VIDEO
Charlie So Good is the A side of the Re-released vinyl single, it’s about the legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker.
Charlie was nicknamed the “Bird”, and was a well-respected Jazz player who influenced and helped develop Be Bop, a fast tempo technique, which is why I wrote the chorus of the song in that style.
I suppose this track is a kind of homage to him.
The video goes from colour to black and white to try and get a feel of the 1930's America era, when Gangsters, Zoot Suits, The Mafia and Al Capone were prevalent.
The lyrics to the song are fairly simple but the music is more complex with a great saxophone solo played by Neil Woodcock.
The end is quite adlib vocally, which I think works well, it really explains the various towns and cities Charlie Parker was known in.
The video also has a very jazzy feel and look to it, I tried to keep it relatively simple, but classy with a lot of space.
I am not sure what band or tracks I could compare this too, I think vocally it sounds fairly Sade esque, and I guess the music itself has a definite Big Band horn section sound, probably my biggest musical influence being Big Bands.
This track sits well with a previous track of mine, Anything Can Shake Your Tree, it is probably my classiest to date, although visually I did keep my more funky image.
Anyway I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks for watching and listening, please consume my music !
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LYRICS
Words & Music & by Debbie Curtis
Keyboards & Guitar : Debbie Curtis
Saxophone : Neil Woodcock
Guitar : Dave Reynolds
Percussion : Pete Randall
Trombone : Eddie Curtis
Trumpet : Jez
Bass : Paul 'Finbar' Saunders
Backing Vocals : Alan Vaughan
Produced by Chris Baker & Nigel Ward (Browning)
Engineers : Dimitrios & James
Recorded at Jackson Music Studios & DCRBB
Mixed at The Chocolate Factory
Remastered at DCRBB
A 42nd Street Records Production for DCRBB 1986
© Debbie Curtis : DCRBB Records & Music Publishing 1986
Re-Released Digitally 2015
Re-Mastered and Re-Released on Vinyl 2024
ISRC : GBWCA1500030
UPC Barcode : 889211968978
PRS Tunecode : 537877FQ
Catalogue Number : 150003
Alternative Catalouge Number ST-DEB-1
ISWC T-314.289.210-8
Recording Date : 19860101
Release Date : 19860102
Charlie was a famous man
Everybody knew his name
Charlie played the saxophone
He only used to treat it like a game
Charlie so good
Charlie didn’t know it but
He would go down in history
When Charlie played the saxophone
His music was a golden key
Charlie so good
Ahh ah ah street walking
He’s got New York talking
Yeah Yeah
Ahh ah ah street walking
He’s got New York talking
Yeah Yeah )
Ah ah ah street walking
He’s got New York talking
Yeah Yeah
Charlie so good
Charlie played throughout his life
In jazz clubs all over the world
Everyone when Charlie played said
He was the greatest they’d heard
Charlie so good
Ahh ah ah street walking (Ah Street Walking)
He’s got New York talking
Yeah Yeah)
Ahh ah ah street walking (Ah Street Walking)
He’s got New York talking
Yeah Yeah )
Ah ah ah street walking (Ah Street Walking)
He’s got New York talking
Yeah Yeah )
Charlie so good
Charlie so good
Ahh ah ah street walking
He’s got a New York talking
Yeah Yeah)
Ahh ah ah street walking
He’s got a New York talking
Yeah Yeah )
Ah ah ah street walking ( street walking )
He’s got a New York He’s got New York
Talking Talking
Oh he’s Charlie, Charlie so good
Hes got New York, Biloxi Mississippi,
Detroit, Philly and a New Orleans
Every time he plays
Well it feels so good
All the way from NYC to Hollywood
Charlie, Charlie,
Walking in the street
Talking to the beat
He’s walking in the daytime
Talking at night
Everybody’s dancing in the silver moonlight
He’s got New York, New York, talking
Oh he’s got a New York talking
Yeah Yeah
Charlie, Charlie,
Charlie So Good by Debbie Curtis
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