The Marbles
The Marbles may refer to:
The Marbles (quartet)
The Marbles were an American rock band active in San Francisco from 1965 to 1966.
Biography
The Marbles had the following members: Peter Shapiro on lead guitar, Steve Dowler on rhythm guitar, David Dugdale on bass and Ray Greenleaf on drums. The Marbles were a psychedelic and rock group whose most notable performances were at the Tribute to Dr. Strange at the Longshoremen's Hall in San Francisco on October 15, 1965, and again at the same venue for The Trips Festival on January 21, 22 and 23 along with Jefferson Airplane, The Charlatans and The Great Society. Both Shapiro and Dowler went on to become members of Paul Fauerso's The Loading Zone.
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The Marbles (duo)
The Marbles were an English rock duo, consisted of Graham Bonnet and Trevor Gordon, operating between 1968 and 1969. The only well-known singles were "Only One Woman" and "The Walls Fell Down". They also became associated with the Bee Gees members Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb that time.
The Marbles were typical one-hit wonders because "Only One Woman" became their one and only major hit. It reached Number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1968. The duo disbanded in 1969, shortly after their split, they released their only self-titled album in 1970.
History
Bonnet and Gordon are cousins. They were born in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, although his webpage In Memory Of states Gordon was born 18 May 1948, in Blackpool, Lancashire. While Bonnet stayed in England, Gordon grew up in Australia where he met the Bee Gees for the first time in 1964, on which Gordon recorded "House Without Windows" and "And I'll Be Happy" both songs were written by Barry Gibb In 1965, Gordon recorded two other Barry Gibb compositions: "Little Miss Rhythm and Blues" and "Here I Am". Gordon returned to England in 1966 and recorded one single as 'Trev Gordon' then returned to Australia, and returned to England again in 1967 to join Graham’s band the Graham Bonnet Set. In 1968, they became the Marbles, and signed a recording contract with the Australian record label impresario, Robert Stigwood. Although Stigwood signed only Bonnet and Gordon, drummer Steve Hardy from the Blue Sect/the Graham Bonnet Set, continued to work with them. Hardy's vocal work was on the song "By the Light of the Burning Candle" (with vocals by Gordon originally, later, the song was reworked in July 1968 with Bonnet on vocals).
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Intro:
Do you mind if I talk to you for a minute?
You see these fellows out here?
See, they're afraid of doing that long term thing
They think as soon as they lock hearts with another,
Something better is gonna come along
Well, that's quite possibly true
But the truth is, you're gonna have to find yourself a love
Or you're gonna find yourself alone
Verse 1:
See I'm schooled in them streets and streets y'all
Yeah I was cooling them clubs
Real talk I wasn't thinking nothing 'bout love
See I don't want nobody trying to part-take in my stuff
Caught in a cage in a one night stand could be enough
Oh but one day I, I met this girl and she ruined my philosophy
She caught me by surprise
And now my heart skips a beat when she comes around
I never thought that I'd be ready to settle down
See I was about to find myself alone,
But I found myself a love
Chorus:
It's gonna take a minute to evolve
But I'd rather have a love than nothing at all
I'm ready for a love of my own yeah
Can't stay in this place forever
Even though I want to, I just see us together
And I'd rather have a love, than live a life alone
Verse 2:
See, I was raised by a good one
Momma told me what a real man should be
She said son pick one, and treat her like me
But I took all of her wisdom, and used it for selfish gains
And I know if she saw this pimping, she's be ashamed
But now I found her
I found this girl and I see things differently
You caught me by surprise
It's like I got two left feet when she comes around
I never thought that I'd be ready to settle down
See I was about to find myself alone,
But I found myself a love
Chorus:
It's gonna take a minute to evolve
But I'd rather have a love than nothing at all
I'm ready for a love of my own yeah
Can't stay in this place forever
Even though I want to, I just see us together
And I'd rather have a love, than live a life alone
Well I chose to be the guy that only chases frivolous pleasure
But on the other hand, need to build a dream with true love and affection
I knew it's going to be quite a challenge
I knew it was gonna take some time
But I'm here and I'm ready to change
Cause I know I've found myself a love
Chorus:
It's gonna take a minute to evolve
But I'd rather have a love than nothing at all
I'm ready for a love of my own yeah
Can't stay in this á¹—lace forever
Even though I want to, I just see us together
And I'd rather have a love, than live a life alone
Said it's gonna take a minute to evolve
But I'd rather have a love than nothing at all
I'm ready for a love of my own