not been said For us to be living alone
(x07650)…(x05430) (x0523x)….(x04230) Now all of the fighting and all of the tears (Figure 1) They don’t matter now
F#m Another night falls dark and lonely A /B /C# /D# You’re the only one that I can turn to
CHORUS: E D A If I ever needed your arms to hold me (Figure 1) Baby it’s tonight E D A And if I ever needed your eyes to heal me (Figure 1) Baby it’s tonight
So come hold me close And show me that you still care Let’s take it to where it all began And start again from there (x5503x)...(x5403x) ‘Cause there’s no way out (Figure 1) As far as I can tell
I’m walking in a world of strangers You’re the only one who really knows me
CHORUS 2x
C D E C D E Oh won’t you please, please pick up the phone, yeah
C D E (Figure 1) C D E Don’t leave me to face this world all alone……take some time
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I think it was in 1989 or 1990 when I first heard Tone Loc's "Funky Cold Medina" on a countdown program. As it was rising up the charts, following the success of "Wild Thing", it was revealed that it contained a sample of another song- which as it turns out was Foreigner's "Hot Blooded".
It wasn't several years later that I actually found a copy of the album Double Vision- I just started working for a radio station (99.5RT) in late 1994. One of the other jocks had a classic rock show, and I recognized "Hot Blooded" when they played it this one particular time, and then looked it up in the music library a few days after. To this day, the song is still on heavy rotation on my personal player.
"Hot Blooded" was also featured on an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, where the Mooninites were toying around with a Foreigner belt that granted the wearer super-powers based on their songs (the belt was later acquired by Carl).
The song was also featured prominently on other TV shows (on episodes of The Simpsons, Bones, Supernatural and WKRP in Cincinatti) as well as in movies ("Blades of Glory") and various commercials. I couldn't find a video of "Hot Blooded", but there are several tribute vids on YouTube including one from ArmoredPanther, which is what we have featured on this entry.
Foreigner "Hot Blooded" (1978)
Well, I'm hot blooded, check it and see I got a fever of a hundred and three Come on baby, do you do more than dance? I'm hot blooded, I'm hot blooded
You don't have to read my mind, to know what I have in mind Honey you ought know Now you move so fine, let me lay it on the line I wanna know what you're doing after the show
Now its up to you, we can make a secret rendezvous Just me and you, Ill show you loving like you never knew
That's why, I'm hot blooded, check it and see I got a fever of a hundred and three Come on baby, do you do more than dance? I'm hot blooded, hot blooded
If it feels alright, maybe you can stay all night Shall I leave you my key? But you've got to give me a sign, come on girl, some kind of sign Tell me, are you hot mama? you sure look that way to me
Are you old enough? will you be ready when I call you bluff? Is my timing right? did you save your love for me tonight?
Yeah I'm hot blooded, check it and see Feel the fever burning inside of me Come on baby, do you do more than dance? I'm hot blooded, I'm hot blooded, I'm hot
Now its up to you, can we make a secret rendezvous? Oh, before we do, you'll have to get away from you know who
Well, I'm hot blooded, check it and see I got a fever of a hundred and three Come on baby, do you do more than dance? I'm hot blooded, I'm hot blooded
Hot blooded, every night Hot blooded, you're looking so tight Hot blooded, now you're driving me wild Hot blooded, I'm so hot for you, child Hot blooded, I'm a little bit high Hot blooded, you're a little bit shy Hot blooded, you're making me sing Hot blooded, for your sweet sweet thing
Tabs
Here are the tab patterns to "Hot Blooded" in case you feel like rocking out to it. Cheers to Steve Throne who put this all together on Ultimate-Guitar.com!
Here's the main sections of Foreigner's "Hot Blooded" It's not much but I'm pretty sure what's here is correct. It's a pretty simple song but it absolutely rocks! The main riff is just Gsus4, G, C, Csus4
Intro and Chorus
hot blooded check it & see Gsus4 G C Csus4 E---3----3--3---------------------- B---3----3--3---------5--5----6---- G---5----5--4---------5--5----5---- D---5----5--5---------5--5----5---- A---5----5--5---------3--3----3---- E---3----3--3----------------------
I play it as barre chords, but after seeing the band in concert (from lousy seats, mind you), I believe they play it in the open position, which would look something like below.
The verse is a nice simple power chord progression - G,F,C G F C G E-------------------------------------- B--------------------------5--5-------- G---------4--4----2--2-----5--5-------- D---5-----5--5----3--3-----5--5-----5-- A---5-----5--5----3--3-----3--3-----5-- E---3-----3--3----1--1--------------3--
Then, before the chorus is something like this, played a few times. The last time it's played, there is a fast little riff which I don't have.
it's up to you we can make a secret rendezvous D C D Em C E----------------------------------- B---7-7-7-5-7------8--8------5--5--- G---7-7-7-5-7------9--9------5--5--- D---7-7-7-5-7------9--9------5--5--- A---5-5-5-3-5------7--7------3--3--- E-----------------------------------
That's all I have, although there isn't much else. I used to see a lot of people requesting this song so I hope someone can make use of it. Also, I'm working from the live version of the song off the "Records" greatest hits album, so there may be some differences. Comments/suggestions are welcome. Enjoy!
