MC5 Discography and Biography

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From Lincoln Park, Michigan, U.S.A., MC5 (short for Motor City 5) included members Wayne Kramer, and Fred "Sonic" Smith on guitars, Michael Davis on bass, Rob Tyner vocals, and on drums Dennis Thompson.

Before their debut album, because of their energetic live performances they earned a spot on the cover of "Rolling Stone" magazine. Their three albums are now considered classics. But after only 8 years the band broke up due to personal and political reasons.

Wayne Kramer and Fred Smith had been friends since their teen years. They both were members of seperate bands. Smith was with the"Vibratones" and Kramer was a member of the"Bounty Hunters". Eventually the members of both bands started leaving for collage or real jobs. The ones that stayed got together under Kramers leadership and the kept the name "Head Hunters", they were able to quit their day jobs and lived on what they made from the band.

Soon Rob Derminger arrived on the scene, he originally applied for a bass player position, but the band soon realized he was better suited as a singer. He was a little older than the rest of the band members and had more fat on his frame than most band frontmen, but he had a very commanding stage presence, and a booming baritone voice. Derminger soon changed his name to Rob Tyner (after John Coltranes's pianist McCoy Tyner) and he also changed the name of the band to MC5 which somewhat sounded like a car like GTO. Now under the management of John Sinclair (see John Sinclair page) they became heavily involved in left-wing politics, as Sinclair was a member of the White Panther Party and Fifth Estate. MC5 would enter the stage carrying unloaded guns and later in the performance an unseen sniper would gun down Tyner. All the band mates were also using a large amount of LSD and pot, which was a contributing factor in their downfall.

Their performances in Detroit were very high energy sets, one writer said that fans compared the aftermath of an MC5 performance to the exhaustion experienced after a street rumble or an orgy.

In 1968 MC5 toured the east coast of the U.S., they often overshadowed the more famous acts that they opened for. When opening for "Big Brother and the Holding Company" the audiences regularly demanded multiple encores of the MC5. Also it was during this tour that Rolling Stone made an association between MC5 and a radical group called "Up Against The Wall Motherfuckers".

The live album "Kick out the Jams"was released in 1969 and caused controversy because of the title track's lyrics with a rallying cry "kick out the jams motherfuckers !" this album was very successful and quickly sold over 100,000 copies, it was rare and hard to find and is still rare even with additional pressings. (Do ya wanna buy the original album, or do you have it and want to sell it ? your best bet would be to look HERE.) The single version had the words "kick out the jams, brothers and sisters".

The band also created controversy when it played before the violent outbreak at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. While many bands where to appear at this concert only MC5 initially showed up. They played for 8 hours straight. Only Neil Young actually arrived late, but he did not perform because of the chaos at the convention.

Another political move that landed MC5 in trouble was when Hudson's, a Detroit department store, refused to stock "Kick Out the Jams" because of obscenity in the album. MC5 responded by taking out a full page ad in Fifth Estate which simply said "FUCK HUDSON'S" and unwisely included MC5's label logo from Elektra Records. Hudson's pulled all Elektra records from their stores, and Elektra dropped the band from their contract. MC5 then signed with Atlantic Records which ironically was now part of the same company as Elektra.

Their 2nd album was not so well received as the first. The short fast ,hard edged rock was very different from their first album. Except for Tyner's vocals they were barely recognizable as the same band. Sales of the album were mediocre, and the bands tours were not as well received as earlier tours. Exhaustion from the heavy touring and the bands increasingly heavy drug use were to blame. They also had a falling out with John Sinclair over political views and were conspicuous by their absence from the 1971 "free John Sinclair" concert (see the concert HERE).

In 1972 Michael Davis who had started using heroin was all but forced out of the band. And the remaining members then recorded three more songs for a film called "Gold", that would be MC5's last recording session. Eventually only Smith and Kramer remained with the band and played with local pick-up groups.

MC5 reunited for a farewell show on New Years Eve in 1972, only a few dozen fans showed up and after a few songs a distraught Kramer left the stage.

