A Certain Kind of Rock and Roll

by The Steve Larkman Band

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1.
SHE’S IN LOVE Standing on the corridor waiting in a train. He’s gone and lost another girl, the superbrain His tastes of paradise disappeared Drove him crazy in a moment of soul So don’t start playing that lovers song, He knows he’s got a long way to go, he says How can I face another day When I have to stand and see my baby slip away She’s in love never to be mine Deep in love my baby’s doing fine. She’s in love She was kind and wonderful, she put the zap on his head She starts out playin him lovers songs Lying all alone on his bed But she won’t stop falling in love again She’s rocking it all over the world, he says How can I take it anymore Will I have to stand and see them walking past my door? She’s in love never to be mine, Deep in love my baby’s doing fine" And every day he makes another call But she's in love and the winner takes it all. She's In Love Oh his broken heart she was Reelin and a rockin' and a rollin' right from the start Oooh the superbrain, still riding along on his downbound train
2.
Arms Of Stone So you say you're never gonna call me again And you're staying home You say you're looking for something better in your life Than this one man Well I got something for you girl And it's coming through now I swear I'm gonna shake you off somehow this time I don't wanna feel your Arms of Stone. Though you're the greatest love I've ever known I don't wanna feel your Arms of Stone around me again And when we were on the beach last month Just kicking sand You said I'd never ever know you And that I'd never understand And I knew you'd take your bags that night and run away But it's all water under the bridge now I don't wanna feel your Arms of Stone. Though you're the greatest love I've ever known I don't wanna feel your Arms of Stone around me again I don't wanna feel your Arms of Stone around me again, oh no. So all the way back for us is too long baby. For you and me the hurting is just too strong So long Darling. Goodbye to Jane
3.
Li'l Katy 03:46
Li'l Katy Li'l Katy's runnin round the town to me I can't wait to meet her Every little single thing she does is sweet And absolutely free Whoa but now she's on the radio TV stations everywhere she go, The Social media and CNO Sometimes, she says stevie oh oh oh 'I think its gonna get me down All the Supersonic sound' Yea I think it sometimes drags her down Now everybody knows But ever since she's on the radio, With TV stations everywhere she go So-Social media and a CNO Sometimes she says stevo oh oh oh 'I think it's gonna bring me dow Iit's all the Aspidistra sound!' Oh Oh Oh Oh Yes it always gets her down All the vigilante sound. Li'l Katy! It's the Aspidistra sound Li'l Katy! All the Aspidistra sound. Li'l Katy! And the Supersonic sound Li'l Katy! It's the Vigilante sound
4.
The Stars 03:34
THE STARS I'd like to ride with you Oh Julie into the great big blue And black and white sky, if only I could Ride with me baby The stars have made me crazy tonight Oh darlin I'd like to fly for you Like I saw a great white bird could do. If only I could fly into the deep so high, Fly with me baby the stars have made me Crazy as hell with a twinkling spell Fly with me baby, maybe you'll get crazy as well Do you remember when he came across And said I've seen your struggle to be free My love is wild like the wind But you turned around and walked away with me Julie I'd like to sing with you just like Elvis used to do If only I could help falling in love with you. Hey stay with me baby The stars were made for me and for you. Yea you Yea run away with me baby Cos we were made to shine on We were made to shine on We were made to shine on too And the sky is only a paper door and We can see the lights from any distant shore Remember when we were young And our lives had just begun? We made a promise love All you need is stars above
5.
SAVED BY RAIN Don’t say you want us to be free. It’s alright you say that stuff to me I can’t be all the time so near, it’s understood I never ever would Everytime I go away I think that time has shaded on The moon and stars Jupitars, it’s the world across the ocean. Camelot has sailed away never to be there tomorrow, Everyone in every storm I forgot be saved by rain. Don’t say I’ll never let you be. It’s alright you do that stuff to me I can’t be all the time so clear, it’s understood I never ever could. And if we’re gonna make tomorrow. Where can I see the sun? Shining time is shaded on The moon and stars Jupitars, it’s the world across the ocean. The government has sailed away never to be there tomorrow, Everyone in every storm I forgot be saved by rain. Each time I’m with her I become an Indian giver. Yes sir no sir I’m not the man who crosses oceans just to see you. I don’t wanna be the one takes you from the fold you came from, Every time, every rhyme, it’s the song we sing together. You don’t wanna be the one who pulls the pin from out the plastic, Everyone in every storm we’re the ones who are saved by rain Saved by rain. Saved by rain. Saved by rain
6.
Saltend Skyline Welcome to the world we live in sound Welcome to this crazy place Revolving around and round Where together with the days We shine so many times Yes we do you know we do Welcome to the love that's changed my mind And every single thing we've saved And struggled so hard to find And kept out of sight Until the Summer sun breaks through It breaks for me and you Every night in my bed Saltend Skyline's in my head All the empty dreams we dreamed all gone When I wake with the dawn I see the one we've been born Born to be with, my love The Plans they made for us Like a long slow fade for us But they never erased my mind Every night in my bed Saltend Skyline's in my head All the empty dreams I dreamed all gone And when I wake with the dawn I see the one I've been born Born to be with, my love. My love. Oh my love. She comes and then she goes. In sound.
7.
Lazy Blue 03:35
