1977 - Cycles
The last studio album of the period
The seventh Redbone album and last studio recording for the century came out after 3 years of silence. Pat and Lolly are still here but none of the other "classic" Redbone members. Much more "disco" oriented, It is an underrated record. I think it needs to be rediscovered because it contains some real gemms ("Gamble", "Don't say no").
Personnaly, I ask myself if their loss in interest, from the public at that time, came from the fact they were taking positions for Indian Rights (with the single "Wounded at Wounded Knee").
A special mention to
the bass line on "Dancing bones". But all of Pat's bass lines in the whole Redbone pieces are remarkable.
The songs
Cycles (lead vocal : Pat & Lolly) - Lyrics
Open (Give It Back to Me) (lead vocal : Pat) - Lyrics
Gamble (Take a Chance on Me) (lead vocal : Lolly) - Lyrics
Ooh (lead vocal : Lolly) - Lyrics
Give Our Love Another Try (lead vocal : Pat) - Lyrics
Dancing Bones (lead vocal : Pat) - Lyrics
Checkin' It Out (lead vocal : Lolly) - Lyrics
Funky Silk (lead vocal : Pat) - Lyrics
Don't Say No (lead vocal : Pat & Lolly) - Lyrics
The Band Members
Lolly Vegas: vocals, guitar
Pat Vegas: vocals, bass, percussion
Aloiso Aguiar: piano, rhodes, clavinet, percussion…
Produced by Linda Creed and Jerry Goldstein
in association with
Pat and Lolly Vegas
Lyrics
Day to day living is a struggle
Life goes on
You've got to change with the times
Before they've gone
Bop Bop Bop a Do Bop Bop
Bop Bop Bop a Do Bop Bop
Friends and things and lovin' things
Shinin' phantom on my ass
Bop Bop Bop a Do Bop Bop
Chorus
All the joy you hold inside
Give it life don't let it be denied
Who's to say what's right or wrong
Only God can say but you decide
Round and round the cycle goes
Where it stops nobody knows
Nobody knows
Time waits for no one better hurry
It's a bitch keepin' up
It's for our future we now worry
Smokin' with a coffe cup
Bop Bop Bop a Do Bop Bop
Bop Bop Bop a Do Bop Bop
Planes and things and limousines
Instant madness magazines
I see the wind go flying by
Why can't I
Be as free and individual to me
Why can't I, why can't I
Why can't I
Bop Bop Bop a Do Bop Bop
Bop Bop Bop a Do Bop Bop
Chorus
Life is a cycle we can't stop it
Turning us around and round
Being on the spot is part of living
Ain't it hard to face
Bop Bop Bop a Do Bop Bop
Bop Bop Bop a Do Bop Bop
Cars and bars and stars and liars
They don't need a doggone thing
Bop Bop Bop a Do Bop Bop
Chorus
Bop Bop Bop a Do Bop Bop
Bop Bop Bop a Do Bop Bop
I see the wind go flying by
Why can't I
Be as free and individual to me
Why can't I, why can't I
Why can't I
Bop Bop Bop a Do Bop Bop
Bop Bop Bop a Do Bop Bop
Give it back to me
What you took from me
I'm a man you see
With a destiny
The challenge for me
Was your victory
Now I'm standing alone
In this place, that once was my home
Give it back to me
Give it back to me
I cry in my sleep
For y soul to keep
Oh the wound was deep
I'm a man of pride
With no place to hide
We were good company
Where's the love I've got coming up
Give it back to me
Give it back
Oh I need to be
What I want to be
Oh I need to see
Some humanity
Peace and dignity
We are one and the same
In this world where love is the game
Give it back to me
Give it back
Give it back to me
Give it back
Gamble, take a chance on me
Gamble, you can't loose you see
Gamble, take a chance on me
Gamble, you can't loose you see
Love, love, love
With love on my side
I'd be a millionnaire
Lady luck smile on me
If, if I ruled the world
Can I count on you
To share heaven with me
Gamble, I need you gamble
take a chance on me
Gamble, I need you gamble
take a chance on me
Please, please, please
Trust in me again
Girl don't let me down
I'm depending on you
Time, time is on my side
I believe in you
Try believing in me.
