Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich

Dave Dee (Solo)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

CAPTURED

Feeling as I do,
Always feeling close to you
It finally makes me realise
Seeing what I see,
Knowing what you mean to me
It fills me with a sense of pride

'Cause I believe that everything,
Everything we do
It gets you in the end, it catches up
And catches you

And I'm captured by your eyes
I'm captured in your life
Captured in love with you
Captured by the way
You say the things you say
Captured in love with you

And I know that we can be
Anything we wanna be
Together we will always stand
And I know by searching so
I could never let it go

I can't stop watching you
And every move you make
The things you say, the things you do
I've gotta have, I've gotta take

WHERE DID I GO WRONG

They say 'Dreams can come true'
That I believed until yesterday
You're gone, I need to know
One reason why you would walk away

Where did I go wrong?
Did I read too much
In each and every kiss
Where did I go wrong?
Why did I believe
In everything we did

Somewhere along the line,
Seems I had missed an important sign
Somehow I will survive
Another place, another time

Where did I go wrong?
Did I read too much
In each and every kiss
Where did I go wrong?
Why did I believe
In everything we did

Nothing's ever gonna last forever
Oh, I believe in the never-never
Still believe my dreams can come true
Why don't you?

PROMISED LAND

I've got something missing in my life
Seems all set, the reasons left behind
And I know, yes I know that there must be a better way
I see you walk my way and you reach,
You reach out your hand
Will you take me to a better place that must be (together)

Feel I'm disappearing in the crowd
Mars provoked me and I cry out loud
And I know, in my heart apart there's got to be a way
I see you walk my way, you're holding out to me
And you are for me a promised land that could be (forever)

And I know, that this spell around me
Is slowly killing me
I see you walk my way and I reach,
I reach for your hand
Will you take me with you on your way to the promised land
Take me with you
(Take me, take me to the promised land)

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND

I swear I didn't know
That I would change this way
I know I've been confused
But I hope I haven't let it go out over you
Well you say that you wanna listen
And I say that I want to talk
So I'll open up like I've never done
I'll do as you say
'Cause I believe in you
Yes baby I believe in you

What's on your mind,
What's on your mind,
All of the things that run me down
Can you try and help me find
A peace of mind

And now, now that you know
Are you scared to see this through
And if, if I were you
I'd get out before this infection catches you
Then you say that you wanna love me
Baby no-one's happier than me
'Cause I see you there with the greatest heart
That I've ever known
Can you hold me warm
Yeah baby, can you hold me warm

What's on your mind,
What's on your mind,
All of the things that run me down
Can you try and help me find
A peace of mind

And in this hour of dream
I give it all to you
'Cause everything I've got
Is thanks to you

Then you say that you wanna love me...

SERIOUS ACTION

I'm gettin' a feeling, gettin' all worthwhile
I need to seek reaction
I know there is something, and it's much, much more
A realla strong attraction

But we'd all live long enough, to take forever
If it's strong enough, gotta see some movement
Gotta take some serious action
Gotta do it, do it now
Gotta find some satisfaction
But I don't know, no I don't know how

We gotta do something, gotta make a brief
Step in the right direction
We'll end up with nothing, if we wait too long
I wanna know affection

'Cause if it's strong enough, it'll last forever
If it's strong enough, it'll last a lifetime
Gotta take some serious action
Gotta do it, do it now
Gotta find some satisfaction
But I don't know, no I don't know how

CRY SURRENDER

You cry a sweet, a sweet surrender
It seems to be the only thing that I remember
You come and go, you're hot and cold
There's a truth in the stories that I've been told
Yes there's one thing sure, I can really say
Your love is a good love,
I said your love is a good love

And if you trust your feelings and let it flow
You will find that you can't let go
(When you cry) a sweet surrender
(When you cry) and don't let go, cry surrender
A sweet surrender

I reach my hand to touch your body
Sends a shiver down my spine and I can't let go
Yes there's one thing sure, I can trust in you
That your, your love is a good love,
I said your love is a good love

So won't you trust your feelings and let it flow
If you try, then you won't let go
(If you cry) a sweet surrender
(If you cry, cry, cry) but don't let go, just cry surrender
A sweet surrender

But there's one thing sure, you won't fall from grace
Your love is a good love,
I said your love is a good love

So won't you trust your feelings and let it flow
Wwon't you try, you gotta let it flow
(If you cry) a sweet surrender
(If you cry) but don't let go
(If you cry) a sweet surrender
(If you cry, cry, cry) but don't let go
(When you cry) a sweet surrender
(When you cry) but don't let go
(If you cry) ...

CHANGE IS GONNA COME

We're out of money and we're all out of luck
It's getting closer (?) out of touch
A change is gonna come
I can feel it in my blood

I know it's only just a matter of time
'Cause we were walking on the edge of the line
And it's only crossed my mind
What she said

I believe in everything you said
Well I believe in
I believe a change is gonna come

I think it's gonna take a bit of a while
The big kahuna with a maximum style
I know that there's a change gonna come
When I go

I believe in everything you said
Well I believe in
I believe a change is gonna come
A change is gonna come

Change is gonna come
I believe... change

I believe in everything you said
Well I believe in
I believe a change is gonna come
A change is gonna come
Now!