LAZY BLUE Can I be your baby tonite Oh yea your baby tonight 'Cos it's a long wait when I'm gone. Don't wanna be no others fool So can I come to your lovers' school At 6 o'clock tonight? I met her in a club on the Orio But I know you're gonna miss me when I gone So put your red shoes on And you and me can dance the night all over She move around just like a Sharapova I don't think you knew that you were in this song But I know you're gonna miss me. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. One of these days when I get home We'll move to California And laze away the Sunny afternoons So you and me can dance the night away And talk of all the things we did today I don't think you knew that you were in this song But I know you're gonna miss me You gonna miss me when I'm gone I met her in a club on the Orio We shared some pain and She looked just like Sharapova We just had to make a stand We're going to California We'll run along the beach hand in hand
8.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE What have you got to lose, maybe The heart and soul that made you sing the blues Or anything you choose. 'Cos you can fly far away To the land of yesterday And you can spread your tiny wings But deep inside the heart that sings Will never let you go But what have you got to lose Oh what have you got to lose If the worst you get is radical reviews What have you got to lose? Holidays and seasons in the sun The silver shining majesty of a life that's just begun Seven ways to climb their ladders to the tune And the man said meet me in the morning Out on the bright side of the moon You can go but be back soon What have you got to lose Maybe a song and dance a cradleful of fools And will you pass my shoes 'cos after all If you wanna go what will love ever know We could spread our angel wings but deep inside The hearts that sing will never let us go. So what have we got to lose What have you got to lose The world outside is getting me confused And so we see the innocent accused What have you got to lose? Holidays and seasons in the sun. The silver shining majesty Of a life that's just begun Maybe the heart and soul That makes you sing yer blues. What about the heart and soul That makes you sing the blues?
9.
THIN WHITE DOVE I got my baby and she’s way outta sight And she calls me Stacy in the middle of the night So super lady makes me feel so fine She told Mister Jones she was mine, mine, mine And I, I wanna be your man. Yes I, I gonna be your man And when my baby dances in the street She’s got sixteen rivers she’s got flying feet No I’m not talking ‘bout a thin white dove I’m making a claim for love. And I, I, wanna be your man. Lovin you is all I understand Say goodbye to romance Come on and join the band Cos I, I wanna be your man When my baby dances in the street She’s got a sunset smile And when she’s looking good enough to eat She’s got a sunset smile I see my baby dancin in the street Oh my she moves so fine Oh lord she grooves so fine. I got my baby and she’s way outta sight And she calls me Stacy in the middle of the night No I’m not talking ‘bout a thin white dove I’m making my claim for love Cos I, I wanna be your man. C'mon now baby Lovig you is all I understand so say goodbye to romance Come on and join the band. Cos I, I wanna be your man c'mon now baby I wanna be your man Loving you is all I understand Say Goodbye to romance, join the band Cos I, I wanna be your man I wanna be your man. I wanna be your man
10.
A Certain Kind Of Rock And Roll My love what have we done You were the one I was your baby But now you say we're through Nothings for sure there's only maybe I remember back in the old days We said ''run to me there's nowhere else for home When the drugs don't work and you're slipping out your mind I can play a certain kind of rock and roll''. But now I'm scared and I'm thinking That maybe I aint so young anymore I keep holding on to you my love just a little bit more You take me high, like Lucy in the Sky My love what have I done You are the one You are my baby And now you say we're through Nothings for sure but darling maybe Cos sometimes in the night, as I live in dreams Somewhere in the spaces of my mind I see a place for us, a land for you and me Do you think we'll find the answer if we try. I'd like to fly. So love now that you're gone I'll carry on without you baby And you, you'll go on too and Make it through but darling maybe One day you'll remember We said ''run to me there's nowhere else for home When the drugs don't work and you're slipping out your mind I can play a certain kind of rock and roll'' A certain kind of rock and roll. A certain kind of rock and roll. It's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready Been a long time since I rock and rolled
11.
JUST A SMILE It was 1973 I was living for free Bowie on the radio playing just for me I was very young tripping on my tongue The years they turned like decades Time was on the run. I cursed my youthful fears but what was I to do? And I’d have given anything For just a smile from you With a good friend of mine A bona fide partner in crime We listened to Mike Oldfields chimes And Carly Simon’s rhymes We played on Sunburst six strings knocking on the wood We played The House of the Rising Sun As well as 2 young dudes could They say that youth is wasted on the young it may be true But all I needed was the morning rain And just a smile from you Oh I never got close to you But just a smile or two would do Growing up is hard, confrontations in the yard The river is flowing strong and wide And you swim against the tide and What will be will be in 1973 The world was younger and so was I Different fruit upon the tree And now it seems to me like the dark side of the moon All I wanted was a picture framed With just a smile from you

about

Recorded over a few days around 2016/17 at Fairview Studio in Willerby by engineer John Spence and the Band are: Alan Catton, Terry Bell, Spud and Steve. (instrument details are below)


Bass and Spanish Guitars and backup vocals by Alan Catton
Hammond, Keyboards/Synths and backup vocals by Terry Bell
Drums, Percussion and backup vocals by Spud
Vocals and Guitars by Steve Larkman


The album was a joy to make with musicians who were a pleasure to work with. We had so much fun we hardly stopped laughing long enough to record anything!! Truly talented every one. Thanks.

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released August 4, 2023

* All songs by Steve except 'Just A Smile' written by Alan Catton

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