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The Isley Brothers (/ˈaɪzliː/) are an American musical group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, originally a vocal trio consisting of brothers O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley. The group has been cited as having enjoyed one of the "longest, most influential, and most diverse careers in the pantheon of popular music".
Alongside a fourth brother, Vernon, the group originally performed gospel music until Vernon's death a few years after its original formation. After moving to the New York City area in the late 1950s, the group had modest chart successes during their early years, first coming to prominence in 1959 with their fourth single, "Shout", written by the three brothers. Initially a modest charted single, the song eventually sold over a million copies. Afterwards the group recorded modestly successful works for a variety of labels, including the top 20 single, "Twist and Shout" and the Motown single, "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" before recording and issuing the Grammy Award-winning hit, "It's Your Thing" on their own label, T-Neck Records.
"That Lucky Old Sun" is a 1949 popular song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie. Like "Ol' Man River", its lyrics contrast the toil and intense hardship of the singer's life with the obliviousness of the natural world.
The biggest hit version of the song was by Frankie Laine. This recording was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5316. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 19, 1949 and lasted 22 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1.
The recording by Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3531 (78 rpm) and 47-3018 (45 rpm) (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 9836. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on September 16, 1949 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9.
The recording by Louis Armstrong was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24752. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 14, 1949 and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24.
That Lucky Old Sun is the eighth studio album by Brian Wilson, released on September 2, 2008 by Capitol Records. It was written in collaboration with Wilson's bandmate Scott Bennett with spoken word poetry commissioned from Van Dyke Parks. As a concept album, the work largely derives from the 1949 song "That Lucky Old Sun", originally recorded by Frankie Laine.
Wilson describes the album as "consisting of five 'rounds', with interspersed spoken word". Its main theme is celebration of life in Southern California, harking back to the themes of Wilson's earlier work with The Beach Boys. "California Role" and numerous spoken interludes such as "Cinco de Mayo" and "Between Pictures" celebrate the unique culture of Venice Beach, the Los Angeles film industry and numerous Californian landmarks including the Capitol Tower and Hollywood Bowl. Rolling Stone called it a "musical love letter to his native Los Angeles".
A pervasive feeling of nostalgia and romance is visible in songs such as "Good Kind of Love", "Oxygen to the Brain" and "Forever She'll Be My Surfer Girl", which lyrically echoes the 1963 Beach Boys hit "Surfer Girl". The album also addresses Wilson's personal struggles in "Midnight's Another Day" and "Going Home". The 1940s' song "That Lucky Old Sun" originally made famous by Frankie Laine who had a number one hit with it in 1949, serves as the overture, and the Wild Honey-era outtake "Can't Wait Too Long" also briefly features.
Music video by The Isley Brothers performing Contagious. (C) 2001 SKG Music L.L.C. #TheIsleyBrothers #Contagious #Vevo
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Music video by The Isley Brothers performing Busted. (C) 2003 Geffen Records #TheIsleyBrothers #Busted #Vevo
The Official Video for "Friends and Family" by the Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley & Snoop Dogg Follow The Isley Brothers: Website: https://www.TheIsleyBrothersOfficial.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isleybrothers/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theisleybrothers/ Invest in the Isley Corporation: https://theisleycorporation.com/ Production Company: New Sunday Productions Director: Erik White Editor: Harvey White Director of Photography: Joe Labisi Joyce Washington - Executive Producer Antoine Watkins - Line Producer
"For the Love of You, Pts. 1 & 2" by The Isley Brothers Listen to The Isley Brothers: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/listenYD Subscribe to The Isley Brothers Youtube channel: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/subscribeYD Watch more The Isley Brothers videos: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/listenYD/youtube Follow The Isley Brothers: Facebook: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followFI Instagram: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followII Twitter: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followTI Website: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followWI Spotify: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followSI Chorus: I wanna be living for the love of you Ah, yes I am All that I'm giving is for the love of you Alright now #TheIsleyBrothers #ForTheLoveOfYou #TheHeatIsOn
