John Otway
John Otway (born 2 October 1952 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England) is an English singer-songwriter who has built a sizeable cult audience through extensive touring.
Biography
Although his first single, "Gypsy"/"Misty Mountain" was released in 1972, Otway shot to fame on the back of punk rock and a gymnastic performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test. His sixth single, the half-spoken love song "Really Free" reached number 27 in the UK Singles Chart in 1977. It would be his greatest success for some time and consequently is still easy to track down on the second-hand market. Much scarcer is the picture cover which was only present on a small proportion of the singles. Rarer still, and almost impossible to find, is the advertising sleeve, a die-cut thin paper sleeve printed with an advert for the debut album, snippets of newspaper and magazine reviews and a cut-out "Really Free" body sticker. The song earned him a five album deal with Polydor Records, who viewed him as a punk rather than merely an eccentric. His first album, recorded with Wild Willy Barrett, was produced by Pete Townshend but sold only fitfully. The follow-up singles fared no better despite some imaginative promotion, which included an offer for Otway to come to a buyer's house and perform the 1979 single, "Frightened And Scared", if their copy was one of only three copies from which the vocal had been omitted. Otway's and Barrett's only other UK chart success came in July 1980 with "DK 50-80", a modest No. 45 hit.
John Otway (Gentlemen cricketer)
John Miles Otway (born 1 April 1793 in Tewin, Hertfordshire; died 1 April 1872 in Welwyn, Hertfordshire) was an English first-class cricketer associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) who was active in the 1820s. He is recorded in two matches from 1824 to 1825, totalling 25 runs with a highest score of 13 not out. His brother was William Otway.
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Wild Willy Barrett
Wild Willy Barrett (born Roger John Barrett – 30 May 1950) is an experimental musician and multi-instrumentalist from Aylesbury best known for his collaborations with John Otway. His musical style has included folk, blues, psychadelia, pop and punk rock and his live performances are punctuated with his dry humour and onstage wit. He is known for virtuoso fiddle playing, ability with a great number of stringed instruments, and playing slide guitar with a whole raw egg (known as egg-necking). During recent Otway/Barrett performances, he has also introduced the 'wah wah wheelie bin'.
Barrett is also a skilled wood worker and carver and has produced highly unique furniture over many years.
Career
He is credited with supporting guitar, fiddle and vocals in a number of other albums, from Rolf Harris' version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" to playing fiddle, guitar and mandolin for George Hamilton IV. Also played pedal steel guitar on the influential Keith Hudson reggae album entitled Rasta Communication, along with Sly and Robbie.
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ALBUMS
- The Year of The Hit released: 2002
- Greatest Hits released: 2002
- The Set Remains the Same released: 2000
- Back From the Bin released: 1998
- All Balls & No Willy / Where Did I Go Right? released: 1996
- Premature Adulation released: 1995
- John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett / Deep & Meaningless released: 1993
- Under the Covers and Over the Top released: 1992
- Cheryl: A Rock Opera released: 1991
- Cor Baby, That's Really Me! released: 1990
- Gleatest Hits released: 1986
- All Balls & No Willy released: 1982
- Gone With the Bin or the Best of Otway and Barrett released: 1981
- Where Did I Go Right? released: 1979
- John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett released: 1977
- Deep and Meaningless released:
Greatest Hits
Released 2002- Really Free
- Beware of the Flowers ('Cos I'm Sure They're Going to Get You Yeh!)
- Louisa on a Horse
- Josephine
- Cheryl's Going Home
- DK 50/80
- Body Talk
- Best Dream
- Delilah
- Too Much Air Not Enough Oxygen
- Middle of Winter
- God's Camera
- Bunsen Burner (The Hit mix)
- House of the Rising Sun (live at Abbey Road)
- Poetry and Jazz
- Green Green Grass of Home
- Headbutts
- Geneve
Back From the Bin
Released 1998- Natasha
- It's Still Hard Breaking Up
- It's a Long Long Time Since I Heard Homestead on the Farm
- Best Dream
- Travelling Show
- Ever So Blue
- Whoops Apocalypse!
- Bluey Green
- Blues Run the Game
- In My Time of Dying
- Beware of the Flowers (Country version)
- America Radio Advert
- It Makes Me See Red
- 21 Days
- I Am a Lion
- Photograph
- Mighty Quinn
- Julie Julie Julie
- Lonely Man
- White Christmas
- Geneve
- Bags of Fun With Buster
All Balls & No Willy / Where Did I Go Right?