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Now not a lot of people know this, but Joan Jett's "I Love Rock N Roll" is actually a remake of an earlier song by The Arrows, which was released in 1975.
Nevertheless, we love Joan Jett's version (I couldn't quite say the same for Britney's take- sorry Britney). Joan's first recording of the song was in 1979, while she was still with her band, The Runaways. That version was done with Steve Jones and Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols.
In 1982, Joan Jett got herself a new band, The Blackhearts, and rerecorded "I Love Rock N Roll". It came with a black-and-white music video, and got huge airplay on MTV.
In March 2005, Q magazine placed Jett's version of the song at number 85 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks- in fact, if you're playing Guitar Hero on PS2, chances are, you've already played this song.
Recently, "I Love Rock N Roll" has been featured on American Idol season 7, when the crew headed off for Philadelphia, and the song, as it turns out, was one of the leg's favorite audition pieces.
So here's one of the greatest rock songs of all time, from one of the hottest chicks in rock n roll- even to this day as she goes around on tour, playing her music. Here are the lyrics and the chord patterns (from www.azchords.com) to "I Love Rock N Roll". Enjoy!
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts "I Love Rock N Roll" (1982)
INTRO: ------ Intro starts with drums and then comes this: E5 E5 A5 B5 E|--------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------- G|--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4--4-------- D|--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4--4-------- A|--7--7-------7--7------------0--0------2--2-------- E|--0--0-------0--0-------3b4-------------------3b4--
Here's what you play in the verses: E5 E5 E|-------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------15b17r15-12-------- G|--9--9--------------------9--9-------------------14-12-- D|--9--9--------------------9--9-------------------------- A|--7--7--------------------7--7-------------------------- E|--0--0--------------------0--0--------------------------
VERSE 1: -------- E5 E5 I saw him dancin' there by the record machine E5 B5 I knew he must've been about seventeen A5 B5 E5 A5 The beat was going strong, playin' my favorite song [guitar stops] And I could tell it wouldn't be long till he was with me, yeah,me B5 And I could tell it wouldn't be long till he was with me, yeah me,
singin:
[Here's how you play the first two choruses:] E5 E5 A5 B5 E|--------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------- G|--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4--4-------- D|--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4--4-------- A|--7--7-------7--7------------0--0------2--2-------- E|--0--0-------0--0-------3b4------------------------
CHORUS: ------- E5 E5 I love Rock'n'Roll, A5 B5 so put another dime in the jukebox baby E5 E5 I love Rock'n'Roll, A5 B5 E5 so come and take your time and dance with me
VERSE 2: [play same as verse 1] -------- He smiled so I got up and asked for his name "That don't matter,"he said,"'cause it's all the same" I said, "Can I take you home, where we can be alone?" And next we were movin' on and he was with me, yeah,me Next we were movin' on and he was with me, yeah, me singin':
CHORUS: [play same as previous chorus] ------- I love Rock'n'Roll, so put another dime in the jukebox baby I love Rock'n'Roll, so come and take your time and dance with me
GUITAR-SOLO/VERSE 3: -------------------- [The first half of this verse is the solo. Make up your own solo, I don't transcribe solos. It is played over the first half of the verse chords. Here is the rest of the verse, played like the second half of the verses:]
A5 B5 E5 A5 I said, "Can I take you home, where we can be alone?" [no guitar for the rest of the verse] Next we were movin' on. He was with me, yeah me
and we'll be movin' on and singin' that same old song
yeah, with me singin:
The last chorus is played like this: E5 E5 A5 B5 E|--------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------- G|--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4--4-------- D|--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4--4-------- A|--7--7-------7--7------------0--0------2--2-------- E|--0--0-------0--0-------3b4------------------------
CHORUS: ------- [no guitar for the first four lines]
I love Rock'n'Roll, so put another dime in the jukebox baby I love Rock'n'Roll, so come and take your time and dance with me
E5 E5 I love Rock'n'Roll, A5 B5 so put another dime in the jukebox baby E5 E5 I love Rock'n'Roll, A5 B5 so come and take your time and dance with
E5 E5 I love Rock'n'Roll, A5 B5 so put another dime in the jukebox baby E5 E5 I love Rock'n'Roll, A5 B5 so come and take your time and dance with
E5 E5 [second guitar starts playing Fill 1, see below] I love Rock'n'Roll, A5 B5 so put another dime in the jukebox baby E5 E5 I love Rock'n'Roll, A5 B5 so come and take your time and dance with
E5 E5 I love Rock'n'Roll, A5 B5 so put another dime in the jukebox baby E5 E5 I love Rock'n'Roll, A5 B5 E5 so come and take your time and dance with me
The second guitar that comes in when you're playing the chorus again and again in the end plays this: [simple, just one note]
Here's a real fun tune to strum along to on guitar. I was getting ready for my flight back to the Philippines when this song started playing on Pandora.
Visit KT Tunstall's official website for a lot of great stuff- exclusive pictures, tour schedules, wallpaper, and other fan-friendly downloads, or you could also check out her entry on Wikipedia.