"Between the Sheets" by The Isley Brothers Listen to The Isley Brothers: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/listenYD Subscribe to The Isley Brothers official Youtube channel: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/subscribeYD Watch more of The Isley Brothers videos: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/listenYD/youtube Follow The Isley Brothers: Facebook: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followFI Instagram: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followII Twitter: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followTI Website: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followWI Spotify: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followSI Chorus: Ooooooooh, baby, baby I feel your love surrounding me Ohohohohoh uhhh, uh, baby, baby Making love between the sheets #TheIsleyBrothers #BetweenTheSheets #OfficialAudio
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"Voyage to Atlantis" by The Isley Brothers Listen to The Isley Brothers: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/listenYD Watch more The Isley Brothers videos: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/listenYD/youtube Subscribe to The Isley Brothers Youtube channel: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/subscribeYD Follow The Isley Brothers: Facebook: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followFI Instagram: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followII Twitter: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followTI Website: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followWI Spotify: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followSI Chorus: I'll always (Come back to you) I'll always (Come back to you) I'll always (Come back to you) I'll always (Come back to you) #TheIsleyBrothers #VoyagetoAtlantis #OfficialAudio
"Footsteps in the Dark, Pts. 1 & 2" by The Isley Brothers Listen to The Isley Brothers: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/listenYD Subscribe to The Isley Brothers Youtube channel: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/subscribeYD Watch more The Isley Brothers videos: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/listenYD/youtube Follow The Isley Brothers: Facebook: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followFI Instagram: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followII Twitter: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followTI Website: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followWI Spotify: https://theisleybrothers.lnk.to/followSI Chorus: I, keep hearing footsteps, baby In the dark, oh, in the dark Why? I keep hearing footsteps, baby In the dark Oh, in the dark, woo #TheIsleyBrothers #FootstepsInTheDark #GoForYourGuns
Music video by The Isley Brothers performing What Would You Do?. (C) 2003 Geffen Records #TheIsleyBrothers #WhatWouldYouDo #Vevo
The Isley Brothers (/ˈaɪzliː/) are an American musical group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, originally a vocal trio consisting of brothers O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley. The group has been cited as having enjoyed one of the "longest, most influential, and most diverse careers in the pantheon of popular music".
Alongside a fourth brother, Vernon, the group originally performed gospel music until Vernon's death a few years after its original formation. After moving to the New York City area in the late 1950s, the group had modest chart successes during their early years, first coming to prominence in 1959 with their fourth single, "Shout", written by the three brothers. Initially a modest charted single, the song eventually sold over a million copies. Afterwards the group recorded modestly successful works for a variety of labels, including the top 20 single, "Twist and Shout" and the Motown single, "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" before recording and issuing the Grammy Award-winning hit, "It's Your Thing" on their own label, T-Neck Records.
Yeah
Well, well, well
Yeah...hey...
Yeah
Hey...hey...
Driftin’ on a memory
Ain’t no place I’d rather be
Than with you, yeah
Lovin’ you, well, well, well
Day will make a way for night
All we’ll need is candlelight
And a song, yeah
Soft and long, well, ooh
Glad to be
Here alone with a lover unlike no other
Sad to see
A new horizon slowly comin’ into view, yeah
I wanna be livin’
For the love of you, oh, yes, I am
All that I’m givin’
Is for the love of you, alright now, ooh
Lovely as a ray of sun
That touches me when the mornin’ comes
Feels good to me, yeah
My love and me, well
Smoother than a gentle breeze
Flowin’ through my mind with ease
Soft as can be, well
When you’re lovin’ me, when you’re lovin’ me, ooh
Love to be
Ridin’ the waves of your love, enchanted with your touch
And it seems to me
We could sail together in and out of mystery, well
I wanna be livin’
For the love of you, alright now
All that I’m givin’
Is for the love of you, you got me, girl
I wanna be livin’
For the love of you, alright now
All that I’m givin’, givin’
Is for the love of you, oh, yes, I am
Paradise I have within
Can’t feel insecure again
You’re the key, well
And this I see, for I see
Now and then I lose my way
Confusin’ words to try and say
What I feel, yeah
Love is real, oh, love is real, ooh
I might as well
Sign my name on a card which could say it better
Time will tell
‘Cause it seems that I’ve done just about all that I can do
I know that I’m livin’
For the love of you, oh, yes, I am
I know that I’m livin’
For the love, love of you
Every, every day I’m livin’
For love of you
I’m livin’ for the love
Each and every day
I’m, oh, whoa, I’m, oh, yes, I am
I wanna say it one more time
Said I’m livin’
For the love
Each and every day I’m, oh, whoa, I’m
Lord knows I am
Right that there
Said I’m livin’
For the love, love of you