Fred "Sonic" Smith formed a new group called Sonic's Rendezvous Band and later married singer Patti Smith. He retired from the music to raise a family and died in 1994.

Wayne Kramer was sent to prison in Kentucky for drug charges and while there was unexpectedly reunited with MC5 bassist Michael Davis also serving time for drug charges. After his parole from prison Kramer worked regular jobs for several years and kicked drugs. In the early 90's he returned to music and has released several well received albums.

REUNION - 2003 saw the return of the surviving members ,Kramer, Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson performing in London with Fred "Sonic" Smiths place being taken by Nick Royale. And vocals being filled by David Vanian of "The Damed", Lemmy of "Motorhead", and Ian Astbury of the "Cult".

In 2004 the band went on world tour with the name "DKT/MC5"and many special guest joined them on tour. Since 2005 "Handsome Dick Manitoba has been lead singer. In 2007 bassist Michael Davis left the group to join "The Lords of Altamont"

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ALBUM INDEXKICK OUT THE JAMS (1969)....BACK IN THE USA (1970)....HIGH TIME (1971)....BABES IN ARMS (1983)....DO IT (1987)....LIVE DETROIT 1968/69 (1988)....POWER TRIP (1994)....AMERICAN RUSE (1994)....THUNDER EXPRESS (1995) ....BLACK TO COMM (1995)....LOOKING AT YOU (1995) ....LIVE 1969/70 (1995)....PHUN CITY, UK (1996)....TEENAGE LUST (1995).... ICE PICK SLIM (1997)....STARSHIP LIVE AT STURGIS ARMORY 1968 (1998)....GREATEST HITS LIVE (1999)....'66 BREAKOUT....THE BIG BANG : BEST OF MC5 (2000)....MOTOR CITY IS BURNING (2000)....HUMAN BEING LAWNMOWER : THE BADDEST AND THE MADDEST OF MC5 (2002)....EXTENDED VERSIONS (2003) ....PURITY ACCURACY (2004) .... TAKE TWO : HIGHTIME/ BACK IN THE USA (2004) .... ARE YOU READY TO TESTIFY ? : THE LIVE BOOTLEG ANTHOLOGY (2005)

MC5 Sonic Revolution - A Celebration of the MC5 DVD

MC5 Sonic Revolution - A Celebration of the MC5 One of the most powerful and revolutionary American ock bands of all time, the MC5 came out of Detroit with hard-driving twin-guitar attack, a potent blend of hard rock, psychedelia, and free jazz, and a militant political stance that insured their ideas were every bit as provocative as their music. While the band were infamous in their heyday, they never broke through to the mass audience outside of their hometown, but proved to be massively influential in the years following their breakup. In 2002, the three surviving members of the group -- guitarist Wayne Kramer, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson -- played a special concert at Londons 100 Club, in which they played a set of classic MC5 tunes with the help of some notable guests. MC5 Sonic Revolution -- A Celebration of the MC5 features Ian Astbury of the Cult, Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead, Dave Vanian of the Damned, Nicke Royale of the Hellacopters, and others joining Kramer, Davis, and Thompson for a rip-roaring trip through the MC5 songbook. The film also includes archival footage of the MC5 in their prime, including U.S. government surveillance film of their performance at the protests which coincided with the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide Cast MC5, Wayne Kramer, Dennis Thompson, Michael Davis Studio Image Entertainment Format DVD

KICK OUT THE JAMS (1969)

1 - Ramblin' Roselyrics (Nat King Cole)

2 - Kick Out the Jamslyrics

3 - Come Togetherlyrics

4 - Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa

5 - Borderline

6 - Motor City Is Burning lyrics

7 - I Want You Right Now

8 - Starshiplyrics

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BACK IN THE USA (1970)

1 - Tutti Fruttilyrics(Little Richard)

2 - Tonight lyrics(Rubettes)

