Biography:
The Rubettes were a Pop band from England assembled in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, the then head of A&R at Polydor Records, and his co-writer, Tony Waddington after their doo-wop and 1950s American pop-influenced songs had been rejected by a number of existing acts. The band emerged at the tail end of the glam rock movement, wearing trademark white suits and cloth caps on stage.
The line-up of the band was Alan Williams (born
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My Teenage Dream:The Rubettes.
Album - Wear It's At - #32 Germany,
#42 Netherlands on POLYDOR Records
in 1974.
INTRO: E Gb B E Ebm
#1.
B Abm E
Where should I go, feeling so low, how
Gb
will I find my way?
B Abm
Each night I'll cry, can't close my eyes,
E Gb
can't find the words to say.
E Em E
We're more than friends, why should it end,
B Ab
after the love we've seen?
Dbm Gb
Yes, I remember much of my teenage dream.
#2.
B Abm
Things started good, I understood (sha-la-la-
E Gb
la-la) all of her funny games..(ooo-wah-wah-wah.)
B Abm
I held her hand, as life we planned (sha-la-la-
E Gb
la-la) we always felt the same..(ooo-wah-bum-bum.)
E Em E B
What seems so wrong, we two belong, forget the
Ab
years between.
Dbm Gb B
I can remember much of my teenage dream.
BRIDGE:
E Gb
But her hair is long (her hair is long) and golden.
Ebm Ab
And her eyes are sparkling (her eyes are blue) blue.
Dbm Gb B
Why should anybody let her go? (why should anybody
let her go?)
E Gb Ebm Ab
I would keep her close beside me everyday I'd hold
her tightly.
Db Gb E Ebm
Can't you see my heart is aching, sooo-whoa-whoa-whoa-
whoa.
#3.
B Abm
Talk's only cheap, people will keep (sha-la-la-la-la)
E Gb
saying that we've done right..(ooo-aaa-bop-bop.)
B Abm
Maybe they'll find, maybe some time (sha-la-la-la-la)
E Gb
feelings are not so light..(ooo-aaa-bop-bop.)
E Em B
Ignore their words, they've never heard, don't know
Ab
the way it's been.
Dbm Gb B Gb
I can remember much of my teenage dream..(teenage dream.)
Ebm Ab Db Dbm
What does it matter what's in between..I still remember
Gb B
love is my teenage dream.
OUTRO:
Ab Dbm
(sha-la-la-la-la..sha-la-la-la-la)
Gb Abm Dbm
Ohhhhhhhh-ho..aaaaaaaaaa..(sha-la-la-la-la..sha-la-la-la-la)
Ebm Abm
Aaaaaaaa-aaaaaaa-aaaaaaa..(sha-la-la-la-la..sha-la-la-
Dbm
la-la)..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
Album - Wear It's At - #32 Germany,
#42 Netherlands on POLYDOR Records
in 1974.
INTRO: E Gb B E Ebm
#1.
B Abm E
Where should I go, feeling so low, how
Gb
will I find my way?
B Abm
Each night I'll cry, can't close my eyes,
E Gb
can't find the words to say.
E Em E
We're more than friends, why should it end,
B Ab
after the love we've seen?
Dbm Gb
Yes, I remember much of my teenage dream.
#2.
B Abm
Things started good, I understood (sha-la-la-
E Gb
la-la) all of her funny games..(ooo-wah-wah-wah.)
B Abm
I held her hand, as life we planned (sha-la-la-
E Gb
la-la) we always felt the same..(ooo-wah-bum-bum.)
E Em E B
What seems so wrong, we two belong, forget the
Ab
years between.
Dbm Gb B
I can remember much of my teenage dream.
BRIDGE:
E Gb
But her hair is long (her hair is long) and golden.
Ebm Ab
And her eyes are sparkling (her eyes are blue) blue.
Dbm Gb B
Why should anybody let her go? (why should anybody
let her go?)
E Gb Ebm Ab
I would keep her close beside me everyday I'd hold
her tightly.
Db Gb E Ebm
Can't you see my heart is aching, sooo-whoa-whoa-whoa-
whoa.
#3.
B Abm
Talk's only cheap, people will keep (sha-la-la-la-la)
E Gb
saying that we've done right..(ooo-aaa-bop-bop.)
B Abm
Maybe they'll find, maybe some time (sha-la-la-la-la)
E Gb
feelings are not so light..(ooo-aaa-bop-bop.)
E Em B
Ignore their words, they've never heard, don't know
Ab
the way it's been.
Dbm Gb B Gb
I can remember much of my teenage dream..(teenage dream.)
Ebm Ab Db Dbm
What does it matter what's in between..I still remember
Gb B
love is my teenage dream.
OUTRO:
Ab Dbm
(sha-la-la-la-la..sha-la-la-la-la)
Gb Abm Dbm
Ohhhhhhhh-ho..aaaaaaaaaa..(sha-la-la-la-la..sha-la-la-la-la)
Ebm Abm
Aaaaaaaa-aaaaaaa-aaaaaaa..(sha-la-la-la-la..sha-la-la-
Dbm
la-la)..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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