FALLING

Falling, falling in love

See how the birds are flying
They're touching winter wind
Year after year, it must be trying
And still they always sing

See how the fish are swimming
They always find their way
Back to the place where life's beginning
Show them the light of day

It's about falling
Falling in love
It's about falling
And I'm falling in love with you

See how the bees make honey
They're working every day
Love for their queen and no denying
It's always been that way

It's all about falling
Falling in love
All about falling
And I'm falling in love with you

You know the power of nature
I never will understand
But I believe in my heart apart
It's all just part of the plan

That I keep falling
Falling in love
That's why I keep falling
Falling in love with you
Falling, falling in love
Falling, yes I'm falling in love with you

NOT MADE OF STONE

I thought that you would realise
Or maybe even sympathize
But then you never took the time
You always played by your own rules
You simply took me for a fool
And all too late I realize

Whatever's come between us
It's tearin' me apart
It's burnin' down inside my soul
And tearin' out my heart

And though I will survive
There's nothing left inside
I'm not made of stone
I want a life of my own
I'm not made of stone
I gotta life of my own

If there is just this endless world
Maybe someday, somewhere, somehow,
You'll understand just what you've done
But I'm gonna make it
Whatever comes my way
I'm ready to face the world
To face another day

I know I will survive
But don't you know inside
I'm not made of stone
I've got a life of my own
I'm not made of stone
I gotta life of my own

(Not made of stone) I'm not made of stone
(Not made of stone) I'm not made of stone

I'm willing and able
To take what comes my way
You can't hurt me anymore
No matter what you say

I know I will survive
'Cause I still have my pride
I'm not made of stone
I want a life of my own
I'm not made of stone
I want a life of my own
I'm not made of stone

SO ALIVE

You make me feel I'm so alive
I feel like I'm in overdrive
You touch me in a special way
And I feel you're with me every hour of the day

And I can't help thinking
That everything would be all right
When I feel you close to me I gotta confess
All the others are second best

So alive, so alive
You make me so alive
So alive, so alive
Halfway to paradise
Wo ho ho ho ooh
I feel so alive

I know we're only halfway there
But we've got a lot to share
So easy it'll all work out
'Cause I know we can both run the roundabout

And I can't help thinking
That everything would be all right
When I feel you close to me I gotta confess
You mean more to me than all the rest

So alive, so alive
You make me so alive
So alive, so alive
Halfway to paradise

IT'S OVER

Doesn't matter what I say
You file me under "yesterday"
I'm just another chapter in your storybook
The more I gave, the less I've got
To you it didn't mean a lot
To me it was more precious than the air I breathe

But now that it's over
There's nowhere left to hide
You're trying to tell me
The fault was always mine
Believe me, it's over
Nothing left to say

I lived in hope and hit my pride
And cast my inner fears aside
And prayed that maybe there would come a day
That somehow in the great somewhere
[A fairy dust] would fill the air
And magic [call] our trouble far away

But sadly, it's over
And everything we had
It's fading, it's fading
Fading with the past
Believe me, it's over
Nothing left to say

It's over, it's over
There's nowhere left to say
It's over, it's over
There is no other way
Believe me, it's over
And nothing left to say

Please do not consider the lyrics on this page as totally accurate, and any correction would be welcome.

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A WELL KEPT SECRET

The decision of Dave Dee, to leave the group, was one of the best kept secrets in the showbizz. Eighteen months before the offical announcement it was already known that he would leave. At least, we can read that in the Record Mirror of 26-7-1969.
Dave Dee about the split-up: "I felt my life passing without seeing any challenge. When we started with the five of us, that challenge was there. It was the challenge to succeed as a band. But it became boring and I would turn into a different style of music. I felt that I could do more, than just sing popular songs. The succes we had could not go on for ever."
In one thing Dave Dee was right. The succes had reached a plateau and it would be boring to him.
The split up however did not bring him more succes. As D.B.M. & T. got more appreciation for, for instance, there Fresh Ear album, it went downhill for Dave Dee.
His solo singles were not bad and some even very good, but it didn´t matter. A very small hit with his first solo single 'My womans man' was all he really had in terms of commercial success.
But het remained populair in Germany, where he even worked as a co-presenter for a pop programma. Eventually he founded his own record company showing to have more in him as just a singer.

DAVID: I'M GOING BACK / SELPPIN

Does it belong to the Dave Dee section? It's a discussion that will never end. David is the backing group of Dave Dee and Dave is clearly singing on this vinyl.
In Germany there was even a performance in Beat Club. Nevertheless it failed to chart.
The song is written by Dave Dee and Peter Mason and is included on some C.D.'s of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, making it obviously 'linked' to the band.

Fontana TF 1081 (Dee / Mason)

BULLDOG BOBBY

In june 1982 Dave Dee released his fifth solo-single. Not as "Dave Dee", but as "Dave And The Bulldogs".
It is, so we read in the Zabadak Magazine, an anthem dedicated to the English Football team visiting Spain for the 1982 World Cup Finals. The picture sleeve is a reproduction of the English World Cup Logo for that year.
It is a most unusual release being withdrawn a couple of weeks after it was released, as it came out so late almost missing the 1982 World Cup. A very rare piece of vinyl therefore.
It was the first studio vocal performance on vinyl from Dave since the Jean Musy album, seven years earlier.
The record has a spanish flavour complete with canasta, crowd noises and som of it is very similar to the Spanish influenced 'Don Juan'. The melody of the song is that of 'Sloop John B.'

The lyrics:

SCIROCCO

Hansa Records 112712

Scirocco (Sandy Newman) / I Don't Believe In Love Anymore (Sandy Newman)

In 1989 Dave Dee released a single, together wit Marmalade. A song, written bij Sandy Newman, with a 12" version as well as a CD-release. In that time Dave Dee performed regularly with Marmalade.