3 - Teenage Lustlyrics

4 - Let Me Trylyrics

5 - Looking at Youlyrics

6 -High Schoollyrics

7 - Call Me Animallyrics

8 - The American Ruse

9 - Shakin' Streetlyrics

10 - The Human Being Lawnmower

11 - Back in the U.S.Alyrics(Chuck Berry)

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HIGH TIME (1971)

1 - Sister Annelyrics

2 - Baby Won't Ya

3 - Miss Xlyrics

4 - Gotta Keep Movin'lyrics

5 - Future/Now

6 - Poisonlyrics

7 - Over and Overlyrics(Webb Pierce)

8 - Skunk (Sonicly Speaking)

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BABES IN ARMS 1983

1 - Shakin' Streetlyrics

2 - American Ruse

3 - Skunk (Sonicly Speaking)

4 - Tutti Fruttilyrics(Little Richard)

5 - Poisonlyrics

6 - Gotta Keep Moving

7 - Tonightlyrics(Rubettes)

8 - Kick Out the Jamslyrics

9 - Sister Annelyrics

10 - Future/Now

11 - Gold

12 - I Can Only Give You Everythinglyrics

13 - One of the Guys

14 - I Just Don't Know

15 - Looking at Youlyrics

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DO IT (1987)

1 -Back in the U.S.A.lyrics(Chuck Berry)

2 - Rock and Roll People

3 - Looking at Youlyrics

4 - Unknown Rock

5 - Motor City Is Burninglyrics

6 - Tutti Fruttilyrics(Little Richard)

7 - Kick Out the JamsLyrics

8 - 19th Nervous Breakdownlyrics(The Rolling Stones)

LIVE DETROIT 1968/69 (1988)

1 - Intro

2 - Come Togetherlyrics

3 - I Want You Right Now

4 - I Believelyrics

5 - Come on Down (High Rise)

6 - It's a Man's Man's World

7 - Looking at You lyrics

8 -Fire of Love

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POWER TRIP (1994)

1 - Looking at You [Instrumental Version]

2 - I'm Mad Like Eldridge Cleaver

3 - Black to Comm

4 - The Pledge Song

5 -Head Sounds, Pt. 2

6 - Power Trip

7 - I Put a Spell on You lyrics(Screamin Jay Hawkins)

8 -Born Under a Bad Signlyrics(Albert King)

9 -I Want You

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AMERICAN RUSE 1994

1 - Tonight [Alternate Take][Instrumental]

2 - The Human Being Lawnmower

3 - Looking at You [Alternate Take][Instrumental]

4 - Looking at Youlyrics

5 - The American Ruse

6 - The American Ruse [Alternate Take][Instrumental]

7 - Call Me Animal [Instrumental]

8 - Tonightlyrics(Rubettes)

9 - Tutti Fruttilyrics(Little Richard)

10 - Teenage Lust [Instrumental]

11 - High School [Instrumental]

12 - Back in the U.S.Alyrics(Chuck Berry)

13 - I Believe to My Soul [Live]lyrics(Ray Charles)

14 - Black to Comm [Live]

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THUNDER EXPRESS (1995)

1 - Kick Out the Jamslyrics

2 - Empty Heartlyrics(The Rolling Stones)

3 - Ramblin' Roselyrics(Nat King Cole)

4 - Thunder Expresslyrics

5 - Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa lyrics

6 - Motor City Is Burninglyrics

7 - I Can Only Give You Everythinglyrics

8 - I Just Don't Know

9 -Looking at Youlyrics

10 - Borderline

BLACK TO COMM (1995)

1 -Ramblin' Roselyrics(Nat King Cole)

2 - Kick Out The Jamslyrics

3 -Come Togetherlyrics

4 - Revolutionary Blues

5 -I'm the Man for You

6 - James Brown Medley: Cold Sweat/There Was a Time

7 - Upper Egypt

8 -Tutti Fruttilyrics(Little Richard)

9 - Borderline

10 -Born Under a Bad Signlyrics(Albert King)