Released 1996- In Dreams
- Too Much Air Not Enough Oxygen
- Telex
- Montreal
- Baby, It's the Real Thing
- Turn Off Your Dream (Don't Watch the Nightmare)
- Mass Communication
- House Is Burning
- Halloween
- Nothing's Gone (Except No. 1)
- Middle of Winter
- Make's Good Music
- It's a Pain
- Blue Eyes of the Belle
- Best Dream
- What a Woman
- Frightened and Scared
- Waiting (Waiting for You)
- Hurting Her More
- The Highwayman
John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett / Deep & Meaningless
Released 1993- Misty Mountain
- Murder Man
- If I Did
- Racing Cars (Jet Spotter of the Track)
- Louisa on a Horse
- Gypsy
- Really Free (original version)
- Cheryl's Going Home
- Bluey Green
- Trying Times
- Geneve (original version)
- Place Farm Way
- To Anne
- Beware of the Flowers ('Cause I'm Sure They're Gonna Get You, Yeh)
- The Alamo
- Oh My Body Is Making Me
- Josephine
- Schnot
- Riders in the Sky / Running From the Law / Riders in the Sky
- I Wouldn't Wish It on You
- Can't Complain
Cheryl: A Rock Opera
Released 1991- Overture
- A Wembley Central Encounter
- The Sensitivity of the Broken Hearted
- The Sympathetic Response
- Cheryl
- The Penny Drops
- Our Room
- Cheryl's Decline
- A More Romantic View
- Cheryl's Going Home
- She's Gone! But Who's This?
- Boys in the Hood (Trainspotter Rap)
- A Misunderstanding
- A Solitary Tune
- Train Information
- The Starlight Express
- The Unsympathetic Response
- Finale
- Overture Reprise
- The Last Word
Cor Baby, That's Really Me!
Released 1990- Misty Mountain
- Gypsy
- Murder Man
- Louisa on a Horse
- Really Free
- Geneve
- Cheryl's Going Home
- Beware of the Flowers 'cause I'm Sure They're Going to Get You Yeh
- Baby's in the Club
- Best Dream
- Frightened and Scared
- D.K. 50/80
- Green Green Grass of Home
- Turning Point
- Head Butts
- Montreal
- In Dreams
- Middle of Winter
- Jerusalem
- The Last of the Mohicans
- Racing Cars (Jet Spotter of the Track)
Gone With the Bin or the Best of Otway and Barrett
Released 1981- Beware of the Flowers (Cos I'm Sure They're Going to Get You)
- Racing Cars (Jet Spotter of the Track)
- Oh My Body Is Making Me
- Riders in the Sky / Running From the Law / Riders in the Sky
- Cheryl's Going Home
- Birthday Boy
- Geneve
- Really Free
- DK 50/80
- Louisa on a Horse
- Body Talk
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
- Baby's in the Club
- I Did It Otway
Deep and Meaningless
- Misty Mountain
- Murder Man
- If I Did
- Racing Cars (Jet Spotter of the Track)
- Louisa on a Horse
- Gypsy
- Really Free
- Cheryl's Going Home
- Bluey Green
- Trying Times
- Geneve
- Place Farm Way
- To Anne
- Beware of the Flowers ('Cause I'm Sure They're Gonna Get You, Yeh)
- The Alamo
- Oh My Body Is Making Me
- Josephine
- Schnot
- Riders in the Sky/Running From the Law/Riders in the Sky
- I Wouldn't Wish It on You
- Can't Complain
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Really Free
by: John OtwayWell I wake up in the morning,
Tell me baby what do you see?
I see my true love and she walks up and she kisses me,
I say "Cor baby that's really free".
I go walking down to your house,
Tell me baby is it good for me?
Your Ma and Pa, they just wanna kick me,
I say "Cor baby that's really free".
Really free really free,
Really really really really free,
Kick me.
I tried talking to your mama,
Oh no, that's not good for me,
Every time I go near your baby,
You say "Cor baby that's really free".
I tried singing in the bathroom,
'til my honey put the heat on me,
Every time you move towards my body
I say "Cor baby that's really free".
Really free really free,
Really really really really free,
Kick me.
So I wake up in the morning,
Tell me baby what do you see?
I see my true love and she walks up and she kisses me,
I say "Cor baby that's really free".
I go walking down to your house,
Tell me baby that's not good for me?
Your Ma and Pa, they just wanna kick me,
I say "Cor baby that's really free".
Really free really free,
Really really really free,
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