Ooh I wanna see you
And let your eyes do the talking for your heart
Ooh I wanna touch you
I wanna hold you and feel you deep inside
Ooh I wanna know you
Like the sun knows the break in every cloud
I love you
That is why
I wanna know if you are in love with me
I wanna know if you are the only one for me
I wanna know if you are in love with me
Are you the girl
I am the boy
Ooh I wanna kiss you
I need your lips to assure me all is right
Ooh I wanna reach you
And pull you closer to me as days go by
Ooh I wanna freak you
And blow your mind with the things made of desire
I love you
That is why
Ooh I wanna see you
And look within for the music of your soul
Ooh I wanna love you
With all my might and my body and my mind
Ooh I wanna wanna
I wanna give you that universal joy
I love you
That is why
Remember
The fun we used to have
We were two of a kind
So much alike
We loved the same kind of music
It made the night go by so fast
We made a big thing
Out of nothing
If there's a way somehow
We'll work it out
We've got to give our love another try
We've got to give our love another try
I remember
The way it used to be
It makes me wanna cry
Every time I hear that good old song
It's a mystery to me
How I let you get away
We made a big thing
Out of nothing
If there's a way somehow
We'll work it out
Them bones, them bones, them shaky bones
Them bones, them bones, them shaky bones
Ooh ooh baby how you satisfy
When you look at me
With your gipsy eyes
Voodoo woman how you turn me on
You whipped your mojo on me
Down to the bone
Chorus
See my dancing bones
Them bones, them… shaky bones
Them bones, them bones, them shaky bones
See my dancing bones
Them bones, them … shaky bones
Them bones, them bones, them shaky bones
Ooh ooh baby I'm hypnotised
I'm shakin' all over baby
From your sweet sweet love
It's got be good magic woman
'Cause I feel so fine
Hoo-doo woman you just
Got to be mine
Chorus
Ooh ooh mama I'm your Ju-Ju man
You've got the kind of lovin'
That my body needs
Ooh ooh baby I'm a man on fire
I'm gonna shake shake shake
Till you comfort me
Chorus
I wanna know, do you love me girl
Is your soul full of lovin' for me
I wanna know, do you love me girl
Or are you out on the street
Checkin' it out
Are you the cute little chick
Checkin' it out
Are you the hip sister slick
Checkin' it out
Are you the cool act a fool
Checkin' it out
Well you better check this
I'll be double Checkin' on you
Oh
Don't play games with me
You mother um-hmm
What you qay to me
You must deliver
Don't jive me one bit
You little turkey
I won't take no stuff
You best believe it
Don't you know that
You can't play with my heart
Oh
What you need you'll
I do believe it
Tell me straight my pet
This I can handle
Just don't lie to me
And make me angry
Tell me like it is
Or you'll discover
Two can play that game
As easy as one
Oh
Touch, feel, see, hear
I know
Touch, feel, see, hear
I know
There was something on my mind
I had to say
But in all the confusion
It just slipped away
What the hell words come easy
To forget
It's not always what you say
But how you feel
It's not always what you say
But how you feel
Words somehow never mean to say
How I feel inside by the way
It's not always what you say
But how you feel
How's your feel right
I've been trying
Somehow to win your love
baby you keep backin' away
And my soul keeps leading me on
My rainbows end
My one and only reason
Incredible, fantastic
Girl stop teasin'
Don't say no, diga me que si
Give your love to me
Don't say no, diga me que si
Give your love to me
Ooh how long
Will you say the joker is wild
Sugar keep on playin' the game
Cause you know I'll win in the end
You turn me on
When I get hot you're freezin'
Incredible, fantastic
Girl stop teasin'
Oh let it go
Give it up and say si si
Now's the time and the place
Take my hand girl
And follow your heart
When I'm with you
The worlds is oh so pleasin'
Incredible, fantastic
Girl stop teasin'