11 - I Want You

12 -Starshiplyrics

13 - I Believe to My Soullyrics(Ray Charles)

14 -Black to Comm

LOOKING AT YOU (1995)

1 - Intro

2 - Human Being Lawnmower

3 - Tonightlyrics(Rubettes)

4 - It's a Man's Man's Man's Worldlyrics(James Brown)

5 - Teenage Lustlyrics

6 - Looking at Youlyrics

7 - Fire of Love

8 - Shakin' Streetlyrics

9 - Ramblin' Roselyrics(Nat King Cole)

10 - I'm the Man for You (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)

11 - Starshiplyrics

12 - Kick Out the Jamslyrics

13 - Black to Comm

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LIVE 1969/70 (1995)

1 - Kick Out the Jamslyrics

2 - Born Under a Bad Signlyrics(Albert King)

3 - I Want You Right Now

4 - Shakin' All Overlyrics(The Who)

5 - Ramblin' Roselyrics(Nat King Cole)

6 - The Human Being Lawnmower

7 - Tonightlyrics(Rubettes)

8 - Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)

9 - Teenage Lustlyrics

10 - Shakin' Streetlyrics

11 - Starship/Kick Out the Jams/Black to Comm

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PHUN CITY, UK (1996)

1 - Ramblin' Roselyrics (Nat King Cole)

2 - Tonightlyrics(Rubettes)

3 - Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa

4 - Miss Xlyrics

5 - Looking at Youlyrics

6 - I Want You

7 - Sister Anne lyrics

8 - Kick Out the Jams/Black to Comm

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TEENAGE LUST 1996

1- MC/Rob Tyner Intros/Ramblin' Rose

2 - Human Being Lawnmower

3 - Tonightlyrics(Rubettes)

4 - Rama Lama Fa Fa Falyrics

5 - It's a Man's Man's Man's Worldlyrics(James Brown)

6 - Teenage Lustlyrics

7 - Looking at Youlyrics

8 - Fire of Love

9 - Shakin' Streetlyrics

10 - Starship/Kick Out the Jams/Black to Comm

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ICE PICK SLIM (1997)

1 - Motor City Is Burninglyrics

2 - Ice Pick Slim

3 - Mad Like Eldridge Cleaver

STARSHIP : LIVE AT STURGIS ARMORY JUNE 1968 (1998)

1 - Kick Out the Jamslyrics

2 - Come Togetherlyrics

3 - Revolutionary Blues

4 - Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa lyrics

5 - James Brown Medley: Cold Sweat/I Can't Stand Myself/There Was a Time

6 - Upper Egypt

7 - Tutti Fruttilyrics(Little Richard)

8 - Borderline

9 - Born Under a Bad Sign lyrics(Albert King)

10 -I Want You

11 - Starshiplyrics

12 - Black to Comm

GREATEST HITS LIVE (1999)

1 - Ramblin Roselyrics(Nat King Cole)

2 - Kick Out the Jamslyrics

3 -Come Togetherlyrics

4 - Revolutionary Blues

5 - Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)

6 - Looking at Youlyrics

7 - Cold Sweat/I Can't Stand Myself/There Was a Time

8 - Human Being Lawnmower

9 - Tutti Fruttilyrics(James Brown)

10 - Borderline

11 - Born Under a Bad Signlyrics(Albert King)

12 - I Want You

13 - Tonightlyrics(Rubettes)

14 - I Believe to My Soullyrics(Ray Charles)

15 - Black to Comm

16 - It's a Man World

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'66 BREAKOUT (1999)

1 - Looking at Youlyrics

2 - Black to Comm

3 - I Just Don't Know

4 - Little Red Riding GRMPH

5 - I Don't Mindlyrics(The Who)

6 - Break Time

7 - One of the Guys

8 -Look What You've Done

9 - Baby Please Don't Golyrics(Muddy Waters)

10 - I'm a Manlyrics(Bo Diddley)

11 - I Can Only Give You Everythinglyrics

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THE BIG BANG : BEST OF MC5(2000)

