The band's energy shines through, right from their early Bayswater days in London, when they lived in and ran the Butterfly Club, playing, cooking and cleaning from dusk to dawn.Īs with all greta Motown songs, the style is uplifting, even though their is heartbreak behind it, and like the life of the buttercup, love is fleeting. The Foundations, a whole decade before The Specials, were that admirable cosmopolitan rich mix of British culture, featuring players of West Indian, white British and Sri Lankan origin, and a range of ages from 18-year-old London-born drummer Tim Harris, to 38-year-old Jamaican saxophonist Mike Elliott. Here we have two of their biggest of four hits, written by Tony Macaulay with Mike d'Abo (Buttercup, 1968), with later lead vocalist Colin Young, and their earlier hit in 1967 written by Macaulay and John MacLeod, fronted by Clem Curtis, who left before Young replaced him. Tireless mess, seeking thrills getting bitey. Intro Yeah (Yeah), yeah (Yeah), yeah (Yeah), yeah, yeah Yeah (Yeah), yeah (Yeah), yeah (Yeah), yeah, yeah Yeah (Yeah), yeah (Yeah), yeah (Yeah), yeah, yeah Yeah (Yeah), yeah (Yeah), yeah (Yeah). Give em hell, give em teeth like you taught me. Intro C E F G C E7 F G Chorus C E7 Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby F G Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around C E7 And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby F G When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still C C7 I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin F Fm You know. (Shell be fine on her own, shell be fine on her own) No holds barred in the ring so youll fight me. After yesterday's Les Fleur by Minnie Riperton, we turned to another uplifting flower song by the British ethnic-mix Motown-style band who were active between 19. Ill be fine on my own, she said, all my loves wrapped in shades of red.
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