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1 - I Can Only Give You Everythinglyrics

2 - Looking at Youlyrics

3 - I Just Don't Know

4 - Ramblin' Roselyrics (Nat King Cole)

5 - Kick Out the Jams [Uncensored Version]lyrics

6 - Come Togetherlyrics

7 - Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)

8 - Tonightlyrics(Rubettes)

9 - Teenage Lustlyrics

10 - High Schoollyrics

11 - Call Me Animallyrics

12 - The American Ruse

13 - Shakin' Streetlyrics

14 - The Human Being Lawnmower

15 - Back in the U.S.Alyrics

16 - Sister Annelyrics

17 - Baby Won't Ya

18 - Miss X lyrics

19 - Over and Overlyrics(Webb Pierce)

20 - Skunk (Sonicly Speaking)

21 - Thunder Expresslyrics

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MOTOR CITY IS BURNING (2000)

1 -Kick Out the Jamslyrics

2 - Come Togetherlyrics

3 - Revolutionary Blues

4 - Human Being Lawnmower

5 - Tonightlyrics(Rubettes)

6 -Teenage Lust lyrics

7 - Looking at Youlyrics

8 - Shakin' Street lyrics

9 - Ramblin' Roselyrics(Nat King Cole)

10 -Tutti Fruttilyrics(Little Richards)

11 - Borderline

12 - Born Under a Bad Signlyrics(Albert King)

13 - I Want You

14 -Starshiplyrics

15 - I Believe to My Soullyrics(Ray Charles)

16 - Black to Comm

HUMAN BEING LAWNMOWER : THE BADDEST AND MADDEST OF MC5 (2002)

1 - Skunk [Studio Outtake]

2 -Brother J.C. Intro [Grande Ballroom 10.27.1968]

3 - Motor City Is Burning [October 1968]lyrics

4 - I Believe to My Soul [October 1968]lyrics(Ray Charles)

5 - Looking at You [Instrumental Alternate Take]

6 -Gotta Keep Movin' [Studio Outtake] lyrics

7 -Rama la Fa Fa Fa [October 1968]

8 - Borderline [Studio Version- Flat Mix]

9 - Over and Over [Instrumental][Demo Version]

10 -American Ruse [Studio Outtake]

11 - James Brown Medley [June 1968]

12 - I'm Mad Like Eldridge Cleaver [October 1968]

13 - Human Being Lawnmower [Studio Outtake]

14 -What Is Zenta?

EXTENDED VERSIONS (2003)

PURITY ACCURACY (2004)

1 - Skunk (Sonicly Speaking)

2 - Poisonlyrics

3 -Gotta Keep Movinlyrics

4 -Baby Wont Ya [1970 Unreleased Version]

5 - Sister Ann

6 - Future Now

7 - Over & Over [Fred Acoustic Instrumental 1970]

8 - Train Music

9 - The Pledge Song [Early Version of Sister Anne]

10 -Power Trip [Early Version of Skunk]

11 -Tutti-Fruttlyrics(Little Richard)

12 -Tonightlyrics(Rubettes)

13 -Teenage Lust [Instrumental]

14 - Looking at You [2nd Version]lyrics

15 -High School [Instrumental]

16 - Call Me Animal [Instrumental]

17 -The American Ruse

18 -Shaking Street [Acoustic Version Summer '69]

19 - Human Being Lawnmower

20 -Back in the U.S.A.lyrics(Chuck Berry)

21 -Looking at You [Instrumental]

22 - What Is Zenta?

23 -Looking at Youlyrics

24 - Borderline

25 -Looking at You [Instrumental]

26 -I Can Only Give You Everything lyrics

27 -I Just Don't Know

28 -One of the Guys

29 - Little Red Riding GRMPH

30 -I Don't Mindlyrics(The Who)

31 - Look What You've Done

32 - Baby Please Don't Golyrics(Muddy Waters)

33 - Break Time

34 -I'm a Man

35 - Looking at You lyrics(Bo Diddley)

36 -Black to Comm

37 -I Put a Spell on You [Live]lyrics(Screamin Jay Hawkins)

38 -Born Under a Bad Sign [Live]lyrics(Albert King)

39 - I Want You Right Now [Live]

40 -I Believe to My Soul [Live]lyrics(Ray Charles)

41 - Intro/Ramblin' Rose [Live]

42 -Human Being Lawnmower [Live]

43 -Tonight [Live]lyrics(Rubettes)

44 -Rocket Reducer, No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) [Live]

45 - It's a Man's World [Live]lyrics(James Brown)

46 -Teenage Lust [Live]lyrics

47 -Looking at You [Live]lyrics

48 - Fire of Love [Live]

49 -Shakin Street [Live]lyrics

50 - Starship/Kick Out the Jams/Black to Comm/Teenage Lust [Live]

51 - Brother J. C Intro 27th Oct 1968 [Live]

52 - Motor City Is Burning [Live]lyrics

53 -I Believe to My Soul [Live]

54 - Rocket Reducer, No. 62 (Rama la Fa Fa Fa) [Live]

55 - I'm Mad Like Eldridge Cleaver [Live]

56 -Ice Pick Slim [Live]

57 - Black to Comm [Live]

58 - Kick Out the Jams [Live]lyrics

59 - Come Together [Live]lyrics

60 - Revolutionary Blues [Live]

61 -Rocket Reducer, No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) [Live]

62 -James Brown Medley: Cold Sweat/I Can't Stand Myself/There Was a Time

63 -Upper Egypt [Live]

64 -Tutti Frutti [Live]lyrics(Little Richard)

65 -Borderline [Live]

66 -Born Under a Bad Sign [Live]

67 -I Want You [Live]

68 -Starship [Live]

69 -Black to Comm [Live]

70 - Sister Anne [Live] lyrics

71 - Gotta Keep Movin' [Live]

72 -Looking at You [Live]

73 -Skunk (Sonicly Speaking) [Live]

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TAKE TWO : HIGH TIME/BACK IN THE U.S.A (2004)

1 - Sister Annelyrics

2 - Baby Won't Ya

3 - Miss Xlyrics

4 - Gotta Keep Movin' lyrics

5 -Future/Now

6 -Poisonlyrics

7 -Over & Overlyrics(Webb Pierce)

8 -Skunk (Sonically Speaking)

9 -Tutti-Frutti lyrics(Little Richard)

10 -TonightLyrics(Rubettes)

11 -Teenage Lustlyrics

12 -Let Me Trylyrics

13 -Looking at Youlyrics

14 -High Schoollyrics

15 -Call Me Animallyrics

16 -American Ruse

17 -Shakin' Street lyrics

18 -Human Being Lawnmower

19 -Back in the USAlyrics(Chuck Berry)

ARE YOU READT TO TESTIFY ? : THE LIVE BOOTLEG ANTHOLOGY (2005)

1 - Ramblin' Roselyrics(Nat King Cole)

2 - Kick Out the Jams lyrics

3 - Come Together lyrics

4 - Revolutionary Blues

5 - I'm the Man for You (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)

6 - James Brown Medley: Cold Sweat/I Can't Stand Myself/There Was a Time

7 - Upper Egypt

8 -Tutti Fruttilyrics(Little Richard)

9 -Borderline

10 -Born Under a Bad Sign lyrics (Albert King)

11 -Intro/Ramblin' Rose

12 - Human Being Lawnmower

13 - Tonightlyrics(Rubettes)

14 - Rama Lama Fa Fa Falyrics

15 - It's a Man's Man's Man's Worldlyrics(James Brown)

16 - Teenage Lust lyrics

17 - Looking at Youlyrics

18 - Fire of Love

19 - Shakin' Streetlyrics

20 - Kick Out the Jamslyrics

21 - Black to Comm

22 - I Want You

23 -Starshiplyrics

24 - I Believe to My Soullyrics(Ray Charles)

25 - Black to Comm

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